Acura unveils new flagship sedan RLX

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Acura unveils new flagship sedan RLX

In April 2012, at the New York Auto Show, Acura unveiled the concept of its flagship RLX sedan, which replaced the RL model. and on the motor display in la in November, the manufacturing version debuted. The appearance of the car is framed in the current corporate identity of the company, bearing the name “Keen Edge”, and which is already used on the ILX compact sedan and new generation RDX crossover, presented earlier this year in Detroit.
as anticipated, as compared with the concept, the layout of the serial sedan has no longer changed The exception is only a little redesigned bumpers and grille, as well as rims of reduced diameter. Compared to the RL, the new Acura RLX (2016-2017) received a 51 mm wheelbase, but the front overhang was reduced by exactly the same amount.
In the interior decoration of the model, high-quality materials are used, including leather and wood, and the interior design as a whole largely repeats the new 9th generation Honda Accord. True, unlike the latter, on the center console of Akura, instead of buttons, a large 8-inch screen of the navigation system is located..five-liter v6 gas engine with direct fuel injection and a variable cylinder shut-off system Variable Cylinder Management. The unit develops 310 hp. and a peak torque of 272 Nm, which is transmitted to the wheels via a 6-speed.

In addition, the new Akura RLX was the first car in the automaker’s lineup to receive a Sport Hybrid SH-AWD hybrid powerplant combining direct-injection 3.5-liter petrol V6 VTEC, seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, and three electric motors. the entire return of such a set up is 370 hp, and the common fuel consumption in the combined cycle is 7.8 liters per hundred kilometers income of recent objects in the U.S. began out within the spring of 2013, but a hybrid modification of the sedan appeared a little later. There is no price information for the flagship sedan from Akura yet.