The meaning of "TL"....
03-09-2005, 01:11 PM
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The meaning of "TL"....
Ok well this is going to sound stupid but.... what does TL mean? Ive noticed many new cars have letters and numbers but .. what does it all mean!? My last car was a "Cirrus" thats a name... but now a days .. its like "Oh yea I just got the new 6" Come on now... does anyone know what TL means?
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03-09-2005, 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackTL1999
Ok well this is going to sound stupid but.... what does TL mean? Ive noticed many new cars have letters and numbers but .. what does it all mean!? My last car was a "Cirrus" thats a name... but now a days .. its like "Oh yea I just got the new 6" Come on now... does anyone know what TL means?
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03-09-2005, 01:16 PM
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Ooh ok
well is there any other name for the TL... or is it worldwide known as the TL? Cause my cousin has a ES300 and he told me his car is called the "Windom" in canada? lol 
03-09-2005, 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackTL1999
well is there any other name for the TL... or is it worldwide known as the TL? Cause my cousin has a ES300 and he told me his car is called the "Windom" in canada? lol
the TL is also known as the Inspire
03-09-2005, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by LiQiCE
Officially, the TL doesn't stand for anything. Unofficially, some have said the TL stands for "Touring Luxury.
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03-09-2005, 01:40 PM
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TL is OFFICIALLY Touring Luxury. Acura has said so many many times.
03-09-2005, 02:40 PM
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Ah, I was always under the impression that they meant something internally to Acura but they were never officially called that ... kind of like how DVD = Digital Versatile Disc, but officially DVD means nothing. 
03-09-2005, 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackTL1999
well is there any other name for the TL... or is it worldwide known as the TL? Cause my cousin has a ES300 and he told me his car is called the "Windom" in canada? lol
nope.... your cousin is wrong...
we've got ES300.http://www.jps.co.jp/vanity/windom/vanity_windom.html
found this link though.... must be another country.. and it's a toyota..
03-10-2005, 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by 03CoupeV6
Acura's model names have NO MEANING officially.
I'll find my source.
I'll find my source.
The 1998 Acura TL sedan is designed to be a touring luxury automobile and offers a sporty and more youthful alternative to traditional luxury cars.
03-10-2005, 02:20 PM
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I heard that since the TL came after Acura stopped making the legend, that "TL" really stands for "The Legend". So I always thought the TL was the new legend.
I dunno. Would be cool if it was true.
I dunno. Would be cool if it was true.
03-10-2005, 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by jijimathew23
I heard that since the TL came after Acura stopped making the legend, that "TL" really stands for "The Legend". So I always thought the TL was the new legend.
I dunno. Would be cool if it was true.
I dunno. Would be cool if it was true.
TOURING LUXURY
Its official.
03-10-2005, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Ken1997TL
We're talking details here at this point, but the document you linked doesn't actually say what TL stands for which is what I'm kind of getting at when I said unofficially thats what it stands for.
For example, the International Organization for Standardization (aka ISO), says on their website (source: http://www.iso.org/iso/en/aboutiso/i...ion/index.html)
ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is the world's largest developer of standards. Although ISO's principal activity is the development of technical standards, ISO standards also have important economic and social repercussions. ISO standards make a positive difference, not just to engineers and manufacturers for whom they solve basic problems in production and distribution, but to society as a whole.
03-10-2005, 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by jijimathew23
I heard that since the TL came after Acura stopped making the legend, that "TL" really stands for "The Legend". So I always thought the TL was the new legend.
I dunno. Would be cool if it was true.
I dunno. Would be cool if it was true.
TL = Acura Vigor
In Japan and Europe, the RL is still sold as the Honda Legend where there's no such thing as Acura.
03-10-2005, 02:29 PM
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LiQice:
In addition to that link, I have brochures and press material for the 1st generation TL which specifically states it is Touring Luxury. There are "Fact Books" (that are given to Acura dealerships) that include an introduction to the cars.
Specifically, I've talked to several Acura marketing types at auto shows and TL is Touring Luxury officially. I've seen it in print in auto reviews and newspapers as well.
On the other hand, since about 2000 or 2001, Acura has not mentioned touring luxury for the TL as much, as they are going towards a more sport-oriented target for this car.
In addition to that link, I have brochures and press material for the 1st generation TL which specifically states it is Touring Luxury. There are "Fact Books" (that are given to Acura dealerships) that include an introduction to the cars.
Specifically, I've talked to several Acura marketing types at auto shows and TL is Touring Luxury officially. I've seen it in print in auto reviews and newspapers as well.
On the other hand, since about 2000 or 2001, Acura has not mentioned touring luxury for the TL as much, as they are going towards a more sport-oriented target for this car.
03-10-2005, 02:31 PM
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LiQice:
In addition to that link, I have brochures and press material for the 1st generation TL which specifically states it is Touring Luxury. There are "Fact Books" (that are given to Acura dealerships) that include an introduction to the cars.
Specifically, I've talked to several Acura marketing types at auto shows and TL is Touring Luxury officially. I've seen it in print in auto reviews and newspapers as well.
On the other hand, since about 2000 or 2001, Acura has not mentioned touring luxury for the TL as much, as they are going towards a more sport-oriented target for this car.
In addition to that link, I have brochures and press material for the 1st generation TL which specifically states it is Touring Luxury. There are "Fact Books" (that are given to Acura dealerships) that include an introduction to the cars.
Specifically, I've talked to several Acura marketing types at auto shows and TL is Touring Luxury officially. I've seen it in print in auto reviews and newspapers as well.
On the other hand, since about 2000 or 2001, Acura has not mentioned touring luxury for the TL as much, as they are going towards a more sport-oriented target for this car.
I remember it had said Touring Luxury when I first began looking at TL's in 99.
03-10-2005, 02:42 PM
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Acura's model names have NO MEANING officially.
I'll find my source.
I'll find my source.
03-10-2005, 02:43 PM
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The new TL stand for "Totally Loaded" and I have proof:
http://www.autonet.ca/AutonetStories...m?StoryID=9378
Just kiddin of course
I've gotta assume Ken is right since he's been in the know on Acuras longer than I have and with the car brochures that probably are more accurate than anything else.
http://www.autonet.ca/AutonetStories...m?StoryID=9378
Just kiddin of course
I've gotta assume Ken is right since he's been in the know on Acuras longer than I have and with the car brochures that probably are more accurate than anything else.
03-10-2005, 05:11 PM
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Sometimes names are too successful. Honda Motor's Acura division produced a popular Legend sedan from Acura's debut in 1986 through the mid-1990s. But the Legend name inspired more devotion than the Acura name. "We wanted anyone who was driving an Acura to think first that they were driving an Acura," says Honda spokesman Andy Boyd.
Acura now does what almost every other luxury nameplate does--abandons names altogether. Acura makes an RSX, a TSX, a TL, an RL and an MDX. They aren't exactly poetry, and the letters stand for absolutely nothing. The idea is that people driving smallish, exclusive brands will think and talk of the brand, and not the nameplate
Acura now does what almost every other luxury nameplate does--abandons names altogether. Acura makes an RSX, a TSX, a TL, an RL and an MDX. They aren't exactly poetry, and the letters stand for absolutely nothing. The idea is that people driving smallish, exclusive brands will think and talk of the brand, and not the nameplate
Officially, it means NOTHING.
03-10-2005, 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by 03CoupeV6
03-10-2005, 08:16 PM
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Officially it does - official is acura, not forbes. Dude, Ken knows his shit. Just look at any damn brochure for a TL, specially the first gen, and on the front its says touring luxury. I guess of late they hgaven't been emphasizing that, thats all.
03-11-2005, 01:33 AM
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Originally Posted by 03CoupeV6
03-11-2005, 06:22 AM
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Does it really matter at the end of the day whether its official or not?
I only said something because I read an article similar to the Forbes one which says that they don't technically mean anything, like I said earlier similar to how DVD officially means nothing but the original idea was DVD stood for Digital Versatile Disc.
Even if it isn't "official", we know that internally or at some point during the TL's life, Acura intended TL to stand for Touring Luxury. They may not come out and say it anymore, but thats what the lettering is supposed to mean.
So at the end of the day, if you're wondering wtf TL is supposed to mean, its "Touring Luxury". Official or unofficial thats the answer.
I only said something because I read an article similar to the Forbes one which says that they don't technically mean anything, like I said earlier similar to how DVD officially means nothing but the original idea was DVD stood for Digital Versatile Disc.
Even if it isn't "official", we know that internally or at some point during the TL's life, Acura intended TL to stand for Touring Luxury. They may not come out and say it anymore, but thats what the lettering is supposed to mean.
So at the end of the day, if you're wondering wtf TL is supposed to mean, its "Touring Luxury". Official or unofficial thats the answer.
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I totally agree but certain people can't seem to get it through their thick skulls. And this isnt the first time with him either.
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