CLtotheTL32

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I'm a huge fan of the regular TSX sedan but I saw a wagon in person a few days back and I'm up in the air about it. I think I still prefer the sedan. The dealership had 3-4 on the lot but I only took this picture:

Infamous425

i prefer the wagon but the tech pkg costs $4k more than base, WTF!?

SSFTSX

head lights are different. tinted glass, and some interior lighting differences.

iforyou

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I'd take the wagon with SH-AWD.

civicdrivr

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Id take it was a 6MT over the SH-AWD.

But I wouldnt complain if it had both + a V6.

CLtotheTL32

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^That would be awesome BUT I would rather see the regular V6 sedan get the 6-speed.

ghttf

dont 4get the jdm tyte mugen yo

HBaJ

Being here in Europe during the school year, I really can't iterate enough how good looking the Accord Wagon is, especially in the flesh.

biker

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Biker, who happens to be in Paris for a few days.

civicdrivr

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That Mugen wing on the sedan looks horrible.

But Ill take the Tourer any day of the week.

Costco

Good thing someone quoted SSFTSX.... cause damn this looks good.

Mizouse

i saw one of the black wagons in person tonight. looks pretty slick.

fsttyms1

I must admit, I got to drive and sit in the Wagon and in person is a Great looking car. I really liked it.

Belzebutt

I have to go to Acura and check it out, park my Avant next to it.

SSFTSX

http://www.carkeys.co.uk/launches/ho...cord_2011.aspx


The new Honda Accord, due to go on sale in the UK in July 1 priced from £21,695, isn't so very different from the model it will replace. The changes amount to a mid-life update, and perhaps the most significant of them is the fact that more cars in the range officially emit less than 160g/km of CO2, which as business customers will know is the Write Down Allowance threshold.

Some mild adjustments to the exterior styling make the 2011 Accord look slightly sharper than its predecessor, and there's no doubt that the car is well-equipped. Even the most basic examples are fitted with 17" alloy wheels, cruise control, Vehicle Stability Assist and connectivity for Bluetooth, MP3 players and iPods as standard.

By the time you get to the range-topping Type S, you're offered 18" wheels, satellite navigation, active cornering lights and high-beam support (which dips the headlights for you when the car senses another one is ahead of it at night) without having to explore the options list, though you do have to pay £29,400 for all this, or £30,755 if you've chosen the Tourer estate body style rather than the saloon.

The Type S also has a more powerful 178bhp version of the 2.2-litre i-DTEC turbo diesel engine which elsewhere in the range produces a maximum of 148bhp. This might be described as a mixed blessing. Most diesels with 178bhp or so perform very strongly at low revs, but the i-DTEC doesn't. If you want to go quickly, you're going to have to work it quite hard, to the extent that you might almost be as well with a petrol engine under the bonnet.

Another peculiarity of the Type S is that, although it's not especially sporty, its steering is incredibly sharp. On several occasions during a short run over some back roads at the media launch in Northern Ireland I found myself turning in to a corner, then releasing the steering as I headed towards a verge, then make a second turn almost immediately afterwards, simply because I wasn't prepared for the front end of the car to react as quickly as it did. Nothing else about the Type S makes you think it's going to behave like this, so it takes some getting used to.

I also tried a 148bhp diesel ES GT, on the basis that Honda reckons this will be the best-seller in the range. It reacted more in the manner I was expecting, which was a relief, but in both cars I suspected that the people who set up the front suspension never spoke to the people who set up the rear during the development process. On bumpy roads (and there seems to be no shortage of those within a 15-mile radius of Coleraine) the ride quality of the Accord might charitably be described as odd. Perhaps it's better on smoother tarmac.

When Honda first started fitting diesel engines to the Accord, they suffered badly from an immensely irritating whine from the alternator drive. To my great relief this has been eradicated completely - not, frankly, before time.

Two more trim levels not already mentioned are called ES and EX, and the engine line-up includes 2.0 and 2.4 i-VTEC petrol units, the latter offered only in the EX. Automatic transmission is offered as an option on all models except the Type S, which is manual-only.

biker

Honda manged to gut even a diesel of low end torque.

I still don't get why Honda is not offering diesels in the US.

Costco

Must be the infrastructure. Same reason why other manufacturers don't offer as many diesels as they do in Europe/Asia. Not too sure about Asia, but I know in Europe they tend to like diesels much more than we do. I'd be all for it personally.

What I really don't get is why they haven't made direct injection work for them when more and more manufacturers are continually implementing it into their engines as time goes on. When optimized I don't see how a DI engine would be less efficient than an otherwise virtually identical non-DI engine.

Coupled with their new 6AT Acura would likely be able to boast about being the first luxury automaker to have a 300 horsepower, 30+mpg 6-cylinder engine, I believe.

dom

I think its because they haven't released a new engine family in quite some time. I'm sure we'll see some advancements and possibly even DI with the J series replacement due in the next year or two.

SSFTSX

VW and all German brands are now offering diesels and they pretty succssfull.
Fullly loaded VW Jetta TDI cost close to $27K (not even leather) and it does not have fraction of Euro Accord built quality and refinement.
In EU 2.4 and 2.2 Type S has nearly identical prices. If Acura offers diesel TSX at $36K loaded it would sell pretty well for those who drive high mileage.

Edward'TLS

Let's hope that their schedule remains this way.

I just hate to hear words like delayed, postponed, and canceled, which have been used rather often with Honda lately.

phile

i wouldn't have seen it either

but the clear headlights clean up the car's overall look and that shade of blue is really nice.


headlight design is one area where Acura is really being left behind in the dust. I don't expect them to jump on the LED bandwagon, but they need to take a look at what even Hyundai is doing with their headlights.

KillerG

whats wrong with acura headlights ?_?

neuronbob

Tried to test-drive a wagon but my dealer sold the last one they had, and aren't due to get another for a month. The worst part is, they are a high-volume Acura dealer and their expected wagon volume is low.....and the earthquake made supply worse.



I will go out on a limb and say that the TSX wagon is the best-looking current Acura. The relatively high-revving I4 that's so gas efficient is icing. Don't need a V6, though I do wish there were a stick. I know not many would buy one with a stick, but I would do it.

SSFTSX

Truth about car review. Usually the most harshest critic of Acura but now alteast they agree V6 is simply better and price justify the premium feel/acceleration

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/201...-acura-tsx-v6/




TSX wagon in white.

Yumcha

Saw one on the road yesterday...I want one!

Infamous425

i want one too. in pictures i thought the rear end looked kinda frumpy but in person it doesn't look too bad. and i like the updated front end as well.

dom

Where were you? They're not sold in

CCColtsicehockey

I think this weekend I might see if the local dealer has one as I want to test drive it.

Moog-Type-S

Have yet to see one on the road.

Bankz

hey guys i heard that there's a new TSX coupe coming out 2012 is this true

justnspace

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the rsx is making a comeback!?

chill_dog

Yumcha

Merged...

oonowindoo

Honda made a TSX Wagan before they make a TSX Coupe...

biker

Colin

Just FYI, we have one wagon slated for production in May and one in June. It seems as if they're using this production to fill orders from March and April. You might check again with your local dealer to see if they've got new confirmations of their production allocation. We recently received the following communication from Acura HQ. (I believe it's only referring to NA production but it wasn't clear)

Shift_Acura

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF7sx...feature=relmfu

SSFTSX

TSX wagon is taller and heavier than Sedan. I expect sedan will get 10% better at higher speeds.

http://blogs.insideline.com/roadtest...-mpg.html#more
2011 Acura TSX Wagon: Excellent Highway MPG

I'm late in updating you all, but last week, I drove 800 miles in our 2011 Acura TSX wagon. On the trip north to Half Moon Bay, California, I was hurried, slavishly monitoring the radar detector, driving with no regard for efficiency. Well, here's how that shaped out:

461.7 miles --> 16.760 gallons of 91 octane --> 27.5 mpg

On the way back, though, at your suggestion, I decided to do a fuel economy run, limiting my speed and smoothing my throttle inputs to maximize mpg. I remember someone suggested a 65-mph pace, but that's not realistic on Interstate 5 where the limit is posted at 70 mph and the vibe among motorists is decidedly unrelaxed. So I picked 70 mph as my speed and tried to stay close to that (obviously I had to go slower on certain portions of CA Highway 152 between U.S. 101 and I-5).

Make the jump to see how old leadfoot did.

342.3 miles --> 10.521 gallons of 91 octane --> 32.5 mpg!!

To review, the 2011 TSX wagon is rated at 22 mpg city/30 mpg highway/25 mpg combined.

Cruising at 70 was not the most comfortable pace because of the contentious environment among motorists and truckers on I-5. I would often go up to 75 mph briefly when passing trucks to lessen the severity of the tailgating behind me. Had this been a purely recreational drive, I would have just cruised at 75 mph, even at the expense of a couple mpg.

Still, the fact that I got 32.5 mpg speaks to what a few you have been saying about the TSX wagon's appeal as a fuel-efficient entry-level luxury car. This wagon has more appeal for me now that I know what kind of mpg it can lay down if I'm disciplined and unhurried.

Erin Riches, Senior Editor @ 6,951 miles

biker

YEH

AB review.

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/29/2...iew-road-test/

To sum up: one of the best FWD chassis setups. the interior could use some work, tho.