Originally Posted By: Gebo
I'll add a TSX or a TL to the IS350 list.
My mother in law has had two Acura TLs. A 2004 model and her current 2010 model. Nice cars, and I love a Honda V-6, but neither were good driving cars to me. They're FWD and trying to compete in a RWD segment. They drive similar to my old '01 Cadillac STS. Damping is artificially high to combat understeer, so the ride is sort of junk. But they're still FWD, and you can overcome only so much physics with struts and springs.
I like a FWD car as much as anyone else, but only if they're honest with the chassis tuning and not trying to trick it into acting like something it's not. Neither of my current FWD-based vehicles tries to pretend that it's FWD. And they work. To me, that's the big difference between the TL and the Accord on which it's based.
I'll add a TSX or a TL to the IS350 list.
My mother in law has had two Acura TLs. A 2004 model and her current 2010 model. Nice cars, and I love a Honda V-6, but neither were good driving cars to me. They're FWD and trying to compete in a RWD segment. They drive similar to my old '01 Cadillac STS. Damping is artificially high to combat understeer, so the ride is sort of junk. But they're still FWD, and you can overcome only so much physics with struts and springs.
I like a FWD car as much as anyone else, but only if they're honest with the chassis tuning and not trying to trick it into acting like something it's not. Neither of my current FWD-based vehicles tries to pretend that it's FWD. And they work. To me, that's the big difference between the TL and the Accord on which it's based.