An Acura TLX Type R is on the way, but only for the United States

Honda , despite what Many might think, is one of the biggest builders in the global automotive sector. It is true that their sales in Europe are not the most important, but their presence is essential. To this, it is necessary to add that it has in its portfolio with Acura , the badge against which it struggles with German premium brands.

Today, the catalog of > Acura consists of three saloons , two all roads and one super sports car . For its development, as is logical, based on the models of Honda . However, it gives them an aesthetic of their own, a higher quality and more forceful mechanics. In fact, and with certain models, it is the only one that dares to launch sports versions, such as A-Spec and Type S .

Why does not Honda market in Europe Acura?

Unlike what Toyota did with Lexus, Honda does not dare to commercialize Acura in Europe. Its catalog, composed of the ILX, TLX and RLX sedans, the RDX and MDX SUVs and the super NSX , is focused on the American customer. In addition, we must bear in mind that saloons do not go through their best in the Old Continent. In this way, launching the signature in our market is a complex and dangerous task.

The best example is the latest generation of the Honda Accord . The largest sedan of the Japanese firm is already marketed in United States , but Europe has not arrived. The premium version of this corresponds to the Acura TLX , model that has prepared a surprise for us. As we have learned, for 2020 a spicy version, the Acura TLX Type R will come onto the market.

Could the Acura TLX Type R with the Audi S4?

Today, the Acura TLX has two spicy versions, the A-Spec and Type S . However, we have been able to know that a Type R is on the way. The way we have found out has been simple, because they have seen the test model circulate in Europe. Thanks to the guys from Carscoops we can see how the aesthetic of the TLX "basic" evolves to become a dangerous model for the Audi S4 or Mercedes-Benz C-Class 43 AMG .

Technically we do not know how far the changes will go. However, it is evident that the air inlets and the exhaust outlets have grown in size. The mechanics is not known either, but it could count under its hood with a renewed turbocharged V6 gasoline block. On the whole, everything is unknown, but there is a detail that we should not overlook.

If Acura is testing the TLX Type R in Europe, it has its German rivals in the spotlight. In the US its sales are greater than those of Audi and Mercedes-Benz , and for that reason I would like to give you where it hurts the most: in dynamic behavior . However, his arrival would not be scheduled until 2020, so there is still time to learn more details. In any case, it's a shame that we're not going to see it in Europe, even if it's dressed as Honda Accord .

Source - Carscoops