Determined to once again prove that the Germans don?t have a lock on deeming their creations ?precise,? Acura calls back to its caliper-waving origin with the new Precision Concept for the Detroit auto show.
Teased here before its official reveal next month, Acura claims the new car will ?help set the direction for future Acura design; in particular, the next generation of performance-luxury sedans.? The supplied rendering includes no door shutlines, but given the above sentence, we?re inclined to believe the concept will be a four-door coupe of some sort. Can we all finally just concede that the Germans won and a four-door coupe is now no longer a thing that needs to be placed in quotes" Yeah, we know. We hate it, too. Hats off to you, Deutschland, your persistence has paid finally paid its dubious dividend. Introducing the sketch to media assembled in Detroit, Acura general manager Jon Ikeda called attention to the ?unmistakable proportions? of the long hood. Speaking to C/D later in the evening, Ikeda told us that it was important to the brand that these classic luxury-sedan proportions aren?t just an illusion. That means the engine likely runs longitudinally, although we?re left guessing where the power is routed. Recall that the second-generation Acura Legend?s longitudinally mounted engine still powered the front wheels.
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