Rendered Speculation: Honda set to release Acura coupe in 2010?
Rumor on two continents – Germany in Auto Motor und Sport and Japan in Holiday – has it that Acura is developing a sleek four-door to join the lexicologically questionable segment known as "four-door coupes." The various translations equate to a car built on the forthcoming ZDX crossover's architecture, with reports suggesting that the new model will slot in between the TSX and the TL. Longer than the TSX by a few inches, the coupe is expected to also be wider, lower, and have a longer wheelbase than the small sedan.
Although one of the outlets mentioned a V8 and a FR layout, the consensus on a proposed engine is the 3.7-liter V6 paired up with Acura's SH-AWD and Motion Adaptive EPS. When might one expect to see this latter-day CL, if such a thing really does exist? Next year's Detroit Auto Show, with U.S. sales perhaps at the end of 2010. Hat tip to Nick!
[Source: Temple of VTEC]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
chineyz954 1:00PM (5/25/2009)
I like the front end of the render but please no suicide doors.
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timwang2006 1:09PM (5/25/2009)
The RX-8 can pull it off. Why not this?
Mike P. 1:26PM (5/25/2009)
Lower front valance is right off the Infiniti G35.
...of course, this is just a magazine rendering and doesn't really mean anything.
ken_aisin 2:26PM (5/25/2009)
I'm fine with the suicide doors. Just don't give it the new Acura grill.
Motor_Yakuza 3:05PM (5/25/2009)
You always can order a grill from the Honda euro model and stick it on your brand new Acura.
blackstripe77 9:16PM (5/25/2009)
Those would be hidden rear door handles as on a ZDX, not suicide doors.
ken_aisin 3:22AM (5/26/2009)
@Motor_Yakuza: "You always can order a grill from the Honda euro model and stick it on your brand new Acura."
No, there isn't one for the new TL.
bengrith 2:07PM (5/26/2009)
so they're attempting a G37x competitor...more power to them
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Motor_Yakuza 1:07PM (5/25/2009)
Yeah, back ti the roots. Nice rendering.
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abbas350 3:18PM (5/25/2009)
this is exactly what a honda coupé should look like, i love it
dwightB 6:42PM (5/25/2009)
What "roots" are those exactly?
Motor_Yakuza 10:14AM (5/26/2009)
@dwightB the roots of making cool cars have a look at this http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2009/05/honda-s2000-successor-rumored-to-get.html
James 1:07PM (5/25/2009)
"..the new model will slot in between the TSX and the TL."
Probably a spiritual successor to the old sporty Integra 4dr and most recently the RSX nomenclature...albeit now slotted higher, between the above mentioned TSX & TL.
Acura TRX(?)
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Randy915 1:30PM (5/25/2009)
2011 Honda Prelude pls.
Hondaman Calgary 4:49PM (5/25/2009)
I like the name suggestion TRX, but seriously Honda/Acura does need to have at least one TRUE coupe in its lineup. This thing looks like an early drawing of the ZDX, in fact I suspect that this might be the source (except for the grill).
So here goes, lower the ride height of the ZDX, lop off 2 of the doors and make it a real coupe, that could work, otherwise if this is truly different than the ZDX, it would be competing against itself!
aj121489 1:07PM (5/25/2009)
I'm so tired of this four door coupe bullsh*t. It's either a coupe (TWO doors) or a sedan (FOUR doors). There is no in between.
And I'm tired of having to censor myself out on here. Every time I forget to it says "An e-mail has been sent to confirm your e-mail address. Click on the link within the e-mail to activate your comment!" but I NEVER get the email and have to type my comments all over again. Luckily this was a short one.
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BoxerFanatic 1:11PM (5/25/2009)
Agreed.
A sleek sporty sedan.... is a SPORT SEDAN.
And your other comment is why I try to always use the "returning" comment tab, and use the e-mail addy, and the password, which bypasses the e-mail requirement.
Your specific password would be displayed in the e-mail you have already receive.
aj121489 1:12PM (5/25/2009)
To be more relevant, this is a nice render. The only thing that looks weird to me is the window. It just looks awkwardly tall to me. Otherwise it looks pretty good.
aj121489 1:16PM (5/25/2009)
Yea but even then it wouldn't send it to me. I use my AIM but I did set up an account and just went by AJ and even then I'm pretty sure it didn't email me to confirm the comment. I get emails when someone responds to my stuff...I just think they should let people say whatever they want and if anyone is really that offended they can flag the comment. It's not like you couldn't tell what I was saying just because I put one asterisk in instead of an i.
Stéphane Dumas 2:13PM (5/25/2009)
there was a time when there was once "two-door sedan" available http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedan_(car)#Two-door_sedan like for example this 1965 Ford Custom 2-door sedan http://www.motortopia.com/vehicles/view/p/cars/v/3472/i/_area_51_
they losted some popularity due to the hardtop coupe and regular coupe