Best. Scene. Ever.

Ever

*Ding!

What about the face punch?

That sound lives happily in my head 😆

Go away

Yes! And this time the intro is 4 minutes long, which is good.

Make a supercut

@@nexushexus4365You first. Literally. Leave earth.

Then the TLX type S is for you

It's a perfect used car

@@RAFAEL199Oi feel u on this

How do you get your foot in the door to a career in R&D for a car company? I’m a CS/Math student and this has always been my dream job. Currently doing an internship at a well respected company for some IoT/hardware code, and I’m also in an FSAE team (some of my peers got job offers/internships to some positions like this) What else would you suggest doing?

How expensive the 2024 Acura TLX Type S may be? For me i think only about $55.800.

Acura is insanely underrated

@@DyslexicMitochondriahey man I got intrigued by your name so decided to hop over and check you out. Damn your channel seriously surprised me in a good way

I love throttle house

the 2024 TLX Type S beat the M340i's lap time at MotorTrend, somehow.

Still beats: "That made me go bankrupt and still took me 30 days to get done."

Come to the US, you can spend like a third of your net labor compensation on the care, plus more in additional taxes than you pay for Canadian Medicare, and the care is mediocre to atrocious! USA!!

​@@ryanlcooperonly if your workplace doesn't provide insurance.

Haha...100% correct.

@@partysodownbetween ur employer and your payments for the insurance, you’re still paying alot for that insurance. And it usually isnt nation wide and subject to “networks”. America needs to wake up to universal healthcare and its benefits

how do you like the transmission?

@@KC-lg8qf I like it. I primarily drive in sport mode and run the stage 1 map on Ktuner. It makes all the torque you need, I rarely need more than 50% throttle to get moving quick.

@@Timbuckley01 nice!

@@Timbuckley01that’s good then if you only gotta push the pedal half way. I figured a tune, some exhaust and intake systems, plus new intercooler would help make this car come more to life. I’ve got a 2019 v6 TLX Aspec, but will eventually get a Type S later down the road 🥲

If that's a B+ what's an A and A+ then?

I would 100% get this car over the competition just because of the way the interior/exterior looks. The car is a head turner and IMO by far the best looking car in the segment. BY FAR. Lets be honest, nobody in this segment is tracking their cars, and if you really wanted to, you could drive a 20 year old Yaris aggressively and quickly. Any modern car is capable of being quick on a road, if you want to be a jerk.

I had a 2010 Acura TL and absolutely loved it, I made the mistake of going to a bmw, but now I’ve come back to Acura with the RDX.. absolutely love the car and if the brand stays as it is, in 7 years I’ll get another one, maybe an mdx once I have a family. Reliable, easy maintenance, very comfortable and feature rich, just can’t beat it with what Acura has to offer. My Rdx is aspec and has 99% of what I need

Why does he sound so sarcastic😂

@@arnavjoshi74 EXACTLY. It's like the whole video was made to mean the opposite of what he said. I was just waiting for them to reveal it at the end.

The Type-S doesn't get close to 30 MPG and the infotainment, mostly due to its touchpad, is arguably one of the worst I've experienced in the last 5 years.

I used to drive my semi through Ontario fairly often and I agree the coffee was weak and bitter at the same time,but I'am still recovering from a Tim's Bit's addiction.

We have Tim's (Timses?) in South Jersey now. Their honey crullers are a revelation.

15 years ago, the coffee was good. I drove a lot for work, and a Tims was the key start to the day. They changed it to Robusta at some point and it went to absolute shit. They're also owned by Burger King now, so is anyone surprised?

@@MLHunt Yeah just wait. They're trying to impress you with market penetration into the USA. Once you guys fall for it, they'll shit it up.

@@MLHunt Yes they are starting to expand into the states now.I've seen them in parts of MI,and OH also.I will have to try one of those crullers as I never meet a pastry I didn't like.

Very cool fact, bro.

I said this back when it was just Thomas, that I seen Top Gear like potential. I promoted them on my own groups everywhere. Been a fan since day one. Looking back at those videos now is funny. They have come a long way. Very Proud of our Canadian Auto Journalists! Even if James isn't quite Canadian lol.

wow what a novel and interesting opinion

Amen

What Top Gear did so well, was combine humor (pioneered really by Clarkson) with automotive journalism. These guys do the same thing, it's just the right level of humor well still being informative.

The genesis g70 says otherwise

@@eae9486G70 doesn’t look better at all

@@eae9486beautiful car but it’s a Genesis so no

@@lolwhatt820 what's wrong with genesis

Arteon?

Sad but true. I loved my TLX but after my lease end period I just couldn’t see buying it out due to the interior space. On looks alone I still think it wins over anything else in the class, but the backseats were worse than some coupes I’ve been in.

Wait until you drive a Genesis SUV

This has only been discussed a million times. The manufacturer themselves said this was done on purpose to prioritize style over function, if people want practicality they will just buy an RDX anyways. I think it’s ridiculous, but it is what it is

@@drivescene6747 "if people want practicality they will just buy an RDX anyways." Indeed, or one of the TLX's competitors, as they've been doing.

I drove a Charger for the first time last summer. It's huge and bulky on the outside but very small on the inside.

@@layne4376 its pretty easy to buy out JD power

Probably you have never tried other cars available.....

Wth is wrong with some of you people trying to find ways to justify you purchasing this car.. " oh its more reliable than the german" plz..why dont you speak to a german owner who acutally maintain their cars. Yall go on the market buy german cars that have never been maintain and complain. Well if it makes u feel good go ahead. But an acura tlx type s can never drive like a m340i. Never. The acura is a regular car but just a bit faster. Thats it

​@@ACURACALABAR11 You've never driven Acura either. Outside your... cute little black Merc.

@@layne4376 Sorry to say but JD Power is known to be unreliable and untrustworthy. You’re much better off with Consumer Reports who puts Acura and Honda in 3rd/4th place, BMW in 9th, and Genesis at 18th.

And my 2001 Acura CL Type S. I loved that car so much. Those seats were amazing and that Vtec 3.2L V6 engine

I'm sorry I have to agree with you

Thought I was the only one who spotted that and fan boy'd

Me too! I currently drive a 2013 as my daily.

I own a 2009 TL sh AWD For 10 years nothing but matinance the most underrated Acura ever

@@frankienieves5124I agree!

Yessss!

In the US, we can gloat over our expensive, but substandard health care.

@@JawsofFenririf you have money US healthcare is world class

A rich US citizen has a longer lifespan than an average Canadian. An average American, not so much.

Correction, not free!

@@pandabmwVery true.

Touchscreen brain has infected a lot of car reviewers because they review so many cars. Same with their expectation for consumers to deal with screen based hvac. But at least there the market has revolted to the point where manufacturers and reviewers cannot astroturf over such a shitty stupid decision.

Yeah, I was test driving sedans last summer and after a few different runs in different Lexus ES models with a trackpad, I totally got used to it. Did I love it? No, but it was totally fine.

@@ruvindap66 that would involve them to actually use the screen for more than 5 seconds.

I don’t mind the standard functionally, but I agree the operation is frustrating when in CarPlay. It turns away a lot buyers which is reason enough to change it, no matter who actually likes it. Every single car on the road has a touch screen, Acura needed to take a hint, and they have. The 2025 MDX will have a touch screen, I’m assuming the new RDX will, and they should have put it in here too.

I have it in my RDX. It sucks!!

So basically you should’ve just bought the A-SPEC. It also has plenty of passing power, better fuel economy, and is much cheaper.

Except I wanted a 6 cylinder and until you drive both, you will find the driving dynamics of the Type S are not the same as the A-spec. I bought the Type S because that’s what I wanted.

Which makes his attitude genuinely hilarious to me. 95% of sport sedans never see the track. Especially leased German ones (and they're all leased because they're not designed for long-term ownership, they're meant to last a lease with minimal fuss and little else). Track nerds aren't buying S4s, M340is, etc. Hardly anything except a Miata is actually *fun* to drive anywhere near the speed limit on public roads. So most people who buy sports sedans looking for a sporty driving experience just drive like absolute jackwagons (or don't actually utilize more than the badge). Acura honestly hit on something good with the Type S. Amazing daily driver with enough grunt and enough handling to be good the way sane human beings drive on public roads, with great looks, great front seats, and a great sound system. Well, so long as you don't mind the fuel economy. Reviewers have the most disingenuous attitude towards actual car ownership, and either tacitly support reckless driving or actually believe more than a tiny fraction of sports sedan buyers actually track their cars. If I DID want to track a car, it'd be a CT4 Blackwing in a heartbeat. But that's not the car I'd want as a daily driver (because my wife refuses to learn to drive stick and we need to be able to use our vehicles interchangeably). For me, the Type S is the short list. It's a better car overall than a G70, you can own it (affordably) out of warranty unlike Zee Germans, and it has enough real-world strengths to be an awesome car to live with on the daily (with enough oomph and handling to be useful and fun below 10/10ths).

@@jr1885I have a 2023 TLX aspec and I get this take. The passing power is plenty with my 2.0T and is even better with a tune (haven’t gotten it yet, but from what I’ve been read and told). Cheaper and arguably more reliable than a type S, as 4 cylinders are hondas bread and butter. Everything else is mostly the same outside power and badges

@@Wolfgangmetal92 yeah, it seems like the A-SPEC is a better value. Thomas stated that he likes the Type-S better in just its comfort mode. So I don’t see a reason to upgrade to the performance model that doesn’t deliver performance.

On the east coast, you beat the other guy to the 4 way stop sign so he knows you are the boss.

Ah the good ol’ “Ope, lemme just squeeze right past ya there”

Well said!

Amen!! 🙌

Tuned and coilovers its pretty quick

​@@eurly93so 60k +

@@eurly93 Because that's exactly what someone would do with a normal comfortable sedan before putting their family into a bone crushing road trip experience

⁠@@eurly93I would like to think that a $60k sedan with a Type-S badge on it should have the suspension already sorted. But hey. That’s just me. And value is subjective 🤷‍♂️

​@@eurly93cheaper cars out there that outperform with the same additions

I've been cross shopping sporty-ish sedans and what you brought up is similar to what my analysis has lead me to. The TLX Type S is more in the sake of nostalgia for the brand, they want buyers that have outgrown the Integra name because Bob from Accounting will judge them but don't want an SUV. While they mention CT4 Blackwing, at least here in the states these are nearly a $25k difference and seems to be an unfair comparison. I think your dead right on the money with the CT5 V. I wish Lexus would've made a similar competing vehicle but the IS500 is outright too small and they killed off the GS which I feel is right in the same honey pot of vehicle, sporty-enough and luxurious-enough. The Genesis G70/G80 keep sneaking in the side door in my comparisons but dealership experience is a mood killer. I personally don't want a kidney killer car (Supra, Integra, Camaro etc.) but I also don't want a sleepy saloon (LS, CT5, G90 etc.) . I think CT5 V is the best of both spectrums for someone like me that wants a quick car but not something that eats tires every 4k miles via compound alone, paranoid driving Michigan state roads because 30 series tire, and not cramped up.

@@Dr_Skot Regarding the CT4 Blackwing, unless you factor in markups (though in all likelihood/fairness you ought to) you can still get one for only a couple thousand over a Type S - granted, you're getting a small (legitimately) sports sedan with a manual and not a midsize comfort cruiser with extra punch. But I was surprised to see how genuinely good of a deal the 5V is. You just put on a couple bells and whistles and boom, all things to all men. Or you can try an ugly new 540i and pay extra to get real leather instead of "vEgANzA"

​@Dr_Skot I have a 2023 G70 3.3 AWD Prestige, don't count it out because of a dealership that you'll spend .5% of your time at. It's a sleeper all the way. Buy the Eibach Pro Kit springs and sway bars, it has the perfect stance and for $850 (not including labor) it rails corners and looks amazing doing it. Buy the Takeda cold air intake when it's on sale for $400-450 and you get about 15 hp out of it. You have a killer G70 that's still $10k cheaper than an M340i with a better interior and more features. Don't know how it would compare to a CT5, but you're missing out on a badass car for reasons that once you're done buying the car you don't ever have to see the dealer again. I mean I even take my car to my mechanic for an oil change that's only $100 and I get better oil put into it than any dealer would use, and I know what oil I'm getting. That said it also depends on your dealership, I've also been there for scheduled maintenance and had zero issues getting a loaner and dropping off the car.

The car is really bad on space, the door sils are like a foot thick and the inside is really cramped and the seats aren’t the greatest

I would never consider an Acura when looking at cars in these price ranges. Glorified Honda that has never been known for sportiness. The BMW 340i and CT-5 V are the only two vehicles I would choose as options.

😂 kia

​​@@fri3ndlyatheistwomp womp. Still a better option than this TLX, where the stinger isn't tryna be this performance mimicker car. Stinger is luxury

@@fri3ndlyatheist I have enjoyed 85,000 trouble free kms in my 2020 Stinger GT. There was a time that Honda and Toyota were the punchline of many automotive jokes...times change and IMHO Hyundai/Kia/Genesis are today putting out some of the best all around vehicles for sale.

​@@fri3ndlyatheist Are there really still idiot badge snobs like you out there that won't even consider a genuinely great car just because "it's a Kia"

Ah, but do you tell everyone who will listen that you bought one? 😂

I'm sorry to hear that, my condolences

I agree. Took me a whole 2-3 days to get used to it - it works two different ways too, normally and CarPlay wise. You then begin to appreciate the fingerprint free screen.

I used to say the same thing about the track pad in my Lexus, but I admit I am glad there is a touchscreen now. I only use the trackpad for navigating to the Android Auto screen itself when the car starts up. lol

I hate ours. A touchscreen is 1000 times easier and better. I will never buy another Acura until they put in a touchscreen.

@@Japplesnap Who cares? Seriously, of all the things that comprise a car, what a whiny First World problem to prioritize. "Oh, my god! I have to reach down and press my finger in an unfamiliar motion for two days until I become used to it, instead of my preferred method of reaching forward, taking my eyes off of the road, and smudging my oversized screen with my grubby fingers! I simply can't do it! I won't do it! I won't! I won't!" Jesus, man, grow a pair.

Still got the g70 without the stinger as well

@@marcjones744 LOVE the G70. LOVE my Stinger.

@@TPCV2 definitely a dope car... Im an acura guy, but the g70 makes this type s look bad in a lot of ways

@@marcjones744 Hmmm, not sure I agree actually. I'll take the Stinger over either, personally, very few rides look better. But I think I prefer the look of the TLX S over the G70 by a bit. Lighting on the G70? Forget about it, AMAZING, but take that away and, a lil meh imo. TLX has some sick lines.

Especially its hatchback design. The rear seats are more spacious than the TLX as well and is equipped with heated rear seats. Maybe the older TLX had the rear heated seats as well but was cut like BMW 3 series?

At least they’re better than the uncontrolled intersection which works as a sort of 4-way yield.

A week isn't long enough to learn how to use it.

It’s just a bad design.

@@paul5683but should it take a week to learn how to use something that should be intuitive and seamless so you can use it without have to look down at it every time you want to use it!?

It takes a while to get used to it but you just learn absolute positioning but I dont like it

next year they're bringing the touchscreen and ditching the track pad apparently

A decent trim line is over $50k, at that point any perceived value is negated by the fact that it's a fancy hyundai. It can compete with the premium brands like acura and infiniti as they're typically on the lower side when it comes to performance, but it ends there.

@@stitch438 just like an audi is a fancy vw

The TLX Type S beat the G70's lap time at both Car & Driver and MotorTrend.

@@TheBreakfastLover that is true, good point. But the point of these cars is to be focused on road experience and performance. Since i have a good amount of track time i can def say if you wanted to do track time in a daily it would be a CTR, Elantra N, Gr86, etc.

The price to value thing is just so subjective. How do you define it? That it's cheaper with a little less performance, so it's best price to value? That's just a very unconvincing way to say you think the G70 is good because you like it.

Idk, I'd take the Lexus, purely for RWD.

@@benwelter8890rwd doesn’t always mean better. The IS500 has the worst handling of this class. That 5.0 is sweet though.

@@benwelter8890yeah but that only has 311HP and it’s too slow

the A-Spec is a 7 second car and hard on gas for a 4 cyl. The Type S is a 5 second car, smooth af, and doesn't sound like a hair dryer....or dare I say, a Honda Accord. No idea why anyone buys the 4 cyl for that money to be honest.

This car is just as fast as everything else in the real world. It’s only about 0.7 slower than the m340i. People are dailying these as they are everything else in this class. It’s much more reliable than the Germans.

4 cylinder is a lot slower and sounds like crap.

So all of you guys are saying that Thomas is just a TLX hater and doesn’t know what he’s talking about? The TLX is truly a performance car and worth the extra 12k over the 4 Cylinder?

@@jr1885 the sh-awd a spec costs $50k usd, the type S is $57k. at that point just get the type S lol

I still want one

That's what I was thinking. I saw a blue A-Spec one the other day and at first glance I thought it was a Type-S. If the Type S isn't all that sporty and the A-Spec is 95% there in terms of looks, then getting the A-Spec and saving around $10k sounds like a no-brainer to me.

Nods head in agreement as my Audi leaks coolant

For those reading, the 2015 to 2020 TLX had transmission issues with the 9 speed zf.

@@GoofieNewfieAll with V6 we’re just recalled. All had bad engines.

@@hacob2004 I hear that, my car is 5 years old and about to be on a 3rd water pump. Audi life haha

Well said RenshotYT

Forget that. How many people actually drive there car fast? I see BMW barely doing the speed limit all the time.

@@300zxdriver Totally agree, I live in a crowded suburban area where 90% of the time I’m lucky to exceed 40mph😎

@@layne4376 lol ….you must be a BMW driver.

@@layne4376 He didn’t say that. Make up some more crap.

@@layne4376 Best looking car of the bunch. Less money than the rest. Buy what you want.

No it’s not 😂

@@Domepeezywhat looks better?

The IS500 is the undisputed king of reliability in this segment.

I came here to say the same thing. I love my G70 3.3 and it's in the same price bracket.

But it's basically a Hyundai 🤢 at least the TLX is built by Honda so you have the reliability.

@@ninolucania3350Genesis is significantly more reliable than Hyundai/Kia because they don’t use the same transmissions.

@@ninolucania3350you haven’t been paying attention for the last 7 years. Kia/hyundai are churning out reliable vehicles and even back it up with a 10yr/100k warranty off the lot unlike Honda and its 4yr/60k

G70's are fun to drive but feel a little small to compare to this class

I'm terribly sorry to hear you actually drive an RDX

​@@chrxx4327Why? It's a decent car. Or are you one of those people that thinks that all cars should be super cars and if they're not they suck?

@@Aki_Lesbrinco I pitty anyone that drives a crossover

Because its hamstrung by its (typically Honda) weak drivetrain (ie: transfer case and transmission). There's a very good reason the car was limited to 355HP when they knew that every single car they were competing with made more (the S4 is underrated and everyone knows it ... because German). The fact that, besides being the slowest, it's also the heaviest, least practical and least fuel efficient car in its segment just shows how far Acura has lost the plot.

Doesn't matter if a tune adds more hp, it's still 4300 pounds which is extremely heavy.

same with the q50 3.0t and the kia stinger a tune and FBO and they are all pretty quick

...and a tune on any of it's competitors puts it even further behind.

Into a different beast? I don’t think a tune even makes it as fast as a stock m340i…

Thank you someone else that isn’t completely trashing the car 😂 Got mine in 2023 for 57k and market last year was rough

@@Cizzoe I actually get more looks with my type s than my full track spec 2009 grandprix white s2k. Which is crazy as hell.

I guess because most of them only have the vehicles for a few hours as opposed to days.

@@drivescene6747 The thing is though some reviewers literally live with the car for a set time though. Yet they still complain about it.

@@saruharu1 those are the ones who just regurgitate what other have said. I realize that’s a trend among these “journalists.”

@@drivescene6747 true

Anyone that actually owns the cars with the track pad all say the same thing, has nobody ever used a mousepad on a laptop?? It’s practically the same thing and nobody says “wHy cAnT i ToUch my mOnItOr?” there.