http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/19/new-york-2008-2009-acura-tsx-revealed-again-but-live/ Autoblog Comments for New York 2008: 2009 Acura TSX revealed... again... but LIVE http://www.autoblog.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.autoblog.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/19/new-york-2008-2009-acura-tsx-revealed-again-but-live/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/19/new-york-2008-2009-acura-tsx-revealed-again-but-live/Mar 19th 2008 10:37AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/19/new-york-2008-2009-acura-tsx-revealed-again-but-live/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/19/new-york-2008-2009-acura-tsx-revealed-again-but-live/Peak power is down, while torque is up.

What is impressive isn't the engineering work, it is Honda micromanagement skills.
190hp in the Accord, so how do you get 201?
Higher compression ratio, premium fuel, electric power steering, dual rear mufflers, and slightly different manifolds.

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On a side note, Road and Track just posted a first-drive and it appears the car has lost some of its sportiness for quality and maturity. Shame. But then, I'm sure if you want a performance TSX, this isn't the version to get. *wink*]]>Mar 19th 2008 10:40AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/19/new-york-2008-2009-acura-tsx-revealed-again-but-live/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/19/new-york-2008-2009-acura-tsx-revealed-again-but-live/http://goodcarbadcar.blogspot.com/2007/10/whats-available-for-mugen-money.html) makes the TSX look good. ]]>Mar 19th 2008 10:40AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/19/new-york-2008-2009-acura-tsx-revealed-again-but-live/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/19/new-york-2008-2009-acura-tsx-revealed-again-but-live/
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Still 4-cly N/A.

Still FWD.

Fail.]]>Mar 19th 2008 10:50AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/19/new-york-2008-2009-acura-tsx-revealed-again-but-live/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/19/new-york-2008-2009-acura-tsx-revealed-again-but-live/Mar 19th 2008 11:01AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/19/new-york-2008-2009-acura-tsx-revealed-again-but-live/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/19/new-york-2008-2009-acura-tsx-revealed-again-but-live/
Here, as stated in this press release, are the direct competitors to the new TSX:

"Acura TSX positioned alongside the Audi A4 2.0T, BMW 328i, Infiniti G37, Lexus IS 250, and Mercedes-Benz C300"

Audi = FWD or AWD
BMW 328i = RWD or AWD
Infiniti G35 = RWD or AWD (not G37, as the press release states, which is a coupe)
Lexus IS 250 = RWD or AWD
MB C300 = RWD or AWD

Acura stand alone with its FWD-take-it-or-leave it approach.

I loved everything about the old TSX, except for its FWD drivetrain. FWD puts it in the same league as the Camry, Accord, and Altima.]]>Mar 19th 2008 11:12AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/19/new-york-2008-2009-acura-tsx-revealed-again-but-live/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/19/new-york-2008-2009-acura-tsx-revealed-again-but-live/Mar 21st 2008 3:37PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/19/new-york-2008-2009-acura-tsx-revealed-again-but-live/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/19/new-york-2008-2009-acura-tsx-revealed-again-but-live/The Diesel TSX will be the one to watch out for. ]]>Mar 19th 2008 10:51AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/19/new-york-2008-2009-acura-tsx-revealed-again-but-live/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/19/new-york-2008-2009-acura-tsx-revealed-again-but-live/
There just isn't any reason to buy something that gets piss poor mileage regardless of how cool it looks. Does it look cool to throw money at oil companies.]]>Mar 19th 2008 10:54AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/19/new-york-2008-2009-acura-tsx-revealed-again-but-live/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/19/new-york-2008-2009-acura-tsx-revealed-again-but-live/Mar 19th 2008 10:59AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/19/new-york-2008-2009-acura-tsx-revealed-again-but-live/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/19/new-york-2008-2009-acura-tsx-revealed-again-but-live/Mar 19th 2008 11:11AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/19/new-york-2008-2009-acura-tsx-revealed-again-but-live/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/19/new-york-2008-2009-acura-tsx-revealed-again-but-live/
Hybrids are a waste no matter what. I factored on the 2007 Accord hybrid that the markup vs. a non hybrid would take you over 3 years of filling up every week to break even on the markup that the hybrids have. And not to mention that the batteries cost $3000 to replace when they are needed in 6-7 years.
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On top of being ugly and not having SH-AWD, this tiny power increase does nothing when you take in to consideration this model weighs more. The TSX is already underpowered compared to it's rivals (even within Honda). ]]>Mar 19th 2008 10:56AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/19/new-york-2008-2009-acura-tsx-revealed-again-but-live/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/19/new-york-2008-2009-acura-tsx-revealed-again-but-live/
I haven't looked to see who this car is supposed to be competing against, but for their sake, it better be cars ike the Milan, Aura, Sebring (yeah, this looks that bad), and sadly enough, it's company cousin, the Accord.]]>Mar 19th 2008 11:02AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/19/new-york-2008-2009-acura-tsx-revealed-again-but-live/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/19/new-york-2008-2009-acura-tsx-revealed-again-but-live/
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