How about eulogizing?

Last weekend, I opened the Acura RDX bought by my friend. First of all, I'm a little surprised: Acura is still there, but I forgot. Then there was a little surprise. I didn't expect this car to be so excellent from the inside out. This is a rare car. Finally, it seems that it is difficult to support a brand, especially a luxury brand, by product strength alone.

Acura RDX is really hard to find shortcomings, and some places will surprise people, among which driving pleasure surprises me the most. It stands to reason that such a home medium-sized SUV needs to be manipulated. I had the same idea before I touched this car, but the engineers who praised it didn't seem to make it a mediocre shopping cart.

2.0T engine with 265 horsepower can accelerate to 100km/h in 7.2 seconds. There is no reason to worry about electricity. 10AT gearbox is also very intelligent and efficient, with decisive downshift and no carelessness. And the floor oil goes down, and the gearbox can quickly find the most suitable gear. Although there are many 10 gears, they will never get stuck when shifting gears frequently.

The response of RDX powertrain will keep up with the driver's rhythm, which is the basis of all driving pleasure. What I don't like most is the boring power plant. It will take me a long time to reply to you. It's like chatting with someone who has a network delay. It took half a minute to laugh after a joke was finished, which obviously ruined the atmosphere of the chat.

The chassis of RDX is also very pleasing. It found a great balance point, and the suspension was as tight as possible under the premise of ensuring comfort. Therefore, after driving fast, the car will always give the driver confidence and even urge people to drive faster.

I have always said that suspension adjustment is an art of compromise, and there is no way to achieve 100 sportiness and 100 comfort at the same time. So how to choose between the two is definitely a science. Generally, cars will be balanced within 65,438+000 points, such as 60 points for comfort, 40 points for sportiness, almost 50 points for comfort and 30 points for sportiness.

The chassis adjustment of RDX can give me 60 points of comfort and 60 points of exercise, in other words, their engineers have given it a higher limit. The suspension of daily driving can handle vibration very delicately, whether it is a big bump or a small bump. When the RDX is thrown into the corner quickly, the suspension can hold the car body stably, which doesn't feel like a big car.

What moved me most was the steering feel, which was really delicate, and the damping gain was highly linear with the steering angle. Although it is difficult to "touch the front wheel and drive" in the era of electronic steering, there are few steering hands like RDX. Holding the steering wheel of RDX, you can clearly perceive the posture of the car body and the angle of the front wheel. This feedback is very direct, without any delay. In other words, RDX will give people a good sense of communication between people and cars, and drivers will clearly perceive the posture of the car body, which is what I call driving pleasure.

Of course, RDX is not a performance car, and its limits cannot be compared with performance cars. However, I think driving pleasure and limit are not the same thing. There are many tracks that are not so fast but interesting, such as 86; There are also examples of driving fast but lacking fun, such as some Audi performance cars. As an SUV, the driving pleasure of RDX makes me overjoyed.

In daily life, all aspects of RDX are also extremely safe. As I said before, earthquake filtering is beautiful, and there are no shortcomings in sound insulation, vacant rooms and ergonomics. Compared with X3, GLC and Q5L of the same level, RDX is undoubtedly better. However, interestingly, although the product is excellent, no one cares. I have probably seen the April sales of 202 1. X3, GLC and Q5L are all stable, while RDX has only 500 vehicles.

I don't think this sales performance is unexpected. The brand Acura has a really low sense of existence. If my friend hadn't talked to me about his new car, I would have forgotten this brand long ago. Even when I choose a topic to find a model every month, I don't think of eulogizing it. Acura has just become a topic, as if because of Chang 'an.

Acura has always been an extremely marginal brand from import to domestic production. When it was imported, it was probably because the price was too high. I remember the first Acura I drove was TL, which performed well in all aspects, but buying a B-class car at the price of 600,000 made me a little unacceptable. Before, like Lexus GS, all aspects of performance were passable, but the top GS450 cost almost 800 thousand, I think it must have convinced most people.

Later, Acura was made in China, and the price came down. However, all aspects of publicity are relatively weak, as if they like to buy or not, so it is extremely reasonable for no one to buy. Think carefully about which models can be remembered by eulogizing people. It seems that there is only NSX, but the latest NSX is far less famous than its predecessors. When fans discuss NSX, they mostly talk about the original model, but now NSX is just the object of ridicule.

In reality, although I have never driven NSX, the evaluation of foreign media is quite dull, and it lacks excitement compared with McLaren and Ferrari. Later, I heard that NSX has a big discount in China, but it is still difficult to find a buyer.

A less successful brand totem, coupled with less careful publicity work, will only be forgotten. However, for consumers, there is no need to worry about the brand, as long as the car is good. But think about it carefully, is such a niche car really worth buying? Future service and surplus value of used cars seem to be problems.

I wanted to buy a Fiat Bravo before. It is a brother product with Alfa Romeo Giulietta, just like A3 is related to golf. Fiat Bravo is a very smart car with good handling, but it was abandoned because it was too small to buy accessories. So if someone asks me how to choose a medium-sized SUV, I shouldn't recommend RDX either. Of course, my friend is a Honda fan and won't think so much.

It's a pity to think about it. This is a good car, but it has to deal with many things, so it passes by us.

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