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Originally Posted by bcrdukes
Ergonomics aside, I've always felt that Acura interiors felt cheap compared to their rivals.
For example, I don't care for their seat fabrics or their plastics. Plastic toys from Fisher Price and Lego feel like a premium product in comparison. They tend not to age very well at all. unless this has changed, this has always been Acura's major downfall for me to consider them a top contender when car shopping. Only exception is NSX, but who are we kidding here.  
The last time I went car shopping was back I think in 2011 or 2012 when I had considered a TSX. I walked on the purchase as it boiled down to the interior bothering me so much.
@Aznboi128 - Thanks for that. Was looking at the CT5-V online today. Seems neat. Interesting price point. Lexus (new) would only leave the ES as a feasible option; The new IS is worth considering but not on the list now. $90K for a GS opens up the door for other makes/models (Alfa Romeo Quadrifoglio is an interesting choice) but I'm not part of the 1% Revscene Elite who owns a $2.5M house. |
I drove a friend's beak TL from Vancouver to Penticton and it was nice. Again it was the transmission that bugged me but it's quite an old design nowadays so you can't compare it to the current industry standard in a ZF8. Plus I'm a manual guy so most automatics don't do it for me (I was unhappy with the DCT in my F56 Mini as well).
Acura always felt like a well put together Japanese car. You get in and you know right away it's Japanese and not a Euro. The latest Toyotas design all seem quite American in comparison where everything is chunky.
I like how the new IS looks, I don't like how it's a rehashed last gen car which is already 8 years old. Granted, we test drove the IS350 RWD F Sport when it came out in 2013 and it was easily the best drive out of Audi/BMW/MB. But that infotainment touchpad thing..... Why is the IS out of contention? The ES is quite far away from what the IS is, and much more grandpa feeling than the TLX.