The 06' tl will have 258 hp and 233 torque. Ijust read it on Acura news website. I believe they are doing this due to the handeling and the steering of the car.Is this true?

 

the 258 comes from the new way they are rating HP not due to the handling

 

What is the new way they are rating hp, and what is this mean the car has 270 hp or truly 258 hp.

 

This thread may help answer some of your questions.

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...ighlight=J2723

 

Why would the handling cause what was to you a decrease in power?

 

This thread does not have legs.

Google "SAE" horsepower ratings.

 

 

+1

 

unfortunatly...the 3G TL AUTO only gets around 210-220 HP to the wheels.

 

People! Same engine and same power! The engine has not been detuned! Who cares what some new HP rating says? Geez.........

 

NFL..... I'd like to know why the automatic has 60 less HP than the manual. I believe that manuals can be driven harder than automatics, sure.... but a ton less HP?

 

How much HP at the wheels for the manual??

 

AT almost always puts down less at the wheels because of something called torque converter.

and I think AT puts down 210~ and MT around 220~.

If anything, AT gets driven "harder" cuz people can just floor the gas pedal.

 

we should rename this thread to "noobs check in thread"

 

I don't really mind the new ratings, as long as my friends 93 saab 9kaero goes down to0, gotta stay on top of that(although it has always made more torque). I have never heard of a car company detuning an engine because they think it makes the car to hard to control, and if they did, the TL is not too hard to control. At one time car engines were detuned for emissions reasons, but that was 20-30 years ago.

 

Agreed, People are getting bent out of shape over a measley 12HP! The 258 beats my Civics 125HP anyday.

 

and my 110HP Ford Escort

 

com'on , be nice. Sometimes people are unaware of other threads, that's why we're here to help. Folks come to this forum for questions and answers, not to receive insults. This forums already has gotten bad reputation due to Rambling, let's not trash 3G ether.

thanks

 

Lighten up...he was just messing around...and being called a noob isn't really an insult...it's a description of a state of being...even the most experienced car person is a noob if they just join the site.

 

it will show less HP and TQ, but if sure if u put a 06 next to a 05, your gonna get the same accel/ quater mile times. so dont be worried, its just more accurate of a number

 

This thread , past Pg. 11 discusses this.