2021 Acura TLX Type S Pricing Revealed [UPDATED]

by Tim Healey

Published: May 20th, 2021

2021 acura tlx type s pricing revealed updated

Ford’s Lightning has stolen the spotlight this week, but another hotly anticipated vehicle is jumping around and waving its arms (metaphorically speaking, as cars don’t have arms) to remind buyers it exists and goes on sale soon. That vehicle is the 2021 Acura TLX Type S.

Pricing will start at $52,300, not including the $1,025 destination charge, when the sport sedan goes on sale on June 23. $800 more gets you a high-performance wheel and tire package.

Only 2,000 of the cars, which have a 355-horsepower turbo V6, sport suspension with a double-wishbone front setup, Brembo brakes, 20-inch wheels, 10-speed automatic transmission, and Acura’s Super Handling All-Wheel Drive system, will be sold.

Update: That 2,000-unit limit is just for 2021. There will be a 2022 model year with unlimited sales. We apologize for the error.

A build-and-price site is up for consumers, and interested buyers can plunk down a reservation.

It’s no electric truck, but it’s exciting in its own way, especially for those of us who still hold a flame for luxury sport-sedans in what’s become a crossover world.

It’s also about the same base price as a Lightning XLT. And on sale a year sooner. What’s the better deal, huh?

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Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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Dal20402 on May 21, 2021

A bit more reflection on this and I realized that I feel more want for that $9k manual 2005 TL we discussed last week than this new $53k car. I think I've convinced myself that automatics are for EVs and beasts of burden, not sporty gas cars.

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- 28-Cars-Later on May 21, 2021
  
  Save the manuals.
  
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Dal20402 on May 21, 2021

And now there's an even rarer manual Acura for sale in my neck of the woods, although the price is a bit out there and the factory body kit is an unfortunate addition. https://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/ctd/d/lynnwood-2010-acura-tl-sh-awd-tech/7323293020.html

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- 28-Cars-Later on May 21, 2021
  
  Agree on body kit but that's fricking insane. Have your Pacific Northwest used cars always been relatively expensive?
  
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- Dal20402 on May 21, 2021
  
  @28-Cars-Later Yes, partly because they tend to be in better condition than you find elsewhere, but that's too much. I think $11k would be a fair price for it, mmmmaybe $12k at most given rarity and HPT option.
  
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- 28-Cars-Later on May 21, 2021
  
  @dal20402 Its difficult for me to price something like this because as you point out, it is a rare trim. I'd also factor in the cost of a timing belt in any buyer's extrapolation. Checking the tape, the lowest mile example w/auto in the country pulled 11 last week. With those miles, MMR suggests $7,625. Add a grand or two for manual transmission rarity. So typical dealer antics are simply all to see here. MY10 ACURA TL AWD 4D SEDAN 3.7L TECH PKG 5/17/21 $11,115 66,309 2.7 6G/A Black Regular Northeast NY Metro Skyline 5/13/21 $8,500 96,825 3.5 6G/A Black Regular Southwest Texas Hobby 4/26/21 $9,200 110,385 - - 6CY/A - - Regular Midwest myCentralAuction 4/30/21 $9,250 116,245 3.6 6G/A Silver Regular West Coast Nevada 4/26/21 $8,100 117,106 - - NON/A - - Regular Northeast myCentralAuction 5/14/21 $7,400 125,317 2.5 6G/A Silver Lease Northeast Pennsylvania 4/27/21 $7,900 128,904 2.6 6G/A Black Lease Northeast Baltimore-Washington 4/22/21 $7,500 145,345 - - 6G/- - Black Regular Midwest Chicago 5/18/21 $4,200 211,627 3.1 6G/A Gray Regular Northeast Baltimore-Washington 4/29/21 $4,100 232,318 2.8 6G/A Gray Regular Southeast Statesville 5/18/21 $4,300* 256,019 3.8 6G/A Silver Regular Northeast Baltimore-Washington
  
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- Dal20402 on May 21, 2021
  
  @28-Cars-Later That's a very helpful baseline but in this case I think the combination of local market, rarity, configuration, and apparent good condition actually does add some value. Even after seeing your transactions I continue to think $11k+ would be fair assuming the mechanical condition corresponds to the cosmetic condition. And, yep, immediately budget timing belt, water pump, and (as with every single used car purchase) brakes. That dealer thinks they're in the middle of a BAT auction, though. If they are really trying to get $16k the car is going to sit for a while.
  
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- 28-Cars-Later on May 21, 2021
  
  @28-Cars-Later There seems to have been a spike in wholesale sometime in the past sixty days which for all I know will continue into the summer. They could sit on it for 30 days and it actually increase in value. Normally the game is the opposite, don't keep stale inventory too long unless its niche (which this kind of is, but could also be argued its not).
  
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- 28-Cars-Later on May 24, 2021
  
  @28-Cars-Later MY12 Acura TL AWD for $9,800. For my money, a stick and Pac Northwest climate are not a $6K premium. https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/cto/d/pittsburgh-2012-acura-tl-sh-awd/7326388734.html
  
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