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No Lexus RX numbers?
Not surprised that Cayenne has fallen off a cliff given the new generation coming out soon.
Smaller Luxury CUVs coming later… Q5, X3, RX, RDX etc.
RX isn’t any smaller or cheaper than FX or MDX.
Lexus simply doesn’t offer a RDX/X3 competitor.
Agreed, the MKX, RX, FX, and MDX are all about the same size. I’d actually throw one of the Mercedes CUVs in there too (the one bigger than the GLK) but Mercedes CUV/SUV alphanumerics confuse me.
@NulloModo, they confuse you … because they don’t have the mandatory “X” in the model name?
th009 –
No, just because Mercedes lettering scheme is bizarre in general.
The S is the big sedan, the E the medium sedan, and the C the compact sedan, that’s fine. Why is the coupe based on the S (or now the E) called a CL and not a SL or EL, while the CLK was based on the C class. Going to roadsters the SL is the big roadster, and the SLK is the small one, but neither are anywhere near as big as the S class nor based on it. You have a CLS that’s a coupelike sedan based on the E class, but a SLS is a retro halo coupe.
In the SUVs/CUVs, the G class is the big true off-roader, the GL is sort of a full sized SUV, but you also have the M that isn’t that much smaller than the GL, and I’m not sure what the differentiation between the two is supposed to be, and you used to have the ML which some somehow half a size below the M. So the GL doesn’t share the platform of the G, and the GLK doesn’t share it with either, and you have the G prefix for complete opposite ends of the spectrum with Ms and Rs thrown in the middle for good measure.
It just seems to me that the alphanumeric should give you some clue about the nature of the vehicle. BMW at least has it down where coupes all start with even letters, sedans with odd, roadsters with Z, and SUVs with X, and the higher the number, the bigger it is.
@NulloModo,
The M-B naming system is a mix of historical and new. The C, E and S classes have been around for decades (although originally the model number was numeric only, and the class was implied). “SL” was the original roadster — such as 450SL — and the “K” suffix was added to indicate smaller models (“K” for “Kurz”, or short). Now they decided to use the same for GLK. The GL they tried to build off the reputation of the original G (the serious Gelandewagen, or off-road vehicle). But how they came up with CLS is beyond me.
BMW’s system is less clean than it used to be, too. Small coupes are still 1-series and 3-series, not 2-series and 4-series. And the last two digits only give a very vague indication of the engine size now.
To have non-confusing model numbers you pretty much have to start over with the numbering, like Audi did in the mid-90s. (A for sedan, S for sport, then later Q for SUV/CUV, and the number indicates size). But new systems aren’t necessarily very obvious, either — see Lincoln and Acura for examples where the letters are pretty much meaningless.
Good thing Ford brought out another vehicle that is failing on the D3 platform…the MKT. What a colossal waste of time and money…thankfully, as you can see gather from looking at it and sitting in it…no effort at all was used in the design process…therefore…none was wasted.
And no effort was put into your post, as usual.
Audi Q7?
That ZDX is selling as well as something that ugly should be.
Id like to know what Honda is putting on the hood of the MDX.. virgins?! DAMN!
Probably the only damn thing selling besides Honda / Acura integrity and the TL.
MDX sales were horrible last year; current volumes are clawing back up. 2010 models also got the new engine and trans, so the ones selling in May 2009 were (maybe) at the end of the previous run, and no one wanted them.
The MDX has always been one of the best vehicles in the Acura lineup. For its size and heft it handles very well and is pretty quick even for a V6. The SH-AWD system really shines here.
Drive one. It’s a real eye opener.
Of course look around at the rest of the stuff on the lot and you might want to close them again. :)
I believe the motor in that is the 3.7.. its squarely offered against the RX and or X3/5.
Like eating pork.. or shell fish.. Id rather die than get in one.
This is the same type of vehicle.. that all of the rest have with the same intended market.. with only the technology to set it apart.
Be nice if they actually marketed its ability..
As far as the engine goes..
Im sure its displacement is fine, its the size / heft of the vehicle itself.. that would hamper its ability to get out of its own way. Ya wouldn’t need to increase the motor size.. decrease the sprung weight.. and its intended market might like to drive these things..
Then again..
They really dont like to drive.. (see intended market.)
I am so glad they aren’t selling many X6s. What an eyesore.
Why is the Mercury Mountaineer on this list? Since when is Mercury considered luxury? The Buick Enclave isn’t on this list. Buick isn’t really luxury either but it seems closer to luxury than Mercury.
Also why does it include the Volvo XC60, isn’t the XC60 in the smaller CUV class with the X3, RDX, EX, GLK, LR2 etc?