rperez817 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E won "Best of the Year" in this year's MotorWeek Drivers' Choice Awards. Other wins for Ford include Bronco Sport and F-150. Winners by category. Best of the Year: Ford Mustang Mach-E Best Small Car: Mazda 3 Best Family Sedan: Kia K5 Best Luxury Sedan: Acura TLX Best Sport Sedan: Mercedes-Benz CLA35 AMG Best Sport Coupe: Toyota GR Supra Best Performance Car: Porsche 718 (Boxster & Cayman) Best Eco-Friendly: Ford Mustang Mach-E Best Dream Machines: Bentley Flying Spur, Aston Martin DBX, Porsche 911 Turbo Best Small Utility: Ford Bronco Sport Best Midsize Utility: Land Rover Defender Best Large Utility: Chevrolet Tahoe & Suburban Best Luxury Utility: Mercedes-Benz GLE Best Midsize Pickup: Honda Ridgeline Best Fullsize Pickup: Ford F-150 Video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 I like Motorweek, but Acura TLX best luxury car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rperez817 Posted February 11, 2021 Author Share Posted February 11, 2021 9 minutes ago, akirby said: I like Motorweek, but Acura TLX best luxury car? Here is MotorWeek's Road Test video for Acura TLX. John Davis said "It's a precision-crafted, tech-savvy nature that makes the TLX just seem smarter than the rest, with fine sport sedan abilities as an added bonus". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Isn't the TLX just a fancy Honda Civic? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, silvrsvt said: Isn't the TLX just a fancy Honda Civic? That's the ILX. TLX is an Accord (and for years in Europe our TSX/TLX WAS their Accord). Edited February 11, 2021 by rmc523 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rperez817 Posted February 11, 2021 Author Share Posted February 11, 2021 1 hour ago, rmc523 said: TLX is an Accord (and for years in Europe our TSX/TLX WAS their Accord). 2021 TLX uses a unique Acura exclusive platform that's distinct from that used for Honda Accord. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 4 hours ago, rmc523 said: That's the ILX. TLX is an Accord (and for years in Europe our TSX/TLX WAS their Accord). 3 hours ago, rperez817 said: 2021 TLX uses a unique Acura exclusive platform that's distinct from that used for Honda Accord. too many damn made up names so you confuse them all ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice-capades Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 8 hours ago, silvrsvt said: too many damn made up names so you confuse them all ? Sounds like Lincoln up until a few years ago... MKC, MKX, MKZ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 2 hours ago, ice-capades said: Sounds like Lincoln up until a few years ago... MKC, MKX, MKZ! Exactly...BMW, Mercedes and maybe Lexus can get away with it because of the Brand name has more cashe to it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 5 hours ago, silvrsvt said: Exactly...BMW, Mercedes and maybe Lexus can get away with it because of the Brand name has more cashe to it They've also use largely the same names for decades now, so they're kinda engrained into peoples minds, whereas Lincoln and Acura Infiniti (and others) have used several different naming schemes within the last decade or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurgeh Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 6 hours ago, silvrsvt said: Exactly...BMW, Mercedes and maybe Lexus can get away with it because of the Brand name has more cashe to it Also, some use a more understandable alphanumeric naming scheme than the one Lincoln used. Like with BMW with small to larger numbers for sedans/coups as they grow in size and cost, and for crossovers the same but preceded by an X. Similar approach with Audi, with its A-low-number-to-higher-number for sedans/coups, and Q-ditto on the crossover side of things. Genesis does the same with it's G(some number) and GV(some number) names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 18 hours ago, Gurgeh said: Also, some use a more understandable alphanumeric naming scheme than the one Lincoln used. Like with BMW with small to larger numbers for sedans/coups as they grow in size and cost, and for crossovers the same but preceded by an X. Similar approach with Audi, with its A-low-number-to-higher-number for sedans/coups, and Q-ditto on the crossover side of things. Genesis does the same with it's G(some number) and GV(some number) names. Mercedes/BMWs old system was pretty easy to understand at the time, but as things got more complicated...well it got more convoluted 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khantinental Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 On 2/12/2021 at 5:50 AM, ice-capades said: Sounds like Lincoln up until a few years ago... MKC, MKX, MKZ! I'm sorry, but while I wasn't crazy about Lincoln reverting to these type of model names, if you confused them then I suspect you would have to be a caveman lawyer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehaase Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Acura should have stuck to the excellent Legend name for its primary sedan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 20 minutes ago, ehaase said: Acura should have stuck to the excellent Legend name for its primary sedan. My coworker had a first Gen red Acura Legend coupe. That’s still one of my favorite cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CKNSLS Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 On 2/11/2021 at 12:20 PM, silvrsvt said: Isn't the TLX just a fancy Honda Civic? No-the underpinnings are different. Unlike when Ford had Mercury and those models were basically "badge engineering". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
probowler Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 (edited) I'm happy for ford, but how did the baby bronco win? Hardly anyone has gotten a chance to drive it. Guess I'll watch the video and see if they explain it. Edit, they didn't. Motorweek drivers did. Edited February 13, 2021 by probowler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoonerLS Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 (edited) On 2/11/2021 at 1:20 PM, silvrsvt said: Isn't the TLX just a fancy Honda Civic? Please. It's a tarted up Honda Civic, err, Accord, thankyouverymuch. Edited February 14, 2021 by SoonerLS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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