I want to know from experienced TL owners what is the 0-60 time for the 2007 Acura tl base model. i heard from 6.3, 6.5, and 7.0.

 

that all sounds about right, depending on the driver

 

Somewhere in the neighborhood of 6.5 seconds sounds accurate to me.

 

6.2 :-)

sorry just noticed you said 2007 I have 2006

 

According to my G-Timer my 06 Base was 6.3 with a little wheel spin at the start. 5at Trac. off

 

my car can do it in 5.9 secs.

 

It is on average in the mid-high 6 second range depending on conditions and elevation. The car runs around a 15.0 stock in perfect conditions so that is about a 6.6 second 0-60MPH.

 

I'm pretty sure a stock 5at can do better than a 15sec 1/4 mile in perfect conditions...

 

2.74 seconds. off a cliff

 

I did say "around" a 15.0 but to be honest I haven't seen one run better than a 15.0 in stock form. I am sure a 14.8 or 14.9 is possible but most of the TL base autos seem to be doing no better than a 2.3 60ft.

 

i did 0-60 in 5.6 sec and quarter mile 13.9 at 103 miland drag way. i have 2006 tl mt

 

^^he is talking about a stock tl..no mods

 

 

I've actually done it slightly quicker than that before...


In the TL I can't imagine a stock 5at being quicker than 6.5. It's just not a good 0-60 car. I'll time mine today. With the tires that are on it, traction is not a factor so it's pedal to the floor with the only variable being my timing accuracy which is a huge variable.

 

Is the TL-S much faster off the line than the base 2007 (both being 5AT)?
How about on a roll - say 40-70mph?
I haven't driven a TLS yet, but the base TL is a bit sluggish off the line compared to the mustang, but once rolling and in the select-shift mode, it seems to have quite a bit of mid-range pull - very similar to the mustang (stock for stock).

 

I've never raced against a 5at TL-S but I've test driven a few. You can sort of feel the difference but you really have to pay attention to feel it.

 

Okay, I'm not really answering your question here and I have no experience with the Type-S or with racing the TL either. I guess I just wanted to say that my experience with the 5AT base TL (2004) is that it feels slow off the line, but does very well in that 40-70mph range that you talked about. I'm curious why you asked about that range in particular?

 

I've seen in some magazines where they compare the 40-70 acceleration. I believe it's acceleration in the top gear.

I had a chance to drive an 07 TL-S 5AT today.
I'm definitely going to have to go with that model.
It's simply in another league from the base model.
More power and the shifts are much more aggressive.
I'd venture to say outside of taking off from a dig, it will outrun my mustang in most situations.

The only thing that concerns me is how heavy the steering is at slow speeds - much heavier than the base TL.

And those wheels...

 

thanx for the info guys i guess 5at base is around 6.5 secs on average. Can you get the TL in the 5's w/o supercharger or turbo?

 

I had the same TL as you and I was wondering that myself. Basically, it depends on the outside temperature. Your times will range between 6.6 - 7.0. The 6.6 would be for ideal conditions, 7.0 on a summer day. Anyone who says less for the stock automatic transmission TL is delusional.

 

Ok, I tried to refrain. But this push me.

My 5AT....... maybe not completely stock. But no supercharger, no turbo, and no nitrous.

0-60 = 4.7 Sec

Click here and scroll down to Post #50

 

The only mod i have done is the cold air intake other then that performance wise its bone stock

 

My last run using Dynolicious was 6.51 but that was a year ago. I'll try again when I change my ATF to Redline Type-f and see how things improve. There should be a slight improvement but we'll see how much. I'll be changing in a couple months when the car hits 40K miles.

 

Fixed it

 

lol.... that was a good one inaccurate

 

When are we going to get the nitrous/meth thread? It's getting pretty dead around here and with my IRS dilema, there's not going to be a turbo for a long time.

 

GL w/ the IRS. I feel like I get kicked in the gut every year by them.

 

From what I have seen the TL-S is much quicker off the line as well as from a roll. I have seen as low as 2.1 60fts from a TL-S auto and a base TL is running 2.3's. The TL-S auto is also about a half second quicker than a base TL auto through the 1/4 mile and traps about 3-4MPH faster.

 

I've tried to find articles on auto tl but came up empty. even 04-06 models always drove 6spd's. I guess i would want the best performing version too if i were a magazine editor but sometimes these folks need to drive the car the majority would own...lol.

 

i once did 0-60 in 1 min

 

NMI Thread... coming soon to a forum near you !

Vigorously working on each day. I have the rough draft finished. I spent time taking some more pics today. Still need to do the final edit, add illustrations and pics, add pertinent links.

It is a big thread. I will need to post it in multiple post (back to back) because the entire content will not fit into a single post.

I estimate another week. It will be worth the wait.

Regarding it being dead around here lately - I feel the same way. We got hooked on the excitement from the turbo guys installing their kits. Now that has died down. The quitness is deafening.

 

Looking forward to it! I promise not to turn it into a "nitrous vs" thread.

With your combo I have a number floating in my head of what it should run but I don't want to jinx it by posting. The good thing is I know you will cover all bases and it will be the complete package, can't wait for the results.

 

On the contrary my friend. Debate is healthy. I will be including a section for this in the thread. Here is an excerpt below -

 

hahaha now that is impressive