First I want to start off with putting all biases aside. I am seeing a lot of comments of comparing this against the TL and TLX being an inferior product. Its a different product not inferior.
I personally have owned
2001 Acura TL (for 13 years and 190k)
2010 Acura TSX V6
2013 Acura TL SH AWD
And we currently have a 2014 Acura TL SH Awd (mine) and 2014 MDX (wifes).
The car I drove was a V6 Advance. Black Copper with Tan interior.
First the exterior, the car looks much better in person than pics. The rims do look nice, but I wish the wheel gaps were smaller. The front of the car is gorgeous, with the jewel LEDs and isnt too busy. Walking around the car the rear reminded me a lot of my TSX with the short trunk deck, and when I saw the trunk I was really impressed with the size, much better use of space compared to my car. Side profile, like the front looked great, nice and neat.
The interior, when I sat inside it was identical to our MDX. Which I didnt like not cause the MDX is bad, but I would have liked the TLX to have more of its own personality. I noticed unlike the MDX the TLX did not have power steering column adjustments, which I found a bit odd for a sedan of this magnitude. The interior does feel a bit cramped, I am 6 foot 200lb(maybe I need to lose weight..). There was plenty of headroom but you can defiantly tell the car is narrower than the TL. The shifter buttons are more of a cool factor; I was honestly missing laying my hand on the shifter. I didn't find the seats as supportive as my TL, and kinda felt small. The headrest was amazing, like a soft leather pillow:thumbsup:
The salesman I use is a pretty cool guy and came with me on the drive. I drove for 30mins or so and drove it hard. I first drove it on normal and I saw the tranny lag others are talking about, the handling was nice but nothing special. Acura said they are going for a vault like quietness, it was quite but I didnt really think it was anything special.
For the second half of my drive I used Sports +, here the car really shined and felt a lot more athletic. When on the highway there was plenty of torque for passing and had a lot of midrange grunt. I also liked the fact that when using paddle shifters it didnt automatically up shift on me. With being FWD you do feel torque steer but its manageable.
Overall its a great car, and amazing bang for your buck. But at the end of the day I still preferred my 2014 SH AWD TL, maybe when the AWD TLX comes out I might change my tune.
Any questions, just ask.
I personally have owned
2001 Acura TL (for 13 years and 190k)
2010 Acura TSX V6
2013 Acura TL SH AWD
And we currently have a 2014 Acura TL SH Awd (mine) and 2014 MDX (wifes).
The car I drove was a V6 Advance. Black Copper with Tan interior.
First the exterior, the car looks much better in person than pics. The rims do look nice, but I wish the wheel gaps were smaller. The front of the car is gorgeous, with the jewel LEDs and isnt too busy. Walking around the car the rear reminded me a lot of my TSX with the short trunk deck, and when I saw the trunk I was really impressed with the size, much better use of space compared to my car. Side profile, like the front looked great, nice and neat.
The interior, when I sat inside it was identical to our MDX. Which I didnt like not cause the MDX is bad, but I would have liked the TLX to have more of its own personality. I noticed unlike the MDX the TLX did not have power steering column adjustments, which I found a bit odd for a sedan of this magnitude. The interior does feel a bit cramped, I am 6 foot 200lb(maybe I need to lose weight..). There was plenty of headroom but you can defiantly tell the car is narrower than the TL. The shifter buttons are more of a cool factor; I was honestly missing laying my hand on the shifter. I didn't find the seats as supportive as my TL, and kinda felt small. The headrest was amazing, like a soft leather pillow:thumbsup:
The salesman I use is a pretty cool guy and came with me on the drive. I drove for 30mins or so and drove it hard. I first drove it on normal and I saw the tranny lag others are talking about, the handling was nice but nothing special. Acura said they are going for a vault like quietness, it was quite but I didnt really think it was anything special.
For the second half of my drive I used Sports +, here the car really shined and felt a lot more athletic. When on the highway there was plenty of torque for passing and had a lot of midrange grunt. I also liked the fact that when using paddle shifters it didnt automatically up shift on me. With being FWD you do feel torque steer but its manageable.
Overall its a great car, and amazing bang for your buck. But at the end of the day I still preferred my 2014 SH AWD TL, maybe when the AWD TLX comes out I might change my tune.
Any questions, just ask.
