Acura's TSX Sportwagon Pricing Is Confusing

Edward Niedermeyer
by Edward Niedermeyer

According to Acura’s press release:

On sale at Acura dealerships on November 23, the 2011 TSX sedan with 2.4L I-4 engine has an MSRP of $29,610 for both manual and automatic transmission models. Equipped with the available Technology package, the MSRP is $32,710. The TSX sedan with 3.5L V-6 engine has an MSRP of $35,150, or $38,250 when equipped with the Technology Package.

The 2011 TSX Sport Wagon goes on sale December 21 with a base price of $30,960. When equipped with the available Technology Package, the TSX Sport Sedan will have an MSRP of $34,610 [emphasis added].

But even if we ignore Acura’s confusing typo, there’s still plenty here to not understand. Why is the “Wagon Tax” $1,350 for standard TSX models, but $1,900 for Technology Package-equipped sportwagons? Put another way, why is technology $550 more for five the five-door models? And another thing: if there’s no price difference between the manual and automatic transmissions, why isn’t a manual transmission even an option on the Sportwagon? Why not put a price on the autobox and let Wagon buyers get their Technology Package for the same price as sedan buyers? Remember when things were simple in Acura pricing-land?


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  • Dave M. Dave M. on Dec 09, 2010

    For this $$ you can get the fully-loaded larger Passat wagon with change left over.... but then you wouldn't have the Acura/Honda reliability or resale. Tough choices.....

  • Findude Findude on Dec 09, 2010

    I'll give them a "C" for trying, and I even like Honda/Acura. Sure, this is more "wagon" than almost anything else available, but it still misses the wagon plot by a big margin. So, some simple instructions for simple-minded designers and marketing folks: --a wagon has to have a great greenhouse all the way to the D-pillar. That last side window should be as tall at the tail end as the tallest section of glass on the side of the car. Forget the swooping character lines--give us real windows and real rear visibility. --the rear window has to be near vertical and the roof should be essentially horizontal from the top of the windshield to the top of the tailgate. It's supposed to be a wagon, it's all about closing the tailgate over the biggest box possible. If that were not interesting to me, I'd just buy a sedan!

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