What do you guys think about the ACURA TL?
I saw a couple on the road and kindda like it. What do you guys think?

 

I think they look really nice, better than the previous model. They have a very sexy design and I espicially like their gauges. Do you plan to get one? If you do, be careful. If I'm not mistaken I think there was a recall on the tranny on the late model V6 engines that honda built.

 

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I'm up early.

 

Your last post before you went to bed was timestamped at 3:14am EST...and we're talking about weekend here!!

Somebody's trying to beat rominl real bad...

 

Wow..i'm glad i asked....there's so much flaming on those threads...you dont know WHO to believe....

 

Dollar for dollar, the most technologically advanced and best looking car out there IMHO. Rumor has it it will have AWD next year as well. Problem is they are still going for close to sticker. Lady in my office refused to pay sticker and ended up with a 325ix which she loves.

 

it's a good bang for the bucks. but it's fwd and that would be the reason i don't get it

 

I guess it depends which view you're looking at it from? FWD should be an all around better car then the RWD....better in rain and snow as well. Do you not agree?

 

He lives in California

 

I guess he doesn't get too much snow...

 

haha yeah, i totally agree with you. i really think if i am in an area where it snow, awd or fwd is what i would get. don't want the hassle. but being in cali, i never pay attention to that area sorry about that, forgot to factor that in

 

Well you have a FWD car that has very obvious torque steer in any climate. Too much power for those wheels. IMO, hell dangerous in the dry if you don't hold on to that wheel . A powerful FWD car is not much safer than a RWD car.

Snow tires own RWD, FWD. The TL is a looker now. And great features in you face. But the fact is, the car is poorly buit. Period. Has been since it's been built in Ohio in 1999. That is my issue with it.

I can understand a BMW wannabe that is more reliable but a BMW wannabe with the quality of a BMW, well just save us all a favor and buy the real thing.

Otherwise, the car is a winner.

 

When you talk about the car being "poorly built", you got to take it in prespective. Yes, I agree that a TL is not built to the same standards as a Lexus LS430 or Infiniti Q45, but I would still take a TL...or any other Acura product.....over its German competition, quality-wise. The difference is like night and day. Even in spite of some questionable transmissions, Consumer Reports still gives Acura products extremely high reliability ratings.

 

Having ridden (aggressively) both powerful FWD (97' 14 sec ET Nissan Maxima SE 5-speed) as well as "slightly" more powerful RWD car (93' Supra TT 600hp 12 sec ET 6-speed), I can assure you that only the most experienced and skillful of people can take full advantage of the RWD characteristics. Although it is funner and makes for better weight distribution, lauch characteristics, and handling prowness, the disadvantages od oversteering to novices or even intermediates is worse than for understeering, torque laden FWD platforms like the TL.

I can assure you that in my test drive this past weekend at the Lexus Tase of Lucury of event in Oakland, the TL i drove had far better manners and was easier and safer to drive than 90% of the vehicle on the course. Mind you, I'm no GT pro, but have done my fair share of AutoX and Track events. Only the nimblest of cars like the 330 and IS i drove there were funner....It surprised me how much technological advancement Honduh has made to the FWD platform, but as evident by the torque steer (which is easily handled), it is at its envelope now where they have to go to AWD (SH-AWD)...