Recently, there are media reports that the Japanese luxury car brand Acura is about to bid farewell to the Chinese market, and its dealers will also withdraw. This car company, which has been in China for 16 years, is still unable to escape the fate of withdrawing from the Chinese market.
At present, Acura has only two models on sale, RDX and CDX, dealers across the country are basically in a large price reduction clearance, taking acura 4S stores in a certain region as an example, the preferential margin of RDX is as high as 70,000 yuan, and CDX also has a discount of more than 60,000 yuan, that is to say, acura CDX after the price reduction, cheaper than Honda CR-V.
GAC Acura CDX positioning is a compact SUV, the length, width and height are 4496× 1840×1615mm, wheelbase is 2660mm, the length is slightly shorter than the CRV, but the wheelbase is close, CRV automatic gear minimum price of 179,800 yuan, counting the discount, and DCX is basically in the same price range.
In terms of configuration, CDX is obviously higher than CRV, the same as the minimum automatic gear, CDX has more front and rear head air curtains, tire pressure display, suspension soft and hard adjustment, keyless entry, keyless start, leather steering wheel, steering wheel shift, main and co-pilot electric adjustment, automatic air conditioning and so on.
In terms of maintenance, there is no need to worry, Acura's model will be maintained in the 4S store of Guangqi Honda in the future.
However, Acura CDX is not without disadvantages compared to CRV, although the power is 1.5T engine, cr-V power parameters are 142 kW, 243Nm, while CDX is 134kW, 240Nm. The CDX is not only less powerful, but also has to be filled with No. 95 gasoline, which is more expensive to use. In terms of gearbox, Acura CDX uses an 8-speed dual-clutch transmission, which is more enjoyable to drive than the CRV's CVT transmission, but the frustration is more obvious.
In terms of suspension, the CR-V uses the mainstream multi-link independent rear suspension, while the Acura CDX is still using a torsion beam rear suspension, which is indeed a bit cheap for a car with a guidance price of more than 220,000.
In fact, as one of the three major Japanese luxury brands, acura's models are not weak in product strength, but in China, in the 2021 American luxury car brand sales rankings, Acura ranked 5th after BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Lexus and Audi, with annual sales of 157,000 vehicles. But Acura sales in China in 2021 is only 6554 vehicles, not without reason, may not be grounded in the product, not enough attention to the Chinese market is the biggest reason, look at the Lincoln next door, this is what a sincere luxury brand should do.