Want a new Acura sedan, but find the TLX too small?
You could step up to the bigger RLX – or, if you live in China, into the
stretched TLX-L.
Previewed as in near-production concept form at the
Shanghai Auto Show this week is the Acura TLX-L prototype. It's clearly based
closely on the latest version of Honda's midsize luxury sedan revealed at the New York Auto Show last
week, but adds more space for the rear passengers by increasing the wheelbase.
The
Japanese automaker released little in the way of details to accompany just two
images. But it did confirm that a production version will hit the Chinese
market before this year is out, and naturally asserts that the modifications
maintain the sedan's “high-quality driving performance.”
Long-wheelbase vehicles are in particularly high
demand in the Chinese market, where owners with the means often prefer to be
driven rather than drive themselves, and consequently place a higher emphasis
on rear-seat comfort than other, more driver-focused markets.
