• honda diesel

    Report: US-Market Acura TSX Diesel On Hold

    Honda has been talking up plans to add a diesel to its US lineup, starting with an unnamed 2009 Acura model assumed to be the TSX. Turns out Honda neglected to cover all its bases: The new engine reportedly passes emissions when equipped with a manual transmission but not when an automatic is bolted up. Acura wisely decided the U.S. business case for a diesel TSX sans slushbox was problematic, resulting in the temporary cancellation of the program. Will we ever see it? Ward's reports a source simply saying "The (diesel in the) Acura has been canceled.” [Ward's via Temple of VTEC]

    11:00 AM on Mon Nov 3 2008
    By Andrew Stoy
    1,190 views, 28 comments

    Most discussed Mr. Subaru: who wants a slushbox anyways. Manuals are cheaper overall. more »

  • jalopnik reviews

    2009 Acura TSX, Reviewed

    As I said in my TSX-tease at midnight the other night, the four words I'd use to describe the new 2009 Acura TSX, would be "competent yet remarkably boring." But let's be clear, that's not to say the new TSX is bad — it's just, you know, not the best foot forward for the Acura brand. But there's a bit of a problem as the TSX is, and always has been, the entrée to Honda's luxe brand — a means to move buyers from those high-volume Accords to lesser-volumed, but higher profit Acuras.

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    12:30 PM on Fri Mar 21 2008
    By Ray Wert
    19,676 views, 40 comments

    Latest by summerst: Does anyone know where the 2009 TSX is being made (US, Canada or Japan)? I just bought a 2004 for more »

  • jalopnik reviews

    2009 Acura TSX

    You already saw the official live reveal of the new 2009 TSX, and as I told you earlier, there'd be more coming tonight. The "more" is I've already had the chance to drive the 2009 Acura TSX, but we'll get to that tomorrow at our regularly scheduled noon review time. First, let's take a moment to talk about the whole business of writing an entertaining review about a car. A vehicle on the extremes of terrible and amazing is much easier to write about than reviewing a car sitting smack-dab in the squishy vanilla middle between dull and duller. Given the adjectives available for both ends of the spectrum are so much more appealing, it's no wonder this is the case — think epic, brilliant, orgasmic and their diametric opposites of appalling, disgusting and vomit-inducing. When emotion drives your verbiage it usually means you've driven either an amazing car or a complete pile of horse excrement. When it's none of the above, it's hard to get the same level of excitingly quotable quotes. Which brings me to the subject at hand — the 2009 Acura TSX.

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    12:01 AM on Thu Mar 20 2008
    By Ray Wert
    10,505 views, 61 comments

    Latest by Sarcasmic: @ca-usa: I think most Honda/Acura owners would say the same thing about why they like their cars. They're comfortable and more »

  • 2009 acura tsx

    2009 Acura TSX, Officially Revealed!

    We first showed you the teaser shot a few weeks back, then the press release accidentally went live a short time later. But now here it is in the flesh for all you Honda-headed fan boys — the all-new 2009 Acura TSX — powerful double plenum grille (same as that found on the new 2009 Acura RL) and all. The new TSeXiness is supposedly "more agile and more powerful than ever before" and that seems to be the case given the DOHC i-VTEC in-line 4-cylinder producing 201 HP and 172 lb-ft of torque with the manny tranny. Get the rest of the deets below and remember to head back here later tonight when we're expecting to have some more TSX news. Unfortunately said news is not an S-type. But we can't have everything can we? Well, yet anyway.

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    10:14 AM on Wed Mar 19 2008
    By Ray Wert
    9,342 views, 42 comments

    Latest by mcryder: needs RWD and a small bore V6 then this would be a decent ride. 3 series alternative, i think not. more »

  • new york auto show

    2009 Acura TSX Press Release Accidentally Hits Internet Before New York Auto Show Unveil

    The rapscallion readers at VWVortex have let slip all the deets on the Acura's new "hotness" — the 2009 TSX. You've already seen one teaser shot along with a teaser release, but now here's the whole shebang. We'll have to wait for sometime later on (when Wert's able to run the story on his first-drive he just finished up out West) to get the full spiel on the new pre-entry level luxury sports sedan from Honda's luxe badge. The full press release follows the jump. More »
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    5:27 PM on Wed Feb 13 2008
    By Wes Siler
    6,545 views, 35 comments

    Latest by DieterX: @Bumblebee: The "image seeker" part is there because "my rebadged underpowered Euro Accord for which I paid too much money" more »

  • new york auto show

    2009 Acura TSX Revealed, To Debut At New York Auto Show

    Rather than deal with the usual issues of a long-lead press drive engendering spy shot after spy shot of the new 2009 Acura TSX, the boys and girls from Honda's luxe brand have decided to just drop a single shot of the new TSX out the day before the press drive begins. The shot shows off basically everything you need to know about the exterior of the new TSX, giving you a real taste of that new double-plenum power grille (just like its big brother, the 2009 Acura RL, revealed in Chicago last week). In addition they've also announced we'll be seeing a performance version of the new TL sometime later this year. But for the moment, here's the deal — the new Acura TSX is coming to the New York Auto Show, and we'd like to say more, but you'll have to wait until the embargo's up on our fearless leader getting behind the wheel this week out West — and whether the new TSX will be powered by Honda's new i-DTEC clean diesel powerplant. Full press release below the jump and a larger shot of the one above in the gallery below.

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    12:01 AM on Mon Feb 11 2008
    By Wes Siler
    27,818 views, 43 comments

    Latest by mario1956: Another cookie-cutter design. When did the auto designers go on strike? It's bad enough that the New Camry that came more »

  • chicago auto show

    2009 Acura RL to Debut at Chicago Auto Show

    The Acura RL never found much love in the mainstream luxury market, due partially to the lack of a V8 and FWD/AWD setup. Though the car offers a lot of technology and good power, it's not something often mentioned in the same breath as the competitive offerings from Lexus or Mercedes. We've heard some rumors that this new model will debut at the Chicago Auto Show and carry the newly designed diesel engine. Someone also intercepted a communiqué from Acura about the new RL (and updates to the TSX), which is below the jump. More »
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    1:45 PM on Mon Jan 28 2008
    By Matt Hardigree
    5,820 views, 17 comments

    Latest by raymondo292: Funny how many people comment about the RL, and don't know jack about it. I got sick of waiting for more »

  • new cars

    Honda Teases Us With Images Of New Euro Accord US Acura TSX


    The folks at Honda's European offices apparently aren't ones to leave much to the imagination. In the video above, the next generation European Honda Accord (and next gen US Acura TSX) gets undressed with the same kind of modesty normally reserved for Page 3 girls. Other than a full profile shot, we get to see almost every angle of the touring (wagon) version of the new Accord. The version in the video and photos still retains the strong lines and extruding grille of the current Accord/TSX but has moved away from the Star Destroyer look by adding a few curves.

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    12:15 PM on Wed Jan 23 2008
    By Matt Hardigree
    2,244 views, 29 comments

    Latest by instrumentofaction: [4wheelsblog.com] Accord unveiling, now with less tease. @DieterX, True...that grille is less than I'd hoped for. The less chrome the better as more »

  • new cars

    2009 Acura TSX

    Enterprising young whipper-snapper of spy photos Chris Doane happened to snap up some shots of the next-generation 2009 Acura TSX right outside of Honda's US facilities. The new TSX is expected to take on a more "aggressive look" that will, we're sure, not include the duct tape on this test vehicle, but will probably take design cues from the SPORTS 4 concept car Honda's luxe brand showed at the 2005 Tokyo Auto Show. We're told we should expect to see a base model with a 2.4L i-VTEC 4 cylinder engine under the bonnet and a Type-S model with the same 240 HP turbocharged motor found under the hood of the Acura RDX — only in the TSX, it'd get a bit of a boost up to 260 horses. Full spy report below the jump from Priddy's main man and click here for the shot in all its high-res glory. More »
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    3:04 PM on Wed Oct 3 2007
    By Ray Wert
    60,040 views, 19 comments

    Latest by TampaRon: I hope the TSX doesn't take on the design cues of the RDX and MDX, they are both hideous. more »