johnAboy

definitely have to agree with that

brian92873

you take shits on TLs? thats weird...but maybe its too much chili? i don't understand what it has to do with the dashboard of the g35 looking like a JVC VCR from 1985.

invincible569

Can anyone else from Boston run to get the paper and make a quick scan? pretty please!

Acuraboy7

My TL will not start today...its not turning over

S L I C K

I know, how hard is it to scan something?

Jrbn2g04AcuraTL

Yea, hope they release the CL

Doridori

Sooo much information being released on one day.
About to have a heart attack!!! someone please scan the pictures!!!!!

bejay

OK,

I can't get the article scanned, but the basics:

Article by Royal Ford

2007 TL

Front wheel drive y
HP 258
Torque (lb-ft) 233
overall length (in) 189.3
wheelbase (in) 107.9
height (in) 56.7
width (in) 72.2
curb weight (lbs) 3563 to 3680 depending on model and transmission
Price as tested $34,000 to $39,000
fuel economy (mpg est.) 23

Base engine 3.2 l

2007 type-s
Front wheel drive y
HP 286
Torque (lb-ft) 256
overall length (in) 189.8
wheelbase (in) 107.9
height (in) 56.7
width (in) 72.2
curb weight (lbs) 3563 to 3680 depending on model and transmission
Price as tested $34,000 to $39,000
fuel economy (mpg est.) 21

Base engine 3.5 l

base transmission is 5speed AT, with manual option for steering wheel paddle shifters.
In the type-s, the engine is revved on down shifts ("blipping") for smoother transitions while maintaining speed.

Fog lights dropped into the lower fascia.

Type-s has stainless pedals, noise cancellation, carbon fiber interior trim.

That's all for now.

So much for AWD.

invincible569

bejay, do you have a camera phone? can you take a pic of the article? Most importantly the car.

TLFun

Sorry to hear that Acuraboy7. Maybe you left the rocket launcher soloinoid engaged and it killed the battery? Seriously, it's probably just something with your battery.

Doridori

Please pelase please please x infinity

dragonsnake

HERE IS THE ARTICLE
Type-S, as in 'sinister'
Acura's TL line is hot and frisky, yet still elegant
By Royal Ford | August 5, 2006

http://www.boston.com/cars/news/arti...nister?mode=PF

Acura describes its 2007 TL Type-S as ``sinister," a word I've never associated with Honda's upscale division.

But the hot Type-S is surprisingly frisky, something I discovered during a day of driving it out of the woods of Pennsylvania and through the twisting back roads of neighboring Maryland.

I also found the base TL version to have the kind of oomph that not long ago would have been labeled high performance. Maybe that's because the new TL has the same horsepower as the old Type-S. In fact, it was powerful enough to make me wonder if the extra few thousand for the Type-S is necessary, except for those who want crazy power instead of just superb performance.

The TL in base form has a 3.2-liter V-6 engine that produces a hefty 258 horsepower and 233 lb.-ft. of torque. Upgrade to the Type-S and you get a 3.5-liter V-6 with 286 horsepower and 256 lb.-ft. of torque.

Expect around 23 miles per gallon from the smaller engine and about 21 from the more powerful option.

The standard transmission in each model is a five-speed automatic with a manual option that can be shifted with paddles on the steering wheel. In the Type-S, the engine is revved on downshifts (called ``blipping" in a race car) for smoother transitions while maintaining speed.

It is a transmission that truly let's you be in charge when you opt to go manual -- something many automatics with manual option do not allow.

As you might guess, Acura's target TL customer -- particularly for the Type-S -- is a male in his 40s with an income of $100,000 or more. That's not to say that other people won't be able to afford the car when it goes on sale in the fall. Acura is pricing its TL models at between $34,000 and $39,000.

The company calls the TL an ``entry premium" vehicle, something of an oxymoronic phrase. But I guess it somehow makes sense, since in recent years Acura has been selling more than 70,000 of the cars annually in the United States, making it the financial backbone of the company.

And though Acura officials at the press launch for the TL repeatedly referred to the ``sinister styling" of the Type-S, it is also subtle and elegant, with its broad slits of headlights, fog lights dropped into the lower fascia, a mesh grille bisected by a chrome crossbar, and a pronounced hipline running front to rear.

Actually, Acura has always been subtle. For example, only the rear ward flip of a spoiler, hot-looking wheels, and awesome-sounding quad tailpipes give any outer hint of what lurks beneath and inside the Type-S.

Inside, stainless steel pedals in the Type-S differentiate it from the base model, as do firmly bolstered, multi seamed bucket seats and carbon fiber treatments.

But safety is what Honda/Acura has been about (and look for the Koreans to push them into making stability control systems standard in even lesser models). The TL comes with antilock brake system, brake assist, stability control, air bags for front and side, and front and rear curtain air bags, as well as a front-end crash system that sends the force of an impact below and over the cockpit .

You also get an array of standard comfort features that include a moonroof, 17-inch wheels, speed-sensitive wipers, heated power front seats , a pass-through rear center armrest, and an advanced audio system.

The Type-S comes with better wheels, a sport-tuned suspension, carbon-fiber interior trim, noise cancellation, and other goodies.

The TL, in both forms, is meant to compete with the BMW 3 Series, Infiniti G35 cars, Mercedes C-Class, and Lexus ES 330. In both performance and interior quality it achieves that goal.

invincible569

OK, i have an idea since people from Boston arent dependable.. can someone run to the airport and pickup the Boston newspaper at one of those stands??

Acuraboy7

No its the Starter, cuz I have full power...its at the dealer now, I just made it in time...I have an MDX for a loaner ughh so not a city car yay for the info on the 07!!!

invincible569

AH! I found a way to buy it online electronically! Its only .50 cents. Lets see if this works. I really want to see that pic

whatjones911

My TL isnt a TypeS and it has carbon fiber trim!

invincible569

I GOT IT!!!!!!!! ITS ONE CRAZY BLUE COLOR! I had to pay $5 for this damn paper!

Dang it, it wont let me do a printscreen! HOLD ON!!

invincible569

It has the side mirror blinkers too!!

Doridori

HURRRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!

invincible569

.... maybe I will wait until tomorrow. Im getting sleepy.

A_UFO

Try right clicking on the picture and select Save As.

invincible569

Jk! Drum Roll!!!!!!!!!!

invincible569

HERE IT IS!!!!!!!!!!!

VelfarreClubber

invincible569 your the man

I see a new steering wheel, dash looks brown :wtf: new blue looks kinda cool but not a is250/350 bmw g35 compeitor.

damn i guess i'll wait till the CL/TL Coupe comes out for my next car

invincible569

it was only $5. Better than driving to the airport and picking it up.

Here is a closer pic of the interior after zooming in the paper.

J RIDE 81

I can't believe they are really coming out with a TL Type S. From the pictures, it looks nice. I like the fog lights and blinking mirrors.

VelfarreClubber

New seats and stitching on the door panels! the side mirrors look slightly different than the chinese ver. damn i thought the Type-s would look much more like the concept. im kinda disappointed... now i want to see that quad exhaust and the new pedals! before i choose to go with supercomputers

the front end looks more like a tsx now

again thanks to invisible sept 1st would have killed me!

invincible569

Here is a clearer pic of the car..

Doridori

hahahahaa
you almost made me cry!!

Thank you soooooooooooooo much!!

wyzard

hmmm From this pic, I really don't like it. I don't like the Fog light placement. Hard to see the rims but from what I see, i don't like those either. Glad I didn't wait and just got the 06.

whatjones911

thanks invincible569!!

Theres something different about the grill but i cant seem to know why. Anyone know?

Is the interior picture the TypeS interior or the base TL?

And it looks like there is still a key!!! What!? No Push button start/keyless entry?

invincible569

WAIT, just read the paper and there is another page! More pics! But its black/white this time. It shows the pedals

hanshigi

Pics Plzzz

sma

Hard to tell for sure, but does not seem to have push button start. I was hoping for that. Wonder what appearance changes the base model will get. I bet the Boston Globe does not get invited to future "acura ahead" events, but I am glad they released some info.

invincible569

Steering wheel is different and gauges too!

TSX69

There is that fishnet stuff behind the grill ...

BBoz

I don't know if it's just a bad pic, but that blue looks ugly to me. I was hoping for something darker and more fitting for a luxery type of car. Guess I will just have to get one of the original ones.

Thanks to everyone who posted the specs and pics though. Really appreciate that!!

BBoz

The hood has the chrome bar across it. The 06 doesn't have that extra chrome on top of the grill.

whatjones911

Yea i didnt notice that but the shape of the grill looks funky and different but at the same time doesnt look much different from the current

invincible569

Here is the 2nd page.. shows more features...