2004 Acura TSX Review Summaries

What reviewers liked most about the Acura TSX:

Standard luxury goodies covered by the $26,990 base sticker price include perforated leather seats and leather-wrapped steering wheel with remote audio and cruise controls, power sunroof, a 360-watt audio system with eight speakers, dual-zone climate control, power windows and door locks and keyless entry.

-- AutoWeek

TSX also received high marks in handling, offering quick steering response and smooth sailing through the slalom.

-- AutoWeek

The smooth, short throws of the standard six-speed manual shifter are pure automotive bliss.

-- Edmunds.com

The suspension dances to the tune of a European sports sedan. The brakes scrub off triple-digit speeds without drama and the pedals are set up well for effortless heel-and-toe braking and downshifting.

-- New Car Test Drive

What's more, when you shut the doors, you can tell by the sound that it's a well-built car. One that also boasts a drag coefficient of 0.27, a large trunk and laudable EPA fuel economy figures of 22 mpg city/31 mpg highway.

-- Road & Track

The TSX goes about its business so smoothly and so silkily that precision could be its middle name.

-- Car and Driver

The sumptuous leather, the tasteful metallic accents, the LED gauges, and the top-grade plastics are befitting a car costing twice as much.

-- Car and Driver

What reviewers liked least about the Acura TSX:

The TSX is a five-seater, but pity the fifth person.

-- New Car Test Drive

Similar to other high-revving Honda four-bangers, the TSX mill doesn?t deliver much grunt below 3000 rpm.

-- Car and Driver

Acura TSX Comparisons:

The TSX and the Accord coupe were comparable in roll-ing acceleration from 20 to 40 mph, and in braking.

-- AutoWeek

The TSX was designed to fill the slot between Acura's racy-looking RSX coupe, and the larger Acura TL sedan. Such a position places it directly up against the lower end of BMW's 3 Series, Audi's A4 and the Mercedes C-Class sedans.

-- Edmunds.com

To get a picture of the scale, the TSX is 183 inches long with a wheelbase of 105 inches; the Acura RSX, with the same basic engine, is 172 inches long with a wheelbase of 101 inches; and the U.S. Honda Accord is 187.6 inches long with a wheelbase of 105 inches.

-- New Car Test Drive

Best one-liner about the Acura TSX:

Just when you think the German automakers have every angle covered, along comes a car that could switch an auto connoisseur's taste from schnitzel to sushi quicker than you can say Hefeweitzen.

-- Edmunds.com