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  1. 10-19-2008 08:44 PM #1

  2. 10-19-2008 08:45 PM #2
    Still ugly.

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    10-19-2008 08:48 PM #3
    See...that looks worse.
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    10-19-2008 08:50 PM #5
    looks worse

  6. 10-19-2008 08:51 PM #6
    I'm I the only one that thinks it looks okay?

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    10-19-2008 08:53 PM #7
    Quote, originally posted by Joergen »
    I'm I the only one that thinks it looks okay?

    No; I think it is an improvement, especially on dark colored cars. Unfortunately the whole front end is still a disaster. So this brings the front up to about a 4 from a 2.


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    10-19-2008 08:56 PM #8
    looks better but still not good
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    10-19-2008 08:57 PM #9
    Quote, originally posted by DarkNeo »
    You can put lipstick on a pig... its still a pig


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    10-19-2008 08:58 PM #10
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    Still ugly.

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  11. 10-19-2008 09:00 PM #11
    That looks worse.

    Why anybody would trust a dealership to alter the appearance of their car is beyond me (pinstriping, anyone?).


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    10-19-2008 09:00 PM #12
    New, ugly TL is ugly no matter what.

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    10-19-2008 09:04 PM #13
    Ehh, ugly but better imho. We need a different angle.

  14. 10-19-2008 09:09 PM #14

    Is that the stock bodyline?

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  15. 10-19-2008 09:10 PM #15
    Yes

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    10-19-2008 09:11 PM #16
    Quote, originally posted by javablaze »
    That looks worse.

    Why anybody would trust a dealership to alter the appearance of their car is beyond me (pinstriping, anyone?).

    The local Honda dealer was adding larger wheels/tires to their new 03 Civic SI hatchbacks, and that was both a performance and looks improvement.

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    10-19-2008 09:11 PM #17
    omfg.

    what the hell.

    but, to be on topic, it looks marginally better than that unpainted grille


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    10-19-2008 09:16 PM #18
    Somebody email this thread to Acura executives, so they can have the proof they need to jump out of the nearest open window.

    Nissan tried it with the Maxima, and it failed! Too bad you couldn't learn from their mistake Acura!

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  19. 10-19-2008 09:20 PM #19
    I think it looks a little better...but Acura has set full-sail for fail with their new "design language".

    ACURA...do some freakin' research before designing...how did this stuff make it past test-groups?


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    10-19-2008 09:21 PM #20
    Someone paint the whole grill with photoshop and lets see how that goes.

  21. 10-19-2008 09:22 PM #21
    Can someone photoshop the whole pic black.

    One of the worst car designs ever created.

    Dealers painting cars that have barely been sold yet shows they clearly understand the challenge they have selling such an ugly vehicle.

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    10-19-2008 09:23 PM #22
    The "color keyed" top grill panel does look better on the dark colored cars. But the design itself is just ghastly. I would love to know whose responsible for this huge botch job.

    Being different for the sake of being different is not always good. This is one such case.


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    10-19-2008 09:27 PM #23
    Really makes no difference as far as I can see.

    It looks just as much like a retarded robot face as it did before. The color of the grille was not the problem. Needs an entirely new grille. Now.


  24. 10-19-2008 09:28 PM #24
    Quote, originally posted by JrodVW »

    No; I think it is an improvement, especially on dark colored cars. Unfortunately the whole front end is still a disaster. So this brings the front up to about a 4 from a 2.


    Agree. The grill isn't the only flaw in the design of this car... not even close. I also agree that this is an improvement.

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    10-19-2008 09:29 PM #25

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  26. 10-19-2008 09:30 PM #26
    Quote, originally posted by javablaze »
    That looks worse.

    Why anybody would trust a dealership to alter the appearance of their car is beyond me (pinstriping, anyone?).


    Well, there aren't many ways in which you could paint a grill, and I think that these customers *asked* the dealers to paint their grills, so this post is

  27. 10-19-2008 09:32 PM #27
    HEINOUS!!

  28. 10-19-2008 09:36 PM #28
    I think it might look better.....maybe...... ok it's still gross.
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    10-19-2008 09:43 PM #29
    Quote, originally posted by anarchyx34 »
    I think it might look better.....maybe...... ok it's still gross.

    It's slightly better, but it still does not hide how BUSY that front end is. There's alot of unwanted or strange looking lines there, none of which seem cohesive at all.

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    10-19-2008 09:54 PM #30
    I've noticed the "busy" factor in quite a number of new models lately. Especially in interiors. The new Mazda 6 has this dizzying array of lines intersecting all over the place. This kind of stuff makes you literally nauseated when you look at it. Your eyes just don't know what to settle on. Very annoying and make a design look cheap too.

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    10-19-2008 10:09 PM #32
    The Honda Legend grille doesnt look exciting but I would rather have that than this crap on the TL.

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    10-19-2008 10:14 PM #33
    I still don't know Honda could let this car be so damn ugly

  34. 10-19-2008 10:18 PM #34
    Quote, originally posted by 1SICKLEX »
    Can someone photoshop the whole pic black.

    One of the worst car designs ever created.

    Dealers painting cars that have barely been sold yet shows they clearly understand the challenge they have selling such an ugly vehicle.

    No photoshop needed. Page 4 of the thread.


  35. 10-19-2008 10:22 PM #35
    Quote, originally posted by PokeyD16Z »

    No photoshop needed. Page 4 of the thread.



    It is EPIC FAIL on a car design to warrant such changes from dealers and it hasn't been sold for a month yet.

    Acura went though all this trouble to say "the plastic Plebium grill is our distinguishing feature" and the first thing people do is paint it?

    How the hell did that grill get past sane people who approved the design?




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