The Acura TLX V-6 SH-AWD is a 4 door saloon (sedan)-bodied road car with a front positioned engine supplying power to all four wheels.
Power is supplied by a single overhead camshaft, 3.5 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 290 bhp (294 PS/216 kW) at 6200 rpm and 362 N·m (267 lb·ft/36.9 kgm) at 4500 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 9 speed automatic gearbox.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1700 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2776 mm | 109.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1595 mm | 62.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1603 mm | 63.1 inches | |
| Length | 4834 mm | 190.3 inches | |
| Width | 1854 mm | 73 inches | |
| Height | 1448 mm | 57 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 150 mm | 5.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1700 kg | 3748 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 60% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 65.2 litres | 14.3 [17.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Honda | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.5 litre 3471 cc (211.813 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 93 mm
3.5 × 3.66 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.96 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
294 PS (290 bhp) (216 kW) at 6200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
362 Nm (267 ft·lb) (36.9 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
62.3 kW/litre 84.7 ps/litre 83.5 bhp/litre 1.37 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
104.29 Nm/litre
1.26 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1310.6 kPa (190.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 578.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 172.96 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 127.21 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 170.59 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.86 kg/kW 13.13 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 21/35/25 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.2/6.7/9.4 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.9/14.9/10.6 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 25.2/42.0/30.0 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 21.0/35.0/25.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7½ x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½ x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/50 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/50 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 320 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 310 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 9 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.48 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.52 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 488774 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 29.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2016 Acura TLX V-6 SH-AWD added 2016-06-16. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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