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2009 Acura TSX - Front Side

2009 Acura TSX  Review
The dividends of the TSX’s larger, more capacious cabin include its ability to closely follow its big-brother TL in style, feature content, and ergonomic sensibility. Even without the optional features-laden Technology package, which includes a navigation system that incorporates not only real-time traffic reporting for 76 markets but also weather reports along the way, the TSX is loaded with features such as leather trim, Bluetooth connectivity, iPod integration, and fantastically snug sport seats.

2009 Acura TSX - Interior Design

You also notice a strange calm from the 2009 TSX’s engine bay. Acura tells us some owners of the first-generation TSX found the TSX’s 2.4-liter inline-4 engine “too revvy,” so the company called in the NVH task force. Now the mechanical sounds are pretty faint below 4,000 rpm, as if someone has tried to smother the engine with a down comforter.

Venture past 4,000 rpm, though, and the Acura TSX’s engine acts like its old self. You feel and hear the i-VTEC variable valve timing switch to the higher-lift cams at 5,000 rpm. Peak power doesn’t hit until 7 grand, so there’s plenty of incentive to use all the revs right to the 7,100-rpm redline.

Of course we’re only talking about 201 horsepower (4 hp fewer than the 2008 TSX). More relevant is the bump in midrange torque for 2009 — 172 pound-feet at 4,400 rpm versus 164 lb-ft at 4,500 in ’08.

2009 Acura TSX - Left Side

Though Acura tells us that fewer than 10 percent of TSX buyers will select the six-speed manual transmission over the five-speed automatic, we can report that the pleasure of controlling the four-cylinder engine with a manual transmission is by far the best part of driving the 2009 Acura TSX. Someone at Acura must think so, too, because the shift lever is topped with the metallic knob of the Honda Civic Si and even the transmission’s ratios have been shuffled with shorter gears in 2nd and 3rd to deliver quicker acceleration.

2009 Acura TSX - Rear Side

The TSX’s shift action is characteristically light in the Honda style, and it helps you appreciate the precision of the way it works, plus the way the clutch engages at exactly the right point in the pedal stroke. Heel-and-toe downshifts are rewarding, and the engine makes good sounds when you get it right. You can’t pretend it’s not fun, and before long your passenger wants to drive, too.

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With new engines, refined drivetrain, and Acura’s latest Keen Edge Dynamic styling, the all-new Acura TSXand Acura RL highlight a new direction for Acura sedans. Producing 201 hp from a 2.4-liter engine, the DOHC VTEC® in-line 4-cylinder now delivers its power across a much wider rpm range. Along with more torque, the new 2.4L is also cleaner as it meets EPA TIER 2-BIN 5 and CARB LEV II Ultra Low Emission Vehicle standards.