Type S stands for next level acura performance
we've been telling you about the return of type s for a little while now
and our team is thrilled to make that a reality the engineers who developed this
new engine were essentially an all-star team of our best engineers with experts working together
from nsx type r and acura v6 engine programs and we back up this new engine with all the hardware
befitting of a pinnacle acura sport sedan this includes making the ridgid tlx body even stiffer
adding four piston brembo brakes up front and beefing up the 10-speed transmission
and the super handling all-wheel drive to handle the increased engine output
in every aspect of what we've tried to achieve with emotion
the type s is basically that on steroids we wanted an immediate sense of awe and excitement
every aspect of the car is different for the type s so we do have a common one body structure
but even there we've added exclusive bracing for the type s to take it up one more notch
we have larger 20 inch wheels we have all season and summer tires
we have a quicker steering ratio we have more emotional sound the entire car experience will
share that direct and agile feel with its sibling but in every aspect this provides another level
of excitement we want that emotion because this is the return of something truly special and we
want the type s to be our phoenix it's coming back and we want people to be excited about it
all that said we wouldn't be delivering on precision crafted performance
if we also weren't elevating vehicle safety
of course we're delivering acura watch as standard equipment including features new to tlx
on the passive safety front our latest ace body structure addresses a broader range
of real-world collision scenarios including oblique angle frontal collisions but maybe the
biggest safety news is that the new tlx will be the first model in our lineup to apply our all new
next generation passenger front airbag technology this next-gen airbag is a true world's first
technology and it was developed here in america by our own safety engineering experts in ohio
all told this tlx is the most premium and advanced acura sedan we've ever made
the dramatic change brought to the exterior styling carries over into the interior design
as well where we created a dramatically more upscale and personal cabin experience
it starts with how the wider body enabled us to provide truly first class seating space
for the driver and front passenger with top class shoulder hip and elbow room and then
we used the high center tunnel to create the experience of a dual personal cockpit
from there we loaded tlx with the latest acura premium features and technologies
starting with our in-house designed 16-way sport seats which have been a huge hit in rdx
we applied the latest generation of our els studio 3d premium audio now with 17 speakers
and our true touchpad interface is augmented with a new hand rest and repositioned hard buttons
to make it even easier to use we also applied the latest generation
of our integrated dynamic system to create an even more customizable driving experience
including 27 interior lighting themes named after iconic drives from around the world
we thought of this concept iconic drive and we wanted to honor different places in the
world where you feel truly dynamic driving experience you feel like you're exhilarated
through the use of high contrast and warm colors it's just like when you view nature
you're comfortable in it but you're also in awe of it so we try to bring those elements because it
brings both that feeling of awe that you have in nature it also brings that feeling of comfort
and then the wow for the interior is the genuine materials so the authentic wood the milano leather
you feel it's richness first we're designers so when you're creating for design you're
creating for function being artistic is something a little bit different
that may be on top of that we really work with a strong concept of precision crafted performance
precision crafted performance is our uniqueness so when you have that strong concept in place you can
create an artistic identity that's on top of this functional product
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