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21535 messages, Last post on Dec 06, 2009 at 4:07 PM
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Replying to: ateixeira (Oct 14, 2009 7:48 am) Actually, we have no idea what the cost really is. For all we know, Honda might be making a huge profit on the SH-AWD. You can a pretty good idea as the adder is $2000 on the RDX and that's the only item added.
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Replying to: robr2 (Oct 14, 2009 8:24 am) At Acura prices, the customer is not as price-sensitive. The Accord buyer, especially 4 cylinder model, is looking at TCO and may back out. If they keep it V6-only there's two things to increase the TCO.
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Replying to: ateixeira (Oct 14, 2009 8:49 am) There are many ways to skin a cat and there are many engineering routes to get to the end result. In this particular application, Honda/Acura felt that they could get the same functionality, by employing steel, while not compromising anything else.....maybe add a bit of extra weight to the unit. If I was a buyer of the vehicle, I personally would not care whether it contained carbon fiber or steel, as long as the unit functions as SH-AWD (with all its handling benefits) and not as the pedestrian front-wheel-drive based system that Honda employs in their Pilot/Ridgeline etc. Mitsubishi is supposed to have used some of the engineering principles in the Honda SH-AWD system, in their EVO X's active AWD system.
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Replying to: aaykay (Oct 14, 2009 12:26 pm) For Acura, it was a small problem. For Honda, it would be a bigger problem. Maybe they could switch to plastic driveshafts. Just kidding.  As for active differentials, they're becoming common. Mercedes, BMW, and Audi have them, as does the EVO, as you mentioned. Wonder if Subaru is working on one? |
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http://media.subaru.com/index.php?s=43&item=116
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Replying to: sweet_subie (Oct 15, 2009 5:07 pm) I hope they don't let it get to their heads and continue improving the cars. |
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http://www.ft86club.com/?p=47 Let's here it for Oz's Nick Senior. At least he knows what the Subaru brand is all about. Bob
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Replying to: rsholland (Oct 22, 2009 12:48 pm) They should get off their butts and develop an AWD version for Subaru dealers.
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Replying to: nippononly (Oct 22, 2009 9:36 pm) |
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on Inside Line from the Hybrid Tourer blog: We also learned that his (new design head) favorite Subaru design of the last decade is the same as ours: the 2005-'09 Legacy. He regards that as a clean design in need of bolder cues. This sounds about perfect -- I find the last gen. Legacy clean and subtle, but too understated for a small brand like Subaru to get attention. The Tourer looks great so I hope this guy gets to follow thru w/his designs. It's bold in the right way.
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