Many reviewers have said the new Acura TL looks like an Alfa Romeo. That's only true if you look at the nose of the car. The rest doesn't look like an Alfa Romeo at all. To me, the TL looks like a Mustang (the last generation, not the new one). The doors have the trademark "hockey stick" indentations found on the Mustangs and the front and rear lights are similarly shaped. People say it looks like it was designed by Italians but I say it looks like an American pony car. There, I've said it.

 

sorry... don't see the similarity

 

I think it's just you. Frankly, to me the TL looks a hunded times better than the Mustang.

 

My cousin told me last week that he thinks there are similarities between the rear-ends of the last gen Mustang and the TL. I can see it because of the flat trunk lid and the tail lights positioned at the corner. That's about as far as it goes.

He also thinks the TL looks like a Pontiac. I can see that a bit too. But, thankfully it's not either car. I'm satisfied with the design of the TL, especially in comparison to alternatives in its class and the market in general.

 

no

 

I agree, i think acura took quite a few styling cues from the 98 mustang. right down to the 5 spoke wheels

 

You and your crack pipe are absolutely right!

The TL does not have the "gills" that Mustang copied off the Italians. If anything, the TL's side mimics the crease on the BMW's.

Even the overall profiles of the TL and the Mustangs aren't similar.

The TL resembles the Saturn Ion more than a Mustang.

 

Not quite sure where you see Mustang in the TL. I'm looking, but don't see it.

 

the only car i see the TL lookin' anything similar to (and only in the front) is the TSX.....

 

My brother has a 2003 Mustang Mach I. They have been parked next to each other a ton of times. I don't see it.

 

I've found that the '05 TL bears a striking resemblance to the '04 TL. Anybody else notice that?

 

Not at all. I think the '05 lost all the classic beauty found on the '04

 

BMW yes, Mustang? HELL NO

 

Yeah, now that you said, they kind of resemble each other. Hum...

 

its just u

 

....they both have 4 wheels, a steering wheel, an engine...

Yeppers. Just like my mom said when she told me dad got a new car, I asked "What kinda car, mom?" She said "A pretty blue one!"

 

I guess my eyes were worse than I thought....

 

Uh..... maybe..... probably just.....

 

The 3G TL did take many styling clues from the 1987 Alfa 164, while the new Alfa (159 I think) takes many from the 3G TL. It has come full circle.

http://sports-car.alfaromeo.com/alfa-159.htm

Oh - I think the TL looks nothing like the Mustang.

 

 

The trunk & rear lights on the TL makes it look like a Jetta or VW on steroids. Those rear lights are really something else...too bad there won't ever be a conversion kit for a 2nd gen.

 

I can see it perhaps a tiny bit. But then both cars are borrowers as are all cars.

 

Not to offend anyone here but my sister and I also think that when we first saw the TL. I took my sister to the dealership with me to check it out when it first came out and the first thing she told me was that it looks like a mustang. That was the exact samething on my mind. I thought the headlights and the rear reminds me of the mustangs but of course it looks better than the mustang.

 

That is the reason why my wife will not let me get the a-spec body kit for our car, she says it looks like the the mustang body kit. I know I was like

 

 

 

I am not too sure of the similarity to a Mustang. I think the TL is a close family member of the Honda family and shares much in common with the newer Accord sedans. The rear bumper is also shaped similarly and it shares the same 5 point front grille. Also the interior is plainly upscale Accord.

I thought the styling of the rear door openings is similar to a Cadillac CTS. The rest of the car seemed to have cues taken from BMW 3 and 5 series. The rear deck has a small protruding lip reminescent of the BMW tail.

The 5 spoke wheels are one of the most natural and common wheel designs so I don't think they look like they are copied off of any particular car. 5 spoke wheels have a symmetry that just looks right on cars.

 

Since I first saw the 3rd gen TL in 2003 I always thought the head lights and tails (overall outline) looked like those from the last gen mustang, along with some details of the trunk.

I think it helps the car look more agressive

You are not crazy on this, I am sure that the designers picked up some cues there with the sleek headlight profile and some of the tail design

Sides, grill, etc is not mustang, nor is the overall feel a mustang

 

but from only the back side of the rear

 

It's just you. There's nothing on the TL that reminds me of ANY mustang.

Ignore your wife and get the kit if that's what you want!

 

the TL doesn't look like the Mustang nor the Corvette

 

Corvette? Look in my avatar. Pawlease!

 

Im talking about the curve in the back, look at the green line



Its much easier to notice in person if you look at it from the right angle on the side

 

^ with all due respect, you should also lay down the pipe.

TL looks more like a wedge of cheese than a Mustang or a 'vette. END of discussion!

 

yeah in fact when I first got it, this one guy I showed it to said he thought it was a BMW when he saw it from a distance.

 

lmao... It does not look a corvette lol

or really a mustang for that matter..

who cares lol... it looks like a TL... kind of unique, thats whats nice about it...

 

One time, these girls asked, "Oooo, is this a BMW?" I replied, "Why No, its better ... its an Acura."

 

Pretty much.

 

I think the TL looks like the mustang from the lights.

 

Hey give the corvette comparison some credit! If you at the wheel wells, they are both round like half-circles. Both cars have semi circular wheel cutouts. Also, both have windows.