PREMiERdrum Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 (edited) Fitting it's the same color as a turd. http://jalopnik.com/5366814/acura-zdx-in-t...lic-brown-flesh A few good comments: Glad to see they didn't clutter up the center stack with those annoying labels on the buttons that tell which button does what. Man, that's beautiful. Just stunning.Regards, The Pontiac Aztek That's exactly what I'd crap out if I ate a steak knife. Edited September 24, 2009 by PREMiERdrum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Man, that's beautiful. Just stunning.Regards, The Pontiac Aztek Can we nominate a post from another website for POTW? Damn, this thing doesn't look remotely attractive from any angle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-150 Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 yewwwww that is hideous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealmrmustang Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Unfortunately... ugly cars are selling. That Nissan Cube is hideous, and I'm seeing them with more frequency. And, the current Acura TL with the Ag implement grill is all over the place. I have a feeling that this thing is going to sell well... simply because it's an Acura... looks be damned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanh Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Ginzu gone wild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Unfortunately... ugly cars are selling. That Nissan Cube is hideous, and I'm seeing them with more frequency. Must have been an odd day, but I saw three Cubes on the road within a couple hours of each other about a week ago. Never saw one on the road prior. Haven't seen one on the road since. Odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCM1 Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 "The coolest feature I was able to quickly see inside is the center stack's big graphite black button-filled face plate. What's cool about that? Well, the buttons illuminate and glow upon need. So, for instance, if you're listening to the radio, the radio buttons are illuminated. HVAC on? The HVAC buttons are illuminated. All of it's pretty sweet." While this is a cool feature, it is hardly ground-breaking technology (not much technology involved at all), and is more a gimmick than anything. I guess the writer is easily impressed. This does sound useful with all the buttons (or too many) that are being used on cars to more quickly distinguish what buttons to use. I assume there is wording that lights up on the button to tell what is what, and I would assume the power buttons for each accessory would be lit up all the time. If only a car company would invent a voice activated system, with a company such as Microsoft, that could activate the accessories hands-free. Wonder what company could do that??? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 "The coolest feature I was able to quickly see inside is the center stack's big graphite black button-filled face plate. What's cool about that? Well, the buttons illuminate and glow upon need. So, for instance, if you're listening to the radio, the radio buttons are illuminated. HVAC on? The HVAC buttons are illuminated. All of it's pretty sweet." While this is a cool feature, it is hardly ground-breaking technology (not much technology involved at all), and is more a gimmick than anything. I guess the writer is easily impressed. Ford has been doing that for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Fitting it's the same color as a turd. http://jalopnik.com/5366814/acura-zdx-in-t...lic-brown-flesh A few good comments: "The coolest feature I was able to quickly see inside is the center stack's big graphite black button-filled face plate. What's cool about that? Well, the buttons illuminate and glow upon need. So, for instance, if you're listening to the radio, the radio buttons are illuminated. HVAC on? The HVAC buttons are illuminated. All of it's pretty sweet." While this is a cool feature, it is hardly ground-breaking technology (not much technology involved at all), and is more a gimmick than anything. I guess the writer is easily impressed. This does sound useful with all the buttons (or too many) that are being used on cars to more quickly distinguish what buttons to use. I assume there is wording that lights up on the button to tell what is what, and I would assume the power buttons for each accessory would be lit up all the time. If only a car company would invent a voice activated system, with a company such as Microsoft, that could activate the accessories hands-free. Wonder what company could do that??? :D So if you're using both the radio and HVAC, i guess all the buttons are lit? So what's the point, as most people are gonna have both going at once. It's not like it makes the center stack look any better - I guess that's their way of trying to hide how many buttons there are in Acuras these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Oh, and that thing's hideous. Give me about 2 minutes with a piece of paper and a pen and I could come up with something better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8-X Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 That Acura is horendous!!! I thought the profile pics looked bad, but that straight on shot of the front end makes the Lincoln MKT look beautiful. Sorry, dislike the MKT look, but not as bad as thing thingamabober. Must have been an odd day, but I saw three Cubes on the road within a couple hours of each other about a week ago. Never saw one on the road prior. Haven't seen one on the road since. Odd. You know I have a Nissan dealer aroud the corner from my house. They have tons of these little Cubes, but I have yet to see one on the road, except the dealership driving one down to the local gas station for fill up. But those Cubes look better than this Acura. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 That Acura is horendous!!! I thought the profile pics looked bad, but that straight on shot of the front end makes the Lincoln MKT look beautiful. Sorry, dislike the MKT look, but not as bad as thing thingamabober. You know I have a Nissan dealer aroud the corner from my house. They have tons of these little Cubes, but I have yet to see one on the road, except the dealership driving one down to the local gas station for fill up. But those Cubes look better than this Acura. I can't help but shake my head when I see a Cube.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixt9coug Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Fitting it's the same color as a turd. http://jalopnik.com/5366814/acura-zdx-in-t...lic-brown-flesh A few good comments: That's exactly what I'd crap out if I ate a steak knife. Thats POTW. Dont care what site its on. F T W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark8LSC CE0464 Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Wow, I'm speechless. I'll comment tomorrow when my brain thaws out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark B. Morrow Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 There honestly isn't a single line anywhere on that thing that looks right or attractive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTAUS Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 That HVAC/Radio interface gimmick is just plain stupid. Either way, it doesnt' really matter how many buttons less they have, if they still look cluttered and spread all over the place. And I wonder what happens years down the road when that idea breaks down. Will the person ONLY have a choice between A/C or Radio, or maybe none? I already had one friend that had to replace just the ONE bulb on his current Accords information screen, and that sucker came out to $1200....for ONE bulb people... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 There honestly isn't a single line anywhere on that thing that looks right or attractive. I dunno, I'd say the line to get away from it looks pretty good..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardJensen Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixt9coug Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 If there was a parrot in Heavy Metal i bet it would be this Acura. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Looks just like it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guesswhoscomingtodinner Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 (edited) "The coolest feature I was able to quickly see inside is the center stack's big graphite black button-filled face plate. What's cool about that? Well, the buttons illuminate and glow upon need. So, for instance, if you're listening to the radio, the radio buttons are illuminated. HVAC on? The HVAC buttons are illuminated. All of it's pretty sweet." While this is a cool feature, it is hardly ground-breaking technology (not much technology involved at all), and is more a gimmick than anything. I guess the writer is easily impressed. This does sound useful with all the buttons (or too many) that are being used on cars to more quickly distinguish what buttons to use. I assume there is wording that lights up on the button to tell what is what, and I would assume the power buttons for each accessory would be lit up all the time. If only a car company would invent a voice activated system, with a company such as Microsoft, that could activate the accessories hands-free. Wonder what company could do that??? :D Dude, get a clue. First, Microsoft doesn't invent stuff, they copy from other people. Second, Acura has had voice activation for many many years! Edited September 25, 2009 by guesswhoscomingtodinner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 (edited) First, Microsoft doesn't invent stuff, they copy from other people. I get the dig at MS for copy-catting a lot of their stuff, but really? Don't invent anything? Give me a break. Edited September 25, 2009 by NickF1011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 I get the dig at MS for copy-catting a lot of their stuff, but really? Don't invent anything? Give me a break. You realize they didn't actually invent Windows, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 You realize they didn't actually invent Windows, right? Umm yes. And? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 (edited) Umm yes. And? So they didn't invent DOS and they didn't invent Windows and they didn't invent word processors and they didn't invent browsers and they didn't invent spreadsheets and they didn't invent relational databases - what did they "invent"? Edited September 25, 2009 by akirby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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