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Introduced in 2014 for the 2015 model year, the Acura TLX is a pretty OK mid-size sedan. Compared to the car we tested a couple of years ago, the 2017 model year is a little bit costlier.
Sans the $920 destination charge, the 2017 Acura TLX starts at $31,900. That’s about $200 or thereabout more expensive than yesteryear’s model, yet Acura can’t actually explain why prices have gone up. Worse still, the TLX is an extremely slow seller. Like sluggishly slow.
Since it went on sale in 2014, the best sales month of the Acura TLX totaled 5,777 units (October 2014). This year, the mid-sized sedan didn’t sell more than 3,779 units per month. It’s a very low-volume model and Acura knows it. These said, what’s new for the 2017 MY? Well, the TLX adds three new dynamic exterior colors: San Marino Red, Lunar Silver Metallic, and Modern Steel Metallic.
In addition to that, an ebony black interior is now available with the San Marino Red and Fathom Blue Pearl exterior colors. Excuse my French, but is Acura trying to sell a car or bore us to death? Despite the dreariness of these updates, Acura Division general manager and vice president Jon Ideka tries to sugarcoat potential customers:
"The Acura TLX continues to receive accolades for its combination of styling, driving dynamics and luxury refinements. TLX embodies the performance and technological sophistication of the Acura brand."
Dear Jon, your accolades and boisterous approach to the TLX is fine and all, but that doesn’t make your product a hit with the public that’s in the market for a mid-size sedan. It’s a bit of a shame when you think about it, more so if we refer to the TLX with the wood-grain trim adorning the interior, the 3.5-liter engine, Super-Handling AWD, and the button-operated 9-speed tranny.
Thank God for the 2017 Acura NSX! If it weren’t for the second-generation NSX, the Japanese automaker would’ve been duller than a broken sandwich.
Since it went on sale in 2014, the best sales month of the Acura TLX totaled 5,777 units (October 2014). This year, the mid-sized sedan didn’t sell more than 3,779 units per month. It’s a very low-volume model and Acura knows it. These said, what’s new for the 2017 MY? Well, the TLX adds three new dynamic exterior colors: San Marino Red, Lunar Silver Metallic, and Modern Steel Metallic.
In addition to that, an ebony black interior is now available with the San Marino Red and Fathom Blue Pearl exterior colors. Excuse my French, but is Acura trying to sell a car or bore us to death? Despite the dreariness of these updates, Acura Division general manager and vice president Jon Ideka tries to sugarcoat potential customers:
"The Acura TLX continues to receive accolades for its combination of styling, driving dynamics and luxury refinements. TLX embodies the performance and technological sophistication of the Acura brand."
Dear Jon, your accolades and boisterous approach to the TLX is fine and all, but that doesn’t make your product a hit with the public that’s in the market for a mid-size sedan. It’s a bit of a shame when you think about it, more so if we refer to the TLX with the wood-grain trim adorning the interior, the 3.5-liter engine, Super-Handling AWD, and the button-operated 9-speed tranny.
Thank God for the 2017 Acura NSX! If it weren’t for the second-generation NSX, the Japanese automaker would’ve been duller than a broken sandwich.
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