It’s strange to call a car built by one of the most well-known car manufacturers a “secret”, but the Acura TLX is somehow one of the best kept secrets in the automotive industry.
Luxury cars better known as the Mercedes-Benz E-Class and the BMW 5 Series sell it more. Still, the TLX holds its own with them. It currently ranks fourth in our list of Best Midsize Luxury Cars.
It often beats them on price too.
Acura last redesigned the TLX for the 2021 model year, so Honda’s luxury division couldn’t find much to update for 2023. Most of what Acura improved for 2023 is about the ownership experience, not the car itself.
2023 TLX buyers will get two years or 24,000 miles of free scheduled maintenance. They will also get three years of the AcuraLink service pack, which includes features such as a stolen vehicle locator and speed alert (which can notify parents if teenage drivers are speeding).
Prices have increased slightly to compensate for the additional services. The TLX now starts at $39,650, plus a destination fee of $1,095).
Acura’s pricing announcement this week also included the Limited Edition sticker price TLX Type S PMC Edition. Acura plans to build just 300 examples of the PMC, each tested and tuned by engineers at the company’s Performance Management Center in Ohio. Until recently, these engineers were busy hand-building the legendary NSX Supercar.
But the latest NSX rolled off the line earlier this month.
Acura began accepting reservations for the PMC Edition last month before announcing pricing. Now that we know the price, we asked Acura if there were any reservation slots left. We’ll update this story when we get back to you.
2023 Acura TLX Pricing:
Acura also charges a mandatory destination fee of $1,095 on most TLX models. More? It goes up to $1,995 for the hand-inspected PMC edition.
| Trim level | Transmission | MSRP | |
| TLX 2.0T | Front wheel drive (FWD) | $39,650 | |
| TLX 2.0T with Technology Package | YOUR | $43,650 | |
| TLX 2.0T with A-Spec Package | YOUR | $46,400 | |
| TLX 2.0T with A-Spec package | Super Handling All-Wheel Drive (SH-AWD) | $48,600 | |
| TLX 2.0T w/Advanced Package | SH-AWD | $50,850 | |
| TLX 3.0T Type S | SH-AWD | $55,350 | |
| TLX 3.0T Type S with Perf. wheel tire | SH-AWD | $56,150 | |
| TLX 3.0T Type S PMC Edition | SH-AWD | $62,000 |