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1532 messages, Last post on Nov 23, 2009 at 11:05 AM
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| The reason the new TL is bigger is very simple. It's because of the Accord. They're built on the same platform. They always have been. The accord got bigger because that is the trend. It's all about competition and trend.The Camry, Mazda 6, Taurus, Sonata etc. have all gotten bigger too. I might add that the new Accord has been praised for very crisp and precise handling despite its size. | |
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Replying to: bodble2 (Oct 17, 2008 4:17 pm) Now, if anyone out there has test driven the car, I'd like to hear your impressions.
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| The Acura TL. I don't know who is more embarassed? The one who approved the design or the schelp that has to be seen in one. Acura should call it quits. Now I know why sales of Acura's are down more than any other near luxury brand. I don't know what will tick off owners more; Getting weird looks from people when you drive it, or dealing with a Honda transmission that will only go 30k miles without a rebuild. | |
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Replying to: dvsutton (Oct 17, 2008 6:51 pm) If you think a Honda/Acura transmission needs to be replaced every 30k miles, you have not driven or owned a Honda/Acura. May be you are a salesman for a competitor and you feel compelled to denigrate Acura in this forum. Good luck to you ... whatever you do for a living. 
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Replying to: ocim (Oct 17, 2008 5:47 pm) Had a brief drive last month, overall an upgrade over 08TL. Exterior is better in person than pictures definitely, how much better is another story. Is it great? No. Will it grow on us? Maybe. Size is most noticeable in rear room, trunk design/space is a disappointment...maybe for safety reasons? Turn radius is still big, but handles smaller than size. Acceleration feels solid but not blazing (mid-6s is my guess 0-60). Interior is very nice, the Navi/stereo/dashboard are all thumbs up. Not sure about the seats, will have to go back again. Much better road/wind isolation, the 17" wheels didn't look too small in person.
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| Latest issue of Autoweek Magazine tests the 2010 Acura TL SH-AWD 6MT. This was done on test track and compared to other cars in its class. Testers had very positive comments. | |
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Replying to: sekitori (Oct 17, 2008 2:01 pm) 
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