2005 ACURA TSX NEW CAR BUYER'S GUIDE

What's New for the 2005 Acura TSX?
Acura adds heated side mirrors, a four-way power front passenger's seat, and standard XM satellite radio to the 2005 Acura TSX. Buyers who select the Milano Red exterior can also equip the TSX with Ebony leather this year.

Advantages of the 2005 Acura TSX:

• Smooth-revving and powerful engine
• Fire-sale price tag
• High fuel economy and low emissions equals guiltless fun

Objections to the 2005 Acura TSX:

• Front-wheel-drive hampers handling at the limit
• Suspension tuning is much softer than old Integra
• Competitive pricing the result of lower-grade bits and pieces

Editor's Advice:
More refined and less frenetic than the Integra it replaces, the 2004 Acura TSX strikes us as somewhat soft and detached from the task at hand: driving hard and fast. Don't cross that BMW 3-Series or Lexus IS 300 off your list if a sports sedan is what you crave, but as a comfortable, durable, attractive upscale sedan that gets great fuel economy and costs little to own and maintain, the 2005 Acura TSX is tough to beat.