neuronbob

The list is back. Took me a few days to get all the links together (I DO work, you know....someone's gotta pay for this dang car!) So again, thanks to need4spd, who inspired the list by doing the same on A-TSX.com....

Official Acura News site

TL TV ads: Satellite Money Roads

NHTSA Crash Test Results

Acura TL spotted during testing (spy shots)
Autoweek 9/1/03
Toronto Globe and Mail, 9/4/03
Toronto Star 9/6/03
Canadian Driver 9/8/03
Audio Revolution 9/15/03
New Car Test Drive 10/03
Motor Trend 10/03--MT's editorial director gives a video intro to the 2004 TL
Canadian Auto Review 10/03--mostly a rehash of Acura press docs, but has nice comparison tables of interior/exterior size and engines with several other cars including 5 series, A4, G35, Saab
Car and Driver short take, 10/03 (much complaining about RWD
Comsumer Guide 10/03, Revised 1/27/04
The Auto Channel 10/03
San Antonio Express-News, 10/5/03
National Post (Canada), 10/7/03
TOV initial impression of TL, 10/13/03
The Car Connection 10/13/03
mkaresh at epinions.com 10/21/03 (revised 1/25/04)
USA Today 10/30/03
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 10/31/03
Wall Street Journal 10/31/03 (2nd post)
Motorweek 11/03
Road and Track 11/03
Ward's Auto World, 11/1/03
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel 11/11/03
Washington Post, 11/23/03
Boston Globe 11/29/03
Playboy 12/03
The Car Magazine 12/03, 5AT (Canada)
The Car Magazine 12/03, 6MT (Canada)
MSN Autos, 12/03
2004 TL is AutoSpies Car of the Year, 12/5/03
L.A. Times 12/10/03, actually on a BMW forum
Detroit Press 12/10/03
Autoweek, 12/15/03, A-Spec
TechnoFILE 12/19/03
AAA of NY (Car and Travel) 1/04
Automotive.com 1/04
Woman Motorist 1/04
Motorweek Sport Sedan of the Year
Car and Driver, 1/04, more moaning about RWD but actually not a bad review
Consumer Reports Feb 2004 (painstakingly typed by our own RJC RSX)
Vara at epinions.com 1/13/04
Edmunds.com full review 1/20/04
TOV 6MT review 1/24/04
TOV 5AT Dynojet results 1/27/04
U.S. News and World Report, 1/27/04
John Gilbert, Duluth 1/29/04
Newsday 1/30/04
Autobuzz 1/29/04 (actually an ad for an Acura Dealer)
TOV Underbody analysis of 2004 TL (with videos)
Family Car, 2/04
Forbes 2/9/04--the resulting thread on this site is now missing, but the gist is that many questioned whether this guy actually drove the car based on his comments.
Smart Money 2/11/04
Detroit Free Press, 2/10/04 (review of ELS surround system)
Cleveland Plain Dealer, 2/22/04....my hometown paper likes the TL except for the brakes.
Goldsboro News-Argus 2/24/04
Car and Driver $35k car comparo, 3/04, TL 3rd out of 7 but beat everyone else objectively. RWD bias strikes again!
Intellichoice, includes info on cost of ownership
Business Week 3/8/04

I now have a copy of this list on my computer just in case of another crash, so it can be restored much more quickly.

rets

Appreciate all your efforts of having them together. Ppl should be able to review this terrific vehicle of Acura easily and thoroughly by accessing this thread.

Hope both of you and system could have the full backup this time.

lakeman

neuronbob,

Thanks - again - for putting this together.

lakeman

neuronbob

Added several new links:

Det. Free Press (2/10/04) re: ELS surround system
San Antonio Express-Press (10/5/03)
Cleveland Plain Dealer (2/22/04)
Ward's Auto World (11/1/03)

The links to our own site are broken, but I'm waiting for server maintenance to be completed before I make corrections.

TLXLR8S

its pretty funny how they say in the begining, but i guess most of the problems are fixed now.

http://www.familycar.com/RoadTests/Acura32TL/

neuronbob

Added, thanks. My favorite line:

"How to improve this car:
-add automatic headlights
-make AWD an option
-Make mine Pearl White"

A fair review that mentions the mild torque steer, makes a fair criticism that AWD should be an option, but otherwise is a competent car.

NOX 3.2

the wrong review...
can't believe those guys

http://www.automobilefocus.com/2004-acura-tl.html

NOX 3.2

http://www.intellichoice.com/reports...22/section/all - Value Rating

neuronbob

Thanks for the additions! Will add them to the list after work today. The first one I had to respond to the website to correct their info. I don't think it matters, Automobile Focus is mostly meant for American cars anyway.

Zetroc

Found a brief, but positive, review in the March 8 issue of Business Week: http://businessweek.com/magazine/con...3108_mz070.htm

digital_b

also new one in autoweek on the a-spec

numexbigjim

This is a very good review. Sorry if I am repeating an already posted review.

http://www.newsargus.com/jims-cars/

neuronbob

Thanks for the new links, they've all been added. We've got over 60 links to reviews. Even Acura's own TL minisite is not this complete. I'll add the Autoweek update on the A-Spec (there was a brief review in December that's been listed for some time) when it makes it online.

neuronbob

Here's the link to the 3/1/04 Motor Trend review on the A-spec. I'll try to add it to the list if I can get the mods to release the new "5 minute" edit rule.

Full 6MT A-spec review

neuronbob

^^^^
Bump