The new 2010 Acura TSX is called “a passionate performer.” It’s no wonder, with its responsive handling and energetic performance. Add in the technology and creature comforts, and you have an excellent choice for negotiating the urban jungle and the far away twisties. How does it compare?

The 2010 TSX features a 201-hp 2.4-liter i-VTEC aluminum-alloy inline-four engine. This engine, because of its low emissions, qualifies as an Ultra Low Emission Vehicle (ULEV-2). The 2010 Audi A4 comes with a turbocharged 211-hp 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine with Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT).

The sticker price separates these two vehicles significantly with the 2010 Acura TSX MSRP at $29,310 while the 2010 Audi A4 MSRP is $31,450. Available in one comprehensively equipped trim, the TSX includes as standard a sunroof, leather upholstery, heated front seats, a wireless cell phone link, automatic climate control and much more.  Several of these items - heated front seats, HomeLink and Bluetooth, for example - are optional items on the Audi.

Exterior style is subject and purely a matter of personal taste, but consider that the Acura TSX earned a top spot in 2009 as a finalist for Kelley Blue Book’s Best Redesign Award. One year later, the TSX remains aggressive and edgy with 18-inch split spoke wheels on the V6, and a futuristic plenum grille. 

The interior of the TSX is designed with high-quality materials and state-of-the-art technology. Kelley Blue Book opines, “The TSX eschews traditional luxury cues for a more technological type of richness.”  Other reviewers praise the TSX’s Active Sound Control noise cancellation system, which keeps the interior library quiet, even at highway speeds. Writers also like the standard Audi seven-speaker, 360-watt AMFM/MP3/WMA audio system with in-dash CD and eight-inch subwoofer. The Audi Concert radio system is a less powerful 180-watts.

The 2010 Acura TSX has a full complement of safety equipment including dual-stage, dual threshold front airbags, front side airbags, side-curtain airbags, active front head restraints, antilock brakes, Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA) with traction control, Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD) and Brake Assist.  The TSX’s Advanced Compatibility Engineering^™ (ACE) body structure, which distributes collision forces away from passengers, is an Acura exclusive. So impressive is the TSX design that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awarded the vehicle five stars (its highest) in frontal, side and rollover crash protection. In addition, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety named the TSX a “Top Safety Pick.” All Acura models are “Top Safety Picks” – the only luxury car company to receive this acclaim for every one of its models.

The 2010 Acura TSX, with its efficient powertrain, nimble handling, impressive list of standard creature comforts and lower MSRP, gives ample reasons to choose this passionate performer. One test drive will convince you. Call us to arrange your personal introduction.