Acura TLX is HONDA'S NEW BODY-BUILD BENCHMARK

All-new for 2021, Acura's midsize sport sedan gets an exclusive platform to go with its structural, materials and dynamic advancements. Body development leader Jeremy Lucas explains.

Honda body-engineering presentations have become a much-anticipated highlight of the annual Great Designs in Steel (GDIS) conference in Michigan. Honda's “ACE” vehicle structures are considered by competitors to be benchmarks in overall integrity, occupant protection and mass efficiency. The newest iteration - that of the all-new 2021 Acura TLX - adds dynamic behavior to the other ACE attributes.

The TLX's body development leader, Jeremy Lucas, deems the new sport sedan to be “the most exciting project I've been involved with in my 23 years at Honda.” In a recent interview with SAE Media, he also praised the GDIS event, as “an environment in which we in the body-engineering and materials communities can learn from each other.”