Carsales Staff•22 Mar 2014
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NEW YORK MOTOR SHOW: Acura's Euro debuts
Honda's North American prestige brand set to unveil its new TLX, the car that might have been the next Accord EuroAcura has issued an image of the TLX ahead of the production car's introduction at the New York Motor Show next month.
As we reported last month, the TLX is set to replace the current TSX, which is basically a badge-engineered version of the current Honda Accord Euro.
Honda has remained tight-lipped about the prospect of a new model Accord Euro, so named in Australia to distinguish the European-styled mid-size car from the larger Accord, which was designed for the American market but has slimmed down in its latest incarnation. It's a complex situation for Honda, made no easier by rival Mazda's decision to adopt a one-size-fits-all approach for the Mazda6 – formerly a car sold in two different sizes for North America and the rest of the world.
Word from Honda/Acura is that the TLX will offer two engines, a 2.4-litre DOHC four-cylinder coupled to an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission and a 3.5-litre DOHC V6 matched to a nine-speed automatic. The V6 option and the change of model name suggests the TLX is built on the 'American' Accord platform, rather than the Euro platform previously underpinning the TSX. If that's the case, say goodbye to any chance of a third-generation Euro.
The TLX is an attractive car and would make a strong case in the Australian market (wearing Honda badges and marketed as a 'Euro'), if not for the fact it's built at Honda's Marysville plant in Ohio. The greenback is on the rise against the Aussie dollar and naturally there's no incentive for Acura to build TLX for right-hand drive countries. In North America the TLX will offer all-wheel steer (with rear wheels steered independently by means of toe control). The V6 variant will also be available with Super-Handling All Wheel Drive for the snowbelt climes in America and Canada.
Advanced safety features for the production car will include Collision Mitigation Braking System, Forward Collision Warning, Lane Departure Warning, Lane Keeping Assist System, Adaptive Cruise Control with Low-Speed Follow and Blind Spot Indicator.
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