2009 Acura TL thread (merged threads, painted beak)
09-28-08 | 12:55 PM
#481
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Here are some more reviews of the TL 6 speed manual, it seems it is not a done deal whether it will go into production yet as management has to be convinced the small percentage of enthusiast buyers will be worth the money and effort.
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...t_drive_review
http://www.roadandtrack.com/article....rticle_id=7120
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...ual/index.html
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...hotopanel..1.*
It looks to be a outstanding performance sedan and beating all those powerful top Euro/Japanese rwd/awd sports sedans around the track is amazing especially with the 6speed TL being a pre production model and not yet fully tuned and tested and some of those sports sedans had more hp, more torque, bigger engines, and were lighter. The reviewers were extremely impressed by it and I hope Acura brings it to production but it does seem a little big and a bit too luxurious to be had with a normal manual transmission, I would rather have seen some kind of amazing DSG type transmission to be offered with the new TL as I think that fits it a little better. Honda/Acura certainly know how to do fantastic manual transmissions and it clearly shows in this model as well as others.
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...t_drive_review
http://www.roadandtrack.com/article....rticle_id=7120
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...ual/index.html
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...hotopanel..1.*
It looks to be a outstanding performance sedan and beating all those powerful top Euro/Japanese rwd/awd sports sedans around the track is amazing especially with the 6speed TL being a pre production model and not yet fully tuned and tested and some of those sports sedans had more hp, more torque, bigger engines, and were lighter. The reviewers were extremely impressed by it and I hope Acura brings it to production but it does seem a little big and a bit too luxurious to be had with a normal manual transmission, I would rather have seen some kind of amazing DSG type transmission to be offered with the new TL as I think that fits it a little better. Honda/Acura certainly know how to do fantastic manual transmissions and it clearly shows in this model as well as others.
10-21-08 | 03:12 PM
#492
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I agree that the paint job only minimizes the true offensiveness of the grille. But the grille is just one of the issues I have with what must be one of the most undignified looking premium cars available today.
The garden from which so many (bad) ideas have been plucked.
The garden from which so many (bad) ideas have been plucked.
Last edited by speedflex; 10-21-08 at 03:16 PM.
10-21-08 | 03:31 PM
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And the sad thing is all these pics show cars with big wheels. Just imagine the stock cars with 17" wheels with the wheel gap of a 96 Maxima or AWD GS.
Scary....
I mean the 3rd gen TL still looks good today. Might turn into a timeless car. I admit to looking at them in parking lots or on the street. Some guys drop them and mod them very tastefully and it just looks smoking.
Scary....
I mean the 3rd gen TL still looks good today. Might turn into a timeless car. I admit to looking at them in parking lots or on the street. Some guys drop them and mod them very tastefully and it just looks smoking.
