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Top 3 Reasons For Avoiding: Acura's MDX, the ZDX's donor vehicle, was actually pretty decent to begin with. The ZDX is less than the MDX when it should be more; and more than the MDX when it should be less than.... in all the wrong places. If Acura wants to sell a sporty hatchback, let's see the Integra/RSX again; not an attempt to compete with a relatively unsuccessful BMW, the X6.
Alternatives: Acura MDX, Infiniti FX, Audi Q5
Base USD Price: $45,495
Ideal Owner: Somebody out there loves Acura but finds the RL dull, the MDX too soccer-mom, the TSX down-market, and the TL too normal. Which leaves one automobile.
Necessary Incentivizing B4 Purchase: $10,000 off the sticker would be a good start.
- Canadian Sales Of Super Sporty Luxury Suvs (february 2010)
Establishing a vehicle's direct competition when each vehicle examined aims to portend a new automotive segment is difficult. The Infiniti FX35 and Acura ZDX aren't capable of being optioned up to the prices seen in on the window stickers of Porsche...
- The Bad 8 Supersize V2.0 - Part Vii
LINCOLN MKT Top 3 Reasons For Avoiding: 99.9% of the time it's not a good sign when you feel forced to refer to the vehicle's front end as a snout. Ford's "lesser" version of the MKT, the Flex, is far more attractive. The bulge between the...
- The Bad 8 Supersize V2.0 - Part Vi
HUMMER H2 SUT Top 3 Reasons For Avoiding: If you want to look like you're in the army, go join the army. As a vehicle's dimensions grow, so to should its capacity to accomplish things for its owner - the H2 SUT carries little but requires a...
- The Bad 8 Supersize V2.0 - Part Iii
BMW X6 Top 3 Reasons For Avoiding: Was there something wrong with common sense? Must we be opposed to somewhat more delicate rear ends? Why does BMW want us to pay more for a loss of usefulness? Alternatives: BMW X5, Infiniti FX, quitting your efforts...
- The Bad 8 Supersize V2.0 - Part Ii
BMW X3 Top 3 Reasons For Avoiding: Abhorrent styling. Incomprehensible dynamic deficiencies. Overwhelmingly better rivals. Alternatives: Audi Q5, Mercedes-Benz GLK350, BMW 328i xDrive Sports Wagon Base USD Price: $38,850 Ideal Owner: Reginald, a recent...
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THE BAD 8 SUPERSIZE v2.0 - PART I
ACURA ZDX
Top 3 Reasons For Avoiding: Acura's MDX, the ZDX's donor vehicle, was actually pretty decent to begin with. The ZDX is less than the MDX when it should be more; and more than the MDX when it should be less than.... in all the wrong places. If Acura wants to sell a sporty hatchback, let's see the Integra/RSX again; not an attempt to compete with a relatively unsuccessful BMW, the X6.Alternatives: Acura MDX, Infiniti FX, Audi Q5
Base USD Price: $45,495
Ideal Owner: Somebody out there loves Acura but finds the RL dull, the MDX too soccer-mom, the TSX down-market, and the TL too normal. Which leaves one automobile.
Necessary Incentivizing B4 Purchase: $10,000 off the sticker would be a good start.
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- Canadian Sales Of Super Sporty Luxury Suvs (february 2010)
Establishing a vehicle's direct competition when each vehicle examined aims to portend a new automotive segment is difficult. The Infiniti FX35 and Acura ZDX aren't capable of being optioned up to the prices seen in on the window stickers of Porsche...
- The Bad 8 Supersize V2.0 - Part Vii
LINCOLN MKT Top 3 Reasons For Avoiding: 99.9% of the time it's not a good sign when you feel forced to refer to the vehicle's front end as a snout. Ford's "lesser" version of the MKT, the Flex, is far more attractive. The bulge between the...
- The Bad 8 Supersize V2.0 - Part Vi
HUMMER H2 SUT Top 3 Reasons For Avoiding: If you want to look like you're in the army, go join the army. As a vehicle's dimensions grow, so to should its capacity to accomplish things for its owner - the H2 SUT carries little but requires a...
- The Bad 8 Supersize V2.0 - Part Iii
BMW X6 Top 3 Reasons For Avoiding: Was there something wrong with common sense? Must we be opposed to somewhat more delicate rear ends? Why does BMW want us to pay more for a loss of usefulness? Alternatives: BMW X5, Infiniti FX, quitting your efforts...
- The Bad 8 Supersize V2.0 - Part Ii
BMW X3 Top 3 Reasons For Avoiding: Abhorrent styling. Incomprehensible dynamic deficiencies. Overwhelmingly better rivals. Alternatives: Audi Q5, Mercedes-Benz GLK350, BMW 328i xDrive Sports Wagon Base USD Price: $38,850 Ideal Owner: Reginald, a recent...