Cue Sade ("...He's a smoooth operator...")
48 hours in, sitting at 6.6 l/100 km. This is the regular hybrid, not the PHEV.
Quote from: Blueprint on Mar 10, 2026, 07:46 PMCue Sade ("...He's a smoooth operator...")
48 hours in, sitting at 6.6 l/100 km. This is the regular hybrid, not the PHEV.
Yep..I like this re design.
I can't get past the look of these. I think they look terrible. But that's just me.
A family friend has one of these that they bought maybe 1.5 years ago, but it's the Executive package. She seems to like it well enough but says it doesn't have the same pickup and smoothness of her old 2015-ish V6 RDX. She said if the RDX had a hybrid available she definitely would've gone that route, but Acura seems to be asleep at the wheel on that front so far...
Quote from: Bridgecity on Mar 10, 2026, 10:03 PMI can't get past the look of these. I think they look terrible. But that's just me.
Under "looks terrible", I found "Ineos Grenadier".
Quote from: Blizzard on Today at 07:15 AMA family friend has one of these that they bought maybe 1.5 years ago, but it's the Executive package. She seems to like it well enough but says it doesn't have the same pickup and smoothness of her old 2015-ish V6 RDX. She said if the RDX had a hybrid available she definitely would've gone that route, but Acura seems to be asleep at the wheel on that front so far...
Conversation at Honda hq in Japan: "(one guy)
Lexus is killing Acura with its hybrid SUVs (other guy)
Hey, let's put a hybrid drivetrain in a reborn Prelude !!!"
Throttle response varies a lot depending on what drive mode is selected - Eco has a long travel and less response, as expected, Normal is fairly peppy and has "long legs" on the highway, while Sport is frisky at lower speeds. The 300+ horses PHEV is the quicker model of this breed though.
Quote from: Blueprint on Today at 08:02 AMQuote from: Blizzard on Today at 07:15 AMA family friend has one of these that they bought maybe 1.5 years ago, but it's the Executive package. She seems to like it well enough but says it doesn't have the same pickup and smoothness of her old 2015-ish V6 RDX. She said if the RDX had a hybrid available she definitely would've gone that route, but Acura seems to be asleep at the wheel on that front so far...
Conversation at Honda hq in Japan: "(one guy) Lexus is killing Acura with its hybrid SUVs (other guy) Hey, let's put a hybrid drivetrain in a reborn Prelude !!!"
Throttle response varies a lot depending on what drive mode is selected - Eco has a long travel and less response, as expected, Normal is fairly peppy and has "long legs" on the highway, while Sport is frisky at lower speeds. The 300+ horses PHEV is the quicker model of this breed though.
I'd want the PHEV.
Quote from: Blueprint on Today at 07:58 AMQuote from: Bridgecity on Mar 10, 2026, 10:03 PMI can't get past the look of these. I think they look terrible. But that's just me.
Under "looks terrible", I found "Ineos Grenadier".
Terrible may be a bit strong :) Lexus nailed the styling with the RX, and missed with the NX IMO. Maybe its the raked hood.
I don't mind the way this unit looks at all, in fact, I think it looks pretty damn good especially in that blue, the buzzy 4 banger is really what kills it for me. Especially at the price.