TLX On Track!

Everybody (who cares to know (which is about no one (with the possible exception of a few Honda-owning friends))) knows that I love my Accord. It's rapid and economical and comfy and easy to use. It's far, far better than the previous-generation car and it has many more useful goodies than the Accord before that one.

So when I took delivery of a loaded Acura TLX SH-AWD, I was prepared to love it, too.

As fate would have it, however, the additional $12,300 separating the Accord V6 Coupe six-speed and the TLX SH-AWD Advance nine-speed automatic only buys two things about which I give a damn: the ventilated seats that otherwise aren't as comfortable as the longer-bolstered chairs in the Accord, and the ELS Surround Sound, which kicks a ton of ass. I'd have paid three or four grand to have those things in my car.

The rest of it --- SH-AWD, lane-keeping assist, power trunk and fuel door release, a color LCD dashboard screen, laser cruise control, fake wood trim, worse cupholders. less knee room, less seat travel, annoying steering-wheel controls, less trunk space, and the AcuraBeak --- didn't warm my heart.

How'd it do on track? You can read about it here, if you like. :)