Vehicle
Acura TLX
The saloon, and the nameplate that absorbed the older TL and TSX. Each of those was a Honda Accord of its market and generation — the European Accord for the TSX, the North American one for the TL — which is worth untangling before applying anything, because the two Accords were different cars.
Generations
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TL (UA2 and UA3) 1995–1998
The first TL, replacing the Vigor, and the only one sold with an inline-five — so two quite different engine bays under one badge.
- Body styles
- Sedan
- Engines
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- 2.5 five-cylinder — petrol · G25A, the 2.5TL
- 3.2 V6 — petrol · C32A, the 3.2TL
- 2.0 five-cylinder — G20A · petrol
- Transmissions
- 4-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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TL (UA4 and UA5) 1999–2003
Where the J32 and the five-speed automatic arrive together, and where that gearbox's failures start rather than at the 2004 car; the Type-S adds the J32A2.
- Body styles
- Sedan
- Engines
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- 3.2 V6 — J32A1 · petrol
- 3.2 V6 Type-S — petrol · J32A2, from 2002
- 2.5 — J25A · petrol · Only offered in Japan
- Transmissions
- 5-speed automatic · 4-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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TL (UA6 and UA7) 2004–2008
The third TL, and the one with the well-known automatic transmission failures; the J32's VTEC and its oil-pressure switch are the other recurring item.
- Body styles
- Sedan
- Platform
- Honda Global Midsize
- Engines
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- 3.2 V6 — J32A · petrol
- 3.5 — J35A8 · petrol · 6-cylinder, US market 2007-2008
- Transmissions
- 5-speed automatic · 6-speed manual
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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TL (UA8 and UA9) 2009–2014
The TL the TLX replaced; SH-AWD arrives with the 3.7, and its rear drive unit is the part that needs its own fluid discipline.
- Body styles
- Sedan
- Platform
- Honda Global Midsize
- Engines
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- 3.5 V6 — J35Z · petrol
- 3.7 V6 — petrol · J37A, SH-AWD
- Transmissions
- 5-speed automatic · 6-speed automatic · 6-speed manual
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive · SH-AWD four-wheel drive
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UB1 2015–2020
Replaced the TL and TSX; V6 with a nine-speed, or a four with a dual-clutch.
- Body styles
- Sedan
- Platform
- Honda Global Midsize
- Engines
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- 2.4 i-VTEC — K24 · petrol · 218–232 Nm (161–171 lb-ft)
- 3.5 V6 — petrol
- Transmissions
- 8-speed dual-clutch · 9-speed ZF 9HP automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive · SH-AWD four-wheel drive
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UB5 2021–present
Turbocharged throughout, with the Type S on top.
- Body styles
- Sedan
- Platform
- Honda Global Midsize
- Engines
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- 2.0 turbo — K20C6 · petrol · 203 kW (272 hp) · 380 Nm (280 lb-ft)
- 3.0 turbo V6 Type S — J30AC · petrol · 265 kW (355 hp) · 480 Nm (354 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 10-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive · SH-AWD four-wheel drive
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