Competitive Comparisons

2025 Acura TLX vs 2025 BMW 3 Series

Exterior Competitive Points

Simply Stunning

The TLX A-Spec Package makes a high-performance statement.

  • 19-inch Shark Gray wheels
  • LED fog lights
  • Dark chrome trim, gloss black accents
  • Decklid spoiler and rear diffuser
  • Large dual exhaust outlet finishers
  • A-Spec® badging

Play Your ACE

TLX features the Next-Generation Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) body structure.

  • Network of connected structural elements
  • Helps reduce forces transferred to passenger compartment in a frontal collision
  • Distributes frontal crash energy more evenly

More of What Moves You

TLX’s turbo gives you what you want, when you want it.

  • More powerful than BMW (272 hp vs. 255 hp)
  • 10-speed automatic transmission vs. 8-speed
  • NSX-inspired Electro-Servo Brake (ESB) system
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Interior Competitive Points

TLX A-Spec = Awesome

NSX-inspired features put the “sport” in this sedan.

  • Perforated Milano premium leather and Ultrasuede®-trimmed interior with contrast stitching and piping
  • 6-level heated and ventilated front seats
  • Stainless steel sport pedals
  • Acura/ELS Studio®20 3D Premium audio system with 17 speakers


Check Your Six

Backing out is easy with 3 views and dynamic guidelines.33

  • Choose the best view for backing in/out and parallel parking
  • Dynamic guidelines move to indicate your path
  • The 3 Series standard rearview camera is single-view only

When you drive the TLX: Toggle through the rearview camera options and watch guidelines move as you steer.



Easy. Intuitive. Exclusive.

Acura True Touchpad Interface™. Because technology should be simple.

  • It’s not your traditional touchpad
  • More instinctive than the 3 Series
  • Helps keep your focus on the road
  • Acura driver-focused ingenuity

When you drive TLX: Tap, press, swipe, drag and drop – see, you already know what to do.