I took the plunge and ordered the same exact car as the one in this video . The only difference is not having the upgraded rims and the summer tire option . Alex is right , real world handling is excellent thanks to the SH all wheel drive , it really works and can you feel it when you put the power down in a corner, it tightens your line tremendously, it’s plenty quick and that 3D audio system is tremendous, it’s unbelievable . The bang for the buck in this car is really the high point , mine was 52k and I drove the Genesis G70 , the interior feels dated in that vehicle but it did feel faster , oh and the engine and exhaust note to me sounds better in the Type S , this is also a rare car , you don’t see any around , so resale will probably be better in the long term . I’ve Been very impressed with my purchase , great video Alex keep it up !!!!

One of these days, people will understand this car. There really is no competitor to it. Alex said if it was his money, he would lean towards the G70, and I get why. The G70 is an enthusiasts car - RWD cars always will be better for performance than a FWD or AWD car. They will always feel better. But the Type S isn't about being for an enthusiast - it's about your ordinary person that wants something a little more than just a 4 door sedan. The RWD biased cars are maybe more fun, but in the rainy pacific northwest, I really want a performance oriented car that is AWD. Touch screens are dumb - they collect fingerprints. This car is so much more accessible to people - your driving skill level does not need to be near so high to get the smiles per hour. So I get it - drivers of BMWs, Audis, MBs, even G70s will laugh at me behind my back (or even to my face) - and I wont care, because I will have a car that is in all ways much more suited to the way that I drive than their cars are. And I will still be driving it 10 years later still running strong while they are still chasing the curve and spending even more money. Which is fine - it's theirs to spend.

Alex, Your reviews are one of the best! Great job! I think I agree with your review. THROTTLE HOUSE found the Type S to be disappointing. But Motor Trend seems to agree with you about handling and performance. Motor Trend said: It's worth noting that rivals like the Audi S4, BMW M340i, and Genesis G70 3.3T are all quicker to 60 mph. Simply put, they just launch harder than the Type S does, but once we twisted the steering wheel in the figure-eight test, the Type S outperformed the Audi and tied the BMW. Not bad for something that's down on power to the Bimmer and much heavier than either German.

I definitely love this channel's reviews. Though Throttle House and TheStraightPipes are entertaining and savagegeese is cinematic, I love his plain, neutral, unpretentious and objective review. I can't stop thinking car reviewers on KZfaq these days are somewhat overdoing something. Plain information on newly released cars is the first, and entertainment is the second.

One of these was on the interstate behind me and i was thinking " whatever that Acura is its Wide and low" lol but looked pretty nice

Best and most comprehensive review of this car yet. Thank you Alex! ❤️

I forgot they announced the highly anticipated "Sean", didn't think it would come out of concept!

For those who don’t know, Acura Sean is the new mascot and brand ambassador for Acura North America. I met him at my local dealership and he was handing out popcorn and hot dogs. For Xmas Acura Sean will be replacing Santa at all local malls and elves will be replaced with Honda Steve’s. It’s the season of precision crafted performance. V-tec not included.

I'd go with either the Genesis or CT4- V

It is a great review, especially the way of a presentation giving parameters in an easy and a comparable view. I wish other presenters follow the approach.

I don't know if I can agree with that (about it being the best Acura) the performance gains over the outgoing RLX Hybrid are a bit lame for the fuel economy penalties. However the lower starting price can't be argued with... & Japanese reliablity over European sloppiness everytime.

Your fluid, fact filled presentation style is excellent. I love this car. Acura has a unique niche; quality, comfort and a tinge of performance at an affordable price.

Alex On Autos, Who is "Acura Sean?"

I really like the Sean...can't wait for the Sedan.

I love this video very much and thank you. I agree with all of these points, having a Type-S myself and almost reaching my first 10,000 miles on the odometer, it's been an absolute blast and a pleasure. Acura really have outdone themselves with this car. Worth every penny!

Nice review. I ordered my TLX type s with this exact spec. I am going to have the underbody/rear spoilers, heated steering wheel and black out badges, added by the dealer.

Hi Alex, amazing review!!! I have a question: what do you think about reliability and longevity for these vehicles? I keep seeing all the experienced mechanics like Scotty saying that car makers like Genesis, Volvo and even BMW make cars that break much earlier than Honda and Toyota. Keep up these amazing videos!!!

The camera doesn’t do this car justice. It looks so much better in person. However, in this segment I would pick the Genesis.

Alex, We have to hand it to Acura, I never thought we would see a sedan with less headroom than a Lexus IS but somehow Acura did it!

I had a much more negative opinion on this car until Alex delivered a better explanation than the other channels have. Seems like this car has so many engineering shortcomings in packaging, but at the end of the day the effectiveness of SH-AWD saved the day. I still think the G70 rules this class, and to think Acura had the benefit of time yet STILL came up short.

I might pick a fully specced Kia Stinger GT2 AWD, over this Type S.

Solid review. Got to the nuance of what makes hondas great.

This should have been the base TLX. This maybe the best TLX-S review on KZfaq. Great job!

Pick up mines 3 weeks ago only complaint I got is that I wish they could of put a little more red leader in the bottom of the dash like the MDX

Yes! The video I’ve been waiting for since I saw your Instagram post with the Type S! I’ve had my Type S for about a month now & I absolutely love it! Thanks for the excellent review as always, Alex!

The TLX is way too big. The long hood idea was a bad one.

Hi Alex. Curious, do you think this car could be sportier IF it had a 6-speed stick option to it with a limited slip differential? Otherwise, the more I learn about this car, the more I'm liking it. Thanks. Really good review.

I really loved my 2002 Aegean Blue Pearl TL Type S! The best looking TL of them all, IMHO.

Great review. Unfortunately Honda just not pushing things enough to make a difference.

I love both my acuras. I have the tl and the older type s. I can't wait to get my hands on this one

Finally someone thats not a HATER review on TLX Type S

Very good report. Thanks.

Power and weight be damned, this has the best looking frontend of any car in its segment with the chrome blacked out. The headlights are beautiful, and the radar lens disappears from view when you look at it long enough.

My favorite 4 door sport sedan under 60k

It’s one of the most attractive cars in its class. I have an issue with the busy center stack including the touch pad, lack of touch screen, and odd looking set of buttons and knobs. Why no power trunk lid?

If the Acura TLX Type S was only $45K for 350HP AWD Luxury, then it would have been legendary for the revival of the Acura brand and a great Luxury sport sedan deal. However, at $55,000 the flaws within the TLX’s design become far more unfortunate and honestly unforgivable: Especially when parked next to a Genesis G70 3.3T AWD Sport. At the bare minimum, the Acura TLX Type S should have been the most affordable, practical, and pragmatic even if it wasn’t quite on par with the rest of the segment in outright performance. Instead, Acura gave us an overpriced heavy boat with less rear seat legroom than a Honda Civic Type R. Not much of a “luxury” sedan when none of your passengers can even sit in the car comfortably. Acura and Lexus having been resting on their “perceived reliability” laurels for far too long, they need to continually prove their reliability because as it stands, they are losing in reliability, safety, and technology to Toyota/Honda/Mazda. The final nail in the coffin is the $10,000 mark ups over MSRP that greedy American dealerships are charging. Nobody in their right mind paying $65,000+ on this.

How does the Acura's highway driving feel when compared to the G70 or the Stinger? Does it feel more planted because of the extra weight? How does the front driver's seat feel when compared to the Stinger GT2?

Excellent review.

very good review. good narrator.

Alex is a factor of 10 better than other reviewers

I really don't understand the proportions that seem to mostly be for styling reasons. We're left with a larger vehicle with the same interior room and far less cargo practical from that brace in the rear. Honestly one of the biggest reasons I'd buy an Acura would be for price and practicality.

Not to be confused with the Lamborghini Sian. (Well done on the review, as always! :P)

Sean does sound dreamy! 😉 Excellent review...you are the best in the business.

hey alex how would you compare this TLX to a BMW 540i, or an E class and a Audi A6? i havent heard much you compare to those vehicles since a TLX is a tweener car

What's the difference between cornering being more fun in the Type-S and G70 being better. More fun sound like the direction I would want to go, but I'm not sure about better. I would think that better would be more fun. I brought the 2022 Type-S and I love it. I've driven the Genisis and it doesn't 'feel' as good to me. However, I am biased having driven Honda/Acura for 40 years. Driving on a winding road puts a very big smile on my face. 0-60 is good in my book. If you torque brake the car it gets under 5 seconds. If the 'competition' isn't riding alongside me, I wouldn't know they are faster, at least not in a matter of a half-second. I've driven cars more than a full second faster to 60 and I can feel the difference in that case. G-forces are too much for me. Type-S is a sweet spot in acceleration, price, handling, and fun for my needs. By the way, I didn't pay anything over MSRP except for the Tiger Eye Pearl paint and the shipping and handling.

I think a refreshed type s will be the way to go that’s if they add the missing features from the advanced. I think the power is perfect for a daily car. It’s really only 0.5 sec or less slower. Will be interested to see what they do with the 2023 model.

Please dont change the title, we love it xD

Thanks Alex. Great as always. Just to point out, in Canada this car comes with a useless 360 cam, but still no HUD. In Canada it's 59,500 for the boring colors,and 60k even for the rest. Add an insane $2400 destination charge, pdi, lic etc, and finance at 4.2%. Stinger tops out at high 53k, G70 I believe is 59,500 all inclusive with maint free. Even the Germans aren't far off, and the Acura has by far the worse tech in it. So the "value" proposition doesn't fly here in Canada like it does in the US. The 340i I spec'd out was darn near the same with a better finance rate and discount.

Hey Alex. At 17:30, you mention adding more power to help with handling on turns. Do you mean simply accelerating, or is there a setting you can adjust to assist with the corner turn handling?

I just saw a video of a stock K5 GT pulling on a Acura Type S with aesthetic mods (wheels, etc) by a reputable youtuber. No way is this a performance cars. I'd just ignore this car and go with either a Lexus IS500, m340i, or my pick which is the Genesis G70 3.3TT.

Always a throughly look at a nice sporty sedan. I kinda wished I could get this engine/drivetrain in the standard exterior/interior colors. However its still a very decent sporty sedan.

Infiniti Q50 red sport over this car

I think it’s a great package and deal. I own a TL Type S and a RDX, and this makes me excited for the brand. The touch pad isn’t going any where but I wish they’d go with touch screen. I personally am excited for the RDX Type S if it’ll ever come…

Does it have auto stop/start, and do you have to turn it off each time you start the car?

10k mark up at the dealer I went to, don;t think its worth 65k

Im basic when it comes to car colors, i.e black and white but ooof this car looked so good when I saw it a couple of nights ago

I love Acura cars!! I'm buying this car Alex.

Alex, why not mention the kia stinger?

I believe textures on dash and doors should be exact on a car of this caliber. At least very similar and exact in quality.

Hey alex can you do a review on the new civic hatchback ….thx

Apparently the reason why the radar window is so big, is they set it really far back. Less chance to get damaged in a minor accident. Idk if that was just a fall back excuse or not

I have an 18 RLX hybrid and was considering upgrading to the +22 TLX Type-S. I would be giving up too much to make the switch to the TLX (less hp, less cabin space, no spare tire, 8-10 lower mpgs, slightly slower 0-60 times, no HUD, no Krell Audio, no heated windshield/steering wheel, no LED fogs). I really want Acura to add the same unique features found on the MDX Type-S Adv on the TLX Type-S eventually.

Alex didn't go over the buttons to the left of the steering column. I wonder if HUD is there?

Just wanted to throw in my summary as I have seen this theme repeated in many Acura videos. Acura designs the rear wheels to overdrive by a small percentage (2.7%) and a small tendency to spin faster can redirect large amounts of power (since all the wheels want to move together with the car at the same speed). I also agree that just like any RWD car, rear power transfer produces increased yaw rate (oversteers or corrects understeer) as the front tires have to only provide lateral (steering) forces and does not use up available grip to provide as much longitudinal (acceleration) forces. But the driving line correction by on-power action is limited. At least from my perspective, a key point that is missed to the viewer is that only on-power under steer at the limit can be corrected by on power AWD. Off power under steer below the limit can be corrected too but that is also accomplished by increasing the steering angle. Only at the limit does increasing the steering angle not help with under steer anymore. At this point, if one is already on throttle, Awd will help. But if off power, going on power won’t help. In other words, Awd won’t increase the overall limits of your car, though it can help you follow the line better before the limit and reduce error between line and steering angle

I was really hoping that it has closer to 400 HP and a bit faster. I'm not sure it will end up replacing my 07 TL Type-S, especially after driving the Kia Stinger GT and the value that car offers while being slightly quicker.

Great review as always Alex, I really like the TLX, always been a fan of Acura, but could they have just offered a panoramic sunroof or even just a little bigger sunroof, get with the times Acura...

I have this same exact car on order 2022 TLX Type-S Apex Blue. I take delivery in March. I currently drive a 2021 STI.

Thanks for your review route, this is exactly the type of road I prefer. Going fast in a straight line or tracking seems very boring; canyon carving is highly entertaining. -$50+k and no heated rear seats? My Civic has those for 20k less. -Honda's LKAS lane keeping is a joke. Only works over 40, barely sees lane markers at all, and is overwhelmed by even gentle curves.

At about @2:35 when going down the side of the vehicle I notice some of the fit and finish is very subpar and was wondering if this is a production model? (Gas cap cover, trim gaps, door seals, etc)

That’s a bold statement! There was a sedan version of the Integra GSR.

Alex, I think you made a mistake in "The Heaviest". To me it's G70 or Stinger, TLX just isn't in the same league - too many flaws.

Of all the online (new car) reviewers, and I subscribe to a number of them, AA offers the most bang for the buck. Rational, comparative, backed by facts, unhyped. He is the accountant, or if you prefer, the engineer, of the bunch and will be the one I consider most seriously when it's time to replace the current vehicle.

The infotainment system and touchpad is a killer for a car of this caliber. Acura really needs to look at upgrading this

Where's the stinger in the comparisons...? G70 seems nearly the the same and just as tight...Thx Alex!

Alex, is there any difference between 2021 and 2022 TLX-S ?

Alex, love your reviews. The Type S is great but I'm tired of hearing Acura talk about how the SH-AWD on the Type S is some revolution. My 2006 Acura TL that came out at the end of 2004 (as a 2005 model) has SH-AWD that can send 70% of power to the rear and 100% of those 70% to left or right wheel. Literally nothing has changed minus some fine tuning.

nice one there🔥🔥🔥

This was a very balanced review. You covered all of the pros and cons of the car better than anyplace else I've seen. After watching this review, I feel that I can actually make an informed decision on what cars to consider in this category. Thank you and well done.

Wish you would have added Kia stinger to comparison as well.

After 35+ years, I will NEVER understand why Honda hasn't allowed Acura to develop and sell a REAR WHEEL DRIVE car for its mainstream platforms to actually compete and steal sales from BMW, Mercedes, and Lexus. Honda just doesn't "get it" as it plods along with relatively slow sales and cars without legendary names in its Acura division.

How does this compete with the blackwing?

The A for fuel economy doesn't make sense. My 2012 Audi A6 3.0T Quattro is rated for 19city/28hwy and it has 310hp from a supercharged V6 with a similar weight and size as the TLX Type S. If anything the fuel economy is the biggest downside of this car I think.

Love it! Incredible work by Acura!

Yo thon how much do da whip? I’m down to ghost ride dis thang.

Definitely the Model 3 Performance, that’s what the fun meaning and putting a big smile on your face

you also got 5.0 for the 4 cylinder Audi A5. I know the TLX has better sound, dynamics (probably), etc. but purely acceleration wise, 5.0 for that just doesn't compete with the S4, M340i, etc.

A long hood but the engine is forward of the front axle line? Weird weight distribution.

I like this, but I wish Acura would go a little crazy instead of going so middle of the road? They couldn't have gone maybe 390, 410HP?

the rear end of this car is so good looking.

I still consider to buy a 22' Acura TLX sedan.

I like the acura emblem in the front

Did you notice transmission shift quality vs standard tlx?

When will the 2022 tlx hit the market??

Acura needs to scale up the NSX platform and go head to head against the M5

This vs the Kia Stinger?

I love my type s, I love this car very enjoyable to drive a lot of fun.

I'm debating between this and an IS500, but I am leaning towards the IS500 because well, RWD NA V8.

The Acura logo up front looks like a Band-Aid.

I love the looks of it. The tech is top notch. Still, at 54 k, I'd be looking to step up to the CT4 Blackwing.

Alex, just another great review. No BS.