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2004 Acura TSX Compact Sports Sedan
Acura TSX sports sedan comes with a high-revving powertrain
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New Car Profile of the 2004 Acura TSX Compact Sports Sedan
Description: Compact sports sedan
Model options: TSX M/6, TSX A/5
Base MSRP Range: TSX M/6 - $ 26,490, TSX A/5 - $ 26,490
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Wheelbase: 105.1 inches
Overall length: 183.3 inches
Engine size: DOHC 2.4-L I4
Transmissions/speeds: Manual/6, Auto/5 Sequential SportShift
Rear/front drive: Front
Steering: Power rack and pinion
Braking: Power 4-disc, ABS/TCS/VSA
Air bags: 2 (front), 2 (side), 4 (side curtain)
EPA mileage est. city/hwy: M/6 - 21/29 mpg, A/5 - 22/31 mpg
With careful attention to our hold on that plump little steering wheel, we're driving a precise line on the descent of California's route 33 through Wheeler Gorge to Ojai because the cliff on the right drops off for at least a thousand feet and we can see from squiggly pavement ahead a seemingly endless string of dicey curves, curves, and more curves.
That's okay, though, because we're cinched hard against the bolstered seat while working the six-speed manual shifter's stick and pushing the drive-by-wire throttle toward a rather tall redline to test the temper of the latest luxury sports sedan for the compact class.
A trunk tag labels it as the TSX by Acura, the line of performance and luxury vehicles derived from Honda of Japan.
TSX fills a new parking space in Acura's garage, fitting in size and price between the larger 3.2TL mid-size luxury sedan and that race-bred ripper of a compact hatchback coupe, RSX.
It stocks four doors and seats for as many as five riders with deluxe appointments in the cabin such as the sporty buckets clad in perforated leather, a leather-wrapped steering wheel rigged with tabs to run the stereo and cruise control, plus a twin-zone automatic climate system, power moonroof, keyless entry and premium audio gear.
There's a rigid chassis saddled with a front-mounted engine directing all power to the two front wheels.
To set a hard edge on the handling department, TSX gets a suspension derived from Honda's Formula One racing experience with double wishbones posted over all wheels.
Precise rack and pinion steering comes with the package, plus big disc brakes on wheels capped by 17-inch Michelin MXM4 high-performance tires. And below the hood, there's a 2.4-liter engine with aluminum block and in-line four-cylinder arrangement
A sport-tune vehicle like this new Acura totes an engine with only four cylinders?
Trust us: This is not just any four-pack found in a typical compact-class sedan.
The plant, lifted from Honda's CR-V wagon but worked over with micro-polished crankshaft journals and larger bore for cylinder liners, carries Honda's advanced system of computer-controlled intelligence for regulating camshaft phasing to boost performance as well as fuel economy.
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