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08-09-08, 10:50 AM
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2009 Acura TL fully revealed
Filed under: Sedans/Saloons, Acura
 Click above for more photos of the 2009 Acura TL The floodgates will open on the '09 Acura TL soon enough, but in the meantime, Inside Line has posted a set of press photos and confirmed the car's final specs. As has been previously reported, there are two versions: a base 3.5L car with 285 horses and front-wheel drive; and the range-topping TL SH-AWD, which gets a 305-horsepower 3.7L V6. The Type S is history, replaced in essence by the SH-AWD. Both TL models are mated to 5-speed automatics, and a stiffer chassis should help make time spent behind the wheel more engaging. Inside, the layout is one that should be familiar to anyone who's spent time in a new Honda or Acura. Metallic-look wings arc out from a center stack topped by a multifunction LCD screen and finished at the bottom by Honda's all-in-one controller for audio/info/nav interfaces. In short, techno-gadgetry abounds. The new TL is a larger car than it predecessor, with a 1.4-inch longer wheelbase and 6.2 inches added to its overall length. Consequently, interior space also improves over the outgoing sedan. While the current-gen TL is Acura's most attractive vehicle, we have a feeling the new-for-2009 edition may not age as gracefully. The new corporate shield grille is in place, adding bling to the nose and offering enough frontal reflective surface to repel a Klingon phaser bombardment. If you miss the obviously-an-Acura front end, you might do a double-take to deduce what the car is in profile thanks to a C-pillar kink that apes BMW...and Infiniti, and the Jaguar XF, to name a few. Out back, the trunklid repeats the shield motif that started up front. Regarding the car's styling, there's much for you to discuss in the comments below. Stay tuned for plenty more information and our first drive impressions of the new TL in the days to come. Gallery: 2009 Acura TL      [Source: Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments More... |
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08-09-08, 11:57 AM
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Just cannot warm to that big ugly chromed grille cap.
Sorry Acura - you blew it! 
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08-09-08, 12:05 PM
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Business opportunity for enterprising AW-types. Hmm . . .
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I dunno guys, I kind of like this one...
 Guess I'll have to see it in person, but my guess is that in black this thing will look  Good time to scoop up a barely used type-s too...hmm.... 
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Hmmm, not sure yet. I have to see it in person to get a clear picture. Its like the TSX, I hated the look of it in pictures but fell in love with it in person.
The new grill's gotta go yo.
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08-09-08, 10:10 PM
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I honestly think if the chrome on that grill got taken off and replace with a color match or something less :bling: that it would look pretty cool.
I like the rest of the car.
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EWE., looks like a Cadillac...No likey!
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It looks like it has push button start but requires you to insert the transmitter into a slot like the BMW's without comfort access. I don't get it.
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08-11-08, 03:59 PM
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It might be like Infiniti's intelligent key where you can just leave it in your pocket or insert it into the key holder if you like. Just have to wait to see how it works.
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08-11-08, 10:04 PM
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U know they might as well replace TL as the Flagship car of Acura. I mean come-on, don't tell me this car doesn't look larger than 09 RL. On top of that a press button start which RL doesn't even have. What the hell does RL has that really deserve to call the Flagship car other than the CMBS. Seriously, what the heck is Acura thinking now? They better come out with a way larger and more cutting edge techology soon for RL or that car is gonna be dead and gone real soon..like real real soon.
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