2021 Acura TLX Shows Its Face While Keeping Us in Suspense
Acura is showing us another side of its 2021 TLX. After the Honda luxury brand released a rear-end teaser image of the new, second-generation TLX last week, the automaker today is doing an about face, revealing the sedan’s front end along with a few more details.
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It appears the sedan still wears a version of the brand’s hallmark grille, though many of the details in the image are blacked out. What’s highlighted, however, is the sedan’s suspension system. Acura says that underpinning the 2021 TLX is an all-new, Acura-exclusive sports-sedan platform designed for Type S levels of performance; components include a rigid body, a performance-focused chassis and the return of a double-wishbone front suspension.
The new front suspension uses two wishbone-shaped control arms unlike the more common MacPherson strut setup that many other sports sedans use. Acura says the move to the new suspension should translate to exceptional handling, and calls it the “quickest, best-handling and most well-appointed sport[s] sedan in Acura history.”
Other details are minimal. We know the 2021 TLX will get power from an all-new turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6, but Acura hasn’t given out power figures yet. The sedan will make its debut Thursday, so check back in with us for full coverage.
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