2020 Acura TLX Review: Last of the First

Auto123 reviews the 2020 Acura TLX.

As we await the arrival of the second-generation TLX sedan, officially unveiled recently and expected to debut in the spring of 2021, the current model is still with us; we recently spent a week putting it through its paces. Here’s what buyers who want to get their hands on this generation of the TLX can expect.

Know, for starters, that the current, first-generation TLX has been with us since 2015. Which means it is one of the elder statesmen of the segment, even if it did get a medium-strength revision in 2018. At that time Acura gave the car a new diamond-pentagon front grille and diamond-shaped Jewel Eye LED headlights to freshen it up. I’m a fan of that look frankly, and find the front end far more enjoyable to look at than the more non-descript rear end. The inside, meanwhile, has changed less over the years, although technologies have been updated to keep the premium-car-buying crowd satisfied.

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Otherwise Acura is offering a new PMC (Performance Manufacturing Center) kit, which if chosen as an option means the vehicle benefits from a hand-made construction process, by which Acura technicians manually install mechanical, electronic, interior and exterior components, just like with the brand’s NSX supercar.

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