The Acura TYPE S is BACK!
 

concept.
https://www.acura.com/news-and-press...ticle=11177-en

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Isn't it too little too late? Last time I checked sedan sales tanked and no one is buying them. You rarely see any new Mazda 6 around or any new tlx. Still a few new accords around.

looks great

It doesn't really look any different than the current TLX to me... looks like a concept for the TLX

Oh wow I thought it was a coupe, thought the RC sales probably enticed them

:ahwow::considered:

Unless it's me but i'm seeing jaguar xfs design into this one?

Sportback seems to be the latest trend ... it has the rear slope/coup lines for it but I wonder if it is. I see traditional trunk opening in one of the pics.

Concept = aka will look nothing like this.

It's not super outlandish... it might be close.

I like the look a lot!

Sharp looking car.

Never been a fan of Acura outside the nsx but this excites me.

nobody buys acuras anymore.. rarely ever see new ones on the road.

Not for Honda -- with Honda, their "concept" car already looks 90%+ like how the production model will look when it is released.

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Here's what the normal TLX (bottom pic) would probably look like

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possibly living up to the badge and not just diluting it like BMW's M division

being a honda i think there's a good chance for a traditional stick shift (they recently just added it for the civic hb sport touring)

FailFish:heckno: no thanks

Haha so the CSX Type-S wasn’t diluting the badge?

I mean none of these cars are real performance cars as long as they’re FWD

a tamer version of this is not diluting a badge

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FWD not real performance? :smug:

The current generation Civic Sport Touring Hatchback has had the 6-speed manual as an option since 2017 in Canada

Give me a break you’re not seriously going to argue FWD is superior to RWD for performance are you? Jesus....

Any performance oriented FWD car is spending a good deal of its tuning and potential just trying to diminish/overcome the fact that it’s FWD.

And yes, slapping the Type-S badge on a Civic Si is the definition of diluting something.

And is a very very fun and forgiving manual too.

Great car to learn on.

Keeping an eye on this for sure as my 4G TL is getting long in the tooth.

give me a break if you're just gonna put words in my mouth, jesus... when did i say FWD is superior?

every platform has its shortcomings

Type-S is just a sporty trim like Si, it's not a homologation like Type-R from the yesteryear

diluting would be putting Si badge on a Pilot/Passport with a body kit

Pretty much what AMG and M is now. My neighbour just bought the new X3M.

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at the rear