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Rocket_man

The 9ZF didn't go 'bad' until 500 miles or so down the road. Whenever I had the transmission re-learned by the service department it was better for about 500 miles then the same lagging shifting happened. So assuming the review cars they had were low mileage they might not have been acting squirrely yet.

Tesla1856

Interesting. Do you remember if they:
- Loaded current firmware on transmission controller/computer ?
- Keeping fluid changed if it looked dirty? IIRC, there is also a filter that most ignore. I would think it should also be changed (along with all fluid) with problems like this.

Rocket_man

I'd have to go back and look up the records on my car. I have a later build 2015 after Acura claimed there some was some fix in the transmission from the early 2015 cars. There might have been, I never had the hard shifts that early 2015 cars had, but they also updated the transmission again in 2016 so my car is in a sort of grey area. Not old enough to qualify for a replacement, but not new enough to be the fully fixed version. I recall they flushed the transmission once and did the relearn procedure. It drove much better... for about 500 miles then it felt like it did before. I took it back they did the relearn again. Again it drove better but after 500 miles it was back to normal. It was the learning feature that was making it worse. When I took it back again they told me they couldn't do anything else other than the relearn. Which didn't really offer any permanent improvement.

Eventually I installed a VCM muzzler and that gave me more improvement than anything Acura did for me. I still have the car. Other than the transmission it works well for me. And now with the VCM muzzler it is peppier. It is paid for, I have 35K miles on a 5 year old car. I haven't driven it much since the pandemic. So I'm in no hurry to replace it. I will probably replace it in 2 years. Will that be a TLX? RDX? Acura? I have no idea.

Midnight Mystery

Sounds like you have a good car there.

CheeseyPoofs McNut

Right. I recall seeing lots of positive reviews when the 1G came out. These guys only get the car for a limited time initially - it's not possible to unearth issues that may show up over time.

Tesla1856

1. Yeah, our 2014-MDX was got several firmware updates to both Transmission and Power-Steering that improved shifting and steering.
https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-mdx-.../#post16621988

also, see this about filter

https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-mdx-.../#post16625484

2. Never heard of it, thanks. I would have tried one on the MDX.

3. This all started back in May-2020 for me. I kinda regret not just buying the TLX then and I could be enjoying it now, but I got caught-up in this car. I would still buy a clean 2020 TLX V6 SH-AWD Advance White/Parchment (with less than 10,000 miles) for $30,000 if it could be had. My dealer has some 2020 TLX service-loaners for sale (selling as used with low miles) , but they are lame configs and still priced too high.

Still say it's a sweet car:

cruiserchuck

I think Acura knew about the transmission shifting issue before the car went on sale. I was planning to buy one, and recall that the on sale date was delayed for several months due to transmission issues. I do not recall ever seeing if Honda described the exact transmission issues, but I suspect it was the shirting issue.

AcuraFan1980

fiatlux

With how chiseled the body is, the wheel looks so out of place. It looks like it was inspired by the 15" hubcaps on the base 9th gen Civic.

Tesla1856

And have you noticed all the 19-inch wheels are actually the same? They just have different paint-jobs.

The 2020 TLX had such nice alloy wheels (and they were free/included) ... just like any Acura ever.

fiatlux

I haven't seen the base and tech wheels yet, but yes the A-Spec is just the advanced wheels but with some black paint. I guess somehow black makes things sportier?

The current A-Spec wheels are orders of magnitude better looking than these. Probably the best (non-NSX) wheels since the 3G waffle wheels.

Tony Pac

Looks great! I saw yesterday at my work parking a S4 and interior was so boring and uninspiring. This definitively looks sexy!

TSX69

pyrodan007

^ "The TLX is known for its legacy as a performance luxury sedan" ... really? They really use the term performance like a chef putting salt on everything. Too much and it's not good.

cruiserchuck

So were you expecting truth in advertising? I doubt a dealer would truthfully state that the TLX is known for its crappy transmissions and vibrations at higher speeds.

Tony Pac

Not a review but a great video: Also the first few seconds...that sounds! Sept 28!!!!!

Tesla1856

It does sound nice.

However, it looks-like and sounds-like the TLX 3.0T Type-S, while the video is about the 2.0T . Just sayin.

Tony Pac

You’re correct. It’s Type S.

The interior of the advanced look very upscale and high end. Did you notice that wood trim and attention to detail?

Tesla1856

1. And that video is a remix someone uploaded, so not on Acura ... I just don't like how we keep seeing flashes of Type-S, and then really talk or show TLX-2.0T. People might get the wrong idea.

2. Yes, it's very nice (on the console and doors also) ... Gypsy talks all about "the wow factor" in the official video. What they fail to mention is that only comes in the Advance. You have to watch for Interior shots of A-Spec trim to see what the rest of us get (like in Tech package for $45k). Same goes for wheels, seats, and other items. Sure, NOW we finally have spec-sheets (but even then, you have to read very closely).

Rocket_man

Looks like wood trim is an optional accessory. As is aluminum trim.

Tony Pac

I think Advanced trim has it. But it looks very premium and upscale. Loving it!

CollinR4

FYI, looks like Canada has the 2021 TLX in the model lineup on their website. Nothing on U.S. site yet but shouldn't be long now.

https://www.acura.ca/tlx

pyrodan007

Just realized the price range is 47-54k (including shipping, no taxes). That's dangerously close to Germans. And a pretty high starting price. There's no way the Type-S will be less than 60k here in Canada.

Seems they're mirroring Audi's starting prices (46-53k, no options). Fully loaded A4 with all options is 62k plus 2k for shipping. TLX is still competitive but options are not one-one though.

Tony Pac

Looking great! Thanks for sharing. It looks like it will hit the dealer around the same time as in the US.

The A-SPEC looks awesome but $60K. Same price as the A-SPEC RDX.

Tony Pac

"Get ready to conquer every corner. The TLX comes standard with Super Handling All-Wheel Drive™* (SH-AWD®), the racing-inspired, torque-vectoring technology which takes handling to a higher level, with more stability and precision through all corners and conditions" This is an awesome news! Well done Acura.

Tony Pac

Check the beautiful pictures of the new TLX: https://www.acura.ca/tlx/photos

fiatlux

I think it would be a good idea for them to do this across all their cars in the US as well. That would help put some distance between the Acura line of cars and their Honda counterparts. In fact, 6 years ago there was speculation that Acura would do just that: https://www.autoweek.com/news/a19081...el-drive-only/. Yeah yeah, I know this will increase the "base" price of the cars (by effectively eliminating the base FWD version) but Acura is already moving up-market so maybe that's not a big deal.

It's funny, a lot of people in the general public don't even know that some Audis can come with FWD. From a practical perspective, almost every Audi on the road does come with Quattro, and they've turned that into their differentiator against Mercedes/BMW, to the point where most people perceive Quattro to be superior to 4Matic and xDrive. I would love to see Acura do the same thing with SH-AWD since it really is one of the best AWD systems on the market.

Tesla1856

It says that on Canadian Acura website somewhere ?
So, it's not an extra $2,000 now ?

Interesting that yall can already build a 2021 TLX online and here in the USA we can't.

GhostTL09

iTrader: (1)

Build...hell we haven't even had a review of any sort, and I don't count the Acura promo reviews.

Tony Pac

Correct! No extra $2K. In Canada is standard.

We have some bugs, so it's not perfect website yet. But yes, we are ahead of you guys. Where are the reviews???????????????? Acura is sleeping lol!

fiatlux

Well, the $2K is already built into the price; it's not like they're throwing it in for free. They just removed the FWD that would have been $2000 cheaper. It's priced the same as an RDX with SH-AWD, isn't it?

Jiten Patel

More or less, yes the same price. Canadian RDXs all have SH-AWD as well, no FWD option available here.

Tony Pac

Correct! Nothing is free in this world lol!

The price isjust baked in. He asked no more $2K charge, so I said no. Now the price includes AWD.

Tony Pac

I called my dealer to ask about the new TLX and he said today they have received over 200 calls in the last 2-3 hours, people asking about the arrival of the TLX

He was a happy man....he was hoping these calls turn to customers!

AcuraFan1980

Sure they did..

That’s the same thing I’d say if I was trying to make commission

Tesla1856

I wonder what commercial they just ran up there.

I told my dealer they should just run the 1-minute drone commercial and simply add their dealer name & number silently at the very end.
People will call or drop-by for sure.
At the very least, they will go to the Acura website to find a dealer by zip-code.

fiatlux

200 calls would be 1-2 calls per minute. If that's the amount of time a dealer gives to each customer making an inquiry, I'd stay far far away.

Put it another way, he's either lying or exaggerating.

04WDPSeDaN

iTrader: (1)

I can assure you he's blowing smoke. I worked for Acura and I know their operation. Every dealership is hungry for sales across the entire board (Service, parts, used and new cars).

Tony Pac

I sent Alex on Auto a message to ask when is he going to review the new TLX. He is super cool. always answers my messages. Let's see what he says...