Used 2017 Acura TLX Sedan Consumer Reviews
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Great car, great value
Mike, 12/27/2016
2017 Acura TLX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 8AM)
33 of 34 people found this review helpful
An ex-girlfriend has this car. I drove it for several weeks including an out of town trip/vacation. When she told me how much she paid for it, I thought she was confused and made her show me the purchase contract. She paid a little over 30 for the base model. You cannot get a car like this for the money. People that complain about the acceleration need to learn how to drive. The 4 cylinder has more horse power than a Toyota Camry. When you are passing or merging you floor it to make it down shift to use all 204hp. My normal car is an infiniti G37 (330hp). I floor the infiniti about once a week and floored the acura two or three times a day. I paid about 45 for my infiniti with all the bells and whistles. My car has some features that the acura doesn't have but it has some that mine doesn't. The acura has no gas cap and shows the tire pressure for each individual tire just to name a few. You can find better cars than the tlx and cheaper cars than the tlx but you can't find one that's better and cheaper.
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Practical luxury
Don, 02/16/2017
2017 Acura TLX 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 9A)
23 of 24 people found this review helpful
Having had several Honda's , I wanted to try a luxury vehicle and chose the Acura TLX. I find this vehicle to be quiet, solid and sporty to drive. If you want ostrich covered upholstery and a vehicle that drives itself, this probably is not for you. But if you want a car that has all the necessary luxury items and is fun to drive, try the TLX. I also like the fact that, unlike my Honda, I don't see this vehicle every time I turn around.
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Love my TLX 2017
Toni Porzio, 03/29/2017
2017 Acura TLX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 8AM)
11 of 11 people found this review helpful
I have had Acuras int the past.. The car is extremely comfortable and has a nice smooth ride..I enjoy the IDS system which allows you to drive in sport mode etc. No Back seat USBS which I found surprising and the Technology features offered were expensive additional packages where other 2017 car manufacturers included these in the price of their cars..I went with the 4 cylinder which has a lot of pep and I enjoy the stick shift for a sportier interior look over the 6 cylinder with the push buttons. Overall I love the car , but they could have included more in the base model..
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Solid buy
Kevin, 04/09/2017
2017 Acura TLX Technology Package 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 9A)
16 of 17 people found this review helpful
I have owned the 6 cylinder FWD for 2 weeks. I am coming from a VW Passat TDI. The TLX is above the Passat in acceleration/ quality of materials. The TLX is below the Passat in interior room / MPG. The TLX does put a smile on my face when driving winding roads. It holds the road like no other car I have owned. I was between getting another Passat, Infiniti Q50, or this car. What won out was the interior quality and looks of the TLX. The Q50 trunk was way too small and interior very tight for my 6'2" frame. I would have got another VW , but thought I needed to look at something different. The things that I find frustrating on this car are the complicated radio, the Sirius only presets 12 channels, and you can't see what song is on Sirius until you turn the channel. Overall , the TLX provided a nice balance of quality materials, space, and amenities. Not perfect, but enjoyable car.
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Owned all 4 Generations!
SN Bueti, 06/25/2018
2017 Acura TLX 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 9A)
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
TLX is bullet proof-reliable. Leasing 2017 great deal $269 month with not much down, as clearing lot with 2018 style change. Disappointed with fake leather seats, first generation were the best they were real leather. FWD 290 HP... hold on because its like driving a bull by the horns, quickest of all TLS, AWD most likely will put all the power to use. 9 speed transmission a 1.5 second delay, if your a enthusiast this will really bother you...but once it engages it flies shifts smoothly. All wheel steering, handles great and I really like to drive it in Sport Mode. 2018's have much better looks, exhaust integrated panel that is not connected to exhaust but it looks great...the grill just looks updated from previous generations. The TLX is wide and therefore doesn't feel like a small car, but it is noticeably shorter than first generation and the previous generation (2009-13) which were more stylish than 2017. $40 Grand to buy is too much for this car, it just can't compete with BMW or Mercedes on status, if that is important. Last gripe is Acura doesn't throws in blind spot warning Honda does on much less expensive cars.
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Great Looking Car BUT QC & Tech Poor
BIndi, 03/26/2017
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2017 Acura TLX 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 9A)
25 of 30 people found this review helpful
I owned a 2010 Acura TL and it was time for an upgrade so I chose a 2017 Acura TLX. Right out of the gate I felt sick for spending this much money on a car with so many technical and quality control flaws. Just to name a few, the dashboard technology is so ridiculously behind other car manufacturers but I didn't realize how bad until after I owned the car and had a chance to deal with it on a daily basis. Just an example is turning on heated seats requires pressing a button on the touch screen then selecting again a level of choice then you have to exit out by pressing the x. If you want to change it again the same three steps are required each time. This is really ridiculously unsafe and requires a lot of distracted driving. If you use voice control it's a two step process and that's if the car recognizes what you are saying. The car accellerates sputtery for lack of a better way to describe it and we were told it's the gas we buy. So we buy Top Tier gas at specific gas stations and it still spudders. I plan on keeping the car even though I'm discouraged I spent so much money on this car. Frustrated the manufactur hasn't corrected the past problems with their brand and went cheap to not update their technology. Not to mention they went ultra cheap on their seats as well. The 2010 has much better quality seats that were solidly sewn whereby the TLX seats are glued together and flimsy. Terrible quality failures here and I'll be looking for a different brand my next car.
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Awesome Car Great Value!
Paul, 02/23/2017
2017 Acura TLX Technology Package 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 8AM)
17 of 20 people found this review helpful
I don't understand why edmunds isn't giving the TLX more love, guess they are too caught up in the Audi BMW and Benz bandwagon and turbo craze. I have a 2013 Honda CR-V and love Hondas and decided it was time to upgrade the wife's car from a Mustang to this. Great decision the 4 cylinder has tremendous power even though I thought long and hard about going w the 6, the technology package is definitely worth the extra bucks for all the safety features and technology that comes w it. Absolutely love this car all the way around
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Mid-Sized Price For Entry Level Luxury
Richard, 05/13/2018
2017 Acura TLX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 8AM)
13 of 15 people found this review helpful
The TLX is comfortable, relatively quiet, and nice looking, inside and out. Beware of the plastic around the seat bases. Guaranteed to crack and separate. Bad design. Every now and then,when stopped, the transmission causes a forward "kick", making you wonder if someone rear ended you. The controls are complicated and not at all intuitive. Mileage is great considering its quick acceleration, BUT, premium fuel is required.
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vibration
Changmin, 12/24/2016
2017 Acura TLX SH-AWD 4dr Sedan AWD w/Technology Package (3.5L 6cyl 9A)
34 of 42 people found this review helpful
We bought a TLX AWD V6 with tech package at end of August, 2016, the car vibrates around 75 MPH from day one. We sent it back to dealer 4 times, they did balance, changed four tires. Yesterday, they changed many parts according to the instruction from Acura. The car still vibrates around 75 MPH, but less intensively. Just improve a little bit. I have driven four TLX V6 AWD from dealer, every of them vibrates. My neighbor has a TLX AWD V6 with tech package too, his car vibrates around 75 MPH too. This time Acura made very bad car. Acura client relation is terrible. They don't care about this issue at all. We made phone, they told me they would call me back but they never called me.
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Disappointing for a Luxury Automobile
Dimitri, 05/25/2017
2017 Acura TLX 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 9A)
14 of 17 people found this review helpful
This is my 6th Acura. 2017 TLX, 6 cylinder with Technology package. I turned in a 2013 TL, which I really liked but the lease had been extended three times. The 2013 was a superior automobile to the 2017. In more detail: The road handling is very good. The steering is precise and communicative. The road noise has been improved considerably. The stereo is the known ELS which is very good. The bad news: The technology is archaic, behind the times, totally disappointing, head scratching, how ACURA allows their automobiles to be designed and sold this way. The Honda Civic and the Hyundai Elantra (!!) are years ahead in terms of technology than the TLX. The menu selections are awful, a lot of duplication. The response time is amazingly slow, to the point that one does not know whether it works. The software did get "hung up" once, during the first week but it recovered. If technology is not important, it is a very solid car and fun to drive. But since technology is an integral part of the driving experience, it is a rather disappointing car.
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