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    Acura ZDX: Design, Deconstructed

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    Image of quayzar quayzar
    08/20/09

    In reply to Acura ZDX: Design, Deconstructed
    Note to Honda:

    WTF!? Why are you doing this to Acura. I want the Legends and the Integras back. Who on Earth asked for this and who wants designs of the current Acuras. These designs are actually looking worse with time. Between the bucktooth grill and the awkward re-shaping of the vehicle range I have to question the Acura design teams sanity.

    Buying an Acura for it's looks over a similar Honda is like buying the Beatles White Album for Yoko Ono's contribution. I love my 1st gen Honda Fit but I avoid Acura's current design team like oil avoids water.
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    08/18/09

    In reply to Acura ZDX: Design, Deconstructed
    Why? Can someone please tell me why we can't just have a good looking wagon?

    (Disclaimer: I know we're looking at a current Acura, so "good looking" may not apply. This is more of a general question.)
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    Image of Dallifornia Dallifornia
    08/18/09

    @evoCS-Hench-Minion to the stars: CTS Sportwagon?
    I think that the looks of a wagon are far more polarizing than any other class.
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    Image of evoCS-Hench-Minion to the stars evoCS-Hench-Minion to the stars
    08/18/09

    @Dallifornia: Yes, CTS Sportwagon. I should have formed my question in the plural.
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    Image of cgarison cgarison
    08/18/09

    In reply to Acura ZDX: Design, Deconstructed
    It still looks like the result of a Prius Humping an Aztek.
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    Image of tempesjo tempesjo
    08/18/09

    In reply to Acura ZDX: Design, Deconstructed

    How unfortunate for the ZDX. It had about a 50/50 chance of turning out decent and a slight chance of being incredible, but unfortunately the dominant genes came from the wrong donors.
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    Image of Tossed Accord taco salad over Malibu face Tossed Accord taco salad over Malibu face
    08/18/09

    @tempesjo:

    Man that was a ZINGER...

    But honestly..
    Who wouldnt want to Z I N G either of them?!
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    Image of wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx
    08/18/09

    @tempesjo: +1! Fucking Billy Joel...
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    Image of evoCS-Hench-Minion to the stars evoCS-Hench-Minion to the stars
    08/18/09

    @tempesjo: Oh my. I've got nothing else to say after that excellent example,
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    Image of Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. . Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. .
    08/18/09

    In reply to Acura ZDX: Design, Deconstructed
    While I agree with pretty much everything, it's hard to say that just because they put one door handle semi-hidden,vertically mounted, that they completely stole it from Alfa.
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    Image of IronicalBalls IronicalBalls
    08/18/09

    In reply to Acura ZDX: Design, Deconstructed
    I didn't bother reading the article so I was forced to figure out for 10 minutes why the rear door would have "no door handles." Then I did the unamerican thing and read the article and found out.
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    Image of Al Navarro Al Navarro
    08/18/09

    @IronicalBalls:
    [OMBUDSMAN'S NOTE: Since I have to read every comment, I often don't read the article (unless a comment references it directly). But you sir, should.]
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    Image of Number_Six Number_Six
    08/18/09

    In reply to Acura ZDX: Design, Deconstructed

    Acura sees the one on the left. I see the one on the right.
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    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    08/18/09

    @Number_Six: It's called the beer goggle effect. I am pretty sure the designers were pissed out of their minds when they came with the design.
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    Image of bygeorge bygeorge
    08/18/09

    In reply to Acura ZDX: Design, Deconstructed
    I hate it when the greenhouse and the door cut-lines do NOT harmonize...it is the one sin in the new Taurus re-design, in my opinion. I always hated the lil' black triangle behind the door of the last generation Camaro. The Jeep Compass has to be the worst though...
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    Image of Maymar Maymar
    08/18/09

    In reply to Acura ZDX: Design, Deconstructed
    I almost feel embarrased to admit this, but I kind of like it. It's reasonably sleek, it's a hatchback, and it's the best integration of Acura's power plenum design so far. If only it were TSX-based and around 3200lbs, I'd actually be pretty excited.
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    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    08/18/09

    In reply to Acura ZDX: Design, Deconstructed

    Also reminds me of the hybrid gang.
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    08/18/09

    @CadillacCimarronOwnersClub: .
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    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    08/18/09

    @CadillacCimarronOwnersClub: Of all the three I seem to prefer the volt design.
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    08/18/09


    @CadillacCimarronOwnersClub:
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    Image of UglyDuckCar UglyDuckCar
    08/18/09

    In reply to Acura ZDX: Design, Deconstructed
    When I was a younger, more eager lad back in highschool I dreamed of being an automotive designer, who would one day either work for Pinafarina or have his very own design studio. But alas, such dreams were crushed when reality pointed out certain facts like salary wages or more importantly how "only 10% of car design students are hired." And that was before the economic crisis. However, the one thing I took from that is to understand and appreciate the beauty of design in all cars. I mean imagine how nice your car looked on concept before being beaten down with cost cuts, government regulations, and "design committees." I can only imagine how wonderful looking the Acura ZDX looked in concept form on paper. It probably looked awesome. But translated into reality something got lost. Going through the same dream destroying process, proportions became altered until it was made to be awkward.

    That all said, I think this car is ugly overall, which is a shame, cause I see all the beauty it could have had. And hell, I'm a caliber owner after all.
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    Image of NewbiusMaximus NewbiusMaximus
    08/18/09

    @UglyDuckCar: Actually to be fair, the design made it mostly intact from the sketch books to production. It really DOES look like that in the designer's mind (a 25 year old lady... forgot her name).
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    08/18/09

    @NewbiusMaximus: Then how in God's name did she get hired? Equal representation of disabled individuals?
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    Image of layabout layabout
    08/18/09

    In reply to Acura ZDX: Design, Deconstructed
    "The 156, one of the greatest sports sedans ever made"

    Hahahahaha,good one!
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    Image of scroggzilla raids again scroggzilla raids again
    08/18/09


    @layabout SAVE THE JALOP 9 !: "The 156, one of the greatest-looking sports sedans ever made"

    Fixed.

    In the 156's defense, it did make a decent platform for touring car success. However, that probably had something to do with Mssrs. Tarquini and Giovanardi.
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    Image of layabout layabout
    08/18/09

    @SCROGGS!!!: Agreed, nice pic!
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    08/18/09

    In reply to Acura ZDX: Design, Deconstructed
    You might have been safer simply referencing the X6, and a CRX on steroids. I wonder if Acura can get some help in rehab, or whether they've permanently disrupted their endocrine system. They may even require a green balls transplant to restore their credibility and poise.
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    Image of Brimful of Ash on the 78 Brimful of Ash on the 78
    08/18/09

    In reply to Acura ZDX: Design, Deconstructed
    Simple. Big butt, weird proportions, tries hard to pretend it's not overweight...just like my seedy ex-girlfriend. Acura: Everyone has a ZDX. Yes, CDX would have worked better, but it lacks the edginess inherent in using multiple instances of the last few letters of the alphabet. Marketing wins that battle.
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    08/18/09

    @Ash78: Seedy ex-GFs are edgy.
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    Image of junkman junkman
    07/03/09

    In reply to Lamborghini, The Early Years: An Exclusive Gallery
    As a 13 year old, my parents sent me to Greece to spend the summer with family. These pictures make me wish I would have ditched my connection in Milan. Just breathtaking.
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