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#8 of 138 It's official by rv65 Feb 06, 2008 (11:00 am)
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/06/chicago-2008-acura-reveals-2009-rl-more-style- -more-power-mor/
#9 of 138 What were they thinking!! by balla Feb 06, 2008 (1:52 pm)
That grill is horrible looking. I wonder how many people it had to go through to meet approval. I had such high hopes for this MMC. Besides the grill, they did a really good job with it. Replies to this message: ex007 (Mar 21, 2008 4:56 pm) carolinabob (Apr 02, 2008 7:01 am)
#11 of 138 2009 RL by hpmctorque Feb 06, 2008 (8:11 am)
It's rumored that the 2009 RL will be unveiled at the Chicago Auto show, perhaps today. Will it address the current model's shortcomings regarding styling, power, and interior room, or will it be another failed attenpt to to be cross shopped with Mercedes, BMW, Lexus, and Infiniti? Replies to this message: rv65 (Feb 06, 2008 11:06 am) nippononly (Feb 06, 2008 3:21 pm) redherring1 (Feb 12, 2008 6:59 am)
#12 of 138 Re: 2009 RL [hpmctorque] by rv65 Feb 06, 2008 (11:06 am)
Replying to: hpmctorque (Feb 06, 2008 8:11 am) http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/06/chicago-2008-acura-reveals-2009-rl-more-style- -more-power-mor/ Replies to this message: nippononly (Feb 06, 2008 3:21 pm)
#13 of 138 Re: 2009 RL [rv65] by nippononly Feb 06, 2008 (3:21 pm)
Replying to: rv65 (Feb 06, 2008 11:06 am) ""RL represents the very best we have to offer in terms of engineering, technology, performance, luxury and safety", said Dick Colliver, executive vice president, sales"   God, that's a shame...   The next few years will be hard ones for Acura in that case. Try as it might, it just can't seem to out-Audi Audi. With all the engineering prowess available at Honda, seems like it ought to be able to do that...
#14 of 138 a few details here, too by rayainsw Feb 07, 2008 (5:25 am)
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=124676    "What this means to you: It still can't run with the big dogs, but..."    Will it matter? I doubt any of these changes will matter much... ( sadly )
#15 of 138 2009 RL by acuraphile Feb 09, 2008 (10:59 am)
Hi, Pat:   Nice to share the pages with you again. JJACURA and I are scoping out the update. I'll be back.   Regards,   George Replies to this message: pat (Feb 09, 2008 1:30 pm)
#16 of 138 Re: 2009 RL [acuraphile] by pat HOST Feb 09, 2008 (1:30 pm)
Replying to: acuraphile (Feb 09, 2008 10:59 am) Hi George - great to see you both posting again!!   Hope you are well.
#17 of 138 I saw the '09 yesterday at the Chicago show by redherring1 Feb 12, 2008 (6:59 am)
Replying to: hpmctorque (Feb 06, 2008 8:11 am) Ohhh, boy, did they blow this one--looks even more like an Accord in person than it does in pictures. The grill is horrible, a tacked-on afterthought. If the RL came out before the Accord I'd probably like it fine (except the grill), but coming out after and being so, so similar makes no sense at all to me--people who buy a premium luxury sedan want it to look like one, not a family sedan you're going to see every ten feet. It really seems like Acura doesn't know what to do with this model, even the current version (which I like enormously better lookswise than the '09)--it's too expensive (by far) for the entry level luxury category, it doesn't have the size or cachet for the premium luxury segment, and it still won't after this redesign. For a company as astute as Honda has proven to be over the years, they just haven't been paying attention here.

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