Acura TSX Keeps Premium Standards Part II
(continued from Part I)
Since Acura is a Honda brand, knowing of Honda’s ever-present consciousness of green technology as well as considering the company’s persistence in bringing green technology as an alternative to mainstream automotive systems, the TSX certainly qualifies as a Low Emission Vehicle. The Green Vehicle Guide of the EPA’s gives this a rating of 6 on their Air Pollution score. However, the EPA does split the Greenhouse Gas score by transmission. The five-speed automatic has a 7, while the sixspeed manual, while it admittedly entails more fun, gets a 6. The EPA gives the car a 22/31 mpg City/ Highway rating.
When it comes to matters of style, the TSX enjoys sleek as well as clean lines. The nose of the car is outfitted with the pentagonal grille that is widely associated with the Acura brand since it is a special brand trait. In addition, the big calipers logo in the grille makes brand recall incredibly easy. There is no other like it. Acura, in this particular series, aptly expands the area of the grille sides in order to include a pair of wraparound headlight pods that taper up to slits. The headlight pods are also designed to wrap round the sides of the car. The car’s back design continues these slim looks, with the rear panel line cuts down nattily from the taillight to the wheelwell, in much the same way as a county highway on a map does. The car’s overall appearance connotes a pleasant and entirely modernistic in taste.
Inside the Acura TSX one can see that sheer effort the company had put in rendering the car’s interiors. Bolstered leather seats as well outlets that allow for multiple electrical adjustments, leather-wrapped steering wheel, power windows along with locks and mirrors—one can easily tell that Acura took great pains to afford drivers and passengers alike with a number of conveniences otherwise impossible. The car also has a power mooonroof along with keyless entry. These are simply among the comforts the Acura TSX holds in store for car consumers.
The car even comes with a sound system that exhibits 360-watts along with its eight speakers and six-disc in-dash. Those wishing to jack in their iPODs for a bit of charging may do so with the input jack inside the car.
For tasks other than selecting a transmission, the factory supplies the car with a navigation system. Voice commands operate the controls so drivers won’t have to look elsewhere, trying to push a button or two on the dashboard. The voice commands are over 560, with the system fully stocked with points of interest that’s more than 7 million in figure. The voice recognition feature can also identify 1.7 million cities and street names.
The TSX, of course, does not skimp on its features as well. With dual-stage passenger airbags that employs a series of sensors to ensure that kids along with small adults are not accidentally impaired by the very airbag put there to guard their safety. The TSX also has a standard tire pressure monitoring system.