Acura builds a stiffer chassis and sharper creases into the new TLX
The new sedan just started production in Marysville, Ohio. …
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The new Acura TLX has just gone into production in Marysville, Ohio. It’s a much faster car to build than the outgoing model, with a stiffer chassis and sharper panel creases.
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The TLX is the first Acura model to feature a Laser Brazed roof.
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Acura sent a pair of TLXes to contest the exhibition class at this year’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Jordan Guitar came 5th in class with a time of 11:37.219, and rookie Justin Lumbard was in 6th place with a time of 12:10.008.
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This photo makes it easy to see the sharper creases along the hood.
Every industry has its own yardsticks—ways that competitors can measure up against each other to see who’s best. In the automotive-manufacturing world, a great way to do that is to let your body panels do the talking. Precise panel gaps are one way to do that, for example. And now that everyone has pretty much mastered the art of curves, the trend du jour is for adding sharp creases and folds. The latest Acura TLX sedan, which just went into production in Marysville, Ohio, is a good example of that.
“Our hood has a new technology called sharp edge,” explained Ken Sheridan, associate chief engineer at Honda of America’s Marysville factory (Honda is Acura’s parent company). “The radius on those styling lines—usually they’re like a five millimeter
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