Acura To Unleash New Tsx Sports Sedan In New York
Acura plans to unleash a new version of the TSX sports sedan at the 2008 New York International Auto Show in March.
The luxury brand of Honda Motor Co. will be giving buffs the first look at the exterior of the secondgeneration TSX which is scheduled to go on sale this spring. For now headlight covers are donned wraps are snuggled. The 2009 TSXs grandeur is for aficionados to look forward to.
Acura said that the new version of the sports sedan will have improved performance styling technology and safety features. “The new 2009 TSX speaks clearly to the direction we are taking our Acura sedans in the future” said Dick Colliver Acura’s executive vice president for sales. “The TSX is a significant step in the advancement of our sedan lineup and the continued enhancement of the Acura brand.”
Acura did not divulge the price or details of the new features. The current model starts at 28190 the automaker said.
Acura the luxury brand of Honda Motor Co. is hoping the new TSX can wipe sales doldrums away. The brand sold 33037 TSX models in the United States in the previous year and the number is down by 13.1 percent from 2006. Also the brands sales dived 10.5 percent from the previous year.
The new sports sedan which looks sleeker than its ancestor will be launched during media preview days March 19 and 20. The auto show opens to the public for a sneak preview March 21 and runs until March 30.
Acura is currently absorbed in launching new and redesigned models to boost its lineup. It can be recalled that the automaker introduced the 2009 RL at this years Chicago Auto Show. Additionally the automaker will also unleash a new TL sedan later this year.
Prior to the New York auto show the sports sedans sibling Honda Accord for Europe will be displayed at the 2008 Geneva auto show in early March. The second largest Japanese automaker hitherto is only introducing isolated aspects of the redesigned Accord sedan and the Accord Tourer wagon for Europe based on the concept displayed at last years Frankfurt Auto Show. The redesigned Accord sedan and Accord Tourer wagon will go on sale this summer.
Watchers in the industry expect the new TSX to be equipped with the turbocharged fourcylinder gasoline engine currently featured in the RDX. Also available under the sports sedans hood will be Hondas allnew turbocharged 2.2liter iDTEC diesel engine which produces about 150 horsepower and 251 poundfeet of torque. The 2009 TSX is anticipated to become Hondas first car with a diesel in America.
About the writer: Anthony Fontanelle is a 35yearold automotive buff who grew up in the Windy City. He does freelance work for an automotive magazine when he is not busy customizing cars in his shop.
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