2024 Acura TLX Type S Review - Criminally Underrated

2024 Acura TLX Type S review by The Straight Pipes. The Acura TLX Type S is putting down 355 horsepower and 354 lb-ft of torque from a 3L Turbo V6. At $64,250 CAD, would you take it over the Genesis G70, Kia Stinger, BMW M340i, Mercedes-AMG C43, Audi S4?

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[MDAce]

Don’t think we didn’t notice the lovely new camera angles and crisper edits… 🔥🔥🔥

[craig.paszek]

I was fortunate enough to pick one up when they were first introduced in 2021. The build quality far exceeded my expectations; I have yet to experience any squeaks or rattles at 25k miles. Ride comfort is supremely good, it's insulated in a way that makes the ELS sound system that much better, and in general, it's a fantastic GT car. However, switching to Sport+ mode gives me plenty of smiles whenever i find myself on a twisty backroad... and that V6 + active exhaust combo is music to my ears. 🎶

[bhartz-rusd]

I absolutely love this car. Everyone wants to compare and complain. Let it be what it is. A reliable good looking sports car from the Honda/ Acura brand

[johnl.]

Food for thought: the Acura TL type S from 2007-2008 had about the same power to weight ratio with nearly 50% more mpg... And it came in manual.

[somerandomfella]

It sounds better than the current C63 hybrid. Good job Mercedes..
Happy Birthday Jakub as well? 🥳🥳🥳

[Fin-Corsair]

That civic hitting rev limiter effect was on point. Keep it up!

[ajlee]

I love the looks of the TLX, and the updated tech is nice, however for the price I would never buy one new. Like the IS, this will be a great used car in a few years.

[kylegreene]

I picked up a Type S in June, had to fly to Phoenix to find one at MSRP, it’s not the fastest, but it still has plenty of power, handles great, and looks great. It’s a excellent value proposition at MSRP. I think like other type s models in the past, this will gain popularity with time on the used market where the Honda reliability plus decent performance will become appealing to many.

[connorpoultney]

Still think this is one of the best looking ( exterior wise ) luxury cars for that price range on sale today

[zaynzspreformance]

Being the very small majority who takes thier Type-S to the track; I absolutely love this car, although it is no where near perfect, suspesion, wheels, tires, and a tune with an exhaust wakes this car up so much. Stock the platform is great on street although I really prefer the physical gages on the pre refresh. Thanks for the great review guys!

[prtu_]

Ahh the TLX, exterior sized like an accord but has less interior space than a civic... Also in the era of the mythical B58 nothing holds a candle in this segment.

[forevertall]

Yessss! I have the 2021 version. 59k miles and still kicking. Love this car!!

[awolryan]

I’ve had my TLX Type S for a few months now and feel the exactly same way. I even overlooked this car for the past few years but one I drove it, I had to have it and it doesn’t disappoint one bit as my daily. I think this will be just as vintage as the original in 15-20 years

[dinky]

I would have to add fog lights. It's robbery without them. Such a sleek looking car.

[markc]

1:50 "I love driving this alot." is honestly all you really need to know.

[CocoaBob]

As a previous red TLX Type-S owner, I like the new facelift version, it brings all the good gadgets from MDX. But I think Acura has forgotten something, where's the red one?

[jm-alan]

I bought a '23 Type S last March. At the time, I had narrowed my considerations down to it and the G70, and decided I was willing to give up the 360 camera, digital gauges, wireless PhoneClone, etc, for the much better feeling front-end and, in my opinion, vastly superior looks

Then Acura goes and releases a refresh with literally all of those things 😅

(also, maybe there was a quiet refresh between your original review and buying my car, but I've always been able to set the ambient lighting to colors other than red)

[scottsummers]

Finally, some love for this car. Great video.

[rayestefania]

I own this car in '23 model and agree it is underrated. Overall, it's a great daily driver with some fun, dynamic sports car feel! It is a little too heavy and it could use 50 more hp but as you all said, it is a "cool" car that is very well built, drives incredibly well and has one of the best suspensions in the class as well as one of the best stereos in any car! I love the look of the car and the fact that it is a Type S and I don't see many on the road like I do BMW's. There are cars that outperform it but I still really like the car for what it is and as a commuter on the highway, this car drives great! It is an excellent value for what you get with this car and if you can buy/lease at a good price, this is a very solid choice in the sport sedan segment!

[HoMiE]

The infamous civic rev limit bounce for the intro was pure gold 😂