Acura TSX Takes On the Germans

19/09/2008 02:24. Available only as a four-door sedan, the new car is 2.4 inches longer on a 1.3-inch-longer wheelbase. It’s a full three inches wider, though, which means 3.6 cubic feet more space for passengers, experienced as more hip and leg room, especially in the back seat.

Acura’s target group for this car is professional, college-educated men and women in their late 20s to early 30s (just less than half married). By offering the TSX loaded with the amenities found on competing vehicles, they hope to entice a few more folks, too. As the smallest Acura, its role as entry to the brand couldn’t be more important for Acura’s long-term success.

That means that there is no “base” model. Every TSX gets power-adjusted leather seats, dual-zone climate control, fat leather-wrapped steering wheel,... // Castro Valley Forum