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2021 Acura TLX Type S Sports Sedan Will Pack a Powerful Turbo V-6

Photo credit: Acura
Photo credit: Acura

From Car and Driver

  • A redesigned version of the Acura TLX sedan is coming for the 2021 model year.

  • It will offer a Type S performance model, as previewed by the Type S concept car (pictured).

  • The standard TLX will arrive first with a starting price in the mid-$30,000 range, with the Type S going on sale later.

This story originally appeared in the May 2020 issue of Car and Driver as part of our 25 Cars Worth Waiting For package. Our sneak preview of the most exciting cars coming in the next few years draws on knowledge from leaked product-development plans, spy photos, and loose-lipped insiders mixed in with information that has already been officially released. The reporting for this story was completed in February and early March, before the auto industry began feeling major effects of the coronavirus pandemic. As many automakers are now delaying or pausing development programs, the debut and on-sale dates reported here may change.

A full redesign is coming soon for Acura's best-selling sedan, the TLX. We expect the standard 2021 TLX will go on sale this summer with a base price in the mid-$30,000 range, followed by the exciting high-performance Type S variant early next year.