 What is up you guys welcome back to another one if you are new to the channel I am Gold Pote and today we are in the new 2020 Acura TLX courtesy of Bobby Ray Hall Acura in McKennaxburg PA and I'm quite excited to be in this one having owned an Acura in the past I am quite partial to the brand so as always let's start with pricing and so I'm going to try to break this down in the most simplest way possible because with the trim levels and the engine options it does get a little bit complicated but front wheel drive with the standard package will start it in even $33,000 front wheel drive with technology package starts at $36,700 front wheel drive with the A-spec is going to start at $39,600 now if you wanted to add a V6 to any of those packages simply add $3200 and if you wanted to add all-wheel drive to the V6 engine setup simply add $2,000 but then there is one more additional setup being the all-wheel drive V6 with the advanced package that is going to start at $45,950 but so then when it comes to the engine setup there are actually two engine setups available for the TLX first one being a 2.4 liter naturally aspirated inline four cylinder putting out 206 horsepower at 6,800 rpm and 182 pound feet of torque available at 4,500 rpm power with that one is sent to the front wheels through an 8-speed dual clutch transmission with paddle shifters and 0 to 60 time with that one comes in at approximately 7.2 seconds with mpg numbers coming in at 23 in the city 33 on the highway however that one does use premium unlit fuel in case you were curious that is what Acura recommends at least but then you have the other engine setup the one we happen to have today being the 3.5 liter naturally aspirated V6 engine this one puts out 290 horsepower at 6,200 rpm 267 pound feet of torque available at 4,500 rpm power sent to front wheels or all wheels we do happen to have the super handling all-wheel drive system today so that's definitely quite nice and that power is sent to the ground through a 9-speed automatic again with paddle shifters which you guys know we will be testing out in a little bit here but overall 0 to 60 time comes in at approximately 5.9 seconds with mpg numbers 20 in the city 29 on the highway but so now before we do any kind of accelerations in the TLX I did want to mention there is a button labeled dynamic mode that is going to be directly behind that drive button there but that is going to essentially be your driving modes on this one giving you econ normal sport and sport plus I did just put it in sport plus driving mode because it sounds like the most fun to me but it did immediately downshift it is going to hold the rpms at a higher level adjusting throttle response and the shift points also though it is going to adjust the climate control for instance if you put it in that sport plus driving mode it is going to dial back the climate control so helping you a little bit with acceleration there but it is also going to adjust the steering sensitivity and right now in sport plus driving mode I do like the weight of the steering wheel it is a little heavier of a feel to it so that's definitely quite nice but since I mentioned it now it's time to get to the fun part let's first test out the paddle shifters in the new TLX here with it in sport plus driving mode and let's see how quickly they react for us here all right there is a little bit of a delay to them so not the fastest paddle shifters in the world but it's nice that they're there especially I would imagine you could use them in the snow if you did not want to use the brakes maybe going down a hill you could use paddle shifters to downshift to get a little bit of engine braking there if you needed it but now to get out of that manual shifting mode I'm just simply going to press that D button the drive button and that is going to give the car control once again so now it is time let's do a quick little acceleration without the paddle shifters and let's see how quickly we can get the 2020 TLX with the v6 up to speed it's fun it's fun I admit it naturally aspirated v6 so it's definitely got a good bit of power so no issues with merging onto the highway definitely quite a nice acceleration there but so then to go along with that acceleration as always braking is equally important and so upfront you will find 12.6 inch ventilated front discs in the back 12.2 inch solid rear discs and it will be that same braking setup regardless of which engine setup that you go with actually but so far as far as the braking fuel goes I feel like there is a slight delay originally but still it will bring the TLX to quite a quick stop on this one but so then touching on handling and suspension a little bit upfront you will get a McPherson strut front suspension in the back a multi-link rear suspension as well as front and rear stabilizer bars and of course with the all-wheel drive setup that we have today that is the super handling all-wheel drive system meaning the same all-wheel drive system that is found on Acura's supercar the NSX so that's definitely nice and if you want with the front-wheel drive setup that is actually going to give you all-wheel steering where the rear wheels actually turn as well so that's actually something that you almost never find on front-wheel drive cars that is a pretty cool feature too but either way like I said previously the steering feel is definitely quite nice especially in sport plus driving mode because the steering wheel will have a heavier weight to it as far as ride quality goes I've had absolutely no issues in my short test drive today it's pretty much as expected and when it comes to cabin noise that is probably surprised me the most it is definitely a quiet cabin inside here so very nice when it comes to that as well and with visibility it is a sedan you're not going to have any issues there headrests don't protrude up too incredibly much either blocking visibility so that's definitely awesome nice so really no issues with visibility but I think it is time now let's check out the exterior because there are some new exterior colors I want to first mention on the 2020 Acura TLX first one being the one that we are currently in labeled Canyon bronze metallic I absolutely love this color actually I'm glad I got this one today also there's going to be performance red pearl majestic black pearl and apex blue pearl those are the four new colors for the TLX so that's always fun when car companies switch up the color selections each year they take a look to the sides there you will find July led headlights they will come standard and if you want with the a spec or the advanced package you will get led fog lights just below as well to make your way to the side power adjustable heated side mirrors with led integrated turd signals will come standard reverse gear tilt down mirror also going to come standard so meaning when you put it in reverse side mirrors are going to tilt down so you don't go hitting any curbs or anything like that that's always good advanced packages actually also going to add puddle lights and auto dimming side mirrors as well then zooming out a little bit you will find chrome window surrounds for all terms but the a spec the a spec of course being the sport of your trim level that is going to give you black window surrounds in case you were curious then take a look down at the wheels setup there are plenty of wheel options they're essentially going to range from 17 inches to 19 inches so quite a selection there the maker way to the back led tail lights again will come standard if you want with the four cylinder you will get a single exhaust outlet however since we have the six cylinder today we do have dual exhaust outlets with chrome tips so you guys know what we have to do next as always here is that exhaust clip it's open now since we are around back to open that rear trunk the easiest way I found was just hit the button on the key fob then it's simply going to open up for you once opened up though cargo capacity is going to come in at 14.3 cubic feet if that was not enough space for you there is a 60-40 split providing a good bit of extra space there if you needed it make your way to the rear legroom that is going to come in at 34.5 inches so for reference I'm an even six feet tall this is how much space I have back there and I did what I also mentioned for those rear passengers there is a rear center armrest with cup holders as well as rear ventilation both of those will come standard as well then make your way up to the front seats as far as the finishes go by the way leatherette finish is going to come with the standard package however all other packages including the tech that we have today is going to give you a Milano premium leather finish so that's definitely very high end there and there will be power adjustable front seats with power lumbar that comes standard as well as heated front seats and if you want a ventilated front seats simply go with the A-spec or advanced package they take a look up front at the steering wheel it is a tilt and telescoping steering wheel it is leather wrapped and it is going to be heated if you want with the advanced package and now let me show you guys the key real quick when it comes to the startup there is the Acura logo on the one side end when you flip it over lock unlock and again that button to pop the rear hatch and the key does have a nice weight to it very heavy duty if you will but to start this one up if you wanted the remote Starco with the advanced package otherwise there is a red push button start paying homage to the old S2000 I believe with that red push button start that's always a good thing but all I'm going to do is simply put my foot on the brake and press that engine start button there and then when started up tachometer is going to be on your left speedometer is on your right and there is a decent size digital display front and center and to control what is on that digital display simply use the controls on the right side of the steering wheel but that is going to give you things like how many miles you have left until you hit empty your all-wheel drive status in our case your oil life so you know when you need to get your next oil change also outside temperature and a couple other things as well and do what I also mentioned with the gauges if you want with the aspect that is going to give you a slightly different gauge setup as well more of a red and black theme little sportier gauges there but now let's take a look at overall interior quality a little bit ambient lighting comes standard that's definitely a good thing dual zone climate control also standard as well as a power moon roof for every single trim level also wouldn't mention with the technology packaging up again that's the package that we have today that is going to give you a frameless rear view mirror so definitely a nice design cue there a spec package is also going to add a black headliner metallic foot pedals and some aspect logos throughout home lane controls are also going to come standard you also have your overhead sunglass holder up there as well but let's now take a look at the tech display on this one you will still get a dual digital display setup so you have the top screen which is displaying the navigation right now and then the bottom screen gives you climate control radio settings and a couple other things but it's one of those things you get used to I still will probably prefer just one screen but the two digital thing again my mother has this in her mdx and she's gotten used to it so definitely not all that bad there but either way you get bluetooth and audio streaming android auto and apple carplay factory navigation system is going to come with the technology packaging up and you can check out your radio settings like I was saying and when it comes to the sound system seven speaker accurate sound system will come standard 10 speaker els studio sound system comes with the technology package and up and so we do happen to have that sound system today so let's go ahead and turn on the radio see what we got playing right now and let's test out the clarity of this els sound system that we have definitely not bad ton of bass with that one and pretty darn clear for a 10 speaker sound system sound system is definitely working for me but so then last thing on the tech display at least I wanted to mention is when you do put the tlx in reverse you will find a rear view camera with dynamic grid lines on the upper display screen letting you know who or what is behind you which is always is going to lead me into safety at the start there are front side and side curtain airbags also up front in drivers knee airbag and that one doesn't always come standard on cars in the back you're going to find latch aka lower anchors and tethers for children for the rear car seats also standard a collision mitigation braking system adaptive cruise control lane keep assist any road departure mitigation system and then there are a couple packages that will add some additional safety including the technology packaging up that is going to give you a blind spot monitor with rear cross traffic alert as well as rain sensing windshield wipers and then if you want with the ace back and up that's going to give you front and rear parking sensors and the advanced package is going to add a windshield de-icer system ain't so good anyways that is about it for this one you guys thank you so much for watching be sure to like the video and subscribe prefer to follow me on social media at the bottom of the screen there and I will see you guys in the next video stay gold