I have a 2016 Acura RLX and I love it! I feel it’s very underrated. It has literally everything on it. This was the first car with the dual screens, jewel headlights, and now every car company is doing it. I get a lot of compliments and a lot people claim they never really seen it. This is a car you’re not gonna see at every red light or in general. I guess I have a rare diamond now 😎

My 2017 RLX is dope! The look, the interior, the ride, the audio and technology! It’s all dope! Acura should’ve put me in charge of marketing cause I love this car!

RIP Acura Rlx, Acura should reintroduce legend and integra in future

Acura never advertised their largest sedan. It's like a ghost 👻 Plus the interior looked very dated

The RLX Sports hybrid model was a very underrated car with great gas mileage & performance in its class.. But the problem was the interior was not up to par as a luxury car.

It's a nice car that doesn't sell, It's purely business for Honda

I had a 05 RL years ago, such a great daily driver ! Now I have a 14 GS 350 f sport, I guess I’m a sucker for great cars that get discontinued 😆 The GS is great as well

Kirk, you totally nailed it. Brand renaming was foolish and the lack of a V8 for the Legend/RL/RLX didn't allow much distinction from other 4 dour V6s. Acura bet that the SH-AWD would be that distinguishing factor and they failed. I owned a 2006 RL and I have to say, the SH-AWD was great. I really enjoyed it until I traded it for a 2013 Lexus AWD GS350 F-Sport. I never had any issue with the RL but it just wasn't as fun as the 2013 GS350. Where you can see Lexus is trying to breakout of that conservative, reliable image, Acura is even slower accepting this reality.

when they took the name "legend" off the car its was all down hill from there what big mistake

Love that you made this video. As a current TL Type-S owner (and future IS or GS owner), its such a shame to see the RLX go, though it was expected. The Infiniti Q70, Lexus GS, and now the Acura RLX discontinued. No more Japanese competitors in this segment. I'm honestly very surprised the RLX was the last to survive out of the three.

When the legend was introduced . They were putting dents in a Cadillac quickly . At the time it was very reliable and nice looking

I guess you could say it was a Legend!

Oh man this was a flash back to the early 90s. The LS400 & Legend coupes were the Japanese muscle luxury cruisers to have at the time. I will pour a shot for the homie Legend. Also excited for tomorrow.

The TL-S never even had sh-Awd.

I was very fortunate to grab a pre-owned 6,020 miles - 2020 RLX SH-AWD advance package three months ago. Almost brand new and $30,000 less than the brand-new sticker price. I am extremely happy! I love driving my RLX everyday! Never thought I could ever own one

Acura had some beautiful cars during the early 90s. The Vigor and 2.5 TL were my favorites. The Integra also had a beautiful sedan. If Acura would have kept the Legend name and elevated the sedan to compete with Lexus, Mercedes and BMW, I am sure the Legend would still be around. Wow, the flagship sedan is now a legend! Lol.

My absolute favorite was the 2005-07 RL Gorgeous car

I think you'll want to cover more of Acura with the Type S being revealed soon. The 21 TLX will debut at the end of May.

Lexus: Discontinues GS Acura: Discontinues GS look alike

I drove a '91 Legend and miss that car. White 4 door black interior. Awesome video!

I happen to think the 2004 Acura RL is awesome. It’s true evolution when a car company is really stretching a product out and just continues to refine it. It’s old school simple luxury you can’t buy anymore. Tanks for the video

Another great review. Like you, I have no idea why Acura didn't right the ship after the Legend name was removed. Hell, Ford went down the same path with the Five Hundred and went back to the Taurus name plate a few years in.

I’ve watched your videos on Lexus/Toyota for a while, and really appreciate you doing these Acura/Honda content centered videos

Can you imagine a 2020 Acura Legend in dealerships right now.

Your channel is growing bro I’m glad

I own a 2002 Acrua RL and I have loved it ever since I bought it in 2003 it has always been reliable. I love the style of this big looking body.

I work as a service technician at an Acura dealership and haven’t even heard of this news until this video. I’ve found all the RL’s to not age very well aesthetically. I can see the RLX’s being similar years from now. But the Legend...... was legend.

I loved the Legend coupe, I used to go to the dealerships on Sundays and lust after the coupe. Once they got rid of the Legend name it was all down hill from there.

Kirk you don’t know how much i been looking for a channel that was in tune and with character like yours to watch talk about honda/Acura but couldn’t! We love 🇯🇵 cars wouldn’t hurt to bring up other time to time. Especially honda acura :) , great vid kirk!

Acuras ware way cooler back in the day.

Acura really needs to make a 2-door car other than the NSX. A TLX coupe with SH-AWD would be great, something to revitalize the brand.

Guy I knew had a Vigor with aftermarket wheels back in the 90’s. I loved looking at that car and dreamed of having one.

I agree with you wholeheartedly Mr. Kreifels; the very same thing can be said about "Integra", as "RSX" just isn't memorable.

The Legend will return!!! Mark my words. It WILL return & WILL be called Acura Legend. Wait & see

Sad, such a beautiful yet under appreciated car for years! Another victim of the SUV craze.

In 2004 I purchased the 1994 acura legend sedan champaigne ext/beige leather int. w/80k miles, premium gas only. Car drove so smooth, i fell in love with it. My next vehicle was a 1995 acura integra sedan bronze ext/beige cloth, base model w/132k miles. It was a gas saver, unleaded gas. I didnt know how to drive stick shift so i was taught to drive it in 3 days and there i go enjoying this gas saving light weight vehicle. Next car 1999 acura R.L. 3.5, pearl ext/beige leather int. w/201k miles at the time, now has 242k miles, yes i still have this 1, it drives just as smooth as the 1994 acura legend sedan i had but the 3.5 v6 in the R.L eats more gas than the 3.2 v6 engine in the Legend, the R.L still drives excellent, blows ice cold air and had alot of people asking me about it, not for sale. Now my daily vehicle 2003 acura MDX base model yeah bigger vehicle, eats gas but its an suv called the X. At 130k miles, engine and transmission still running strong, theres 2 more models above this 1 that do drive smoother "touring, touring with navi" but thats in 03, now theres sh-aw and more. The mdx requires premium...... Acura is loosing it, with these new exterior designs and dated interiors. If they bring back the LEGEND and INTEGRA, it will bring acura back on top of the list, keep the way the acura legend looked, give integra a new look, i dont mind that rear extended trunk on the legend, these new tlx rlx ilx and mdx arent really catching my attention.

Awesome review I fully agree with your analysis

Great reviews 👍

Finally what I’ve been waiting for. Hopefully you cover more Acura in the future. I think it’s smart for them to focus on their four core models. The new MDX is apparently going to be extremely nice. However I’ve also heard they will be bringing back the ZDX.

Great review " I had a1993 Acura legend , loved the look , ride and performance but someone totalled it . I have a 2007 to type S and it's a great car lots of pep .

Kirk, is the Lexus LS sales much better? I really love their LS, particularly their last model year with the v8, the 2017 LS 460. I worry about them discontinuing the Lexus flagship! Do you think that may happen anytime soon? Thanks! Another great video!

Agreed. I miss the first and second gen legend... but it started its decline when it started becoming the RL. RIP.

Picked up a CPO 18 RLX Sport Hybrid with 7200 miles back in Dec 2019. Zero issues, fun to drive, under 5 sec 0-60 mph times, and never seen less than 28 mpg city and 30-34 mpg on the hwy. It was a steal in the used market back then because of cheap gas, nobody knew what a RLX was, and everyone being SUV/truck crazy. No way the RLX is worth the +$60,000 new; but, excellent value and solid reliability to +150,000 in the used market. Glad I own one because I think we will never see another car with this type of powertrain again from Acura.

It is sad that the Rlx is coming to an end they really are underrated cars that should of been more popular I have a 97 Acura rl and I love it the materials still look nice the ride is good. RIP Acura rl, rlx, and legend

Had a 1989 Acura legend and that car was bulletproof!had a 2004 Acura TL and that was the most durable car I ever had, 258,000 miles and still ran like a new car.after that was a 1991 mercury tracer Lts which was the next runner up in the Acura’s class.

Great video and I thank you for the info. I Drive a Honda civic LX coupe 2009.

Thanks for making this great videos dude, I want to ask you when do you think we will see the new Lexus RcF with the new generation??

I would still buy a 05-08 RL today despite its age. It has always been my favorite Acura followed by the 3G TL, which I own. The RLX kind of looked dated upon arrival so I’m not surprised that it didn’t do well.

Is it a good idea to pick up one of these used if I plan to drive it for 7-8 more years?

Such a shame infinti killed off the Q70 Such a shame LEXUS killed off the Gs Such a shame Acura killed off the rlx

I disagree with some of your comments. Mercedes has renamed a few times... the 190E? That is essentially a C-Class today... GLK, M-Class, and GL became the the GLC, GLE, and GLS respectively (which aligned with the C, E, and S-class)... Infiniti renamed their cars and SUVs, Lincoln a few times over, etc. However one of the biggest rename flops in history is the Ford Taurus -> 500. It was so bad, FoMoCo quickly went back to the Taurus name. Porsche even revived the 718 name and prepended it to the 982 Boxster/Cayman, all to no ill-effect. BMW technically "split" their name line-up... where a 3er was split between coupe and sedan, with the sedan remaining the 3er and the coupe shifting to the newly penned 4er (to be inline with the 5er/6er and 7er/8er, etc.). Name changes aren't per se the death knell... the RL/RLX's demise was 2-fold. 1. Acura was seen by purist as more of a "near-luxury" brand... and 2. for a flagship luxury saloon, the price of admission was a V8, with Mercedes and BMW even offering V12s. Honda's refusal to put a V8 in the RL/RLX meant it would never truly challenge the incumbents. Obviously today's notions have had a major shift, with forced-induction V6's or inline-6's being sought after over V8s and V12s, means Lexus' refusal to shift mindsets quickly (hanging on to naturally aspired V8s) will be now biting them in the butt.

Man..I had a 92 Legend 4 dr sedan bought it in 01 with 101k miles. Drove it for a decade sold it with 230k miles..same engine/trans never any real issues except normal wear/tear..tires /brakes.battery. Best car I ever had and women went crazy over it...lol That's why I kept it so long..

Next, Infinity discontinues the Q70

Who’s ready for the Toyota event tomorrow at 11:00 AM, I am

I currently drive RLX and I love it hardly see them on the road best car I ever drove but you can not compare it to Honda Accord the TLX is compared to the Honda Accord even the Honda Accord caint compare to a TLX FOH

The Legend was the best Coupe and Sedan EVER!! All the RL’s were dead on arrival👎👎

Now ill never get rid of my 2014 RLX this makes me sad, its a great car zero issues and tons of power

1992 Legend Coupe LS 5 speed Manual -- One of my best cars ever!

The Vigor, 1991 Legend Coupe these cars were stellar

Owned a 2006 RL and till date, it remained the smoothest and silent Acura car I ever owned. Now own 4th gen TL and it isn't comparable in any way. RL was so silent, the Awd was superb, the car is so comfortable.

The RLX will be missed. Love my mind tho, great video

Yes, more Acura please!

It sucks that the RLX is getting discontinued. Too bad. Now no Acura’s will be made in Japan now.

He said exactly what I was thinking... the year they switched the name from Legend to RL it went down hill!

I agree that the current Acura naming is stupid and confusing. It seems so anonymous and you cannot really relate to the car behind the letters. Legend, Integra, Vigor sound so much better and they should have kept those names. Toyota would never rename the Corolla - except they actually did call it Auris in Europe for 2 generations. But they realised the mistake and now it is back to Corolla again.

Channel never fails to disappoint on Japanese automotive news

Crazy. I was literally thinking about how I never see these things yesterday

With the discontinuation of the RLX it is the end of the Acura lineage from it's beginnings in 1986. None of the Acura's are made in Japan anymore all are now made in USA.

I think a TLX type S coupe would be kinda cool. But make it special, with special expensive color options and limited different versions.

Yes Please. Honda Acura too. Love your videos.

I currently own 2005 RL and its such an underrated car. I need 2020 RLX in my life

I'd still take a Acura RLX Advanced over a Lexus ES 350 Ultra luxury. Quieter cabin, better handling, and better sound system.

Can’t help but notice that gorgeous LS 400 sitting on the desk

I completely agree, an Integra Type S would make me moist in the loins compared to an ILX Type S, and this is coming from an Acura fan. I'm looking very much forward to my TLX Type S in 2 years time though :)

yep rest in peace the Acura RLX 2014 to 2020

I have a 2006 RL & its cost a arm & a LeG for Maintenance but sum How i love it !! Plenty Leg room & its like a timeless body

These are great vehicles. Owned one and loved 70% of it. The good,fender drivetrain, great AWD, reliability. The bad, mediocre seats, dated technology and bland styling. It was fantastic on ski trips though.

It was a premium, not a luxury car. Acura didn't understand the difference. Too bad, they're nice cars. Could probably get a great deal on one.

Hey Kirk! It's time to understand that it's not about car names,tlx,rlx,ilx etc... It's about horrible Acura marketing job! Acura is 2nd tier 'luxury' brand and this won't change for long time. How about new 2023 Integra. You think the name Integra will help to sell more units,especially when in the past Integra was far more advanced and desired than competitors. For now Acura have 2 good suv, ilx and Tlx,which seems to be going in right direction. Type S...another good move! But simply there is no market for big sedan at this moment no matter how you name it...Rlx or Legend etc... That segment is shrinking and even for Mercedes or BMW isn't easy to sell such cars. 2020 RLX was a good luxury car, really underrated, but simply not being able to compete with premium brands. Even nowadays they have no advanced electric car or even announcements which could help Acura to build company's new image of advanced and premium brand.

100% Agree with you. Renaming a model or the whole brand is very crucial in the car industry. Just like what Johan de Nysschen did to INFINITI. He single handedly put INFINITI brand into loss by renaming the whole lineup.

i loved my 2006 RL, had an interesting look and sports sedan size.

Great historical context, thank you. Because the car won't be sold here in the States does not mean the car is dead. Rather, it will be sold in Europe, Asia or Canada. Also, the used car market is bigger than the new car market here in the States due to a declining middle class and income.

Agree with you 100%. Lost interest after 2nd gen.

The 96-04 was my favorite RL!!! 22's bolt rite up, love those square bodies...

Glad to know...It was a Bust odd in shape. Why didn't they follow the Legends DNA?

Once Acura got rid of the LEGEND name and the 6-Speed manual transmission, it was a wrap! The LEGEND and other manual shifting Acura's were very popular among my peers, as everyone I knew either had a LEGEND or INTEGRA, or wanted one. Once the RL replaced the LEGEND, and all sense of sportiness the LEGEND once possessed, everyone started to look elsewhere. Acura pretty much shot itself in the foot by replacing the LEGEND, and by your numbers, Acura never healed from such a foolish and costly decision! BRING BACK THE MANUALS, ACURA!!!!

picked up an 18 rlx hybrid with advance with only 28k on the odometer for 35k. love it

In 2005 if I were to go to a acura dealership I would look at the tl and see how bubbly that it looks, unlike the sharp lines of the tsx and tl. The tl had almost the same features and a manual option (pretty much same with the tsx) the only thing that would probably convince me to purchase a rl would be for the pax tires which as they are now know to be a massive failure. If I had to pick one at the time I would pick the tsx.

Their current branding is what it used to be, precision crafted performance and the RLX was just a nice luxury car. hopefully, they release another one soon and will probably be more oriented towards sport. But I think they'll focus on the TLX and ILX more making the ILX the sporty car with the manual like the integra

Acura second gen RL and RLX have suffered a lot more than Lexus say GS, because the overall design isn’t that sophisticated. It does not look like a luxury car, rather it looks like more an upscale of a Honda Accord. On the other hand, the second gen Legend and the first gen 3.5RL were very sophisticated, the overall design looked like what the luxury car should be. In order for Acura to survive in a luxury market, they need to think what makes a luxury car? Why people buy luxury car? To me, Acura isn’t really a luxury brand comparing to Lexus or Infiniti, Acura is more like a performance brand.

I used to have a '14 TL and I got the RLX as a loaner during 1 service. It felt bigger and harder to drive. Better luxury than the TL tho.

The Pandemic might have just RIP all these legends.

First the Lexus GS and now the Acura RLX. Geeze, there are some of us out there that still prefer sedans. Guess Genesis still understands this with their 2021 G80. Wonder if more people will gravitate towards BMW and Mercedes now? Perhaps Genesis?

The RLX wasn't competitive from the start. It just looked like a larger TLX with an identical interior. They didn't do enough to make it feel special & unique. It wasn't competitive enough with midsize sedans like the 5-series, E-class, A6, Genesis sedan/ Genesis G80 (& maybe even the G90), the Lexus GS, & Infiniti M/ Q70. The big 3 German brands outpaced Acura. Acura was slow to implement major changes in the interior to upgrade it. They caused the model's demise themselves. It was so overpriced for what you get. It wasn't worth the money.

To this day, except for the NSX, the best Acura is the second-generation Acura Legend (91-95). After the RL was released in 96 things went downhill. What were they thinking taking away the Legend coupe for the CL?

The Acura RL(X) had only one gorgeous generation and the rest were either boxy (earlier models) or had a weird style that didn’t follow through, just bits here and there (later models). That good generation was the 05-08, not including the 09,10 refreshed models. The exterior was the only elegant one in the lineup favoring a bit more curves. The head and tail lights looked great and alluded to the first gen CL, another great looking Acura. And it was simply designed, not overly decorated.

Such beautiful cars. I had a 1998 RL. Fully loaded. Sadly only enjoyed the car for about a month. Decided to blow a head gasket at 150,000

RLX was absolutely fantastic, better than all competitors, no doubt...like TL 4 gen, with sh awd ,it was absolutely amazing

Didn't even know they're still making these !

They should have came out with an RL coupe along side the sedan with options like 3.5 Natural, 3.5 single and the 3.5 twin, with the SH-AWD standard in all