Mokos23

Should've posted this in the TSX section and see how they react there.

dom

We do have too many.

Scrib

meh.... I'll merge this.

black label

Don't lump us all together.

Some of us are here because we love cars, it has nothing to do with sales.

NJSGTI

When I test drove the 09 I asked about the diesel version and the dealer said they expect to get close to 50 mpg hwy. I don't now how true that is but it sounds pretty good.

Im not too sure I understand why there are more diesel cars coming to the US if it takes 15% more oil to make a gallon of diesel than a gallon of gasoline. That really isnt helping our dependency on foreign oil.

Mokos23

in Europe, there are diesels everywhere, so i guess you can blame the Euros for the dependency in foreign oil

Ken1997TL

A diesel is quite often 25 to 30% more fuel efficient

AznX TL

the grille is growing on me........

majin ssj eric

That thing wouldn't look too bad if you got rid of the wheels and grille. Still, the 1st gen TSX>2nd gen....

SRK85

Well heres some better pics of the whole TSX.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MUST-...QQcmdZViewItem

I don't like the interior so much and I wish they changed the grille other than that it would be a great car especially since with all the features its only 35k.

LIPPSTUH

iTrader: (2)

i still say it'll look mean as hell ONCE its modified... out of stock it looks like shiiiit

Mokos23

the op hasn't posted today! maybe she is busy trying to sell these new TSX's, but not sure if anyone is buying them yet.

majin ssj eric

That interior has some good points but overall its too swoopy. THe center stack looks like something from Star Trek and the door panels are a bit boring.....

BadBadNeil

It's a shame that you have to modify a car just to make it look good. There goes the sub $30K pricetag.

I don't know how that grille got past the consumer testing stage. Did no one raise their hand and say "what are you putting a tomato slicer on the front of the car?"

LuvMyTSX

Hey, that's my dealer who's selling that car. They don't have any 09s listed on their web site inventory yet, wtf.

BTW, an 09 with tech is only 32k. Not a bad price at all, especially in a few months when they start discounting them more.

JediMindTricks

looks very good in black, in my opinion.

Moog-Type-S

Black interior looks cheap for some reason.
Parchment looks great.

Mokos23

they will be discounting them jax, trust me, man the more i see that grille, the more i hate it sorry.

if they combined that grille with the rearend of the 03-05 US Accord sedan, that would've been the ugliest Honda I would've ever seen or ugliest car I would've ever seen.

Moog-Type-S

Perhaps you may be wrong. Granted the grille is ugliness, but with gas prices going higher and higher, Honda may have a winner with a 30mpg entry lux car.

SRK85

True thats what I don't understand about Infinti or Lexus. Gas prices are probably going to be 4dollars a gallon this summer yet Acura is the only company to release one car that at least gets 30mpg. I wish the TL was more fuel efficient too. However both the 9-3 and the A4 have the same horsepower and MPG. The TSX might be the worst looking but its probably the most reliable. But then again you can blame America because we will drive cars with bigger engines even if the gas prices are high. I really wish turbo diesel would be in the states already.

FiveLiterCheater

Gas is going to be way more than $4 when summer hits, i've seen it for 4.01 already

LuvMyTSX

Within the next year, it'll be here. We just have to be patient.

Moog-Type-S

psssst......Lexus already said they are going to debut a (entry) Hybrid sedan soon.

LuvMyTSX

Cool, I hadn't heard that. Although, it'll probably still be $40k.

S14 n Tsx

still not feeling this 09 tsx at all.

Walmart Gangsta

i like it....but wont be a classic like the first gen

SRK85

Seeing how most car companies stop releasing hybrids in America I'll believe when I see it.

Mokos23

my dad told me he saw the new TSX commercial during the news and just laughed when he saw the video of the pic of the front grille.

stevemccready

The grille is awful. Otherwise, it's OK, though it looks a bit 'bulky' to me. But, it helped me get a good price on my '08, so I suppose I shouldn't complain ...

MSO4gtt

If Acura screws up the new TL this badly, they should just go ahead and close up.

Why on Earth would anyone pay $30K for an ugly, 200hp four-cylinder, FWD sedan? Because the stereo sounds good? No "car guy" would buy this thing.

majin ssj eric

Um, Infiniti and Lexus are doing just fine. I'm not interested in a $35k+ gas-sipper. I want more power and I could care less about fuel economy at this price point.....

shrykhar

Should be obvious from the commercials that they're not targeting car guys ... they think the yuppie d-bag crowd has more money to blow, and they're probably right.

zguy95135

I still don't really like it, but I might go test drive one tomorrow for the hell of it.

JediMindTricks

true, but since most of the consumers aren't "car guys," it won't have any problems selling.

just saw my first '09 TSX today. it was black with the parchment interior. didn't get a chance to get an upclose look at it. but i really noticed the wider stance and longer body. the wheels and grille look just as bad in person as in photos.

other than that, i'm liking it more and more.

FiveLiterCheater

I'd really like to see it with the aspec package/wheels and color matched grille...I bet it would look like a completely different car

Acuraluvr

iTrader: (2)

ugh. acura is going away with touch screens? IMO, this is the cause of their now ugly looking dash w/the button and shit

Mokos23

test drove the 09 TSX today with tech and it's a little faster than my old 04 TSX due more torque. my gf loves the 09 TSX more than my 04! Crazy huh?!

feels now like she says, 09 TSX is more of a family/luxury car now than my 04 TSX, which was a sports/bachelor type of car.

SodaLuvr

I went to Elk Grove Acura today and saw the 09 TSX. It looks a lot better in person than online. They wouldn't let me test drive it today, but said they would if we had a few more in-stock.

iwant1

I don't have time to read through the whole thread, but have gathered that much of you don't like this thing.

Disclaimer: I do sell these

I work with people who have been with Acura for 20 years. We all agree, especially after looking at it hour after hour, that it is an awesome look and the right direction for the company. Anyone that has not seen it in person and sat in the driver's seat should be banned for writing negatives about this car. Yes, it is still a 4 cylinder and the automatic is not as punctual as the TL. But it is not a TL and it is rated at 30 MPG higway. The manual is still a blast to drive.

We have received great response from it. RL service cstomers, current TL and
TSX owners are in awe of the difference in the level of the car from the previous gen.

This car is going to set the new benchmark for "entry level luxury" just as the TL does in its class. Mark my words.

But hey, what do I know? I do know that I am past comparing stats to show how "smart" I am, have better things to do than find everything wrong with every car that is affiliated with the forum that i post in, and I don't have to ride along with my mom to make sure she gets me the right acne medication.

See it in person, sit in it, drive it. Current TSX owners beware. You will love the new generation!

Mokos23

i'm thinking that the new TSX makes the tech in the RL, aside for the SH-AWD outdated.