2010 New York Auto Show Coverage
Acura's MDX caters to customers shopping for a midsize SUV, while its ungainly new ZDX reportedly aims at those who seeking something more carlike. What, then, does Acura offer buyers who want a car, but with just a little more cargo space? Why, a wagon, of course.
That's old-school thinking, certainly, but in today's world, cars like the 2011 TSX Sport Wagon --which was officially unveiled at the 2010 New York International Auto Show -- are a dying breed. Small crossovers and SUVS handily outsell wagons by an exponential margin. Let's say Acura does as well as the premium wagon segment leader, and ten percent of all 2011 TSX sales are of its new cargo carrier. That's little more than 3000 units per year in the U.S., assuming TSX sales next year will be closer to 2008's 32,000 than '09's 28,650.
