Acura EL?
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Re: Acura EL? (wlombardi)
yeah in canada they have a acura verion of the civic, its the same car minus little design differences. its just old in canada and not the states
yeah in canada they have a acura verion of the civic, its the same car minus little design differences. its just old in canada and not the states
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Re: Acura EL? (Jettavr666)
Nice... I just checked it out... go to http://www.acura.ca. I wih they would bring this over to the states, but I think it is just a needless exercise in brand stretching and to make the Canadians happy by letting them make their own little Acura
Nice... I just checked it out... go to http://www.acura.ca. I wih they would bring this over to the states, but I think it is just a needless exercise in brand stretching and to make the Canadians happy by letting them make their own little Acura
Re: Acura EL? (JettaBoy04)
EL's market positioning is similar to US's Civic EX sedan. Since there are lots of Canadian who love to buy entry-level luxury brand, say a C240 taxi trim and 318i, Acura decided to drop the Integra sedan in flavor of EL in 97.
EL's market positioning is similar to US's Civic EX sedan. Since there are lots of Canadian who love to buy entry-level luxury brand, say a C240 taxi trim and 318i, Acura decided to drop the Integra sedan in flavor of EL in 97.
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Re: Acura EL? (wlombardi)
I just saw one yesterday near the Metropolitan museum in NY with Jersey plates.
I just saw one yesterday near the Metropolitan museum in NY with Jersey plates.
Re: Acura EL? (brydymond)
There are more than cosmetic differences - the 1.6EL got the SOHC VTEC motor, which wasn't available in the Civic sedan line. It also got the rubber, four-wheel discs, and suspension calibrations and components from the Si/SiR. The seats were more deeply bolstered, leather and sunroof were available (again, not offered on the Civic sedan here), and there were some other minor interior trim upgrades. IMO, the changes made it a decent little car, and it didn't cost much more than our top Civic sedan while offering more content.
There are more than cosmetic differences - the 1.6EL got the SOHC VTEC motor, which wasn't available in the Civic sedan line. It also got the rubber, four-wheel discs, and suspension calibrations and components from the Si/SiR. The seats were more deeply bolstered, leather and sunroof were available (again, not offered on the Civic sedan here), and there were some other minor interior trim upgrades. IMO, the changes made it a decent little car, and it didn't cost much more than our top Civic sedan while offering more content.
Re: Acura EL? (Double-V)
The first-gen EL is an attractive car that offers a lot of bang for the buck. I can't say I'm a very big fan of the second gen car though. Like the Civic it is based on, it is simply far too bland for my tastes.
The first-gen EL is an attractive car that offers a lot of bang for the buck. I can't say I'm a very big fan of the second gen car though. Like the Civic it is based on, it is simply far too bland for my tastes.
Re: Acura EL? (Taimar2)
The EL sells very well here. For about $24,000.00 you can get it loaded with a CD player, leather, alloys, moonroof, power mirrors, locks, windows, mirrors. By comparison, you'd pay over $30,000.00 for a similarly equipped Jetta.
The EL sells very well here. For about $24,000.00 you can get it loaded with a CD player, leather, alloys, moonroof, power mirrors, locks, windows, mirrors. By comparison, you'd pay over $30,000.00 for a similarly equipped Jetta.
Re: Acura EL? (MEIN_VW)
In all seriousness, I don't agree with that. You would get a lot of things on the VW (like heated seats, heated nozzles, gas strut hood, full-size spare, unintrusive trunk hinges, power remote trunk release, and lots of other luxury goodies) that you wouldn't get on the EL. Also, a comparably equipped Jetta 1.8T will not run you anywhere near $30K. The only way to get close to $30K would be to order the sport/lux package and 17" wheels with serious rubber. The EL has puny 15" wheels with meager rubber.... Oh, and there is that matter of the 50+ extra hp and lbs-ft of torque...
quote:[HR][/HR]The EL sells very well here. For about $24,000.00 you can get it loaded with a CD player, leather, alloys, moonroof, power mirrors, locks, windows, mirrors. By comparison, you'd pay over $30,000.00 for a similarly equipped Jetta.[HR][/HR]
But the dash, the dash!!!In all seriousness, I don't agree with that. You would get a lot of things on the VW (like heated seats, heated nozzles, gas strut hood, full-size spare, unintrusive trunk hinges, power remote trunk release, and lots of other luxury goodies) that you wouldn't get on the EL. Also, a comparably equipped Jetta 1.8T will not run you anywhere near $30K. The only way to get close to $30K would be to order the sport/lux package and 17" wheels with serious rubber. The EL has puny 15" wheels with meager rubber.... Oh, and there is that matter of the 50+ extra hp and lbs-ft of torque...
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