Acura should be ashamed, letting this car actually roll of the line. Honda should totally not let them do it.Not true bull...I like it as well. However, being the third installment of "the grille" it looks the most prominent. Definitely something to see in person before passing final judgement.Actually, the more I look at it, the more the rear reminds me of the last-generation Maxima (the one that was just replaced), with the faux flying buttress and the short deck. Only this one is more angular, Acura-style.
That schnoz is still galling, though.
this is very bold, and i for one do not like it. New design direction for the lip of the hood, with it being recessed behind the grill. It may have worked better if the beak wasnt so large, ie come down as far from the crease of the hood line. The other lines I like, and of course the engineering of the last vehicle was great, so it will be a shame if this tanks an otherwise great car.I still think this desighn is not that bad, from the rear angle it does sorta look like an Aura, but I doubt that was intentional, the TSX is a car that doesnt look good in pics, but they are nice looking in person better than the bland could be anything last one, I commend Honda for attempting a new more daring styling theme with their Honda and Acura products, they look very futuristic like it really is almost 2009, instead of looking like something straight out of the 90s which alot cars still do, I honestly cant see how this any worse than a car like the M which has an oversized over chromed grill, chrome everywhere, huge rear tail lights, but overall a derivitive desighn. Maybe its just me but i like it, I think in person it will be a bold, and attractive car, which is more than you can say about acuras past, or recent present.Well, the nose is completely ridiculous, but other than that, it's certainly not ugly. The rear does look like some other cars, as does the roof line, but it's still pretty goodlooking. I happen to be a big fan of the current design, which IMO was very distinctive and has aged well. I think they should have kept the general side window profile of the current car rather than going to the unbelievably common BMW Hoffmeister kink.
Like many I had to bail on Acura/Honda (2004 TSX and Honda Pilot are now a 2008 Infiniti G35xS and Highlander Ltd)...I'm glad I got out before THE BEAK became "standard equipment"...Between the CHROME DOME schnooz of the new Pilot and the horrific beak of the TSX, RL and new TL, what is next???? These designs will not age well on top of it, making the Acura value much less inticing (the value proposition has been gone for a while, however). I was appalled when the current gen MDX came out with THE SHIELD...now it seems stylish and even tame by comparison...
