2024 Acura TLX Returns with Elegance and a Slimmer Model Lineup

• The 2024 Acura TLX gets a simplified model lineup, meaning more features on models from the entry-level TLX Technology to the hi-po Type S.

• The redesigned front fascia is the biggest news for this model year.

• There's also a quieter cabin and larger dash and infotainment displays.

UPDATE 11/27/23: Pricing for the updated 2024 TLX starts at $46,195 for the new base model, the front-wheel-drive TLX with Technology package. That's quite a bit more expensive than the previous base model's price of $41,245, but only $950 more than the equivalent 2023 TLX Technology. Other trims are up by between $1000 and $1250, including the $51,195 A-Spec, which now comes standard with SH-AWD, and the $58,195 Type S performance model.

The second-generation TLX compact luxury sedan gets a mild redesign for its halfway point, with a focus on what Acura says its customers like most: the sedan's big, elegant exterior design and well-stocked larder of interior features. While the overall profile of the TLX remains unchanged—why fix what was gorgeously unbroken?—the 2024 models get new, even more sparkling frameless grilles, additional color options, and, in a case of less is more, a streamlined model lineup.

A Simpler TLX Lineup

In 2023, there were nearly two hands' worth of available trims, from the rather paltry entry-level base model to the limited Type S PMC Edition. Then there were choices about front- or all-wheel drive, and performance packages, and it's no wonder customers asked Acura to simplify. For 2024, the Technology package is now standard, available only with front-wheel drive. A-Spec and Type S models round out the offerings, both with all-wheel drive.

The new grille for the base and A-Spec TLX (above) features a glittering wider diamond mesh pattern, a sort of spiderweb covered in dew, while the Type S (top) gets a tighter pattern. Both grilles are done in gloss black. Unseen, but sure to be useful, is a new radar behind the Acura logo. Type S also has a full surround camera. The TLX and A-Spec get a 19-inch split five-spoke wheel in dark gray, while the Type S gets 20-inch wheels in shiny black. Both cars were shown on all-season rubber, but the TLX Type S is available with high-performance summer tires, on copper 20-inch wheels.