Acura TSX

Manufacturer	Honda
Also called	Honda Accord Euro Honda Accord Tourer Honda Accord Saloon Dongfeng Honda SPIRIOR
Model years	2004–present
Assembly	Sayama, Japan
Predecessor	Acura CL
Class	Entry-level luxury car / Compact executive car
Layout	FF layout
Related	Honda Accord (JDM)

The Acura TSX is an entry-level luxury car manufactured by Acura. Introduced in April 2003 as a 2004 model,^[1] it was sold only in the United States and Canada, but from the 2009 model year on it will also be available in Mexico. It is sold in North America under the Acura luxury marque, where it filled the gap as Acura's 4-door, entry-level sedan when the Integra sedan was discontinued in 2001 (1996 in Canada since the EL was the Integra sedan's replacement there). The TSX would also eventually replace the Acura RSX in the US (which in turn succeeded the Acura Integra coupe). As of 2008, the TSX is the smallest vehicle in the Acura model line, other than the Civic-based CSX (and the preceding 1.6/1.7EL) sold only in Canada. All TSXs are built in Sayama, Saitama, Japan.

The TSX is badge engineered from the CL-series Accord (also known as the European Accord or JDM Accord) sold in Europe, Japan, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.^[2] The TSX initially had a restyled interior and different suspension tuning than the European Accord when it was introduced; however since 2008 the interior is now standardized for all three markets. In Australia & New Zealand, the CL-series is sold as the Accord Euro in the smaller mid-size bracket, where the American-market Accord is sold in the large car category. In North America, the TSX is sold alongside the mid-size luxury Acura TL, which is based on the American-market Accord. The Accord Euro was launched in China at the end of 2009, where it is built by Dongfeng Honda, and is called the Honda Spirior.

First generation (2004–2008)[link]

First-generation (CL9)

Model years	2004–2008
Assembly	Sayama, Japan
Body style	4-door sedan
Engine	2.4 L K24A2 205[3] hp (153 kW) @ 7000 rpm and 164 lb·ft (222 N·m) @ 4500 rpm I4
Transmission	5-speed automatic 6-speed manual
Wheelbase	105.1 in (2,670 mm)
Length	183.3 in (4,656 mm)
Width	69.4 in (1,763 mm)
Height	57.3 in (1,455 mm)
Curb weight	3,318 lb (1,505 kg)

Overview[link]

Named as Touring Sportscar eXperimental. The 2004 model year TSX's powertrain consisted of a 2.4-litre inline four-cylinder engine, a six-speed manual transmission (which featured a special casing, to reduce weight), and a front wheel drive layout.^[4] A five-speed automatic transmission was a no-cost option in the U.S. based on MSRP;^[5] however such was not the case in Canada.

2006-2008 Acura TSX

2005 was the second year of the TSX and Acura updated it with XM Satellite Radio, heated door mirrors, a four-way power passenger seat and illuminated the steering wheel-mounted audio and cruise controls.^[6] In 2006, the TSX was updated with slight tweaks to the engine (adding 5 hp); a sportier exterior styling featuring a slightly new front and rear treatment, standard side skirts, and standard, integral fog lights; and restyled wheels.^[7] Interior tech features were added, including a Multi-information Display (MID) in the instrument panel, and luxury features such as a two-position memory for the driver's seat adjustments, auxiliary MP3 player input and Bluetooth-compatible HandsFreeLink (for cellular phones).^[8] In 2007, Tire Pressure Monitoring System and an improved electronic rear view mirror were added, and the 2008 model year brought a new color option.

In testing conducted by the United States based Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the Acura TSX received an overall rating of "Good" for frontal offset testing,^[9] an overall rating of "Poor" rear crash protection,^[10] and an overall rating of "Acceptable" for side impact testing.^[11]

Engine[link]

The K24A2 engine used in the TSX was related to the engine in the Honda Accord (7th generation), the Honda CR-V, the Honda Element, and to a smaller version in the Acura RSX and RSX Type-S. The K24A2 featured intelligent variable valve timing (i-VTEC) and produced 200 horsepower (150 kW) in this iteration. Also significant of the i-VTEC system on the TSX and RSX-s was that, unlike other Honda K-series motors, variable timing was used on both the intake and exhaust cams in its three rocker design.

For the 2006 model year, the K24A2 was updated to produce 205 hp (153 kW). The diameter of the throttle body and intake valves were slightly increased, along with the cam duration and valve lift.

Second generation (2009–)[link]

Second-generation (CU2)

Model years	2009–
Assembly	Sayama, Japan
Body style	4-door sedan 4-door station wagon
Engine	2.4 L K24Z3 201 hp (150 kW) and 172 lb·ft (233 N·m) I4 3.5 L J35Z6 280 hp V6 (2010-)
Transmission	5-speed automatic 6-speed manual
Wheelbase	106.5 in (2,705 mm)
Length	Sedan: 185.6 in (4,714 mm) Wagon : 189.4 in (4,811 mm)
Width	72.4 in (1,839 mm)
Height	Sedan: 56.7 in (1,440 mm) Wagon: 57.9 in (1,471 mm)
Curb weight	3,470 lb (1,574 kg) AT 3,400 lb (1,542 kg) MT

Overview[link]

2008-2011 Honda Accord (JDM and European model)

2011 Acura TSX sedan

The fully redesigned 2009 Acura TSX made its debut at the 2008 New York International Auto Show on April 11, 2008.^[12] In terms of size, the 2009 TSX is larger than its predecessor. The new TSX has a 3.0-inch (76 mm) greater width, a 2.6-inch (66 mm) wider track and a 1.3-inch (33 mm) longer wheelbase than the previous TSX; additionally, the length grew by 2.4 inches (61 mm). Curb weight also increased by approximately 100 to 150 pounds (45 to 68 kg).^[13]

Acura also added a "Sport Wagon" version of the TSX in Fall 2010 as a 2011 model^[14] The wagon is only available with the I4 engine and 5-speed automatic.^[15]

The 2009 TSX was released on July 16, 2008. Making its debut on the new TSX is Honda's Advanced Compatibility Engineering body structure, which is designed to reduce accident impact on passengers. In the United States, the TSX comes standard with luxury features like leather seat upholstery, dual-zone climate control, power driver's seat with memory, sunroof, Xenon headlights, and adds a USB port music interface;^[16] in Canada this configuration is known as the "Premium Package" as there is a base trim available with the four-cylinder TSX that has cloth seats and halogen headlights, and deletes the USB connector, memory seat function, and fog lamps. The TSX has an optional technology package, which includes a navigation system real-time traffic and weather, and a 10-speaker premium sound system with DVD-audio capabilities.

The 2010 model year TSX added an optional 3.5L 280 hp V6 engine, shared with the Acura TL.^[17] It comes standard with the five-speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters and 18-inch alloy wheels, and is available in either Premium or Technology trims.^[18]

For the 2011 model year, the TSX received a facelifted grille with horizontal slots.

Engine[link]

The new TSX uses a base engine similar to that of the 2008 TSX. The engine is a 2.4-litre in-line 4-cylinder engine reaching 201 hp (150 kW) and 172 lb·ft (233 N·m) torque.^[19] While the rated power of the new TSX engine is 4 hp (3.0 kW) lower than that of the 2008 model, Acura says the new engine distributes power across a much wider rpm range, which along with the increased torque, provides an increased feeling of power for the driver. The transmission choices remain 5-speed automatic and 6-speed manual, though the automatic version now comes with steering-wheel paddle shifters for optional manual shifting.

The TSX was slated to receive a high-performance 2.2-litre i-DTEC clean turbodiesel engine in the 2010 model year; however, it was later announced that Honda had abandoned its plans to bring diesel engines to the U.S. and Japan in favor of hybrid gasoline-electric powertrains.^[20] Instead, a 280 hp 3.5-litre V6 became available in the 2010 Acura TSX.^[21] The TSX V6 is only available with the 5-speed automatic transmission.^[22][23]

The Acura TSX has a narrow price elasticity, as the base model 4-cylinder TSX is considered a good deal for a luxury car, however higher trims (particularly the V6 powered models) are considered too expensive as they compete directly with sport luxury cars such as the Audi A4 and Infiniti G and Acura's own TL.^[24]

Acura TSX Sportwagon[link]

Acura TSX Sportwagon

The 2011 TSX Sportwagon was introduced at the 2010 New York Auto Show.^[25] The Acura TSX Sportwagon is powered by the same 201-horsepower Honda K engine 2.4L DOHC inline four-cylinder engine and suspended on the same four-wheel independent sports suspension as the sedan. In Europe the vehicle is sold as the Honda Accord Tourer.

The Sportwagon will cost slightly more than the base TSX ($30,960 USD vs. $29,610 USD, respectively,) and will come standard with a five-speed automatic transmission.^[26] Acura Canada has decided not to sell the TSX Sport Wagon until an unspecified later date, citing market conditions as the reason for the delay.^[27]

Awards and recognition[link]

• 2008 Wheels Car of the Year award winner.^[28][29]
• 2009 Car of the Year Finalist, Motor Trend.^[30]
• Ranked best resale value in the Sedan category in CNN's "Best Resale Value Cars" article on November 29, 2006.^[31]
• The Acura TSX was on Car and Driver's Ten Best list in its first three years of production (2004–2006).
• Top-Value Car of 2004 in the Category: Sedan under $35,000 from SmartMoney.com.
• It has received the "Frontal Five Star Rating" from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's frontal crash tests.
• "Best Pick" in a Frontal Impact from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
• In November, 2004, the TSX earned Consumer Reports' "Recommended" mark; in addition they named the car "Best Overall" in tests of four sporty sedans.^[32][33] In April 2007, the magazine rated the used TSX a "Good Bet."
• In the IIHS crash tests, the 2nd generation TSX received Good overall marks in both front and side impact crash tests and the Good score in all 14 measured categories.^[34][35] The IIHS gave the TSX its "Best Pick" accolade.
• Car of the year in South Africa, 2009^{[citation needed]}
• Best upscale small car for families 2011,US news and world report.

Racing[link]

Realtime Racing prepares a factory TSX to compete in the SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge GTS class. The factory TSX is refashioned to be stiffer and lighter, and includes motor work with raised compression, and a custom built sequential transmission. Acura won the Manufacturer's Championship for the Touring class in 2005 with the RTR TSX, as well as the Driver's Championship for Peter Cunningham. Acura returned in 2006 and won the Manufacturers' Championship of the Speed World Challenge Touring Car class for the second year in a row, running both RSXs and TSXs. TSX drivers finished in 3rd and 4th in the Drivers' Championship.^[36] More success followed as Pierre Kleinubing won the Championship in 2007, and Peter Cunningham took it in 2008. Driving for RTR in 2009 is Peter Cunningham, Pierre Kleinubing, Toby Grahovic, Kuno Wittmer, and Jeff Courtney.^[37]

Sales[link]

References and footnotes[link]

• "2004 Acura TSX Summary & Specs". Automotive.com. http://www.automotive.com/reviews/12/2004/acura/tsx/summary-specification/. Retrieved 2003-12-20. 
• "Acura TSX Reviews & News". JB car pages. http://www.jbcarpages.com/acura/tsx/. Retrieved 2008-06-12. 

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Acura TSX

• Official American site
• TSXClub is dedicated to Acura TSX Sport Sedan

Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX)
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Type	Stock Exchange
Location	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates	43°38′53.88″N 79°22′59.88″W / 43.6483°N 79.3833°W / 43.6483; -79.3833
Founded	October 25, 1861
Owner	TMX Group
Key people	Wayne Fox (Chairman) Tom Kloet (CEO) Kevan Cowan (President)[1]
Currency	Canadian dollar
No. of listings	1,498
MarketCap	US$10.92 trillion (January 2012)[2]
Indexes	S&P/TSX Composite S&P/TSX 60 S&P/TSX Completion Index
Website	www.tmx.com

Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX, formerly TSE) is the largest stock exchange in Canada, the third largest in North America and the seventh largest in the world by market capitalization. Based in Canada's largest city, Toronto, it is owned by and operated as a subsidiary of the TMX Group for the trading of senior equities. A broad range of businesses from Canada, the United States, Europe, and other countries are represented on the exchange. In addition to conventional securities, the exchange lists various exchange-traded funds, split share corporations, income trusts and investment funds. The Toronto Stock Exchange is the leader in the mining and oil & gas sector; more mining and oil & gas companies are listed on Toronto Stock Exchange than any other exchange in the world.

History[link]

The Art Deco façade of the former Toronto Stock Exchange building, now incorporated into the Toronto-Dominion Centre. Frieze by artist Charles Comfort.

The Toronto Stock Exchange likely descended from the Association of Brokers, a group formed by Toronto businessmen on July 26, 1852. No official records of the group's transactions have survived. On October 25, 1861, twenty-four men gathered at the Masonic Hall to officially create the Toronto Stock Exchange.^[3] The exchange was formally incorporated by an act of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1878.

The TSX grew continuously in size and in shares traded, save for a three month period in 1914 when the exchange was shut down for fear of financial panic due to World War I. In 1934, the Toronto Stock Exchange merged with its key competitor the Standard Stock and Mining Exchange. The merged markets chose to keep the name Toronto Stock Exchange. In 1977, the TSX introduced CATS (Computer Assisted Trading System), an automated trading system that started to be used for the quotation of less liquid equities.

On April 23, 1997, the TSX's trading floor closed, making it the second-largest stock exchange in North America to choose a floorless, electronic (or virtual trading) environment. The old TSX building would later become the Design Exchange a museum and education centre. In 1999, the Toronto Stock Exchange announced the appointment of Barbara G. Stymiest to the position of President & Chief Executive Officer.

Through a realignment plan, Toronto Stock Exchange became Canada's sole exchange for the trading of senior equities. The Bourse de Montréal/Montreal Exchange assumed responsibility for the trading of derivatives and the Vancouver Stock Exchange and Alberta Stock Exchange merged to form the Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX) handling trading in junior equities. The Canadian Dealing Network, Winnipeg Stock Exchange, and equities portion of the Montreal Exchange later merged with CDNX.

In 2000, the Toronto Stock Exchange became a for-profit company and in 2001 its acronym was changed to TSX.^[3] In 2001, the Toronto Stock Exchange acquired the Canadian Venture Exchange, which was renamed the TSX Venture Exchange in 2002; This resulted in the creation of a parent to the TSX, the TSX Group. This ended 123 years of the usage of TSE as a Canadian Stock Exchange. On May 11, 2007, the S&P/TSX Composite, the main index of the Toronto Stock Exchange, traded above the 14,000 point level for the first time ever.

On February 9, 2011, the London Stock Exchange announced that they had agreed to merge with the TMX Group, Toronto Stock Exchange's parent, hoping to create a combined entity with a market capitalization of $5.9 trillion (£3.7 trillion). Xavier Rolet, who currently is CEO of the LSE Group, would head the new enlarged company, while TMX Chief Executive Thomas Kloet would become the new firm president. Based on data from December 30, 2010 the new stock exchange would be the second largest in the world with a market cap 48% greater than the Nasdaq. 8 of the 15 board members of the combined entity will be appointed by LSE, 7/15 by TMX.^[4][5] The provisional name for the combined group would be LTMX Group plc.^[6] About two weeks after Maple Group launched a competing bid the LSEG-TMX deal was terminated after failing to receive the minimum 67% voter approval from shareholders of TMX Group. The rejection came amidst new concerns raised by bank of Canada governor Mark Carney regarding foreign control of clearing systems and opposition to the deal by Ontario's finance minister.^[7][8]

On June 13, 2011, a rival, and hostile bid from the Maple Group of Canadian interests, was unveiled. A cash and stock bid of $3.7 billion CAD, in hopes of blocking the LSE Group's takeover of TMX. The group is composed of the leading banks and financial institutions of Canada.^[9]

Hours[link]

The exchange has a normal trading session from 09:30am to 04:00pm ET and a post-market session from 04:15pm to 05:00pm ET on all days of the week except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays declared by the Exchange in advance.^[10]

Companies listed[link]

As of November 2010, Toronto Stock Exchange had 1,498 listed companies with a combined market capitalization of CAD $2,105,570,021,017.^[11]

The exchange is home to all of Canada's Big Five commercial banks—CIBC, Bank of Montreal, Bank of Nova Scotia, Royal Bank of Canada and the Toronto-Dominion Bank—making the exchange the centre for banking in the country. This was seen as being most evident during the proposed mergers of Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of Montreal alongside CIBC and Toronto-Dominion Bank in 1998, which were seen as stopping competition by the then Finance Minister Paul Martin.

The exchange is the primary listing for several energy companies including; Cameco Corporation, Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., Canadian Oil Sands Trust, EnCana Corporation, Husky Energy Inc., Imperial Oil Ltd. and Nexen Inc. all within the top 40 companies listed in on the exchange.

Many of the large companies listed on the TSX, especially those on the S&P/TSX 60 index have a secondary listing on an American exchange such as the New York Stock Exchange.

See also[link]

• Stock market index
• List of stock exchanges
• List of stock exchanges in the Americas
• S&P/TSX 60
• Category:Lists of companies listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Toronto Stock Exchange

• Official site
• The Exchange Tower on Emporis.com

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