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1532 messages, Last post on Nov 23, 2009 at 10:45 PM
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Replying to: golfrski (Nov 23, 2008 5:29 am) In my '04 TL the sport ride was nice at first, but after awhile I wished the suspension was a little more forgiving and the '09 TL took care of that, perfect blend of sport and luxury. ipod, flash and hard drive integration are easy to use and once you get used to them you wonder how you lived without them. The second day I was coming home from the gym and through my bag in the trunk and couldn't close the door, the trunk wouldn't lock and kept popping back open with an audible alert (I thought oh no is it broken), but finally I realized the key fob was in my gym bag, nice...won't let you lock your keys in the trunk. Then I was able to program how the doors unlock when I touch the drivers door, nice. I could go on and on with all the new features, okay.... just one more before I go. The computer system wants you to keep your eyes on the road and will tell you the selection you've just made so you don't have to constantly take your eyes off the road to view the NAV screen, nice. Push button start requires one tap, you don't hold down the button, the on board computer makes sure the vehicle starts. I placed a CD in and it automatically download to the hard drive, a function you can modify if you wish, nice. HID lighting has been modified, now the HID lamp operates as low beam only. The beam operates farther, especially to the left and right lighting up corners, much brighter field of view, nice. |
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Strange, many still keep comparing TL to BMW 3, IS, G35 & A4 e.t.c. Maybe it was ok to do so with the previous TL vs.those four mostly, even though it was not right at all if we wanted to be consistent and compare actually "oranges" to oranges and apples to apples"... and now the new TL is "way" out of such comparability, but they still do it !?  Even the previous TL was more comparable to BMW 5 ruther than BMW 3, and now the new TL is just exactly where it should be i.e. in the BMW 5 range.. and they still don't get it, hello !!! Given the way Acura make cars, I think Acura is not actually striving to "exactly match" their cars to any of the competitors, they just have some diffrent philosophy..
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Replying to: gvk (Dec 30, 2008 9:34 am) The 5 series is the pinnacle of mid size, full luxury sport sedan. The TL is a FWD mear luxury sport sedan that, in spite of it's excess obesity for 2009, doesn't have much more interior space than the new 3 series. They are a lot closer now than when I bought in 2004. I'm obviously not a TL hater or I wouldn't be driving one. But I know the difference between a FWD sporty sedan and a serious sports sedan. In pure driving dynamics, the automatic only, FWD TL for 2009 has more in common with Buick than BMW.
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Replying to: habitat1 (Dec 31, 2008 7:08 pm) Interior TL 3 Series 5 Series Front Headroom 38.4 in. 38.5 in. 39.1 in. Rear Headroom 36.7 in. 37.5 in. 38.1 in. Front Shoulder Room 58.1 in. 55.4 in. 57.3 in. Rear Shoulder Room 56.2 in. 55.1 in. 57.2 in. Front Hip Room 55.7 in. Not Published Not Published Rear Hip Room 54.8 in. Not Published Not Published Front Leg Room 42.5 in. 41.5 in. 41.5 in. Rear Leg Room 36.2 in. 34.6 in. 36 in. Maximum Luggage Capacity 13.1 cu. ft. 12 cu. ft. 14 cu. ft. Maximum Seating 5 5 5
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Replying to: golfrski (Jan 01, 2009 5:45 pm) The 2004 TL, with a 6-speed manual, sport suspension and Brembo brake equiped model option, had at least some semblence of comparison to the TYPE of car the BMW 330i was at the time. But now, the bloated TL, with an automatic only transmission and even less sporty suspension and balance, is not in the same category as the BMW 335i. From a size standpoint, compare it to a Lexus ES350, Nissan Maxima or Toyota Avalon if you want, but comparing it to a 5 series for that reason isn't much better than comparing a Prius to a 911. |
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Replying to: habitat1 (Jan 03, 2009 12:34 pm)
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Replying to: golfrski (Jan 03, 2009 1:54 pm) |
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This thing has too much "chin": just look at that overhang preceding the front wheels. Is that a cow catcher?
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