Acura’s Future: We want to rival Bentley and Maybach

[Sayyaaf]

I think in the 70's BMW's target was Buick. Look what happened now. So sky is the limit, although it may sound nuts now.

 

[HighestOfHigh]

Three words: "What the ***?"

Are these guys nuts?

Acura’s Future: We want to rival Bentley and Maybach

While Hyundai targets BMW and Mercedes, Acura takes it up a notch with Bentley and Maybach in its sight. This is Honda’s luxury division Acura, who just opened a new design center in California in May, hoping to distance itself from Honda.

“We want to rival Bentley and Maybach in performance and design,” said Dave Marek, chief designer for Honda R&D Americas, in an interview with Automotive News.

But while Acura dreams of playing in the big leauge, the truth is that since there is no V8 or rear-wheel drive car in its lineup, Acura will remain a second-tier luxury brand.

Link: Acura’s Future: We want to rival Bentley and Maybach

Lol...Rival Bentley and Maybach with a V6!

 

[maryamchaudhary]

wow its wonderful and my imagine car

 

[K-A]

This gave me a good laugh.

 

[ateekt]

Date Posted: 08-20-2007 01:06 PM

 

[deity]

While we're at it:

When Toyota tells me they're going to build an ultimate supercar, i'll believe them.
If Nissan tells me they're going to build a supercar, i'll believe them too.
If Acura tells me they're going to build something that will rival a Lexus, i'll
When Acura says this: