I knew it would be in the MID, but the mid is just a screen plugged into its on computer, which probably has a place where a module for TPMS could be hooked up.

 

Mother F#$%%%er, Aint this some bull ass shit. Terrible, Terrible, Terrible!!!

Dont we all look like donkey asses when we have told people in the past that "Hey it has 270 HP". Not that I care what people think, it just makes eveyone look stupid as hell. SAE NET? they didn't SAE net the other cars on the website and I agree with the statement above we are not competitors of the G35 "Technically". G35 now has 30hp more that us Infiniti salesmen are bashing us at this very moment. No wonder the BMW M3 is soo much faster, it has 75 more ponies!

 

I don't believe they(every other car besides acura) are going by the new SAE ratings. Either way I still tell people it puts out 270 horses.

 

Those cars have not been retested.


The latest statement from SAE is that Ford, GM, and Chrysler will only use the new standard on new POWERTRAINS.

The european companies wont use it, period, at this point.

Toyota and Honda are the only companies using it and backtesting models.
The rest are using the excuse that they'll only use it on new powertrains that way they dont seem that they are losing any power.

 

I guess it could be any class that makes the marketing folks happy. It could be the classleading hp of cars that come in the colors of RRP, AM, NBP, ABP, DWP, etc. Or it could be in the class of 4 door Acura cars that are not the RL?

But me suspects they removed the G from the 'class' by defining the class as FWD cars? In terms of FWD cars, I would expect the TL is at the head of the class.......or the top ten,,,,or whatever 'leading' the class is defined by.

 

Whats the basic/powertrain warranty on the 04? was it 36,000/50,000?

 

Is this something new for 2006 or did anybody else notice that you have less color options with the 6-Speed Manual with High Performance Tires and Navigation System.

 

haha yeah, I noticed that last night. I like how they're offering only the "masculine" colors on the 6MT w/ HPT.


and the 04/05 powertrain warranty is 4yrs/50k.

 

The new horsepower ratings are more accurate than before. Manufactures used to test their engines under different conditions that would give them better numbers such at cooler intake air temperatures and no accessories. Now all engines under these ratings are tested under the same conditions as other manufactures and with the static load of all accessories.

 

The ratings does not mean the car is slower....its just a new rating they use. The new options they have are nice. I want to get the tire pressure monitor system. =)

 

4/50,000

 

Both cars with the HP tires have less color choice. They also have only one interior color per exterior color. Is this a mistake on the website? Why would they do such a thing based on tires choice? They probably picked the most popular color combinations.

 

So new 330i is 255HP with old rating system? I thought they used new system

 

So is the interactive interior thingie still down? I've tried several times yesterday and today, and it won't fire up.

The EXTERIOR one works, but not the interior.

 

Will this adapter work on the 2004 and 2005 or did they modify the stereo a little in 2006 to make this work? Sure would be nice if they did as I'm sure Acura will sell LOTS of them.

 

They fixed this today. I looked at it a few minutes ago. Check it out.

 

YEAH! Let us all go and hammer it now. It will be down again in minutes!

Any one wanna flush all the toilets on the count of THREE! *TGIF*

 

"Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) with location and pressure indicators"

Does this mean it's a direct TPMS (with actual readings from each tire) ?

Anyone know if the 06 TL will get something better than the current key-fob (which gets all scratched up after a few months ) ?

 

 

uch...i want to see how the TPMS works...this pisses me off....

 

Yeah, it's back up, but it's the same one they've had all along.

 

No more RRP w/ ebony interior for 2006?! That was definitely a top color choice for me...stand out a little from all the common colors you see out there. I thought they were adding 2 new blues? Maybe they're not on the site yet due to trying to get rid of left over '05's?


And as for the steering wheel, I'd take the A-Spec over the carbon fiber/wood trim.

 

agree'd...but i don't think id buy either...i could spend the money on other things...

 

Anyone notice the 06 headrest now Tilts! im gonna buy the 06 headrest soon, very important for me since i've had a mild whiplash before.

 

WTF? Your headrest doesn't tilt??

 

Hmmm?? Very odd. Mine tilts..

 

lol this thread is getting funny. Prayer to those TL dudes in texas right now.

 

Wow it does tilt! i had to really force mine. guess i didn't think it worked since its not as easy as the mercedes.

 

cool hidden feature

 

The headrests in the TL's always had this feature, lol My 04 has it

 

Here are some pics from the site of the interior accent options

Wood Trim Kit:

 

Carbon Fiber Kit:

 

Thanks for the pics massr1, i had trouble looking for that

 

I like the carbon fiber steering wheel, but I'm not going to pay that much for one! The added accents might be nice, though- I'm going to see about adding them to my 05.

 

There's only one blue based on the 06 brochure. I like the RRP w/ ebony as well.

 

I really like the look of the darker wood package, however I think I would leave some of the pieces off of the center console like around the air vents.

 

The darker wood reminds me of the 1st gen TL like in my car.

 

The TSX is getting two news blue shades (Royal and Glacier), not the TL. The TL only replaced Abyss with Royal Blue.

 

Thats not from acura right?

Looks better in an old Lincoln

 

It’s an optional kit the dealerships can install. IMO it looks better than the lighter wood but that’s coming from an old 34 year old.