Starts at $45,400
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What's New for 2025?
The TLX carries over unchanged this year. Notably, Acura announced in July '25 that the 2025 model year will be the TLX's swan song.
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2025 Acura TLX
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"It's often lumped in with compact luxury sedans due to its relatively attainable pricing, but the TLX is as long as an E-Class, so this segment is its rightful home. Unfortunately, packaging compromises have left this Acura with more of a C-Class backseat, and the performance doesn't impress unless you spring for the Type S."—Ranked #7 out of 9 Midsize Luxury Sedans
MotorDonkey's proprietary vehicle data identifies every significant version of each model so that you can compare and decide. Ordered by price from low to high, here are the versions of the 2025 Acura TLX that you need to be aware of, along with our expert analysis and recommendations.
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The entry-level TLX is a mixed bag at best, impressing with its styling but leaving us scratching our heads over its subpar fuel economy and cramped backseat. Acura's doing its best here to make a midsize front-wheel-drive platform competitive with world-class sport sedans, but that's a tall order.
Add all-wheel drive to the TLX and you get more weight and even worse fuel economy compared to the base front-wheel-drive model. Those are predictable outcomes, but the fact remains that the TLX SH-AWD is heaver and less fuel-efficient than top rivals in this class.
Like its lesser brethren, the TLX Type-S has some distinct weaknesses compared to rival sport sedans, chiefly its underwhelming fuel economy and cramped backseat. We like the turbo V6's refinement and acceleration, but there's only so much you can do to a Honda Accord-adjacent platform to turn it into a world-beating sport luxury sedan.
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