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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