Though station wagons have not been much of a hit in North America since SUVs took over the road, Acura is reportedly researching importing a five-door version of its TSX based heavily on the European market Honda Accord wagon. Designed to compete in a limited market that includes the BMW 3-Series wagon, Saab 9-3 SportCombi and Audi A4 , the TSX wagon would provide Acura with a so-called “anti-SUV.”
“We’re closely, closely looking at it,†Acura Senior Product Planning Manager John Watts said during a recent interview with Car and Driver, suggesting that younger Gen Y buyers are the target buyers. “Boomers, and [the older among] Gen X, who had wagons as kids don’t want one, but the new kids do.â€
The TSX wagon would be based heavily on the European market’s Honda Accord wagon. The TSX sedan is essentially a rebadged and very mildly modified foreign market Accord sedan. The North American Accord shares very little with its European namesake.
Despite its two SUV offerings, Acura would position the TSX as a more efficient alternative to models like the MDX and RDX.
