Rl - Tl
#41
Senior Moderator
Originally Posted by TriniBwoy
Now to say the TL is a bit short on power is quite puzzling to me. There must be a reason why car and driver, for example, complain about torque steer on TL's.
With that said, the torque steer on the TL wasn't THAT bad, it was tolerable and actually better than many other high-powered FWD cars. And in addition, the interior of the TL can't be beat in its price range--its logical and tasteful arrangement is one of the car's best features. It even beats the RL for organization of the center stack.
#42
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Originally Posted by TriniBwoy
TL (Total Luxury) sells pretty well actually ![Smile](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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TSX - Touring Sports Experience
TL - Touring Luxury
RL - Road Luxury
MDX - ?
RDX - ?
NSX - New Sports Experience
RSX - Road sports experience
#43
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Originally Posted by TriniBwoy
Paying $15K more for the things you mentioned doesn't seem to worth it at all. Given the number of TL's on the road, alot of ppl agree with me.
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did you just make all those names up?
Originally Posted by Brown Chaos
No. Touring Luxury.
TSX - Touring Sports Experience
TL - Touring Luxury
RL - Road Luxury
MDX - ?
RDX - ?
NSX - New Sports Experience
RSX - Road sports experience
TSX - Touring Sports Experience
TL - Touring Luxury
RL - Road Luxury
MDX - ?
RDX - ?
NSX - New Sports Experience
RSX - Road sports experience
#45
Racer
Originally Posted by Brown Chaos
No. Touring Luxury.
TSX - Touring Sports Experience
TL - Touring Luxury
RL - Road Luxury
MDX - ?
RDX - ?
NSX - New Sports Experience
RSX - Road sports experience
TSX - Touring Sports Experience
TL - Touring Luxury
RL - Road Luxury
MDX - ?
RDX - ?
NSX - New Sports Experience
RSX - Road sports experience
#46
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I just had my TL in for service today and they gave me an 06 RL as a loaner. Now I am completly torn, do I get a left over RL or a 07 TL Type-S for roughly the same price? The RL has a much smoother ride and the seats are much more comfy. I love all the toys in the RL but the center controlls (Navi, Radio etc.) seems a lot more confusing and a bit of a pain in the ass with the confrol nob. And I will admit as I from day one was not at all interested in hearing about this SH-AWD business, but that car handles amazingly well and didn't seem all that slower than my TL. Granted there was a noticable difference, but not a lot. The only real bad thing about that RL that really bothered me was the interior looked real nice and well put together, until I looked down at the shifter. You have all these leather appointed surfaces and wood trim, and then you have cheap crappy plastic center console. (it was silver on black if that makes a difference) Other than that it was a nice ride.
And worst of all since I got my TL back I hate my seats. Damn Sunnyside Acura, they did this to me on purpose.
![Thumbs Up](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif)
And worst of all since I got my TL back I hate my seats. Damn Sunnyside Acura, they did this to me on purpose.
![Smile](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
#47
2012 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe
The knob is very intuitive. I sugges you play around with it a bit.
I had the touchscreen nav in my old TL, and in my Landcruiser, and I don't miss a thing at all with the knob in the RL. Actually I mostly use the voice commands, but when I do use the knob, I don't have any issues.
I had the touchscreen nav in my old TL, and in my Landcruiser, and I don't miss a thing at all with the knob in the RL. Actually I mostly use the voice commands, but when I do use the knob, I don't have any issues.
#48
Burning Brakes
gdfthr, it takes a bit of time to get used to the functions and controls on the RL, but once you get the hang of things it's very efficient and easy to use I think. In the snow the sh-awd will come really handy too.
#49
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Originally Posted by Touge
gdfthr, it takes a bit of time to get used to the functions and controls on the RL, but once you get the hang of things it's very efficient and easy to use I think. In the snow the sh-awd will come really handy too.
#50
Three Wheelin'
Thread Starter
Originally Posted by gdfthr
I just had my TL in for service today and they gave me an 06 RL as a loaner. Now I am completly torn, do I get a left over RL or a 07 TL Type-S for roughly the same price? The RL has a much smoother ride and the seats are much more comfy. I love all the toys in the RL but the center controlls (Navi, Radio etc.) seems a lot more confusing and a bit of a pain in the ass with the confrol nob. And I will admit as I from day one was not at all interested in hearing about this SH-AWD business, but that car handles amazingly well and didn't seem all that slower than my TL. Granted there was a noticable difference, but not a lot. The only real bad thing about that RL that really bothered me was the interior looked real nice and well put together, until I looked down at the shifter. You have all these leather appointed surfaces and wood trim, and then you have cheap crappy plastic center console. (it was silver on black if that makes a difference) Other than that it was a nice ride.
And worst of all since I got my TL back I hate my seats. Damn Sunnyside Acura, they did this to me on purpose.![Smile](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
![Thumbs Up](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif)
And worst of all since I got my TL back I hate my seats. Damn Sunnyside Acura, they did this to me on purpose.
![Smile](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
#52
Three Wheelin'
NO COMPARISON!! Now, if y'all can just convince the fellows over at Temple of VTEC that there is no comparison between the RL and the TL. . .
#53
Originally Posted by jhr3uva90
NO COMPARISON!! Now, if y'all can just convince the fellows over at Temple of VTEC that there is no comparison between the RL and the TL. . .
#55
Senior Moderator
Originally Posted by Touge
Same engine but sending that power through the front wheels is no fun on the Type S imho
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Torque steer is not fun. Now that I own the RL, I can actually say that!
#56
Three Wheelin'
Torque steer is wicked AND evil.
#57
Three Wheelin'
Thread Starter
Originally Posted by TriniBwoy
What about the TL Type S and the RL?...still no comparison? They basically have the same engine