Separated at Birth? Acura Advanced Sedan Concept & the Littoral Combat Ship
Acura's Advanced Sedan Concept is supposed to be a pie-in-the-sky imagining of what a future flagship automobile could look like. As Damon stated when he posted on the car from the LA Auto Show, Acura may have taken the whole "flagship" thing a bit too literally, as the concept incorporates some seriously nautical cues, such as its pointy nose and boattail rear.
In fact, gazing at the angular Acura made me think of an actual military vessel that's in development today. The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) and the bizarro Acura look as if they could be very distant cousins. Maybe a couple times removed. Anyhow, you get the point: that design language works a whole lot better on a naval vessel than something you're supposed to park in your garage.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
$0.02 12:57PM (12/05/2006)
If an up-and-coming studio like Hyundai put out a design like this, I am quite sure people would laugh. This is a 'lazy' undergrad, design.
Reply
risingsun 1:04PM (12/05/2006)
Please, Autoblog, please just let us put this concept behind us...
Reply
John riley 1:11PM (12/05/2006)
I have a hard time making sense of concept models and drawings, but if I had to come up with an interpretation of this beast, I'd say Acura was thinking about a kind of sedan version of the MDX; something a bit brutish, like a Chrysler 300. Even so, this particular concept is really ugly.
Reply
Timmay 1:14PM (12/05/2006)
THIS IS ONE OF THE UGLIEST CONCEPTS EVER TO GRACE OUR SHORES. SUBSTANCE ABUSE tests should be administered to everyone responsible for this concept. The thinking behind this concept must have been in the future when the ice caps melt and the world is covered by water what would the discriminating driver/skipper like to drive
Reply
Chris 10:38PM (12/05/2006)
A boat tail isn't a new idea from Acura, they did it most recently on the CL. Fine looking car.
Reply
Mike M. 2:15PM (12/05/2006)
With that geometry, I say bring on the radar traps!!!!
Reply
Chris 2:32PM (12/05/2006)
That hood does kinda look like a bow on an aluminum fishing boat but I like the ship better though.
Reply
MikeW 2:52PM (12/05/2006)
I hope that those LCS can outmaneuver those Sunburn missiles. SS N 22
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Freedom_%28LCS-1%29
Reply
Ani 3:28PM (12/05/2006)
aybe it's because I only just put on my glasses but is anyone else reading the headline as "the Clittoral Combat Ship"?
Reply
Sean Lawrence 5:26PM (12/05/2006)
What are you talking about? This is the civilian version of the batmobile from the batman before the last one.
I think ugly. The designers must be influenced by the lineup of pathetically ugly Cadillacs.
Reply
roadside observer 8:12AM (12/06/2006)
From certain angles, it somewhat resembles Lockheed Martin's stealth ship, the Sea Shadow:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Shadow
Reply
TAA 7:07PM (12/08/2006)
I guess it's just me, but this looks like an update to the 1996 Lincoln Sentinel concept. Same beltline and proportions. I think the Lincoln design holds up pretty well after a decade. Not sure this Acura would.
Reply
Acura videos 4:30AM (1/16/2007)
I was going to say it looks like an ice breaker, but that battleship sums it up pretty good.
Reply