Honda plans on adding “Siri Eye Free” to its newer models of the Acura RDX and ILX . Later in the year customers will have the option to to add Siri Eyes Free integration which can be done over Bluetooth and usb connection. Honda says the option will be “dealer-installed option, which means “a hardware button swap/rewiring and/or software upgrade that needs to be performed at the dealership before you can take home your new car.” According to Honda the base model will run you $21,680.00, plus taxes, license, registration, and destination charges)
Auto Talk: New Acura design chief admits company went “a little overboard” with The Beak
Automotive News reports Toshinobu Minami, the new head of global design for Acura, says the company may have gone “a little overboard at some points” with the company’s shield grille. Minami said Acura has had bad feedback on the design from multiple directions, but says the company isn’t going to “buckle under that pressure.” Instead of scrapping the beak design all together, the designer wants to keep the corporate look while simultaneously reaching further out toward a premium design language. Honda, meanwhile, will receive models with a sportier and more active-looking exterior. Acura recently debuted more demure interpretations of the shield grille on models like the ILX and the NSX Concept. Funk Flex
Auto Talk: Acura NSX concept turns red in China
Hey look! A red version of the Acura NSX Concept for the Beijing Motor Show. Because it’s China, you know. Get it? Red. As in “Red China.” Funk Flex
Auto Talk: Acura Issue Apology After “Not Too Dark” Statement In Casting Sheet
Acura has issued a full-on apology … after we ran a story that the car company’s ad people sought an African American actor to play a car dealer who was “not too dark.” Click below to read the rest of the story. Funk Flex
