Article Comments - 2009 Acura TL SH-AWD First Drive and Full Test

22 messages, Last post on Nov 27, 2008 at 6:31 PM

You are in the Acura TL Forum. Your Hosts are pat & karens

What is this discussion about? Acura TL, Sedan

First Drive: 2009 Acura TL SH-AWD - First Impressions: More luxury car than sport sedan, the 2009 Acura TL SH-AWD packs an impressive amount of technology and performance into a nicely integrated package. (more)

2009 Acura TL Full Test - Bottom Line: There is absolutely nothing wrong with this brilliant sporty sedan — other than the obvious.(more)

Outline

Messages Page 3 of 3: 1; 2; 3; Prev; Next; Last

#17 of 22 Re: Acura's Biggest Mistake to Date [3rdgen] by woodsonmon Nov 20, 2008 (3:50 pm)
Replying to: 3rdgen (Nov 19, 2008 7:29 pm) Hey 3rdgen! I concur with you 1000%!!!!!! I can't tell you how many Acuras I've sold over the years just by word of mouth!! But there are some SUPER GREAT deals out here now though man. If you don't mind a 1 or 2 year old car Auto Trader, etc have some phenmomenal deals out there on all the cars you mentioned!! Acura is in SERIOUS trouble right now!!! OMG, what a mistake!!!!!!!
#18 of 22 by jaeger1 Nov 20, 2008 (6:14 pm)
Owners of the previous model TL should count their lucky stars - and hold onto their rides as long as possible. This new TL is an aesthetic train wreck of epic proportions. It boggles the mind - how many people at Acura had to look - actually LOOK at this fang-faced Transformers robot and give a thumbs up and sign off on it? Do they still have jobs?? Reminds me of an episode of the Simpsons - Acura has given us the 2009 Homer. Replies to this message: golfrski (Nov 23, 2008 5:41 am) habitat1 (Nov 25, 2008 3:58 am) billyperks2 (Nov 25, 2008 10:48 am) and 1 more...
#19 of 22 Re: [jaeger1] by golfrski Nov 23, 2008 (5:41 am)
Replying to: jaeger1 (Nov 20, 2008 6:14 pm) Looks awesome... personal pref...its different no doubt, but thats why we bought ours. if you want vanilla buy a Camry.Then you can blend in Replies to this message: habitat1 (Nov 25, 2008 3:58 am) billyperks2 (Nov 25, 2008 10:48 am) ezielanski (Nov 27, 2008 6:31 pm)
#20 of 22 Re: [golfrski] by habitat1 Nov 25, 2008 (3:58 am)
Replying to: golfrski (Nov 23, 2008 5:41 am) There is a difference between not wanting to look like you are "blending in" and looking bad. The Gremlin and Aztec didn't blend in - did you run out to buy one of those? I actually don't think the 2009 TL is quite as bad as some think - but it's definitely a major styling misstep. Especially after the previous model finally looked like a 3 series sport sedan competitor and not Acura's version of a Camry/ES. What possessed Acura to go after GM and Chrysler as the "kings of chrome" is beyond me. I think I'd rather be mistaken for a Camry than a Pontiac. My prediction is a major facelift for the 2011 model. The owner of my Acura dealer has acknowledged that the styling of the 2009 has/will COST Acura at least as many sales as the SH-AWD and other improvements will gain - unfortunately at a time in the economy when car manufacturers don't need to be their own worst enemy. He also sells Mercedes and joked that maybe Mercedes "planted" a covert agent in the Acura design department - the TL redesign has actually resulted in a few extra sales of C350's. Replies to this message: billyperks2 (Nov 25, 2008 10:48 am) ezielanski (Nov 27, 2008 6:31 pm)
#21 of 22 Re: [habitat1] by billyperks2 Nov 25, 2008 (10:48 am)
Replying to: habitat1 (Nov 25, 2008 3:58 am) Hab- the car is not that bad as some people are saying.I tested the AWD version with the regular 18"wheels and the car was a blast to drive-MUCH IMPROVED over my 2003 Type S.However, dealers here in Fairfiled county are sticking to MSRP on the AWD Tech models.I guess I can hold out untill the Spring or Summer for prices to come down.Here is what I getting- AWD TECH White Diamond Pearl Umber Interior 19" HPT (maybe I will swap these for the FC-S wheels) I cant wait to hit the streets with this ride. Replies to this message: ezielanski (Nov 27, 2008 6:31 pm)
#22 of 22 Re: [billyperks2] by ezielanski Nov 27, 2008 (6:31 pm)
Replying to: billyperks2 (Nov 25, 2008 10:48 am) WOW. $45large. Good Luck, you da man.