so your wife likes it then...?

btw... the car is overshadowed by what I can see of your house.  it looks beautiful. 

I like how the rear looks.  I'm with you about the front

Car shape reminds me of the Lexus GS.

Congrats on the purchase.

Thanks ... I guess. 

Actually, the car's looks grow on you, and I don't think it's bad-looking to begin with. I really like the 3/4 rear view.

Well, okay, the grille is still a little, uh, "disarming', but look at the grilles on Audi's and Nissan GT-R's ... oops, I may have just offended someone big! LOL.

The wife loves it and that's what counts.

And yes, the tech is awesome. Acura just blows everyone else away. The Nav even has live doppler weather radar overlaid on the maps when you want it. The voice recognition is amazingly accurate and the BT is excellent. Their keyless door unlock is like on my Lexus - just grab the handle in the normal way and it unlocks ... no buttons to push, etc. Sound system is great,

Compared to my Lexus, it's more of a sporty ride - nice, but flatter and more jiggle on uneven roads.

Thanks, 07G - our modest retirement cottage is comfortable. 

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I say keep looking for aftermarket grilles!

But the front is very ugly, IMHO, sorry.  It looks like it wants to be an appliance, with all that stainless look.  It's like they hired somebody from Viking or Kalamazoo to design the front end, to mimic a grill hood or something...But what the heck, when you drive it, you're not looking at it, and I'm sure it's a good car to drive.

Congrats on the purchase, I saw one the other day and I agree it's actually not too bad from the rear. 

Cheers,

RH.

Congrats Mike. Keep us posted on the car itself and what you/your wife think about it day-to-day!

Saw one live today and I was reminded of when I saw pictures of the Cayenne and thought "wow that's going to suck" but then live I thought "Hey, that's actually pretty good looking". . . . except this time I thought "Hey, it's actually worse in person".  Sorry.  I'm 100% certain that the electronics/drive/engine you name it is superb but ouch that thing is uh shall we say unique looking.  If your wife loves it, that's all that counts though.  Oh, watch out for decepticons though!