Topic: Preview: 2015 Acura TLX

[soj]

In the final analysis, beauty is in the eye of the beholder besides which, time will tell whether TLX is a hit or a flop.  Styling aside, I'm disappointed that we wouldn't get a diesel or a wagon.  If Acura had wanted to claw back a little market share, offering either option for $20K less than the German competition would have gone a long way to doing so.

[evil_twin]

In the final analysis, beauty is in the eye of the beholder besides which, time will tell whether TLX is a hit or a flop.  Styling aside, I'm disappointed that we wouldn't get a diesel or a wagon.  If Acura had wanted to claw back a little market share, offering either option for $20K less than the German competition would have gone a long way to doing so.

Haha...$20k less?  The 328xi Touring has a $50k MSRP.   Acura isn't going to offer a (entry) luxury wagon or sedan for $30k.  Get real.

[soj]

In the final analysis, beauty is in the eye of the beholder besides which, time will tell whether TLX is a hit or a flop.  Styling aside, I'm disappointed that we wouldn't get a diesel or a wagon.  If Acura had wanted to claw back a little market share, offering either option for $20K less than the German competition would have gone a long way to doing so.

Haha...$20k less?  The 328xi Touring has a $50k MSRP.   Acura isn't going to offer a (entry) luxury wagon or sedan for $30k.  Get real.

You're right $20K is probably too big a differential but it was with the TSX that Acura threw around the idea of a diesel and a wagon which then never materialize.  So lets suppose that they'd gone ahead.  The addition of a wagon body and diesel would have added $5K.  That would have put the price at say $40K rounded up.  Maybe in your locale they sell stripper BMWs but here I'd be hard pressed to walk out of a dealership without dropping at least $55K for a 328d xDrive Touring.  Whereas I'm pretty confident I could have scored a diesel wagon TSX with a few extras for $40K max seeing as Acura dealers do discount.

Keep in mind what made Acura such a success back in 86 when they entered NA, they offered a near BMW at a considerable price advantage and it was more reliable to boot!             

[mixmanmash]

In the final analysis, beauty is in the eye of the beholder besides which, time will tell whether TLX is a hit or a flop.  Styling aside, I'm disappointed that we wouldn't get a diesel or a wagon.  If Acura had wanted to claw back a little market share, offering either option for $20K less than the German competition would have gone a long way to doing so.

Haha...$20k less?  The 328xi Touring has a $50k MSRP.   Acura isn't going to offer a (entry) luxury wagon or sedan for $30k.  Get real.

You're right $20K is probably too big a differential but it was with the TSX that Acura threw around the idea of a diesel and a wagon which then never materialize.  So lets suppose that they'd gone ahead.  The addition of a wagon body and diesel would have added $5K.  That would have put the price at say $40K rounded up.  Maybe in your locale they sell stripper BMWs but here I'd be hard pressed to walk out of a dealership without dropping at least $55K for a 328d xDrive Touring.  Whereas I'm pretty confident I could have scored a diesel wagon TSX with a few extras for $40K max seeing as Acura dealers do discount.

Keep in mind what made Acura such a success back in 86 when they entered NA, they offered a near BMW at a considerable price advantage and it was more reliable to boot!             

Wagon was available in the US.  Since the TSX was basically a Euro Accord, they could have offered a Diesel like they did in Europe.