today was a muggy 89 degrees in shy town, so i decided to leave the ac set at 70 degrees for my hour long journey home from work, and wow!! In no time I had to turn it back up to like 77, because it got straight up eskimo, in my ride!(sorry for the ebonics) Its the most powerful AC system i've ever used! We must have like a giant compressor, and the power drain is minimal! I mean my arm rest console got cold, because of the air blowing out the rear vents!:wow:

 

ours is a 3.2 liter engine..not a corolla or civic that u need to push the "turbo" button to get extra kick when u r going uphill
most of the jap cars AC kick as$...but the euro cars...um hm....

 

I agree about our AC. It gets really cold quick and I love it!

 

My TLS has the best A/C since my 1973 AMC Hornet 'Sportabout' that had a setting for Desert Only !!! :wow: It gets really cold!!!

 

i agree that the power of the A/C is pretty incredible. the only beef i got is with the sun sensor. i'm not sure how many of you drive thru the city where you're constantly passing in and out of the shadow of tall buildings. well, this poses a problem b/c the A/C adjusts to the sunlight a bit too dramatically for my likings. so you either get too hot in the shade or too cold in the sun. otherwise, it's great!
i will also have to disagree with the comment about european car's A/Cs. i can't speak for other vehicles, but bmws have some of the best climate control i've ever used. the temperature adjustment is very precise. if you feel slightly warm and drop the temperature by 1 degree, you feel the change - and it maintains the temperature. none of this dropping to 65 degrees and then bringing it up to 72 and back down to 65 again when the temperature fluctuates.

 

it's called auto climate control....

the european A/C are still way behind the japanese does...although mercedes has a very complicated one...

and u can't believe porsche A/C sucks like $hit...

 

I had a '74 Powder Blue Hornet 4 door with the same setting!

Those were the days.

 

I have 75k miles and I haven't touch the A/C in any way other than changing the filter twice. Very good and reliable A/C. Still cold as new.

 

The A/C in my TL kicks a$$ compared to other cars I've owned. In fact, the whole automatic climate control works very well for me. Throughout an entire year I hardly ever vary the setting further than 69-71. Usually 71 in the winter is plenty warm (even for our New England winters) and 69 is fine for even our hottest summer days.

 

Thats also another thing thats simply awesome about our AC!, It still leaves plenty of engine power! I mean it must suck like 10hp max, which is awesome. Having owned only 4 bangers in the past, I am all too familiar with that secret turbo button called A/C

 

our auto-climate control is a million times better then the one in my moms BMW