Is Acura a Luxury Brand?

"Voice of C. Montgomery Burns" (voiceofcmb) 11/10/2015 at 12:56 • Filed to: None

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Poor Acura. The most common search suggestion on Google when you type in “is Acura” is this:

For comparison, I spent 5 minutes of my not-so-precious time at work and did the same with the most common “entry-level” luxury brands and not a single one seems to have the same brand-recognition issues:

Mercedes, with it’s semi-ambiguous name (Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes Benz, Mercedes) had some mixed results:

So, outside of just posting this to pick on Acura, I do see this as being a big problem for them. What do they need to do to get up to at least their Japanese contemporaries at Lexus and Infiniti?

Party-vi > Voice of C. Montgomery Burns 11/10/2015 at 12:58

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lol @ “reliable”

bob and john > Party-vi 11/10/2015 at 12:59

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hey, with dieselgate, they proved they can make an electrical system that works.

also, get out of 2005

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > Voice of C. Montgomery Burns 11/10/2015 at 13:00

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A full sized luxury sedan....the RLX does not count. Also a sporty badge, whether it be a full blown sports car that is cheaper than the NSX or a sub brand within Acura (M, AMG, S/RS, V/V-Sport, the dead IPL, F/F-Sport)

Party-vi > bob and john 11/10/2015 at 13:00

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Sorry, when were their turbo engines having problems? (hint, it was after 2005) :P

Voice of C. Montgomery Burns > Party-vi 11/10/2015 at 13:00

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Yeah, I’ve owned three of them and they’ve all been reliable as any other car I’ve owned. /justsaying

crowmolly > Voice of C. Montgomery Burns 11/10/2015 at 13:01

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Is Acura a luxury brand?

=

Is Joe Flacco an elite quarterback?

Of the car world

Party-vi > Voice of C. Montgomery Burns 11/10/2015 at 13:03

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The experience with my E46 is leaving a lot to be desired in the don’t-have-to-fuck-with-it department.

Voice of C. Montgomery Burns > Party-vi 11/10/2015 at 13:05

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No experiences with the E46, so I’ll take your unfortunate word for it. :/

GhostZ > Voice of C. Montgomery Burns 11/10/2015 at 13:05

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Ouch, Jaguar.

bob and john > Party-vi 11/10/2015 at 13:07

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about the same time BMW was having HPFP issues.

also, our cheating diesel has burned through nothing more but tires, fuel, oil and a set of brake pads in the past 5 years.

and 1 emissions sensor. OH THE HORROR

Party-vi > Voice of C. Montgomery Burns 11/10/2015 at 13:07

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It seems like they were hit and miss. Amazingly my cooling system has not belched coolant onto the pavement yet (although I suspect it’s getting close), but my sunroof shade has eaten itself.

Party-vi > bob and john 11/10/2015 at 13:08

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Wait, you know I’m referencing BMW here, right? I was referring to the HPFP and hot-vee issues.

Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis > Voice of C. Montgomery Burns 11/10/2015 at 13:11

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“Is Mercedes Benz a company?”

Wat.

bob and john > Party-vi 11/10/2015 at 13:13

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oops, no, i thought it was VW.

mah bad

EL_ULY > Voice of C. Montgomery Burns 11/10/2015 at 13:14

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DrScientist > crowmolly 11/10/2015 at 13:16

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hilarious and true.

Party-vi > bob and john 11/10/2015 at 13:16

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I can’t badmouth VW until I buy one. I guess.

Ash78, voting early and often > Party-vi 11/10/2015 at 13:19

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I would have said their worst turbo years were 1996-2005, the 1.8t engine they decided to put into almost everything. Very few owners used 0w synthetic oil and 93 octane gas, so the engines often met an early demise.

TheAnswerIsAlwaysCitroën > Voice of C. Montgomery Burns 11/10/2015 at 13:19

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I’m mildly amused by the number of “Is BMW/Mercedes/Jaguar a foreign car” type searches.

Party-vi > Ash78, voting early and often 11/10/2015 at 13:20

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...I’m poking fun at BMW.

Ash78, voting early and often > Party-vi 11/10/2015 at 13:20

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Ahhh...carry on.

functionoverfashion > Party-vi 11/10/2015 at 13:24

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I love this question when it comes up on the BMW forum I frequent. It becomes a battle in semantics between what is routine maintenance and what is a repair. My BMWs have been as reliable as any car I’ve owned, but that’s because I maintain all my cars very well.

TheHondaBro > Voice of C. Montgomery Burns 11/10/2015 at 13:28

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“Is mercedes Benz a company”

Wut lol.

gin-san - shitpost specialist > crowmolly 11/10/2015 at 13:47

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Funny thing is, I don’t think it’s luxury, but it's premium. However, it is really disappointing to see CSX/TSX in the rest of the world as a regular Honda when these are premium vehicles for North America, and I don't even know if the North American platforms are used elsewhere.

Tekamul > crowmolly 11/10/2015 at 13:47

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But are hot dogs sandwiches?