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The Passport is 4 inches longer and 4 inches wider than the RDX, and so the Passport is pretty big. But the Passport does have a lot more cargo space, and of course it costs less.
Passport length 190.5 width 78.6 cargo with seats up 50.5
RDX length 186.8 w 74.8 cargo 29.5
Q5 length 183.6 w 74.5 cargo 25.1
V60 length 187.4 w 72.8 cargo 23.2
CR-V length 180.6 w 73 cargo 39.2
VW Sportwagen length 179.6 w 70.8 cargo 30.4
So the VW Sportwagen and the CRV have more cargo space than all of these except for the Passport.
I want.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Wife took it this morning and she commented how good it sounds. I think the Bose in the Enclave may be a touch louder if pushed, but the Harmon sounds better.
2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic
The passport is really just a pilot with a slice out of the middle, no third row, and a nose job.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
I’ve made no bones about wanting another Acura TLX in S-Type trim. That’s tops on the list, but looks like that model is at least a year to 18 months away.
2nd-VW GLI
3rd-BMW 330 or 340i
You guys have me intrigued about the Volvo, so make that #4...S60 Inscription
#5-the Accord 2.0T sounds/looks intriguing if I decide I’d rather keep another $10K-$15K in my pocket that it might take to buy the Acura, the BMW or the Volvo. While I’m at it, may as well throw the Toyota Camry XSE V6 for the same reason. That said, I can’t even remember the last time I drove a Camry. But, the new ones seem to be getting good press.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
If I'm cargo-space-critical, I'm dropping the back seats...
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/08/automobiles/autoreviews/08acura-tl.html
It was a really nice car, but the styling was a bit much. By 2015 when the TLX was introduced they had finally made it look good.
Anyway, from past experience iirc once Honda/Acura have released a concept car of this kind, usually the production model is on showroom floors less than a year later, and usually looking pretty close. This one doesn't have door handles, which obviously are going to be added....My lease is up in June of 2021. Probably I'll try to buy out my current car, but if the new TLX has a hybrid or electric option, or even just a regular model that gets good mpg, I might consider that.
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
https://www.mcdonaldvolvocars.com/new/Volvo/2020-Volvo-V60+Cross+Country-4ce68adc0a0e0adf7555f6772a64a109.htm
I'm not in the market but if I were this would be very tempting. Although as a CCBA the lesson on Volvo is lease or buy used.
Here's the lease offered at that link....
"Lease: $515 per month for 36 months. $3,995 due at signing for select 2020 Volvo V60 Cross Country T5"
And that's before taxes, acquisition fee, etc.
Disclaimer:
No security deposit required. Monthly payment of $515, based on $46,095 MSRP of 2020 V60 T5 AWD Cross Country, includes destination charge. Lessee is responsible for excess wear and mileage over 10,000 miles/year at $.25 / mile.
Car shown with optional equipment. Advertised lease payment and financing excludes taxes, title, and registration fees and is available for qualified customers based on FICO score through Volvo Car Financial Services. Payments may vary, as dealer determines price. Offers available at participating dealers. See dealer for details. Cannot exceed 10000 miles per year.As @michaell can attest this dealer group has really gotten somewhat slimy with their sales tactics, so if I was going to buy it I'd go to a dealer I like better first and see if they could swap.
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee L Limited Velvet Red over Wicker Beige
2024 Audi Q5 Premium Plus Daytona Gray over Beige
2017 BMW X1 Jet Black over Mocha
Is the wagon also refreshed like the sedan? I'm not up to speed on Volvos since very few get sold here and the dealer is terrible.
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
25 NX 450h+ / 24 Sienna Plat AWD / 23 Civic Type-R / 21 Boxster GTS 4.0 / 03 Montero Ltd
That wagon is same colors as the one in road test video. Would need to. See seats in person. Wife would likely hate them.
I would also pass on the polestar (am I the only one that thinks of a strip club when I see that name?) and 19” wheels. Mo sidewall is Mo betta.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee L Limited Velvet Red over Wicker Beige
2024 Audi Q5 Premium Plus Daytona Gray over Beige
2017 BMW X1 Jet Black over Mocha
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
"In a Slowing U.S. Auto Market, Minivan Sales Are Falling 7 Times Faster Than the Overall Market
By Timothy Cain on August 20, 2019
The minivan as we know it is not dead. Credit for the minivan segment’s still-beating heart belongs in large part to the disappearance of most contenders – so few competitors remain that a handful of remaining minivan nameplates may well still sell in six figures in the United States in 2019.
Most automakers determined years ago that sticking their forks into this pie isn’t worth it; the pie was just too small. The absence of GM, Ford, Hyundai, and Volkswagen, along with the steady rise of the family-oriented crossover, caused the pie’s shrinkage to continue. Nissan and Mazda left, too, and the pie kept shrinking.
In fact, the rate at which the minivan pie is shrinking has picked up speed. Auto sales are slowing, to be fair, but U.S. minivan sales volume in 2019 is slowing nearly seven times faster. And no, for FCA and Toyota and Honda and Kia, the whole “bigger slice of a smaller pie” argument just isn’t holding water these days.
According to Automotive News, auto sales fell 2.4 percent in 2019’s first half. Minivan volume, however, was down 15.8 percent...."
More at the link.
In the '60s and '70s the dealers were small, locally owned operations that varied in quality but which were quite approachable. Later on they passed into the hands of one of the premium automobile groups as Volvo went upmarket and the same place selling Porsches, Jaguars and Land Rovers now had Volvo as well. They were not easy to deal with and tended to intimidate many buyers surrounded by very high-end cars, and treated Volvo as the poor cousin.
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
I just remember the story he linked to about the car ship that went down taking a bunch of Volvos to the bottom.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Some jerk off on a bicycle clipped my rear bumper while i was waiting at a traffic light! Ugh!
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
Any recourse with the bicyclist?
2024 Audi Q8 e-tron - 2017 911 C4S - 2025 BRZ - 2023 A6 Allroad - 2024 Genesis GV60 - 2019 Cayman
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
Probably more of a Judge Judy type of thing. 😀
2024 Audi Q8 e-tron - 2017 911 C4S - 2025 BRZ - 2023 A6 Allroad - 2024 Genesis GV60 - 2019 Cayman
I also mentioned that the tailgate doesn't always open using the remote. Sometimes it only unlocks and pops up slightly. Same claim. Not able to replicate the issue. The first time I try to open the tailgate after picking it up Tuesday evening, it does the same thing. I happened to catch it on video.
Did I mention that the car appeared to be parked at someone's residence for most of the day Monday? The service advisor had claimed that she would contact me Monday afternoon and that everything should be ready by the evening...she never did contact me. I contacted her that evening. It's obvious that they just never got to my car. I've not been pleased with Audi dealership customer service so far. My preferred dealership was booked out a month in advance for service.