Today the media gets to drive and review the car but I don’t think any specs will be revealed. They will be under embargo till the given date they can post about it.

 

We won't get the specs for sure. But we will get some data.

 

Nevermind. I can't say that. I don't want to get anyone in trouble. I don't even know if the guy is on this site. Lol.

*sigh*...

 

hmmm

2021 Acura TLX Type S | Precision Crafted Performance

 

That info is still the exact same. Nothing has change since the day they announced information about the features.

 

My dealer just called to inform me that Acura is now taking color combos and order requests and what colors I’m wanting. He mentioned because of the chip shortage basically Acura is only producing based on preorders and special orders and they won’t just be sending dealers random cars to sit on the lots. He mentioned they should be getting their show room car in the next few weeks and that the special orders will start arriving within a few weeks of that.

 

The chip shortage should also affect the RDX/MDX availability on dealer lots since they sell a lot more of them. Blaming the Type-S for sitting on lot is a bit of BS to me since, in Canada, there's only 6 colors with predefined options that cannot be changed from factory. With the momentum of the Type-S, they wouldn't sit long before being sold this year. It's just one more excuse to offer zero discounts and play with pricing.

 

Sounds like your dealer is making up BS to get people to plop down a deposit for a pre-order.

 

i already had it preordered months ago. There’s 6 currently preordered and he said they are only ordering the 6 that have placed one and Acura needs exact model information so they are only sending what my dealership is requesting no extras. He said Acura isn’t producing a lot and only producing enough for the orders nationwide. It wouldn’t help my situation to lie to me about that to try and get a preorder when it’s already been preordered for months. He only called to get my exact color options so he could send that info to Acura and then we just started chatting about the situation.

 

So it doesn’t look like there will be any news today.

 

Never was meant to be any news today. Today is when the media all goes to California.

 

Right now on Eversly’s Instagram story you can see they are on the track doing promotional videos for the TLX Type S.

 

I was trying to see if the TLX had a heads up display but I didn’t see one. 😞

 

Type- S had landed 🛬..... Finally.

 

There is still hope for YouTubers to take videos tonight.

 

Jon Rivers head of Product planning for Acura stated that info will come out in the coming days.

 

First look videos will probably be out tonight or tomorrow morning.

 

This year a total of 300 Type-S will be produced to be distributed to 275 nationwide dealership. You do the math.

 

so, another year of dismal sales?

 

Hate to burst your bubble but TLX was up 102% in the Southwest Region. It was 4th in its segment beating out the BMW 3 series, Lexus IS, Audi A4, Mercedes C-Class, Q50. I think its pathetic that a moderator will go out of his way to talk to disparage a product without any real data. TLX sales are going up my friend. I am sorry it will go against your agenda.

 

 

What does up 102% mean? Month over month? Year over year?

 

There are 240 being produced for Canadas 37 mil population. There are 328 mil people in the US. Unless you have a document that states that, you are not telling the truth.

 

More photos.

 

 

I guess the hood length was necessary.

 

Month over month, let me see if I can get you year over year.

 

Sorry its 300 a month this year. Most your larger dealerships will get around 5 to 6 total from May to August.

 

Interesting, because nationwide TLX sales were down 6% MoM

 

Just as I confirmed with the engine design. Pretty complex with the Turbo charger sitting on top of the transmission. Similar design to the Saab & Caddy 2.8L DOHC Turbo V6.

 

I'm sure it will be an option. No way they don't

 

Just because sales are down nationwide, it does not mean sales cannot be up in a specific region.

 

Holy crap, that is a mess. Now we know RDX Type-S is not happening with this generation.

 

 

Down 6% vs up 102% is a HUGE delta. That would imply either the volume for the Southwest is tiny compared to nationwide, or the regions outside of the Southwest saw a massive drop.

 

Not sure if I am reading it right - the cooling system looks very interesting and quite extensive. The turbo housing also seems larger than the hp number suggests.

 

So much hype. I sense $80K price tags coming with dealer markups and underwhelming performance. They already CGI'd that drift in the promo video so....

 

Compared to engine bay of 4cyl TLX where you can see lot of empty space, this is packed. I hope this is not adding too much weight on nose, will find out in couple of weeks.

 

Looks to also have a TD04 Turbo and well as an exhaust valve like someone earlier in this thread pointed out

 

Seems more like protective packaging. I'd be very concern about those rubber lines surrounding the Turbo and the additional heat generated, especially sitting above the transmission. Heat is the killer of all. I sure don't miss pushing wrenches, but rip to the technicians doing basic services to this vehicle especially in the summer. That engine bay will be unbearable. Such a terrible design IMO.