Acura ZDX

[icingdeath88]

What do you guys think?
http://www.acura.com/Exterior360.asp...modelYear=2010
Saw a white one driving around today and I actually like it, at least from a design standpoint. I usually despise the entire category of SUVs/crossovers, but I think a nice pearly white one would look great in the driveway next to my pearly. They both have the white body/black roof thing going on.

Couldn't find a picture of a white one, but you get the idea:



300 HP 3.7L VTEC V-6, Super Handling AWD, and 2x the useful seating capacity and ground clearance of my svx.

[shelfy]

i don't hAte it, but they must be pretty pricey. i saw a honda crosstour for $37k. as a new kia owner, i must be out of touch with with how much other new cars cost these days.

[Sean486]

I like the styling a quite a bit, I think its pretty cool looking, although from the look of that sloping rear window, it doesn't appear very roomy inside.

(I absolutely hate the styling of the Honda version.)

[BoxerFanatic]

The car would be decent, if it weren't the size of a house, and almost as expensive.

This, the CrossTour, and ZDX, BMW X6, and 5-series GT... are all huge.

They are basically the size of a generous CUV, with a fastback roofline.

It kind of becomes the worst of both worlds... The roofline is aerodynamic, but the bulk of the vehicle makes it almost a moot point.

The practicality of having a vehicle that big is hampered by having such an impractical low roofline.

Coupes are coupes, SUVs are SUVs... it is hard to make one car be both, competently.


I wish we could get some more modest-sized 5-doors, like Mazda 6 5-door from overseas, or Audi A5 Sportback. They have the roofline, mostly anyway, the liftback just makes it more of a practical opening, and the size isn't too outrageous for a modest, sleek sedan.

But really, I don't need much more than a coupe about SVX's size, or a very little bit smaller, with a sleek liftback.

If I wanted a big vehicle, I would get one with a full roof, and all of the practical enclosed space. I don't see the useful benefit of the ZDX over the MDX. The sleek roofline is moot on a vehicle that needs to be that big for practicality. It might as well have all of the practicality, and the full length roof.

[Green1995SVX]

The back seat is unusable.

[benebob]

Which end is the front? You know where auto styling is heading when Acura starts modeling their cars after Fords and Caddies.

[SSSVX]

Originally Posted by Green1995SVX

The back seat is unusable.

The worse part of the back seat is the headroom, I think.
Not very easy to get in and get off for adults.