2021 Acura TLX S Type: Rediscovering the groove

The performance-enhanced Type S package went dark at Acura in 2008 with the retirement of the TL midsize sedan. But Acura has doubled down on its engineering roots and fine-tuned its lineup and is sticking with cars — two core models for now, the midsize TLX and compact ILX. And to add some sizzle to the car side of the showroom, it has revived the Type S for the 2021 TLX. Type S performance variants are also in the works for the MDX and RDX crossovers.