Acura TLX Photo Gallery

Acura's signature LED headlights.

My favorite angle.

Acura's idea of a sporty-looking sedan.

The Lincoln appears much more elegant.

The TLX looks a bit thick from this angle.

Even more elegant from the rear quarter.

Less plasticky, but now anonymous in character.

The Lincoln's interior has its own weaknesses, but at least they tried to do something different.

Aside from the buttons and displays, a cleaner instrument panel design than in previous generations.

The dual-screen plus a knob and buttons interface has found few fans.

Complicated control scheme requires too many taps for simple operations.

Cushier than a Honda driver seat. But a little less aggressively bolstered than the old TLs.

Adequate room and comfort for a man of average height. Need more? Acura wants to sell more RLXs.

Depressions on each side of the carpeted cargo area help keep items from sliding about.

Feels stronger than 206 horsepower thanks to 8-speed dual clutch transmission. Good sound, too.

Wide, low nose. Strong horizontal emphasis from LED headlight strips, stretched pentagonal grille.

Muscular fenders, yet elegant in 2.0T Advance form with 19s. This blue one of three no-cost colors.

Type S looks almost too aggressive. Summer tire option includes NSX-inspired 20s. This blue $500.

G70's exterior pleasant but derivative. Thick-spoked black wheels incl with Sport don't work for me.

Cab-rearward proportions unusual for a car with a transverse engine. Rear too heavy from this angle?

Looks high-end European from this angle. Much happening in the rear fender--bulge makes it all work.

Artful interior with few straight lines. Advance replaces aluminum with natural-finished wood trim.

With the A-Spec or Type S you can get red leather and stitching for a more intense ambiance--or not.

Even in Sport form the G70's interior is much more subdued, with a Jaguar flavor. No red leather.

Wide, low horizontal emphasis inside the TLX as well. Upholstered IP in A-Spec, Advance, and Type S.

Cockpit. Transmission controls occupy much of center stack to clear space for touchpad on console.

Seats have adjustable side bolsters and thigh support in Advance and Type S.

Marginal rear seat room. But the successful 3rd TL was no roomier.

The Type S has additional bracing--but the rear seat still folds.

Decent-sized trunk--in part because there's no spare.

Four-cylinder turbo fairly strong when prodded, but can feel lethargic around town.

Space for another engine behind the four-cylinder. Body stretched for entirely aesthetic reasons.

New turbo V6 in Type S much stronger and more responsive, and makes better noises (adjustable).

SH-AWD effectively counteracted understeer on curvy US-33.

Blue Ridge Parkway. The TLX was still comfortable towards the end of a long day.