Just on the start/stop, you can order a idlestopper module or similar and can be simply installed by removing the trim and connect it to the button wires. It's a pain that you can't disable it in the settings because it causes issues for the starter and battery.

It's pretty easy to disable once you get the hang of it...just start the car and press the disable button.

Yes, newer Mazda definitely look nice inside, but I'm not a huge fan of the base Intergra or Aspec. The Type S is the only Integra worth buying imo.

The Mazdas look incredible but are not cheap.

Mazda has always been pretty high quality for the price in terms of interior.

Thanks man, I appreciate that!🙏

Glad it helped!🤝 It's an amazing car for sure.

@@AwesomeEricD Get the awd

@@JohnnyBluebeam A lot of unique stuff underrated about this car and Acura period. That Super handling is the best or top 3 awd systems in the world on a car.

I agree, the Ambient Lighting is such a cool feature too. Makes it feel very high end.

@@RevsALot Everybody hate Acura till they drive the top of the line one lol. My homeboy was like this cant keep up with a standard v6 charger then I raced one with him inside my car and he 200 lbs plus and he changed his opinion quickly 🤣

@@treyvon4444 lmao, V6 Charger😂. 4cyl TLX could beat that🤙

@@RevsALot Fr fr 🤣

Glad it could help

Same, great review. Been wanting to know what would be the maintenance etc

@notoriousfaith ours has treated us very well so far. Just oil changes and brakes. Only 85k km though.

Hey boss, long time fan. Im interested on purchasing a first gen tlx sh awd but im hesitant due to the recalls and issues with the transmission. What advice could you provide when looking into one of these bad boys?

@dreag8579 the recall isn't a wry, cause that means they're fixing the issue. The only issues with trans were more from 2015-17 model...you're safe with 2018+, 2019-2020 would be your best bet. Just make sure it was well maintained and do trans fluid changes every 50k miles or so to keep it running tip top.

@David-tf3zr ou nice! I love that color and Spec. They are great cars, I'd love to see ppl start going fbo tune with them, and would love to see a trans tune become available to really show it's true potential. They are amazing daily even stock though, greats styling, sound and MPG.

Congrats with the purchase! Glad you enjoy it. We currently in the market for an SUV, so might be trading in for RDX or MDX Aspec.

Same, I have 2 in my Q50 also and lots of ppl complain about them. I like them though.

Damn! Hopefully ours doesn't let go, I heard some ppl having issues in the earlier 2015-17 models, but ours seems to work great so far.

@@RevsALot Yeah it was funny I went in for an oil change mainly and just wanted them to look at fluttering rpms on UPSHIFT. Turned out I needed a new transmission, i didnt complain haha. The new transmission is definitely better and feels different than the original so maybe i had a bad one. Replaced around 64K miles

@leroyjenkins-vc7kr damn, well at least you got it fixed before warranty ran out. I'd love to mod ours, but the wife won't let me😂. Oh well, guess I'll never know the full potential of these.

@@RevsALot haha thats ok, I dont think your missing out on much without modding. There isnt much support for our car anyways, even less for the SHAWD version, Ktuner and exhaust is probably going to be best mods

@leroyjenkins-vc7kr nah you can do everything to the TLX you can to the TL...ported tb, runners, manifold, bigger injectors, 4" CAI, full catless exhaust

Love the blue! I also mention the recall a few min into the video. Recalls are good, that means they're fixing the issue👌

Oh ok I must of missed that part about the recall.

@@marksteeds7923 did you take it in to a dealership? Looking to buy 2018 v6 SHAWD. How’s the car holding up ?

@@viciousvega I don't have it anymore, traded it in 3 yrs ago

Bet, you think it’s worth getting ?

I prefer the Q50 more drivetrain wise, and power/potentional. Looks, reliability and AWD system TLX Aspec all day.

Which one will last more q50 or Tlx a-spec

@@hersonargueta172 I'd say the TLX for sure.

@@RevsALotwhy do things that look and feel so good are always the ones to go 1st …

I agree! I do like the interior, and transmission more on the new ones though.

Agreed

I agree with the looks on 3rd Gen, but that's cause they got lazy with the 4G. They didn't give it brembo brakes or nice waffle style wheels like the 3rd gen, way too much chrome, and even inside the pedals aren't as nice seats are comfy af, but Type S seats looks better. Now once the 4G is built correctly with Aspec, nice wheels/brakes, quad tips, chrome delete I personally like the 4G more with the wide agressive stance and the new NSX Style rear. Paired with 6MT and SH-AWD makes it one of the funnest Acuras to drive other than NSX. I think the 2021 TLX Aspec and Type S are one of the nicest looking sedans from the outside. Every brand has issues, especially when selling a bunch, but I've never had bad customer service from Acura. The Type S isn't the fastest, but sounds the best imo. Loots of room for improvement once the trans and ECU get unlocked for tuning. It's a new platform where the other ones have been out for a while. SH-AWD in snow and uphill snow has been proven way better then any Xdrive. The FWD bias makes it so good in the snow compared to my Q50. Acura and Lexus is for buyers who like nice styling and don't care so much about crazy performance imo.

@@RevsALot at least Infiniti and Lexus did take 5 years develop a platform only to got gapped by a Kia... in stock vs stock form. I am a semi OG 3G TL owner myself, most of the guy in old days are sitting with GTR, G80 and GT3 RS now. I have no snow to worry here in Texas lol, I almost bought a 2020 M340i RWD but ultimately settled for a slower car. But it came with a sweet sound track.

@truonghthe can't really compare Acura or Lexus to GTR and 200k Porsche. A Kia does not gap a RedSport, on a roll an RCF would be faster. Keep in mind Lexus is NA so they don't have low end tq. like the turbos. Lexus will outlive them all and hold the value the best, it's not always about being the fastest. The Q50 VR is probably the cheapest newer car to make fast. The Stinger was engineered by former BMW M devison VP, so it's not "just a KIA". I wanted the G70, but it was too out of my price range. Got '21 Q50 for $15-20k CAD cheaper than all the same year V6 turbo.

@@RevsALot in the previous comment i wasn’t truing to compare Acura/Lexus to Porsche or GTR. What i am saying as TL enthusiasts that has a TL when the platform was good are now moving on and away from the brand. As far as speed goes, i don’t care about being fastest. However if you spend $60k don’t you think it not too much to ask for being relevant in the segment? As for Lexus performance and reliability wise, i am fully aware. As a GSF owner it put a smile on my face when that intake open up at 4k. So right after test drove the TLX-S, i picked up a GSF instead. Despite it being the slowest in the performance sedan segment such as V wing, AMG, RS and M. It stupid reliable. Beside brakes and tires still get 28 mpg on the highway.

Lol SH-Awd no longer top dog? Who the hell you think is top dog then? And how far up north do you even live? Because I plow through snow storms like it's just a rainy day. I dont even have to wait for them trucks to plow the highways because it's 11pm at night and I work 2nd shift, so trucks dont plow until early morning. And half my ride is through country roads where plows don't plow at all until 8-9am when you can't seen nothing, but white. My issue was never "Am I confident enough in my SH-AWD?" No my doubt was just "Am I confident I can visibly see through this road and not drive into the ditch because everything is white and pitch black at night, and I can't see the road properly split between two lanes(incoming and ongoing) due to the snow piling so damn high. However, when I do see them big snow plow trucks, I just drive around them... because they drive at a speed of 25 mph plowing the high ways with hella cars behind them waiting for their exits. Consider the fact that the TLX is a sedan, how in the hell am I beating 90% of what's on the road in the winter time just trying to get to my destination? You're wrong, you have no experience with the TLX as long as I have. You have no say in this topic of which AWD is good or bad. Regarding the speed, yes, it's 2024. I think at this point we all know that Japanese car brands won't offer you the speed European cars offer. But you don't get a Jap car for speed. You get it mostly because you don't want to be in the garage 24/7 or every 3-4 months. My older brother has a 22 Lexus IS350 F Sport. Beautiful car. Fastest out there? No, but reliable hell yeah. My younger brother has a beautiful BMW 550i. Get's lot of car show trophies and people who take pictures of his car while just simply driving pass our home. But that man is usually always in the garage 3-4 months playing with his BMW because something took a shit. Me and my brothers, we ride motorcycles when spring time rolls though. I'd rather be on that for speed. Don't ever bring up them Korean cars.. 😂 Cheap cheap cheap... Are they getting good? Yes, would I ever own one. Hell nah, when you have to offer a 10 year warranty for your power train, that's another way of saying *We not confident* Period. The Stinger is Beautiful looking car? Yes, pretty darn fast too for a family sedan. Good luck finding parts when your car takes a shit in a few years though(Discontinued real early). Funny how you can't find a simple answer when you ask a stinger owner, "Is your car reliable? How many miles you think it will last? 100k?" Never just a straight yes or no answer. Still too new to the market, only time will tell. I don't like the New TLX either. I took my Tlx for service, got a loaner. I just dont like the feel, feels like I'm riding a toyota. Steering wheel is very floaty and light (Which isn't bad if you prefer that). Where as my 18 TLX feels stiff and floaty, just right for me. That loaner solitified for me that I don't want to trade in my NA V6 TLX.

They also said if they did sell the TLX like that it would cost over $450k US lol. It's not the same transmission, it's also about 1k lbs. Lighter then the regular TLX SH-AWD. Only thing it shares is the same engine, just like the NSX also has the 3.5.

@@RevsALot the NSX engine was built specifically for the NSX. Pretty much nothing in common with the rest of the J35 family.

@aspecreviews it's still J35 with different internals made to reliably handle 600 hp...that TLX at 600 on stock motor will not reliably handle that power for many years, unlike the NSX

My opinion the only better thing with the 2.0t is the mod potentional and the 10spd. Looks, sound I'd go with the 3.5 Aspec all day. Test drive both and see what you think. I have older video trying the 2.0t TLX and I hated the sound so much.

i would recommend you save your money if you are still in school until you are making consistent money. Then you wouldn't have to worry about financial constraints in regards to reliability.

I think bronze and red go together good. I believe the new PMC edition TLX is red with bronze wheels.

Are they both SH-AWD? The '20 sounds like the way better deal for cost to mileage, but the Aspec are way nicer looking inside and out.

@@RevsALot no. The 20 is only FWD, 18 is the SH-AWD.

If by delay you mean half a second, then yah. I'd say it takes about as long to go from park to D after pressing the button as it would to pull down a lever from park to D and vice versa...the 2016 model we test drove was slower and clunky I found though. 2018+ seems faster

@@RevsALotThanks, half a sec would be reasonable if that's the case. I think I will need to give one a test drive to find out. I was watching this guy reviewing the 2020 TLX and the time stamp at around 2:35, the delay he got from park to drive looks a bit too long to me: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/icyCq6xju6yXh4k.htmlsi=28oNQsFv4LZ654Om

@ceylonunique3045 that seems long in that video, I can make a video with this one and see...I.never noticed tbh, like I said it's no slower then an actual shifter imo. You get used to it and I've never noticed it lol. Even my Q50 if you pull the shifter quickly you still have to slightly wait till you feel it lock in.

@@RevsALot ok that’s much better then. I just think that no other cars at this price range would match the TLX, the look, with a V6, spacious trunk space, etc., so definitely don’t wanna see this potential laggy issue to bug me too much making a decision. And yea if you could make a video on that one it would be very helpful.

@ceylonunique3045 I'll try to get one up maybe tmr night. I would recommend going to test drive one, and bring it for a long test drive and do all different speed pulls, cornering acceleration, expirement with the paddles. The best thing it got going is the sound, looks, mpg, and reliability imo.

It's the worse thing ever for most ppl, constantly stopping and starting especially in stop and go traffic. It also has the delay while it starts before you can take off, extremely annoying.

@@RevsALot I'm used to hybrids, my daily is an '02 Prius. I don't notice much of a delay on my grandpa's RDX, if I need to take off quick I just mash the torque-request pedal to the floor. The Prius has that instantaneous EV torque, so there are no delay issues.

@@aspecreviews yah hybrids are different cause the electric motor is instant until the engine kicks in. I drove RLX Sport Hybrid and loved that system

Damn, no I haven't had any issues like that. 2020 should still be under warranty though, I'd get that check out asap

Sorry this is a month late, i read another comment on another post saying it was something to do with the crankshaft, ended up needing a whole new motor put in. Hope yours is still driving alright!

@tylersheridan4333 damn! Yah ours still driving good, got to bring it in for the recall to see if it needs it.

Hey there it's def the crankshaft. I noticed it on my 2020 shawd after 1 year maybe 10k miles in and documented it and brought it to my dealer and they warrantied it. They put me in a 2022 tlx for a few months while I got a new short block lol. This was prior to them recalling the issue tho, I think there's a shortage of the parts needed for the fix nowadays.

Thanks formation the info

In Canada we don't have FWD, only SH-AWD

Handling is awesome, better stock for stock the my 4G SH-AWD I found! To get the best out of the handling, you have to be higher rpms, and harder on the throttle to make the SH-AWD work its magic.

thankss my family always has an mdx or rdx in the fleet but i want a sedan, just wondering if this generation still has that sharp shawd feeling the current gen also has.@@RevsALot

@treyvon4444 I love my 6MT SH-AWD more then TLX for fun, but the TLX is good around town and great on gas. I'd love to get a Type S someday.

@@RevsALot My joint have the charger spot but just not the camera on the front.. I wish I still had my TL not gonna lie. I had it just the way I wanted. It was one of the cleanest ones in the city. Not to many people take care of they're Tls here smh. I just got the transmission fluid and oil changed on the tlx at the dealership yesterday so its feeling back new now. U got the best sooped up TL im seeing right no on KZfaq bro

@@RevsALot So it must be 4 trims of the Tlx

@treyvon4444 yah there's a lot of different spec models. Also, I think USD and Canada models have different features. I appreciate the support🤝

@@RevsALot Yeah they put the back seat warmers in the Canadian ones. I wish I had that but yeah always love the content

I'm not sure tbh. I had sold my J37 jpipe to my buddy with 3.5 6-6 Accord and he had to custom the exit part..the video is in my stories.

Sport + still auto upshifts, it ruins the paddle experience.

I wouldn't know tbh, I just bought cheap Amazon ones.

It depends on the car and maintenance, how it's driven and if it's later model or early model. Our 2018 was registered late 2017 and we've had no issues so far, but the wife doesn't drive too hard either.

Where does she have it posted at ? Carvana or carmax?

@@T.Thaddy00 It's not listed. She's thinking about moving to Spain and was talking to me about it. It's in Halifax now.

@@RonMcK damn alright man, stay safe G

I'm assuming you bought it used, cause pretty sure they all come factory with chrome around them.

@@RevsALot Yeah used. I dont see to many red ones here but next time I do im gonna check. I just noticed when I looked at your video 😆

Yah so previous owner definitely customized the emblem, cause none of them come black

Yeah took a year and a half to realize lol smh 🤦.

@@treyvon4444 lmao🤷‍♂️

What is the connecting rod issue ?

they have a recall in for them all

@@braedencopeland487 ended up passing on one, got a 16 accord V6 coupe, pretty happy about it the infotainment doesnt fell as dated

Nice! Excellent choice for sure, best Accords ever made imo.

'18

We have no tint, but yes it'd look way better with tint.

@hulkbig1151 Acura sales are down 13% this year, and the only thing keeping them afloat is the RDX. Lexus sales hit a 35 year record high this year. Lexus makes the better quality, period. Honda is going downhill fast. The Civic Type R is their only good vehicle and the Integra Type S is Acura only good vehicle. I love the MDX and TLX Type S, but they don't even come close in terms of performance/quality compared to its competitors. Unfortunately, Acura/Honda don't make them like they used to while other companies are advancing Acura/Honda falling back with only offering electric and underpowered gas cars. I still love Acura though, don't get me wrong.

​@@RevsALot in what way has Acura quality gone down?

Their newer motos are having issues, they can't keep up with the competition for performance to cost. All their sales are down, RDX is the only thing going up in sales. They make their cars heavier with less power then older models. Then made a TLX Type S and it gets destroyed by everything it was made to compete against. They're steering away from ICE and focusing more on full electric, not even offering Hybrids.

Luckily I don't have much competition in Canada to claim that 4G title 😂

@@hulkbig1151 nah, I find Lexus quality definitely better tbh

That's literally the first time I've ever read 1:32 someone write but to Each on their own..they are both lovely cars

As someone who worked at a Honda dealership for over a decade, that just finished last year. You are living 15-20 years in the past. Current Honda ain't what it used to be.

@uranusplanet1226 not in Canada, they're called Elite.

Haha damn, got my TL on the mind. Heartbroken the snow came to early 💔

@@RevsALot hahah hopefully we can get a snow launch of the 6mt ? lol or even the good ol 9at

@7g6_66 I'd love to do one with the TL, I thought of winter driving it this year but trying to keep it away from the salt

Everyone has their opinion, I love the offset. I hate the wheel gap though, needs to be lowered.