Auto review: Is Acura’s 2021 TLX good enough to be Legend-worthy?
All-new for 2021, the TLX is the best iteration of Acura’s midsize sedan since the 2004-2008 Acura TL, a car designed by Jon Ikeda, now Acura’s vice president and brand officer.
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The 2021 Acura TLX A-Spec. (JAMES HALFACRE/Acura/TNS)
For too long, Acura has purveyed perfectly bland sedans with equally bland names, a far cry from when the division was selling Legends, Vigors and Integras, sports sedans that satisfied driving enthusiasts and non-enthusiasts alike. And while the automaker has recently fielded fun-to-drive crossovers, its sedan lineup lacks the spark that was a hallmark of the brand.
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The 2021 Acura TLX A-Spec. (James Halfacre/Acura/TNS)
The 2021 Acura TLX A-Spec. (James Halfacre/Acura/TNS)
Published January 01. 2021 12:06AM
By Larry Printz, Tribune News Service
For too long, Acura has purveyed perfectly bland sedans with equally bland names, a far cry from when the division was selling Legends, Vigors and Integras, sports sedans that satisfied driving enthusiasts and non-enthusiasts alike. And while the automaker has recently fielded fun-to-drive crossovers, its sedan lineup lacks the spark that was a hallmark of the brand.
With the arrival of the redesigned 2021 Acura TLX, that has finally changed, and not a moment too soon.
2021 Acura TLX long-term introduction: This one deserves a double take
We ll be taking an closer look at Acura s luxury-sport sedan over the next 12 months. Listen - 04:41
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We ll have better photos to show off the rich color soon, we promise. Steven Ewing/Roadshow
Now more than ever, the Acura TLX deserves your attention. The redesigned sedan is a more premium, better-driving car than it was before, and it s finally got the chops to truly battle Germany s luxury-sport stalwarts. That in mind and right on the heels of saying goodbye to our long-term 2019 BMW 330i we re adding a 2021 Acura TLX to the Roadshow garage for the next 12 months.