2011 Acura TSX Sport Wagon

2011 Acura TSX Sport Wagon traditionally get different Honda products than North America: hot sports coupes, diesel engines, actual exterior styling and station wagons — gasp! The European Honda Accord Tourer (wagon) is finally coming to America as the 2011 Acura TSX Sport Wagon.

Acura TSX Sport Wagon photos and information

Many have spoke and today Acura responded with the world premier the Acura TSX Sport Wagon.

Acura managed to keep a lid on photos of its latest entry with no embargo breaks that ruin the surprise factor that used accompany a new model introduction.

2011 Acura TSX Wagon (Courtesy: Acura)

Of course, the TSX is based off the European Honda Accord, so we already had a very good idea as to what the wagon was going to look like. Still, you can't beat seeing the real thing and that was what we were waiting for.

As it turns out, the TSX Sport Wagon looks exactly as we expected it would and that is a good thing. The shield grille works on the TSX in ways that the TL can only dream of. Acura left pretty much everything else as the Europeans intended it. As they say, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."

Besides the appearance of the wagon, many fans were speculating whether or not a manual transmission or V6 would be offered in the Sport Wagon. However, as one might expect given the low volumes, the wagon will be offered only with one engine, 2.4-liter, DOHC i-VTEC®, inline four-cylinder engine and one transmission, the Sequential SportShift 5-speed automatic transmission fit with steering-wheel mounted paddle shifters.

2011 Acura TSX Wagon (Courtesy: Acura)

As per usual, Acura threw the technology book at the TSX Sport Wagon with an available hard disk drive-based Acura Navigation System with an all-new 8-inch full VGA high-resolution color display and AcuraLink Real-Time Traffic and Weather™ featuring radar image mapping.

When it comes to the stereo, the TSX Sport Wagon will be available with Acura's excellent ELS Surround audio system and a hard disk drive for media storage.

2010 Acura ZDX Recall

Honda has issued a recall of about 1,850 Acura ZDX vehicles from the 2010 model year, according to the automaker.

The recall is to inspect the dashboard surface material, which may prevent the passenger-side airbag from deploying during an accident. There have been no reported incidents of this, but a manufacturing quality check found that some vehicles don’t have the proper laser-cut scoring on the underside of the material. Without this scoring, the airbag might not deploy.

2010 Acura RDX Road Test Review

2010 Acura RDX
2010 Acura RDX

2010 Acura RDX

The Acura RDX engine doesn't look particularly impressive on paper: a turbocharged inline-4 mated to a smooth five-speed automatic transmission, good for an unremarkable 240 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque. After all, this is a segment in which V6 brawn is the norm; you'll find more grunt in rivals like the Audi Q5 (270 hp) and the Infiniti EX35 (297 hp).

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In practice, though, the 2010 Acura RDX moves with a quickness that will leave you questioning its paltry horsepower numbers — it's never less than energetic around town. It's also fleet-footed at the track, hustling from zero to 60 mph in just 6.9 seconds. This is a shade behind the EX35's 6.6 seconds, but ahead of the 7.2 seconds logged by both the Q5 and the GLK350.

The crossover's bantam-weight physique no doubt plays a huge part in its stellar acceleration. With our test model tipping the scales at just 3,723 pounds, the FWD RDX is one of the lightest choices in the luxury compact crossover segment.

Braking is merely so-so. The Acura RDX decelerates from 60 mph in 125 feet; the GLK350 makes the same stop in just 119 feet. Handling is more the RDX's forte. The spry little crossover whips round the slalom cones at 64.6 mph, besting both the GLK350 (61.3 mph) and the Q5 (64.3 mph). In city driving, the RDX carries itself just as nimbly as these numbers suggest; it feels smaller on the road than many others in the compact-ute segment. Steering is on the light side, but is reassuringly precise.

Fuel-efficiency in the FWD RDX is obviously better than that of its AWD counterpart, and is reasonably good for this category. EPA estimates are 19 mpg city/24 mpg highway and 21 mpg combined — on par with the Q5 (20 combined) and ahead of the GLK350 (18). We averaged 19.5 mpg in mostly city driving.

2010 Acura RDX - Official Photos

2010 Acura RDX

2010 Acura RDX

2010 Acura RDX

Canada getting Acura TSX Sport wagon

Honda Canada finally confirmed Monday that it will bring the hot-looking Accord Wagon sold in Europe to our shores as a TSX Sport wagon.

We’ve been waiting years for Honda to bring a wagon back to the fold, and the 2011 Acura TSX Sport Wagon will make its debut at the New York International Auto Show on Wednesday, March 31.

Honda Canada revealed little else Monday ahead of the official presentation later this month, not even including a picture to whet our appetites, only confirming the TSX Sport wagon would arrive at Acura dealerships in the late fall as a 2011 model, joining the 4-cylinder and V6-powered TSX sports sedans already on sale.

Key details, such as power choices and transmissions, will have to wait for now, but expect the same engines as in the sedan, the 201 hp 4-cylinder, and the delightful 280 hp 3.5-litre V6, hopefully with a manual transmission choice.

2010 Acura RDX

2010 Acura RDX