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RSX: A reskin comes for the 2004 model year, followed by a redesign for 2006.
TSX: Acura wants a less expensive sedan to position below the TL. The smaller Accord sold in Japan and Europe may be imported and rebadged as the Acura TSX for the 2004 model year.
CL: If the CL survives, which is by no means certain, a redesign would be targeted for the 2006 model year.
TL: The long-standing rumor of a rear-wheel-drive BMW 3-series fighter is just talk. The TL will continue on the Accord's front-wheel-drive platform when it is restyled and re-engineered for the 2004 model year. All-wheel drive might be offered. To give it more distance from the Accord, engine displacement gets a bump to 3.4 liters with about 280 hp.
RL: Forget the talk about a rear-drive V-8 flagship. Acura's top Japanese and American executives say the audience for rwd is too small, and they have no intention of producing a V-8. The redesigned 2004 RL likely will be fwd or awd and powered by a 3.8-liter V-6 mated to a five-speed automatic.
NSX: Honda believes the two-passenger, mid-engine sports car can remain competitive with minor tweaks over the coming years.
MDX: The sport wagon will be restyled and re-engineered for the 2006 model year. A 3.8-liter V-6 is expected.
ACURA
RSX: A reskin comes for the 2004 model year, followed by a redesign for 2006.
TSX: Acura wants a less expensive sedan to position below the TL. The smaller Accord sold in Japan and Europe may be imported and rebadged as the Acura TSX for the 2004 model year.
CL: If the CL survives, which is by no means certain, a redesign would be targeted for the 2006 model year.
TL: The long-standing rumor of a rear-wheel-drive BMW 3-series fighter is just talk. The TL will continue on the Accord's front-wheel-drive platform when it is restyled and re-engineered for the 2004 model year. All-wheel drive might be offered. To give it more distance from the Accord, engine displacement gets a bump to 3.4 liters with about 280 hp.
RL: Forget the talk about a rear-drive V-8 flagship. Acura's top Japanese and American executives say the audience for rwd is too small, and they have no intention of producing a V-8. The redesigned 2004 RL likely will be fwd or awd and powered by a 3.8-liter V-6 mated to a five-speed automatic.
NSX: Honda believes the two-passenger, mid-engine sports car can remain competitive with minor tweaks over the coming years.
MDX: The sport wagon will be restyled and re-engineered for the 2006 model year. A 3.8-liter V-6 is expected.
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