I will believe it when I see it. All these rumors float around but I'd like to see something real. But $70k? The RL has a hard time selling at $49k , how they going to sell that.

 

the current gen RL with sh-awd is the ****!! why turn it into rwd?

 

This car looks beautiful. Heck, Acura can indeed stuff a V8 heck a v10 in their flagship cars. Take advantage of that Honda F1 technology Acura.. Return of the CL coupe with V8 perhaps?

 

Well, some of you guys are already b**ching about the projected 70K price, and, I agree, that's way more than I would put into a new car, but if it's a choice between a RWD 70K LS460 and an AWD 70K RL, I know which one I'd probably take home.

Of course, that would also depend on a review. I've reviewed the LS460, and am very impressed with its tomb-like quietness, mirror-like paint job, peerless Mark Levinson stereo, automatic parking system (if you can get it set up correctly) and the smooth ride that the low-profile 45-series tires give, though it doesn't quite equal the smoother ride of previous LS models wih taller tires. It is, perhaps, the best overall RWD sedan I have reviewed.

But it is also hard to beat the current RL's craftsmanship, overall build quality, interior hardware, and the sophistication of the SH-AWD system. The RL's big V6 doesn't match the power of the LS's V8, but it doesn't lug as much weight, either, even with the AWD. Like the LS460 in the RWD category, the RL is perhaps the best overall AWD sedan I have driven....though, admittedly, I have not driven the LS600H yet with its AWD. But, in the meantime, we'll have to see if Acura can keep the marvelous build quality and sophisication of the current RL in the new model, or if it succumbs to the cost-cutting and economization that I see in so many other new cars today (GM and Hyundai/Kia, to their credits, seems to be among the few manufacturers that are going the other way and putting more care into their designs with each new model).


But, for me, in most cases, if it's a choice of two footprints or four for the same money, four will win out.

 

i doubt RL will be the same size as the LS460L or LS460. They should lower the price and compete with the GS models then make a brand new model to compete with the LS.

 

I wonder if they'll offer a hybrid?

 

I highly doubt it. That will just rack up the price even more. Besides, the cylinder deactivation technology is effective and relatively cheap to implement.

 

show me the money!!!..

 

this is more of a prototype render imho anyway.

2010, so i will give them another 2 yrs and see?

 

looks good. While I would like to see a V8, gas prices creeping up put the V8 between a rock and a hard place

 

looks good...and has promises...great company honda/acura as well...but at the price tag i might as well buy a skyline. we'll see what it can do though

 

$70k? Lol.

 

I will be highly surprised if you can actually get a new GT-R out the door for 70K. That will be like trying to do it with a Corvette Z06.

 

I don't understand why some people are comparing it to LS. Acura has to come up with a new flagship car to compete with LS/S-Class/7 Series. They can't compete with the name RL as everybody knows it is mid level luxury Sedan. The front reminds me of Chevy Malibu

 

Because everyone keep on thinking that all flagships should be compared with one another. Not to mention, $70k is creeping up towards the LS, base S, and 7-series.