Whereas the exterior design has all the elements of a Betty Crocker cooking school (or more specifically, following the directions on
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| The flashy blue lights emanating from the dash and center stack, struck a nice counterpoint to the tangerine-coloured, crocodile-embossed leather seats. (Photo: Acura Canada) |
I can tell you one thing, you'll never see the stains from that spilled bowl of Zoodles-to-Go that your wife told you not to take into the car while you were downloading music into the built-in hard drive using the AcuraLink satellite communication hookup. I can take the colour orange in small doses, like, say, in "Construction Ahead" signs, and I can handle the odd crocodile skin wallet or shoes, but anything larger than a briefcase covered in alligator-like skin, and orange crocodile-pattern skin at that, well, it's just wrong. Which is too bad, because the seats look uncomfortable but are said to be
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| You can download music into the built-in hard drive using the AcuraLink satellite communication hookup. (Photo: Acura Canada) |
Anyhow, I just have a tough time recovering from the sensory overload induced by the tangerine-coloured, fake-crocodile leather, but once I get over that, I'm sure I'll be better equipped to appreciate the rest of the cabin, which is simply gorgeous. Off-white suede and leather in the cargo area, overhead and on the doors, a clear acrylic insert in the dash, more speakers than you can pile in a bathtub, a full length strip of sunroof illuminating both rows of seating, dark, hardwood flooring, an integrated hard drive and eight-inch LCD screen. This is way nicer than my apartment. I've got hardwood floors and all, but rosewood? In my dreams.