The
Acura TSX is an
entry-level luxury car manufactured by
Honda. Introduced in April 2003, it was sold only in the
United States and
Canada, but from the 2009 model year on it will also be available in
Mexico. It is sold in North America under the
Acura luxury marque, where it filled the gap as Acura's 4-door, entry-level
sedan when the
Integra sedan was discontinued in 2001 (1996 in
Canada since the
EL was the Integra sedan's replacement there). The TSX would also eventually replace the
Acura RSX in the US (which in turn succeeded the
Acura Integra coupe). As of 2008, the TSX is the smallest vehicle in the Acura model line, other than the
Civic-based
CSX (and the preceding
1.6/1.7EL) sold only in
Canada. All TSXs are built in
Sayama,
Saitama,
Japan.
The TSX is
badge engineered from the
CL-series Accord (also known as the
European Accord or
JDM Accord) sold in
Europe,
Japan,
Australia and
New Zealand (). The TSX initially had a restyled interior and different suspension tuning than the European Accord when it was introduced; however since 2008 the interior is now standardized for all three markets. In the
Australian &
New Zealand, the CL-series is sold
Accord Euro, a smaller
mid-size car, where the
USDM Accord is sold in the large car category. In North America, the TSX is sold alongside the
mid-size luxury Acura TL, which is based on the
USDM Accord, which in itself is a rebadged JDM
Honda Inspire.
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