Comments on: Teaser images of the Acura Crossover Concept leaked ahead of the New York Auto Show http://paultan.org/2009/03/17/teaser-images-of-the-acura-crossover-concept-leaked-ahead-of-the-new-york-auto-show/ Paul Tan on the Automotive Industry Sun, 27 May 2012 03:34:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: ago87 http://paultan.org/2009/03/17/teaser-images-of-the-acura-crossover-concept-leaked-ahead-of-the-new-york-auto-show/#comment-221967 ago87 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:30:36 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=13451#comment-221967 Another Gen 2 design.. But this one nicer than 'P' and 'B' design.. Another Gen 2 design..

But this one nicer than 'P' and 'B' design..

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]]> By: pulge http://paultan.org/2009/03/17/teaser-images-of-the-acura-crossover-concept-leaked-ahead-of-the-new-york-auto-show/#comment-221761 pulge Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:57:35 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=13451#comment-221761 Nevertheless, it's still in concept form. Not sure if it will come into production. In Malaysia, these cars will remain as a show-off items for the rich people. Practicality wise, not that practical. Better get a real 4WD if you desire a true offroader. Nevertheless, it's still in concept form. Not sure if it will come into production.

In Malaysia, these cars will remain as a show-off items for the rich people. Practicality wise, not that practical. Better get a real 4WD if you desire a true offroader.

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]]> By: Bodow http://paultan.org/2009/03/17/teaser-images-of-the-acura-crossover-concept-leaked-ahead-of-the-new-york-auto-show/#comment-221755 Bodow Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:44:31 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=13451#comment-221755 Honda A Kura2 ... nice name ....awat tak juai kat Mesia nie ... takut org tak beli ka ...mak cik nie dah lama tunggu keta nie ...duit simpanan makcik dah berbillion Zimbabwe dollar nie ..minggu lepas Mugabe buat telegrapik transper kat makcik masuk ASB hik hik Honda A Kura2 … nice name ….awat tak juai kat Mesia nie … takut org tak beli ka …mak cik nie dah lama tunggu keta nie …duit simpanan makcik dah berbillion Zimbabwe dollar nie ..minggu lepas Mugabe buat telegrapik transper kat makcik masuk ASB hik hik

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]]> By: Caddilac Wong http://paultan.org/2009/03/17/teaser-images-of-the-acura-crossover-concept-leaked-ahead-of-the-new-york-auto-show/#comment-221700 Caddilac Wong Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:03:16 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=13451#comment-221700 A very failure luxury brand... How much can they earn when they just deend on US market??? Wake up please Honda... And this is another BMW X6 copy thing... They just keep copying BMW... A very failure luxury brand… How much can they earn when they just deend on US market??? Wake up please Honda…

And this is another BMW X6 copy thing… They just keep copying BMW…

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]]> By: bobdbilder http://paultan.org/2009/03/17/teaser-images-of-the-acura-crossover-concept-leaked-ahead-of-the-new-york-auto-show/#comment-221674 bobdbilder Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:23:46 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=13451#comment-221674 [quote comment="221664"][quote comment="221585"][quote comment="221567"]This big brother will give a kick to X6... Any chance to bring acura to Msia..?[/quote] the acura makes 300HP and 372Nm of torque, whereas the top spec X6 makes 406hp and 600nm of torque and the lowest spec X6 makes 306hp and 400nm of torque. torque is available from 1,300rpm and above. and the most interesting thing is, unlike what bolo said about most of these vehicles, the X6 handles better than most road cars despite its height. Which is no surprise, as even the X5 SUV is a well known handler on the road.[/quote] that x5 is freaking good handler btw , im nt even talking abt latest gen , its the 2004 model , its stays so flat during cornering its rediculous ![/quote] You don't need a gas guzzling, sour gas emitting SUV to stay flat in a corner do you? Come to think of it, what is a semi-offroader for anyways? Last Saturday, came back from a picnic in Ulu Langat. Raining. Up after Cheras toll, near the Police Academy going to Connought, half of the road was full of water. A lonely silver E46 sits half in water. Every car on the road kept to the right. This Kembara and Tucson joined the mob by keeping right, tyres barely touching water line. Drove my Trajet through the 2 in of water and survived, splashing water across the SUVs, advanced 50m into the traffic jam. I shook my head, wtf? Why oh why do people buy SUVs? [quote comment="221664"][quote comment="221585"][quote comment="221567"]This big brother will give a kick to X6…

Any chance to bring acura to Msia..?[/quote]

the acura makes 300HP and 372Nm of torque, whereas the top spec X6 makes 406hp and 600nm of torque and the lowest spec X6 makes 306hp and 400nm of torque. torque is available from 1,300rpm and above.

and the most interesting thing is, unlike what bolo said about most of these vehicles, the X6 handles better than most road cars despite its height. Which is no surprise, as even the X5 SUV is a well known handler on the road.[/quote]

that x5 is freaking good handler btw , im nt even talking abt latest gen , its the 2004 model , its stays so flat during cornering its rediculous ![/quote]

You don't need a gas guzzling, sour gas emitting SUV to stay flat in a corner do you? Come to think of it, what is a semi-offroader for anyways? Last Saturday, came back from a picnic in Ulu Langat. Raining. Up after Cheras toll, near the Police Academy going to Connought, half of the road was full of water. A lonely silver E46 sits half in water. Every car on the road kept to the right. This Kembara and Tucson joined the mob by keeping right, tyres barely touching water line. Drove my Trajet through the 2 in of water and survived, splashing water across the SUVs, advanced 50m into the traffic jam. I shook my head, wtf? Why oh why do people buy SUVs?

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]]> By: nabill http://paultan.org/2009/03/17/teaser-images-of-the-acura-crossover-concept-leaked-ahead-of-the-new-york-auto-show/#comment-221664 nabill Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:01:53 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=13451#comment-221664 [quote comment="221585"][quote comment="221567"]This big brother will give a kick to X6... Any chance to bring acura to Msia..?[/quote] the acura makes 300HP and 372Nm of torque, whereas the top spec X6 makes 406hp and 600nm of torque and the lowest spec X6 makes 306hp and 400nm of torque. torque is available from 1,300rpm and above. and the most interesting thing is, unlike what bolo said about most of these vehicles, the X6 handles better than most road cars despite its height. Which is no surprise, as even the X5 SUV is a well known handler on the road.[/quote] that x5 is freaking good handler btw , im nt even talking abt latest gen , its the 2004 model , its stays so flat during cornering its rediculous ! [quote comment="221585"][quote comment="221567"]This big brother will give a kick to X6…

Any chance to bring acura to Msia..?[/quote]

the acura makes 300HP and 372Nm of torque, whereas the top spec X6 makes 406hp and 600nm of torque and the lowest spec X6 makes 306hp and 400nm of torque. torque is available from 1,300rpm and above.

and the most interesting thing is, unlike what bolo said about most of these vehicles, the X6 handles better than most road cars despite its height. Which is no surprise, as even the X5 SUV is a well known handler on the road.[/quote]

that x5 is freaking good handler btw , im nt even talking abt latest gen , its the 2004 model , its stays so flat during cornering its rediculous !

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]]> By: bobdbilder http://paultan.org/2009/03/17/teaser-images-of-the-acura-crossover-concept-leaked-ahead-of-the-new-york-auto-show/#comment-221661 bobdbilder Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:58:30 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=13451#comment-221661 How many AIG execs are they planning to sell these to? How many AIG execs are they planning to sell these to?

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]]> By: bobdbilder http://paultan.org/2009/03/17/teaser-images-of-the-acura-crossover-concept-leaked-ahead-of-the-new-york-auto-show/#comment-221660 bobdbilder Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:56:52 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=13451#comment-221660 Acura is Honda America. BMW did the pointless X6 for the Americans. See where we're heading here? Honda, Toyota, BMW are suffering because their focus was the American market due to its size and favours fluff more than anything else. Whereas VW went to China. Acura is Honda America. BMW did the pointless X6 for the Americans. See where we're heading here? Honda, Toyota, BMW are suffering because their focus was the American market due to its size and favours fluff more than anything else.

Whereas VW went to China.

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]]> By: the stik http://paultan.org/2009/03/17/teaser-images-of-the-acura-crossover-concept-leaked-ahead-of-the-new-york-auto-show/#comment-221620 the stik Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:37:15 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=13451#comment-221620 in our bolehland we also can find d.i.y crossover: wira, satria, waja, kenari, kancil, modified suspension tinggi2 with tayar tebal gedabak.. crossover laa tu.... in our bolehland we also can find d.i.y crossover: wira, satria, waja, kenari, kancil, modified suspension tinggi2 with tayar tebal gedabak.. crossover laa tu….

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]]> By: kei9 http://paultan.org/2009/03/17/teaser-images-of-the-acura-crossover-concept-leaked-ahead-of-the-new-york-auto-show/#comment-221597 kei9 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:45:25 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=13451#comment-221597 But it looks awesome. And that's a fact. But it looks awesome.

And that's a fact.

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]]> By: BanyakMasukWorkshop http://paultan.org/2009/03/17/teaser-images-of-the-acura-crossover-concept-leaked-ahead-of-the-new-york-auto-show/#comment-221590 BanyakMasukWorkshop Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:20:08 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=13451#comment-221590 [quote comment="221586"]I believe these are merely show-off cars for those with heavy pockets. Also, I don't think modern SUV such as the X5 is off-road capable. I mean, they can tackle coarse and uneven surface pretty well given its higher ground clearance, but in challenging terrains like rocky surfaces, crossing rivers and the like is something SUV may not be suitable for. Not all of them are 4WD by the way.[/quote] agreed. which is why the X5 handles like a sports sedan on the road. people like the high seating position, which is why vehicles like these sell so well. [quote comment="221586"]I believe these are merely show-off cars for those with heavy pockets. Also, I don't think modern SUV such as the X5 is off-road capable. I mean, they can tackle coarse and uneven surface pretty well given its higher ground clearance, but in challenging terrains like rocky surfaces, crossing rivers and the like is something SUV may not be suitable for. Not all of them are 4WD by the way.[/quote]

agreed. which is why the X5 handles like a sports sedan on the road. people like the high seating position, which is why vehicles like these sell so well.

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]]> By: DjVanilLa http://paultan.org/2009/03/17/teaser-images-of-the-acura-crossover-concept-leaked-ahead-of-the-new-york-auto-show/#comment-221589 DjVanilLa Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:16:27 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=13451#comment-221589 [quote comment="221572"]Really getting tired of all these "crossover" type. What is the point of making a car with high ground clearance but has no true offroad capability. As a road car, it's dynamic is not very good either due to their heights and high center of gravity. With their oversized wheels and heavy bodies, they can't be very efficient either. Looks wise, personally, I think they are ugly as a genre. But I guess there are people who are willing to part with cash for these type of things.[/quote] might be this car built for "orang suka buang duit" ;) [quote comment="221572"]Really getting tired of all these "crossover" type. What is the point of making a car with high ground clearance but has no true offroad capability. As a road car, it's dynamic is not very good either due to their heights and high center of gravity. With their oversized wheels and heavy bodies, they can't be very efficient either. Looks wise, personally, I think they are ugly as a genre. But I guess there are people who are willing to part with cash for these type of things.[/quote]

might be this car built for "orang suka buang duit" ;)

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]]> By: pulge http://paultan.org/2009/03/17/teaser-images-of-the-acura-crossover-concept-leaked-ahead-of-the-new-york-auto-show/#comment-221586 pulge Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:08:20 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=13451#comment-221586 I believe these are merely show-off cars for those with heavy pockets. Also, I don't think modern SUV such as the X5 is off-road capable. I mean, they can tackle coarse and uneven surface pretty well given its higher ground clearance, but in challenging terrains like rocky surfaces, crossing rivers and the like is something SUV may not be suitable for. Not all of them are 4WD by the way. I believe these are merely show-off cars for those with heavy pockets. Also, I don't think modern SUV such as the X5 is off-road capable. I mean, they can tackle coarse and uneven surface pretty well given its higher ground clearance, but in challenging terrains like rocky surfaces, crossing rivers and the like is something SUV may not be suitable for. Not all of them are 4WD by the way.

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]]> By: BanyakMasukWorkshop http://paultan.org/2009/03/17/teaser-images-of-the-acura-crossover-concept-leaked-ahead-of-the-new-york-auto-show/#comment-221585 BanyakMasukWorkshop Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:06:53 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=13451#comment-221585 [quote comment="221567"]This big brother will give a kick to X6... Any chance to bring acura to Msia..?[/quote] the acura makes 300HP and 372Nm of torque, whereas the top spec X6 makes 406hp and 600nm of torque and the lowest spec X6 makes 306hp and 400nm of torque. torque is available from 1,300rpm and above. and the most interesting thing is, unlike what bolo said about most of these vehicles, the X6 handles better than most road cars despite its height. Which is no surprise, as even the X5 SUV is a well known handler on the road. [quote comment="221567"]This big brother will give a kick to X6…

Any chance to bring acura to Msia..?[/quote]

the acura makes 300HP and 372Nm of torque, whereas the top spec X6 makes 406hp and 600nm of torque and the lowest spec X6 makes 306hp and 400nm of torque. torque is available from 1,300rpm and above.

and the most interesting thing is, unlike what bolo said about most of these vehicles, the X6 handles better than most road cars despite its height. Which is no surprise, as even the X5 SUV is a well known handler on the road.

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]]> By: the stik http://paultan.org/2009/03/17/teaser-images-of-the-acura-crossover-concept-leaked-ahead-of-the-new-york-auto-show/#comment-221584 the stik Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:05:32 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=13451#comment-221584 crossover ok what? crossover ok what?

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]]> By: bolo http://paultan.org/2009/03/17/teaser-images-of-the-acura-crossover-concept-leaked-ahead-of-the-new-york-auto-show/#comment-221572 bolo Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:43:12 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=13451#comment-221572 Really getting tired of all these "crossover" type. What is the point of making a car with high ground clearance but has no true offroad capability. As a road car, it's dynamic is not very good either due to their heights and high center of gravity. With their oversized wheels and heavy bodies, they can't be very efficient either. Looks wise, personally, I think they are ugly as a genre. But I guess there are people who are willing to part with cash for these type of things. Really getting tired of all these "crossover" type. What is the point of making a car with high ground clearance but has no true offroad capability. As a road car, it's dynamic is not very good either due to their heights and high center of gravity. With their oversized wheels and heavy bodies, they can't be very efficient either. Looks wise, personally, I think they are ugly as a genre. But I guess there are people who are willing to part with cash for these type of things.

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]]> By: Redwings http://paultan.org/2009/03/17/teaser-images-of-the-acura-crossover-concept-leaked-ahead-of-the-new-york-auto-show/#comment-221567 Redwings Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:40:19 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=13451#comment-221567 This big brother will give a kick to X6... Any chance to bring acura to Msia..? This big brother will give a kick to X6…

Any chance to bring acura to Msia..?

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]]> By: mosh http://paultan.org/2009/03/17/teaser-images-of-the-acura-crossover-concept-leaked-ahead-of-the-new-york-auto-show/#comment-221566 mosh Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:38:35 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=13451#comment-221566 cool... wonder y nobody bring acura here? or it only suitable for U.S market ? cool… wonder y nobody bring acura here? or it only suitable for U.S market ?

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]]> By: BanyakMasukWorkshop http://paultan.org/2009/03/17/teaser-images-of-the-acura-crossover-concept-leaked-ahead-of-the-new-york-auto-show/#comment-221562 BanyakMasukWorkshop Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:32:09 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=13451#comment-221562 i still dont really get the idea of crossovers in the 1st place.. but since people are willing and wanting to buy them, carmakers will definitely come up with more. i still dont really get the idea of crossovers in the 1st place.. but since people are willing and wanting to buy them, carmakers will definitely come up with more.

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]]> By: gattaca http://paultan.org/2009/03/17/teaser-images-of-the-acura-crossover-concept-leaked-ahead-of-the-new-york-auto-show/#comment-221554 gattaca Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:26:31 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=13451#comment-221554 i dont what is the passion about this..but i'm FIRST!!.. btw, its look promising.. its Acura maa..(malaysian mentality) i dont what is the passion about this..but i'm FIRST!!..

btw, its look promising.. its Acura maa..(malaysian mentality)

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