A and at least one other Type S model have been promised for the near future, and today Acura’s trotting out the Type S concept to get us hyped and hint at what its next practical-performance cars should look like.

One of the moldiest car-enthusiasts clichés is that Acura’s heyday of design ended around 2009; essentially when “” took over as the brand’s unifying styling language replacing years of smooth-but-staunch lines and accessible performance.

This is one cliché I have to admit I sort of agree with. But Acura’s more recent looks have edged away from the silliness of the turn of the 2010s, and now, it seems like the company’s actually on pace to give us something that’s genuinely visually appealing.

We don’t know exactly what kind of upgrades to the next wave of Acura Type S cars will have, but the press release says: “Type S models will deliver a high-performance driving experience with quicker acceleration, nimbler handling and stronger braking performance than conventional Acura models.”

we first saw in Detroit, but this Type S seems a lot more modern already and I dare say it’s the closest Acura’s come to its glory days of third-gen TL styling in a long time.

That color is called Double Apex Blue Pearl, by the way.

The Acura Type S Concept was drawn up at the Acura Design Studio in California, and Acura credits Executive Creative Director Dave Marek and Chief Designer Ben Davidson and their teams. If you’re in Monterey for Car Week, you can see the thing in person at the historic Concept Lawn at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on August 18.

For the rest of us, here’s a hype video to ponder:

And yes, this is the same car that was leaked on the by redditor GotMyOrangeCrush earlier today, so shout out to them for snagging some screengrabs from the Kelley Blue Book app.

I, for one, am excited for Acura to move into its next look and if that comes with some big brake options and slight horsepower tweaks, why not.

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