DLTSX6MT

I would have bought a TL, but bought a TSX because I liked it better and it actually suited our needs better. "Needs" didn't happen to include using my car as a proclamation of my manliness or how much more money I make than you. My ego is stable enough, my logic sensible enough, (and my schlong big enough?) to allow me make the less manly, less Jones-keeper-upper, less typical Umurican choice. Same line of thinking that put a minivan into our garage, instead of a frivilous SUV.

dom

lol...

I bought the TSX even before the 04 TL's were out or anyone had any idea what they looked like. I wanted the TSX so bad I couldn't wait.

CGTSX2004

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And I loved it so much that I got a second one 2 years later.

EDIT: Come to think of it, so did you, for that matter...

Mokos23

I saw the current TL-S in front of me on the highway this morning. Pretty sporty, but I don't like the new smoked taillights in the rear. Other than that pretty sweet car. Now would I take an IS350 or G35 sedan over it? Probably not. But, I would take the TSX over it.

It's ironic because back in Dec. 03 when I first got the TSX, I was looking at the dealers leftover 2003 TL-type S's, but I felt the TL back then was too big and the interior wasn't as nice as the TSX was. I wanted the new TL too, but it was a bit out of my price range w/navi and there was a waiting list to get the color I wanted. Anthracite color.

jlukja

45 year-olds driving TSXs


no, wait .....

mrproul

i was loaned a TSX when my 02 TL-S tranny went out and i have to say that my 02 handles better than the 07 TSX i got. If i wanted an accord i would save the extra cash it cost for an acura and just bought a honda accord. TSX= No power untill 6000 rpm, clunky doors and cramped interior.

just my 2cents

Mrproul

dom

dom

Are you calling the TSX an Accord?

LuvMyTSX

Thank God. That little bastard was gettin' on my nerves.

LuvMyTSX

:gheylaugh:


You're only 44, no worries.

waTSX

waTSX

Sorry, Mrproul, but this is just flat ridiculous.

rex.

I agree with EuRTSX, Alin10123, and you should drive both cars for yourself so you can compare the way that YOU feel in them.

I have an 06 AT TSX. I've driven an 05 6MT TSX and boy was I jealous! I've also driven an 07 6MT TL-S and was very impressed. But you can't really compare an I4 to a V6. If your determined between the two I guess we can hope for a race between the 2007 Honda R&D TL Type S and Grand Am TSX on the Touge. If anything, wait for the 4th Gen TL & 2nd Gen TSX to be released and decide from there.

alucardx

CL Platano

Nah man i'm not bashing anyone picking up a TSX over a TL each car serves its purpose. I dont think you can go wrong with either , the only thing which the whole TSX forum already knows is the TSX is underpowered. The K24 is a great engine but as usual Honda didnt put it to its full potential leaving its buyers looking for ways to squeeze every gobble of hp out of it possible. The same goes for the J32, the engine has potential but Honda didn't do enough with it. To me the 3G TL and the TSX is too cramped inside that is why I bought the 2nd Gen TL for me and later on the 3G TL for the woman. I just get all hot under the collar when its said that its the ultimate handling car out in the market. At the end of the day its still a 3400lb FWD grocery getter with a sexy interior just like a TL unless you modify the hell out of it, my car included.

DLTSX6MT

Um, if you're playing that silly "it's just a dolled up <insert car name here> with a <insert car brand here> badge" game... the TL is far guiltier of this than the TSX.

Technically, it's the TL that is a US Accord... 2G TL was 1998-2002 Accord, 3G TL is 2003-2007 Accord. And if you really must go down this route...TSX is a sporty, European tuned car in every market it's in. TL is built on the US Accord which is a bloated family grocery getter car for everyman and everywoman (in the U.S., that's every bloated man and every bloated woman, I might add) - although definitely one of the best family grocery getter cars.

JyeJye

I hope when I'm 45 I still enjoy driving a car as fun as my TSX and not be driving around in an SUV or family car.

JyeJye

Some things never change. If you look at the parking garages of companies, you'll see that the junior guys who just got the job are the ones taking out 5 year financing plans and are just barely able to buy their entry-level luxury cars while the older people who make 3 or 4 times more are driving the less "splashy" cars.

JyeJye

I will second that. I've driven the 3.2 TL and the TSX is MUCH better at handling. And 6,000 rpm? Sorry but that's just not right.

GenXY2k

i know this is an acura forum and i personally own a 06 tsx. and i gotta say, i LOVE my car. for the features that came with it and the handling and high revv 2.4. nothin can beat it in the same price range.

BUT, if u r looking at tl-s. which is around 37k. with that price, i would personally go with the new G35. i m sorry, honda's v6 just can't keep up with nissan's VQ. they know how to make the perfect I4 but not v6. and u don't get that torque steer because it's either rwd or awd. it's just not smart to put that much torque on the front wheels and honda knows it.

Mokos23

That's what I've been telling people who look at a TL-S, for that price I'd rather buy an 07 G35 sedan instead. You get a better deal for the money, but, they say that the interior is still nicer, which is bs because I sat in both the TL-S and G35 and the interior is about as equal this time around. The G35 interior is way better than the old one. Also, I'd rather have a G35 that is made in Japan vs a TL-S that's made in Ohio.

wackura

The TSX and the TL-S don't even have a similar set up. A topic like this will never be about how the two cars compare, but about which qualities of the car are more virtuous. And complicating matters the TL-S costs nearly 10 G's more, which shuffles the deck a few times over again.

But in general terms, I read a lot of posts talking about the power difference equating to sportiness, but in practicality it barely seems to matter. My real-life experiance with sporty driving is puling tight curves on back city streets or country roads much faster than usual, and having a feeling that the car isn't realy there, that I'm simply moving wherever I want to move.

For driving the winding roads, the engine doesn't need to be bigger because I hardly have a chance to use the power to begin with. The shifter and the steering wheel see most of the action.

For driving winding roads I prefer the car to be smaller and lighter because you feel less intertia pulling the car outwards, and hence feel safer the car won't fly off the road. I'd actualy prefer an RSX to the TSX or TL but that wasn't an option. The idea of puling tight corners with a full sized sedan strikes me as silly and dangerous.

Those luxury boats with the large displacement engines shouldn't be called sporty, they should be called a fast-passers, or something more descriptive of their limited usefulness and more generic apeal.

wong05tsx

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fixed.

and i too like the sleekness of the tsx and being able to fit into things the TL can't.

Wisc Badger

good points...

I had the option of spending the extra +$8000 and getting a TL-S. I chose the TSX over the TL-S for these reasons.

1. GAS MILAGE! more HP = bigger engine= worse milage. Plus where you gonna use that power around town? I only have a cold air intake on my TSX and the thing won't do a 12 sec 1/4 mile but it hauls ass pretty well on the highway and back roads.
2. I think the TSX is better looking. The TL's are very nice but they are a bit bulky looking and I STILL don't get the awkwarldy angled tail lights... tri panel look on the back end just plain ugly my opinion. I think my tsx is the most estetically pleasing car on the road... didn't feel that way with the TL.
3. Even though the TLS has more HP, i don't think its worth the price. If you really need that kind of power pick up a TSX, spend $4000 on a supercharger (assuming hondata will eventually come out with a reflash to acompany it) and you'll still have $4000 left over to do whatever you want... hell start a college fund for your kids or something.

I haven't found 1 thing better about a TLS that doesn't have a valid counterpoint for the TSX... which is why I picked mine up. I've spent the $8 grand i saved on other stuff to make the car exactly what I want it to be instead of having a stock TLS that blends into the crowd more than not.

Both have a 6sp manual available.
Both have bluetooth
Both have a Navi available
Both have all the little things standard (leather, sunroof, keyless entry, ect...)

Like I said before... why overpay for a car that is just as nice if not nicer (which the TSX is in my opinion)

TSX is for people who love driving quality cars but know where the money should be spent.
TL-S (in my opinion from what I've seen in my hometown where even the landscapers drive BMW's and Hummers) is for people who want a great car but need the status symbol of having a model "below them" in the company line up. No offense.

dank2hydro

TSX= only model in Acura lineup still manufactured in Japan
TL= manufactured in Ohio

Which may not mean much but it is one main reason I purchased a TSX over a TL

Also, the TL and TSX just do certain things better than the other which will attract different segments of the market. Either way I don't think you can go wrong with either choice.

dank2hydro

But am I missing something? Why do SOME people assume that the higher cost car is better for you no matter what? If some people can be satisfied with a $30,000 car why hate on them because you have a $40,000 car. I never get that and I see that a lot on this and other forums. Sorry, just had to say it.

davidspalding

Very funny just reading the last page here. I drove a 2007 TL loaner for a day while my 2006 TSX was getting a minor repair. It felt as comfortable (okay, more cushy) but I had to really coax it to show the same moxie on the streets and highway that my TSX does at the drop of a hint. (And no mistake, it did, it zoomed. Driving back from a team lunch, one companion said, "I think my hamburger just did a somersault in my stomach.") I also felt the TL was "bigger," boatier, rather like the US Accord V6 coupe I test drove before buying the TSX. Waaay nicer inside than the Accord, naturally.

After a month in my TSX, I had a hard time using some of the TL's controls ... as there were more of them. Sometimes simple is better.

No #&%*: by the end of the day, I was aching to get back into my own. Really. The TSX is nimble, light, slim, and fun. The TL just felt like a powerful Fat Catmobile. A bigger tiger, but without the spunky kittenishness.

Mokos23

that's wrong because the RL is also manufactured in Japan.

wackura

I agree with the sentiment though, I don't think Japan built a long standing reputation for quality workmanship and reliability without the help of the workers themselves, and even though the corperation might have a foot in Ohio and Canada, the Japanese labor is still in Japan.

vitocorleone

It's the (ignorant, self-centered, egotistical, narrow-minded) American Way, that's why.

Wisc Badger

+1 to both of you... glad I'm not the only one to think that.

well put