Acura TSX Gets Accord Engine?

I think a switch has been announced. If I recall correctly a lower level brand, like the Honda Accord, may get some parts or features from a higher level brand, like the Honda Acura.

I just read that the reverse seems to have happened. The Acura TSX was designed to compete directly with the BMW 3 series. However it did not have all of the major features to make it competitive. It was lacking both a V6 engine and rear wheel drive.

The 2010 Acura TSX will now have one of those features, namely a V6 engine. And where did this engine come from. Why the Honda Accord? That's the switch. According to the report it looks suspiciously like the 3.5-liter mill that powers the Honda Accord. In Acura tune, the V-6 outputs 280 horsepower (nine more horses than the Accord). No one said it is identical, but it would seem strange that in today's economy Honda would design a brand new engine, when they already have one available. My guess is that its almost identical.

The newly announced Acura however did not get rear wheel drive. For most people it is not that big a deal, however for the race minded it does make a little difference. When a car accelerates there is a weight shift in the opposite direction. So if you are going forward and punch it, the weight shift goes to the rear wheels. This is fine for a rear wheel driven car, as weight is being shifted to the driving wheels and you get more traction. In a front drive car, you lose traction from the driving wheels. No very important, unless you are stomping it. Many BMW3 drivers want to stomp it, so the new Accord will not appeal as much to them.

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