Originally Posted by costanza
My wife and I test drove 2 base model RSX's yesterday. One had 300 miles, the other was a loaner with 3K miles. On BOTH, when the engine hit 3K rpm's it turned into a buzz-box, vibrating the floor and gas pedal badly. NOT what I would expect from a car with the name ACURA
The RSX, especially the Type-S is loud - and Acura designed it to be that way. Not sure about vibration though. My S is pretty smooth. It's not a luxury car! It has engine noise, road noise, etc... The RSX is a niche product and doesn't really fit in with the rest of the Acura lineup.