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 LA/NY Prints

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.

Last edit 01/04/05

 

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.

 

neuronbob,

Thanks - again - for putting this together.

lakeman

 

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.

 

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/

 

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.

 

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

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

 

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

 

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.

 

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

 

also new one in autoweek on the a-spec

 

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

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

 

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.

 

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

 

I really hope you can do it... this is the pain of neck if the thread initiators cannot update their info, especially the very valued thread like this.

 

Here's a link to the Road and Track review from the April issue. On the whole, they like the car, but find torque steer on bumpy roads and on bumps during turns. They also tested the A-Spec and call $5200 "reasonable". Eh.

LINK

 

NY Times, 3/21/04 (free registration required)

LINK

 

http://www.business2.com/b2/web/arti...588695,00.html

 

Great job comprising all of this information. We just got a 2004 TL with navigation. Thanks

 

Robert Farago, from Pistonheads (a British web site) savages the TL, calling it an Accord and bitching about FWD much worse than C&D did. You can leave comments.

LINK

 

Must have scored some bad dope. After saying virtually nothing good about the car he concludes with "it's a steal" and "maddeningly close to greatness". WTF?

 

Toronto Sun, 3/27/04. Very positive review.

LINK

 

U.S. Government fuel economy tests for

5AT 2004 TL

6MT 2004 TL

The car's pretty clean, at least!

 

 

Bob, thanks for responding ! My 2001 Honda Civic that I bought for my son at college, was one of the first made, re-designs for 2001. 2 minor recalls for simple problems. ( I forget it was not even worth remembering )
I was so impressed with this car, that I bought a 2003 for my other son and wife to use.

Lastly, My 95' Maxima, was an early production model that is in mint condition and runs like a Swiss Watch. So as you can see, I have purchased early production models in the past. Like I said yesterday, I really got spooked after reading hundreds of posts. I think I'm feeling better now and I probably will order a 2005 TL in the fall.
Thanks for your kind opinion.
Cypwood

 

Thanks so much, Bob

Cypwood

 

Is Acura ever going to build a conver? I know they have the NSX, but so what? BMW has the Z8 and yet they also have a 3 series convertable.
Audi as a small convertible, Saab does, Cadillac has one, so does Lexus.
Second note: Is Honda ever going to respond to Toyota by making a convertible version of the Accord 2Dr? I love everything Honda, but lately it seems that the dream doesn't have any power.
They need to fix that Element too.

 

i wish acura made convertables for there sedans. but it doesnt look like they are even thinking about it.

 

WASHINGTON (CBS MW) -- Sometimes you can have your cake and eat it too, or at least come within a layer of frosting of doing that.

The new Acura TL is, in short, one of the best blends of luxury and performance on the road. Inside is a fine combination of luxury touches and design goodies that immediately announce this is a very modern, clean design. See the jazzy blue instruments in the slide show.

. . . .

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/yhoo...o&dist=myyahoo

 

Here's another review from an industry trade magazine.

http://www.ai-online.com/issues/arti...ail.asp?id=555

Short article: They got GREAT gas mileage. Only complaints? Cupholders and dented aluminum trim. Not too bad if those are the only 'issues'.

 

TLs are in Cleveland!
1st week
1 month update
3 month update
6 month update
9 month update
Falken ZIEX ZE512 review
A-Spec suspension review
neuronbob's one year update


I know you put them into SIG, too.

 

04 TL Motorweek Long Term Review

I don't think anyone posted this one (there is a link to the regular review and car of the year in the first post but couldn't find a link to the long term review)

Last update was April 2005 when it ended which is fairly recent.

http://www.mpt.org/motorweek/longterm/tl04.shtml

Enjoy
PS if someone already posted it no flames, if not points pls