The Acura TSX is a 4-door sedan from Acura, built from 2003 to 2014, in the decade of stability control, dual-clutch gearboxes and the first serious hybrids. Under the bonnet: K24A2 200-205 hp (153 kW) at 6800-7000 rpm and 164 lbft at 4500 rpm I4. Kunihiko Tachibana, Hiroshi Ishibani (2000) drew it.
The background
The Acura TSX is a compact executive car manufactured by Honda and sold through its Acura division from the 2004 to 2014 model years. The TSX spanned two generations, both derived from the corresponding Japanese/European versions of the Honda Accord, which were more compact and sporting-oriented than their larger North American counterpart. The latter Accord platform was also used for the Acura TL, which slotted above the TSX in Acura's lineup. All TSXs were built in Sayama, Saitama, Japan. The first-generation TSX was introduced in April 2003 as a 2004 model, as a rebadged version of the Japanese domestic market (JDM) Honda Accord 2.4 Type-S, with the exception of its interior, borrowed from the JDM fourth-generation Honda Inspire.
It was succeeded by the second-generation TSX, introduced in March 2008 as a 2009 model and based on the eighth-generation JDM Accord. Notably, the final generation of the TSX would introduce a V6 option for the 2010 model, and a wagon for the 2011 model year. It was sold in North America under the Acura luxury marque as the replacement for the Integra sedan which was discontinued in 2001 (1996 in Canada since the EL was the Integra sedan's replacement there), and would become Acura's entry-level vehicle after the Acura RSX got discontinued in 2006. From the 2007 model year until 2012, the TSX was the smallest vehicle in the Acura model line, other than the Civic-based CSX and the preceding Acura 1.6 and 1.7 EL sold only in Canada. In 2013, the smaller ILX was introduced in both the United States and Canada, based upon the Civic platform (replac
The engineering
Power comes from K24A2 200-205 hp (153 kW) at 6800-7000 rpm and 164 lbft at 4500 rpm I4. It weighs 3318 lb. It shifts through a 5-speed automatic / 6-speed manual. The layout matters: the engine drives the front wheels, the packaging choice that gives a small car a big cabin. The wheelbase is 105.1 in. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Where it sits
Its family tree is legible: it took over from the Acura Integra (sedan, US only); its successor was the Acura TLX / Acura ILX (as entry-level in the US) / Acura RDX (for station wagon); assembly was at Sayama, Japan. Its contemporaries in the catalogue — the Bentley Continental GT, the Mazda RX-8, the Mazda Mazda3 — show what else the money bought that year. Its Acura stablemates include the Acura ADX and the Acura ARX-06.
What it costs now
The money question first: $13,300–$24,500 is the typical asking range today, and running it — fuel and maintenance at its age — costs about $4,507–$6,423 a year. Insurance sits around $1,490–$2,380 a year. The figures are class-level estimates from the federal record, with the formula on the methodology page; the model-year pages carry complaints, recalls and repair costs year by year.