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Old 09-03-2011, 05:12 AM   #1
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Possible new Acura convertible sports car???

Spotted on the set of the movie "The Avengers". This pic was taken at Central Park.

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Old 09-03-2011, 05:25 AM   #2
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Acura needs something to bring back some excitement. They have become very stale.
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Old 09-03-2011, 09:46 AM   #3
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Is it safe to say this is just a copy of an Audi r8?
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Old 09-03-2011, 11:19 AM   #4
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well, looks like a 2012 version of an NSX.
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Old 09-03-2011, 01:33 PM   #5
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it looks like a copy of one of Mazda's concepts
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Old 09-03-2011, 01:51 PM   #6
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I'm thinking its just a movie prop.
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Old 09-03-2011, 04:22 PM   #7
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Old 09-03-2011, 04:24 PM   #8
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I see Acura design hasn't improved much.
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Old 09-03-2011, 04:28 PM   #9
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According to this article, it was specifically made for the movie....
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansit.../news/?a=45768
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According to this article, it was specifically made for the movie....
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansit.../news/?a=45768
Acura is dying. But so is Honda.
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Acura is dying. But so is Honda.


Honda is quickly spiraling downwards into irrelevance.
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Old 09-03-2011, 08:31 PM   #12
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Honda is quickly spiraling downwards into irrelevance.
Couldn't agree more.
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Interesting. Tony Stark is driving it instead of the audi.
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Interesting. Tony Stark is driving it instead of the audi.
SHIELD uses Acuras
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