chriscam19

i am saving up to buy a TL. I like the 2006 style but have to save up more money. unfortuanelty when i save up enough money it will probably be 2007. my question is does anyone know if the 2007 will look like the 2006 or will there be a different design for 2007?

chris


edit by mod Ron A: These specs were posted on page 61, post #1525, by dr_rags, which made it hard to get to, so I am reposting them here.

Just found this also from the Boston Globe... (Link...)

2007 Acura TL and TL Type-S
August 5, 2006

THE BASICS
Base price/as tested: $34,000-$39,000
Fuel economy: 21 to 23 miles per gallon (est.)

THE SPECIFICS
Drivetrain: Front-wheel drive
Seating: Five
Horsepower: 258/286
Torque: 233/256 lb.-ft.
Overall length: 189.3/189.8 inches
Wheelbase: 107.9 inches
Height: 56.7 inches
Width: 72.2 inches
Curb weight: 3563 to 3680 pounds, depending on model and transmission

yohan81718

I believe Acura (or Honda) does the 5 year round thingie... So, supposedly, should change for 2009 model? which means comes out end of 2008??

Somebody should have answer

Dkrudop

Changes to the current model should be minor for 2007. The 3G TL was only introduced in '04.

whatjones911

THere will be a refresh so the car will look slight different but its not gonna be different design in 2007

chriscam19

i like the way the front and the back end looks. I hope the front and back doesnt change. i like where the lights are. The car looks perfect. just hope that too much change doesnt take effect but like you guys said it probably wont. I am trying to save up $10,000 as a downpayment. takes a little while to get the money ya know!

Chet03TL-S

Minor refresh for 2007. The usual exterior items that might be changed are the design for bumpers, side skirts, headlights, tail-lights and rims. Interior items that could be changed is the Navi system (TSX got an upgrade I believe for their refresh). Normally they aim to make the car look more aggressive with the refresh.

A SiQ TL

Honda usually goes 4 years then changes body style. If they keep to that 2008 will be the 4th generation.

whatjones911

Honda/Acura redesigns their cars too fast, making people who own them feel like their's are outdated. So our TL will be old news in 2 years and look less striking when they have the facelift next year

03CoupeV6

There are 5 model years per generation, i.e.:

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 is the Second Gen

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 is the Third Gen

The 4th gen will be a 2009 model. There will be a facelift for 07.

Ken1997TL

The '07 TL might look like this...

whatjones911

Maybe only those taillights will make it to the refresh but everything else is the same. The bumpers, hood, trunk lid is the same. The theme of a refresh is to make the car look more aggressive and this car, which is TL designed to go to China, looks less aggressive than the TL we have here right now.

Ken1997TL

It looks LESS aggressive? I dont see it. Oh and the mirrors have turn signals.

mio

Those r Asian edition, and I don't think it will be the 07 US version...

Ken1997TL

Well first of all, the TL we have has never been sold outside North America.. so you dont know that this is some sort of "special asian edition". Its only been sold in the US, Canada and Mexico.

The TL wont be sold in China until the 2007 model year.. and the TL will be refreshed in its mid-model change also in MY 2007.

Since its left hand drive in China, they basically are getting non-nav Mexican/Canadian TL's.

kamal

that does look brilliant imo..... I'm in the market for a TL too but by the time I get around to buying it, should be 2007, I've been huntint all over trying to find what all the 07's will have but there's little to no information presently available. Would be cool if someone did post anything they find in here

Tripp11

Anyone else think it's odd to put the reverse lights and third brake light down on the lower lip of the bumper?

I thought the third brake light was put at eye level or higher in the center rear for safety, and I'm guessing you would have more difficulty seeing those down so low.

shaker31280

Yeah the reverse lights like stupid there.

The bumper is made to be bumped. What happens if you get tapped? The lights bust? Just doesn't make sense. Nothing should be on the bumper in my opinion.

The older cars it seems like the bumper had a purpose, to get bumped. Some cars even had like a rubber strip that was like 2 in wide going on it. If you got bumped no body knew.

Now today if you get tapped, you need to repaint the whole bumper. Its like these cars can't be touched no more.

I am always looking at my bumpers after parking to make sure no one touched it.

I can't imagine living in NY where everyone parks with the logic, back into the guy to see where I am at, then hit the guy in front of me, then pull back an inch. I am good. lol lol

Its amazing...

Ken1997TL

The bumper lights will NOT be on the 2007 TL for the US. In this case it is for China only. US regulations require the 3rd brake light to be mounted higher (trunk lid level or higher)

Tripp11

Wonder what the rationale is behind putting them so low for the Chinese model? To be a fly on the wall in that meeting.

cM3go

I just want those taillights

invincible569

I agree. Those pics are not official for the U.S. and its just like any other rumor.

dan.....k

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03CoupeV6

Look closely, Ken. As you can see, the 3rd brake light is still at the top of the back windshield. It appears the thing in the bottom of the bumper is a red reflective strip (TSX has two, one on each side) between the reverse lights.

whatjones911

Do you think it looks more aggressive?? The mirrors makes it less agressive becuase the ones we have look more sleek. it looks like they just took those off the RL and put it on the TL.

Ken1997TL

I fail to see how mirrors make a car more or less aggressive. Short of having big dumbo ears from a Mack truck

03CoupeV6

I think what he means is that the current TL's mirrors are edgy and those are rounded. The rounded mirrors clash with the angular lines of the TL, and I see what he means.

A SiQ TL

Also the tailights would look better on the lighter colored cars if they didn't have those black lines on them, at least IMO.

whatjones911

Thats exactly what i mean!!!!. You have to agree that the side mirrors we have is better looking!!

nednj36

last generation Accord ran 5 years (1998-2002). They're now sticking to the 5 yr. cycle to see what the Toyota Camry prototype looks like so they can make some last minue pricing & packaging adjustments to stay one step ahead. Next gen. Accord is due in 08'

ililillilillilil

i hope not cuz i just bought an 06. i bought my 03TLtypeS a few months b4 the 04 came out

whatjones911

You should've researched before you buy a car. So you did make a mistake of buying a 06 becuase the 07 is a facelift. But myself, i still went ahead and bought a 06 TL also knowing that 07 is a facelift!!!

ililillilillilil

how do u know? anyway i dont mind bcause i wasnt going to wait another year for an 07. Anyway, that'll change soon enough too

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junyoure

Model year just doesn't matter much to me. If I find a style/features/color that I LOVE, then I buy the car, and I'm generally happy with it until the wheels fall off. I had Prelude Si for 10 years like that, and I expect to have the TL about as long; the car's just too cool not to enjoy every day.

(the proposed Tail lights are pretty groovy though)

-Jr.

AltecBX

Is the Acura TL 2007 going to be the same as the 06 TL? What year are they changing the body and chassis? What is going to be new? Is there a awd version? Anyone with pic or info.

Thanks

MichaelBenz

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There been speculation of 2008?

neuronbob

Not another 2007 thread.... please search for the other threads on this topic. No one knows what's going to be on the 2007 TL.



Will eventually merge all these threads into one big one.....

meagain

ken1997tl - Do you have it on good authority that the '07 might indeed appear like that?

I'm really frustrated at not finding any info on this. The features (keyless?), etc. it 'might' have. Zero ability to know whether to hold out or buy now. The changes may be minimal or a "freshening up" as they say - but they can be very important.
Are they not on display at the current auto shows? Anyone gone to one?

Anyone know when it would hit the streets? Summer? Fall? I know the new Camry is coming out in about a month, but don't know how Acura schedules theirs.

chill_dog

No one definitively knows what changes the 07 will have. It won't be known until summer, when Honda lets the info out. The cars will hit the streets in the fall. We can sit here all day and talk about what we want/would like/we need/etc. but it's moot...what's being done is decided and we won't know what it is for some time.