Acura Type S Concept Is A Gorgeous Performance Preview

Look for this concept to not only inspire Acura's future Type S cars, but the next-generation TLX, as well.

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Acura's Precision Concept previewed a look that still applies to today's design language, and the Precision Cockpit Concept gave us a very early peek at its new infotainment layout. Acura's concepts have been pretty straightforward ways for the automaker to say, "Hey, here's what's coming down the pipeline," and that bodes well for its latest concept.

Acura unveiled the Type S Concept on Thursday, as part of its Monterey Car Week activities. Not only does the car give us a pretty darn good idea of what to expect from future Acura models, it also previews the return of the Type S trim, which is good news for those hoping that Acura would get its performance lineup back in order -- aside from the NSX, natch.

"Everyone at Acura is aligned around performance," the brand's vice president, Jon Ikeda, said at the Type S Concept's premiere. "This is the time for Type S."

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[ricolibrary]

Stunning! As an owner of a 3rd Gen TL, we've been waiting for this! Well done Acura 😎👍

[IntrinsicNRJ]

As an older Type-S owner, this excites me.

[JohnSmith-vepd]

They need to take a page out of Lexus's book and keep the final production vehicle as close to the concept version

[flatrockufo]

Please!!🤞Acura, don't water down this Concept design to where the production cars look nothing like this Beautiful C😎L concept, that would be a Big 😖😞mistake.

[philipjacob]

Time for Acura to take its place as a dominant force in the automotive climate

[dabell]

!! nice looking car !! Now Acura need to perform to blow the competition away ... like it used to do in the pass .

[vshziqk]

Please bring this to the uk, looks better than any german sedans

[longhand]

That white dress in the background got most of my attention!

[samk]

this is amazingly aggressive the design is beautiful I will definitely buy.

[banstaman]

They better come back with double wishbone front suspension.

[lonebird]

3.0 turbocharged engine, SH-AWD and manual transmission (optionally) - would be great. And else: just sinle lcd display on control panel like in Accord 10th.

[CaseAgainstFaith]

The proverbial $64, 000 question is, how close to that will the production TLX Type S be? If they build close to that, it will likely be a $64, 000 car.

[firstdondiego]

I'll hazard a guess that the mirror, and tail lights won't be in the final product.

[nicolasschwensen]

This car is fire. As a 2005 Acura TL owner I hope they stick close to the concept car and include at least 325+ hp V6. Also I’m hoping for a FWD option or something.

[shangtsung]

I'd like to see the V10 they were talking about years ago

[_baller]

Interesting how Acura was better at recessing headlights than Chevy and their Camaro

[power]

THIS IS THE CAR THAT WILL BRING TRUE ENTHUSIASTS BUYERS RUNNING TO BUY JUST YOU WAIT AND SEE !

[Malficion]

400hp Supercharged 3.5L is what I want. 😊
Linear/predictable power. Turbos have more power potential, but they're "spongy." Not much precision.

[ReevesTop]

If the production version is 99% of that concept I am definitely getting one! Hopefully the HP numbers will be way north of 300!?

[haveaseatplease]

Could this be the forerunner of an (affordable) Acura full EV line-up where the performance matches the looks?