Acura
Luxury and performance vehicle brand by Honda
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2024 | Sales continue to decline, with only 7,478 units reported, indicating ongoing challenges in the automotive market. |
November 2 2023 | Acura revealed the TLX facelift for the 2024 model year, featuring updated exterior styling with a new frameless Diamond Pentagon grille, revised A-Spec rear fascia, new exterior colors, and new wheel designs. |
2022 | Acura launched a limited-production TLX Type S PMC Edition for the 2023 model year, with only 300 units produced. This special edition was tuned by the Honda Performance Manufacturing Center and features 20-inch NSX-inspired wheels and carbon fiber interior and exterior trim. |
2022 | Significant sales drop continues, with only 11,508 units sold in the United States and 1,422 units in Canada. |
2021 | The TLX was named an IIHS Top Safety Pick+ and received a five-star overall safety rating from the NHTSA, scoring good ratings in all six of the Institute's crashworthiness tests. |
June 23 2021 | The Type S trim, returning after a decade-long hiatus, was scheduled to go on sale. |
2020 | The second generation of the Acura TLX (UB5/UB6/UB7 platform) was introduced, marking a new design and technological iteration of the model. |
2020 | Acura introduced the second generation TLX (UB5/UB6/UB7 platform), featuring an innovative front passenger three-chamber airbag co-developed with Autoliv and an upgraded ACE safety structure. |
2020 | With the discontinuation of the RLX model, the TLX became Acura's flagship sedan in their lineup. |
2020 | Sales dramatically decline due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, with only 21,785 units sold in the United States, 2,704 in Canada, and 17 in China. |
September 28 2020 | Sales of the second generation TLX commenced. |
August 28 2020 | Production of the second generation TLX began. |
May 28 2020 | The second generation TLX was launched digitally, based on the 2019 Type S concept design. |
2019 | Acura introduced the Type S concept, which would later influence the design of the second generation TLX. |
2017 | The TLX-GT race car was replaced by the Acura NSX GT3 in the racing program. |
2017 | Acura TLX expands market presence to China, selling 134 units in its first year of sales in the Chinese market. |
August 2017 | Extended-wheelbase Acura TLX-L specifically developed for the Chinese market debuted at the Chengdu Motor Show, offered only with a 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine. |
June 2017 | US sales of the facelifted 2018 TLX began. |
April 2017 | Acura unveiled the revised 2018 TLX, featuring a redesigned front fascia, fenders, and grille, along with new infotainment features including Apple CarPlay and Android Auto support. |
2016 | Ryan Eversley continued as a full-time driver, winning both Road America races. Peter Cunningham raced the first half of the season, securing a runner-up finish at Road America race 1, with Spencer Pumpelly replacing him for the last three rounds. |
2015 | Sales increase significantly to 47,080 units in the United States and 5,075 units in Canada, marking the model's strongest sales year to date. |
2015 | RealTime Racing fielded two full-time TLX-GT entries with Peter Cunningham and Ryan Eversley. Eversley won the first St. Petersburg race and finished sixth in the GT class drivers classification, while Cunningham finished 14th. |
2014 | Acura introduced the TLX as a replacement for both the TL and TSX models, entering the entry-level luxury sedan market. |
2014 | First generation Acura TLX introduced with two powertrain options: a 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine with front-wheel drive and a 3.5-liter V-6 engine available with front-wheel drive or Super Handling All-Wheel Drive (SH-AWD). |
2014 | Acura TLX debuts with initial sales of 19,127 units in the United States and 1,828 units in Canada. |
2014 | Acura Motorsports Group unveiled the TLX-GT race car at the North American International Auto Show, featuring a twin turbo direct injection V6 engine and modifications for Pirelli World Challenge competition. |
2014 | RealTime Racing entered a factory-backed TLX-GT car in the Pirelli World Challenge GT class at Mid-Ohio and Sonoma rounds, with Peter Cunningham achieving a best result of 13th place. |
August 2014 | Sales of the Acura TLX began in the market. |
July 2014 | The Acura TLX entered production at Honda's Marysville Auto Plant. |
April 2014 | Production version of the Acura TLX was unveiled at the 2014 New York International Auto Show. |
January 2014 | Acura revealed the TLX Prototype at the North American International Auto Show, designed in Acura's Los Angeles Design Studio as a replacement for the TL and TSX sedans. |
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