Comments on: A lost cause? Report claims Acura postpones V8 to 2015

By: megeebee

megeebee — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:45:17 +0000

V8, Schmee- Eight. What Acura needs is styling that doesn’t make people either laugh or gag. The current crop are simply hideous. They appear as J C Whitney Catalog upgrades to their higjhly-evident Honda donor vehicles.

Step 2: MUCH better interiors.

By: Borat

Borat — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 21:38:18 +0000

Johnny, Integral in Canada was the same as in US? I saw recently last gen Civic with Acura insignia in NYC and wonder if all Acuras were the same north & south of the border.
As far as V8, all pundits were praising Honda for not having one when gas was $4/gallon. Here are my thoughts: if recession will continue and expensive cars wont sell, Honda will not need V8 or maybe even Acura for that matter (yes Johnny you are right since they went that crazy lettering rout name recognition went to ****). If we will have upswing in economy, we will have upswing in oil prices and Acura will be praised for NOT having V8.

By: christianboy10

christianboy10 — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:41:51 +0000

That one more indication Honda/Acura in a backward mode.Even hyundai offer a V8 these days

By: olds307

olds307 — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 04:30:12 +0000

lol fukui

By: wndctboy

wndctboy — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 03:16:39 +0000

The minute people are going to buy big cars with big engines like V6 and V8 it will be an increase demand for oil again and the fuel price will escalate again, this is what the oil companies are waiting for, …So! people? you haven’t learn your lesson yet? So all of you creeps at Honda, focus on your boring looking cars that still sell very good and try to improve that. Nobody needs V8 engines, they will fade slowly in time. Forget about diesels engines, people are to stupid to understand the advantages they bring, powerful, long lasting, easy to maintain, excellent fuel millage and pollution is less than a gasoline engine.
But all those things are not important because we need to show our big balls with big cars and big engines, after all we are Americans.
Yes, I am an european and, I drive a V6 european car, I wish I had options for diesel but maybe some day, all those car companies will get smart again.

By: DrFill

DrFill — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 01:07:41 +0000

Ah…….a timeless classic
The facelift in 1996 was a crime against nature
You don’t put a mustache on the Mona Lisa!
Just don’t do it!
DrFill

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:00:36 +0000

My mother a ‘92 Integra that I had the privilege of thrashing on the odd occasion. Nice car. I still see the odd SC and they still look good too. That’s a model Lexus would have been wise to keep.

By: Thunder Chicken

Thunder Chicken — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:46:21 +0000

Every time I read about the death of the V8 engine I have to laugh. I’ve got car magazines from the early 80’s that said the same thing. Mustangs and Camaros were going devolve into 4-cyl, FWD cars. The Chrysler 2.2 was going to be the next “Small block Chevy” in terms of popularity amongst a new generation of economy-minded hot rodders. The top (most expensive) engine in Mustangs and Thunderbirds was a 2.3 turbocharged 4-cylinder. Corvettes were going to be V6 only. Diesels were going to take over the world. Car magazine advertisements didn’t even mention horsepower, they stressed fuel economy.

Then, 25 years later, gas got cheap again. V8’s are more powerful than ever, and more popular than they’d been in decades – even most Japanese manufacturers have started offering them. Mustangs and Camaros are still RWD with proper V8’s. The Chrysler 2.2 is long gone and unlamented, and Chrysler’s new “mainstream” engines are V8 Hemis. The 5.0 outlasted the 2.3 turbo. Diesel engines are a curiosity (except in Canada, where fuel is much more expensive than USA and TDI Jettas, Golfs and Passats are everywhere).

Which of course led to fuel prices spiking. Suddenly big vehicles with big engines were no longer desirable. Car ads started talking fuel economy again. Magazine writers started dinging cars that got poor mileage during tests. Everyone started bitching about being gouged by oil companies, demanding the government do something. So the government did (35MPG CAFE) and everyone had a cow. Now the V8 engine has one foot in the grave again.

…Then fuel prices once again tanked. Anyone see a pattern?

By: neptronix

neptronix — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:40:47 +0000

I have an acura integra ls, 95, 2 door, 5 speed. It’s a great car. Best i’ve owned to date.
There is no acura upgrade path available to me.. not interested in the tsx.. nsx is going to be a liiitttle too pricey. older RSX is a very incremental upgrade. I want a bigger motor. A k24 swap in a RSX is enticing but only if you know how to do it yourself.

It’s a shame they are not interested in sport at all other than the super high end nsx.

They are like a japanese Buick… *weeps*

By: Impulsive

Impulsive — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:40:25 +0000

Who cares?

Just look at that mess in the picture … I wouldn’t care if they wanted to use a V12.

I care less about this company than I do about whether my toothpaste is Crest or Aquafresh.

By: DrFill

DrFill — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:27:40 +0000

Don’t I know it!
I had a 97 Integra LS, and it was 2 sweet!
I also wanted the Legend when it was redesigned in 92
But the Lexus SC made it look like roadkill
DrFill

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:28:44 +0000

Acura has been on a death spiral since they gave up on some of the best names to ever adorn a Japanese car on these shores. The Legend and the Integra became almost instantly recognizable when the brand was launched to the point where the names- in Honda’s words- overshadowed the brand itself. Who cares? If they were selling faster than the boats could bring them wasn’t that the point of the whole exercise?

By: neptronix

neptronix — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:39:04 +0000

Haha.. postponing it until 2015 means they aren’t going to make one.
Carbon, you’re right. A v8 will probably not exist, at least in cars. For trucks, a v8 always makes sense.
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God forbid they turbo one of your ultra reliable motors and it only last a mere 15 years instead of 25.
God forbid they offer a car with a manual transmission other than the TSX, and shed a couple hundred pounds on the cars so they actually handle/accelerate well.
God forbid they use a killer inline 6 RWD setup like BMW.
God forbid they put a motor in anything that has enough torque to be enjoyable rather than the bare minimum.

Honda knows how to make the best economy car in the world.. why is it that they completely miss the mark when it comes to luxury?

By: cjblair

cjblair — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:53:33 +0000

Switching the entire lineup to RWD/ Rear based AWD is a smart move. All the other cars in Acuras competition are configured this way. As for a V8 in 2015? Its too far ahead to say one way or the other. No one knows whats going to happen with fuel, plus cylinder deactivation systems make the bigger engines more flexible for mileage. I’m an advocate for turbocharged motors (or even super-turbo setups) but there are many people out there that would prefer displacement.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:13:15 +0000

it would be absurd to offer a v8 in 2015. in 2015 all our cars will have hover conversion kits and run off of mr. fusions.

By: DrFill

DrFill — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:53:20 +0000

The real lost cause is Acura
DrFill

By: Don

Don — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:31:16 +0000

RWD coming soon? That’s good. If I had to choose I’d take RWD and a 300+ hp V6 over a V8 with AWD. But it’s still a disappointment

By: pzimet

pzimet — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:11:05 +0000

I don’t know what this even means, to me. 2015 is so far away that the value of this information is totally lost. oh well

By: carbonsigma

carbonsigma — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:04:05 +0000

Is the V8 even gonna be around in 2015…