Review Index

2014 Acura RLX – Part 1 (Exterior)
2014 Acura RLX – Part 2 (Interior)
2014 Acura RLX – Part 3 (Electronic Features, Controls)
2014 Acura RLX – Part 4 (Powertrain)
2014 Acura RLX – Part 5 (Chassis)

Starts from the interior, the Acura RLX starts to show its value.

There are two things catches your eyes the first time you entering RLX’s cabin:

1. the 2 LCD screens on the dashboard
2. large percentage of the interior panels (door, dashboard, center console, armrests etc.) are wrapped in genuine leather, with fine stitching

I would like to expand the discussion on the above two points, because they represents the current trend of how automobile industry...

Today Jaguar released full details of its upcoming compact sports sedan: the XE. However, the below information is for UK market only. It is expected that the US market will not receive the diesel engine and the manual transmission options, at least for its initial market launch here.

You can go to the press release in the end of this article to get the full details. Below are some highlights.

One thing we note that the XE S 3.0 Petrol 340 model, whose engine outputs 332 lb-ft of torque, this equals to 450 Nm. Such torque rating has already reached the upper limit of the ZF 8HP45 transmission, according to this ZF do...

We have been following the limited-edition Aston Martin Lagonda sedan for a while. Last time I have shown you lots photos of its exterior in this article.

Today Aston Martin unwrapped another layer of this bespoke sedan, showing how its interior looks. While you may find its styling or how some details look is a little bit “strange” in your opinion, please note that the Lagonda is specifically designed to catering the Middle East market, and its designer is trying their best to meet its customers’ aesthetic opinion and taste.

In fact we not only show you the interior, today also comes several exterior images.

Test Car Information:

2014 Acur RLX with Navigation
3.5L naturally aspirated i-VTEC V6 with Variable Cylinder Management™ (VCM®), 310 hp @ 6,500 RPM, 272 lb-ft @ 4,500 RPM
6-speed automatic transmission, front-wheel-drive
MSRP as tested: $51,845 (including $895 S&H)

Review Index

2014 Acura RLX – Part 1 (Exterior)
2014 Acura RLX – Part 2 (Interior)
2014 Acura RLX – Part 3 (Electronic Features, Controls)
2014 Acura RLX – Part 4 (Powertrain)
2014 Acura RLX – Part 5 (Chassis)

Luxury sedans which are around the $50,000 mark are typically battle fields among candidates such as the Lexus GS, Infiniti Q70, BMW 5-series, Mercedes-Benz E-class and Audi A6...

The Jaguar Ingenium engine is a series of 2.0L displacement 4-cylinder engines from the Jaguar Land Rover Automotive. This engine family has both the petrol and diesel variants.

Today Jaguar released some more details about the diesel versions of the Ingenium engine, which will be firstly used on the upcoming XE sedan, and they are coming in two different output:

– 161hp, 280 lb-ft of torque
– 177hp, 317 lb-ft of torque
– Using technologies such as: variable exhaust valve timing; cooled low-pressure EGR, selective catalytic reduction

From the below image and also the official press release, you can find more in-depth content.

INGENIUM: THE WORLD-CLASS ENGINE TECHNOLOGIES...