2009 TL Pictures? ***NEW PICS ON PAGE 44***
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I don't really see any significant similarities between the spy shots and the Camry.
I like the side shots so far, with the exception of the front fenders. And that is way too small of a trunk opening for a car of this size.
It looks like Acura's forcing the TL to fall in step with their image and lineup, rather than with the competition.
I like the side shots so far, with the exception of the front fenders. And that is way too small of a trunk opening for a car of this size.
It looks like Acura's forcing the TL to fall in step with their image and lineup, rather than with the competition.
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I'm really not liking the rear end, at all (referencing this picture: http://sohc.vtec.net/news_files/770023/09tl_jf-02.jpg). The way it slopes down... eh. I guess I'll really have to wait and see the final product, but really, the only thing that's "hidden" right now is the front end. And, seeing as how Acura is going to that awful large single bar up top design, I don't think I'll be too happy with it once it's revealed.
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What is going on with that rear bumper on either side of the exhausts? Looks like an M5 bumper that someone stopped making halfway through. And that trunk opening looks like an escape hatch... will make it tough to put things in the trunk. And the rear overhang below it that's about twice as deep as on the Civic? There are too many lines going every which way on this car... nothing is unified no central styling cues either. The side of the car is okay and except for that hideous grill it's not too bad but that is just the nastiest butt I've ever seen on a car... make the CL's ass look like a model's. Looks like the worst parts of the Civic and a Lexus IS we used to create that trunk.
It's a shame because this is Acura's bread-and-butter car but I wouldn't be caught driving such a strange vehicle.
The sales numbers will prove who is right.
I was looking at the camera phone pictures as well... unmasked.
It's a shame because this is Acura's bread-and-butter car but I wouldn't be caught driving such a strange vehicle.
The sales numbers will prove who is right.
I was looking at the camera phone pictures as well... unmasked.
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Oh please! That statement is quite silly. There's the Aztec, Durango, Focus, Escort, etc etc etc. Making that statement at this time without even seeing the car without the camo is just asinine.
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VTEC my friend. Pics of the rear w/out masking. Left Lane News has pics of the back without masking as well. The link is in the cell phone page on VTEC.
As for the rest of the masking on the front... beauty might be skin deep but ugly goes clear to the bone.
http://vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=770023
http://www.leftlanenews.com/acura-tl-future.html
As for the rest of the masking on the front... beauty might be skin deep but ugly goes clear to the bone.
http://vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=770023
http://www.leftlanenews.com/acura-tl-future.html
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Huh? What cell phone pics (unmasked)?
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Originally Posted by CL6
VTEC my friend. Pics of the rear w/out masking. Left Lane News has pics of the back without masking as well. The link is in the cell phone page on VTEC.
As for the rest of the masking on the front... beauty might be skin deep but ugly goes clear to the bone.
http://vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=770023
http://www.leftlanenews.com/acura-tl-future.html
As for the rest of the masking on the front... beauty might be skin deep but ugly goes clear to the bone.
http://vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=770023
http://www.leftlanenews.com/acura-tl-future.html
Thanks
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The VTEC camera phone picture didn't have masking on it:
http://vtec.net/news/news-image?imag...09tl_jf-01.jpg
I'm kind of seeing Lexus RX in the white/silver LED pinpoint lights thing.
The exhaust tips can easily be changed... the bumper cut-out is maybe less easy to do and I think that looks pretty bad. Looks like a malformed M5.
The basic shape of the trunk is going to make loading that car very difficult. Masking isn't going to conceal the basic shape of the rear end. Like I said, too many design themes going on there.
http://vtec.net/news/news-image?imag...09tl_jf-01.jpg
I'm kind of seeing Lexus RX in the white/silver LED pinpoint lights thing.
The exhaust tips can easily be changed... the bumper cut-out is maybe less easy to do and I think that looks pretty bad. Looks like a malformed M5.
The basic shape of the trunk is going to make loading that car very difficult. Masking isn't going to conceal the basic shape of the rear end. Like I said, too many design themes going on there.
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Originally Posted by sharp218
If thats 100% unmasked, I'll buy a G35
I didn't realize how big the actual rear end was....the 4gen def. has a big a$$.
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See what I mean about a retarded BMW M5 lower bumper:
Try this: http://www.leftlanenews.com/acura-tl-future.html
And what's up with those reflectors up so high?
Try this: http://www.leftlanenews.com/acura-tl-future.html
And what's up with those reflectors up so high?
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I am starting to wonder about that rear quarter window.
It's been covered all through the "reveal". Still is.
I am starting wonder if the apparent "strut" for a rear quater window is real. Maybe there is no quarter window, just one big rear window. Or maybe its a body colored panel.
Pure speculation on my part. I just find it odd that with so much in the open, *that* peice they choose to keep camo'd.
It's been covered all through the "reveal". Still is.
I am starting wonder if the apparent "strut" for a rear quater window is real. Maybe there is no quarter window, just one big rear window. Or maybe its a body colored panel.
Pure speculation on my part. I just find it odd that with so much in the open, *that* peice they choose to keep camo'd.
#501
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I was thinking of the same thing...why would they cover only that portion. I really linked the C pillar on our TLs and was hoping it would remain similar on the new ones.
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ehh sexy? Besides the trunk, yea
#504
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those clear tail lights are killin me. that and the fact that the entire rear end is sharp angles and you've got 2 out of place oval lights sittin below
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this thing is gonna sell like hotcakes...its sumwhat ugly but by next year it will grow on me...the exhaust system looks pretty damn serious and the trunk looks huge. Dont see any problems with loading anything. Shouldnt be loading anything that big in an Acura Sedan anyways
#506
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PLEASE!!!
Can somebody photochop some nice wheels and take off that ugly black tape on the rear quarter window. My skills suck. I think it may give us a better idea of what Acura has in store for us.
Can somebody photochop some nice wheels and take off that ugly black tape on the rear quarter window. My skills suck. I think it may give us a better idea of what Acura has in store for us.
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Is it me or do those headlights look like they're painted white? The 3G TL had the clear/orange pastic housing for the head lights. It looks like they've painted them to make each light look like it's individually encased. It also looks like there's a much bigger front grille and more turn signals. Looks like they've removed the side markers. My guess that they've taped up the rear window is due to the fact that there won't be a split in the window anymore. Just 1 large window for the rear passengers. Nice.
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Originally Posted by Thorin78
My guess that they've taped up the rear window is due to the fact that there won't be a split in the window anymore. Just 1 large window for the rear passengers. Nice.
Also, MAN the car looks good in black
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If you look at this old pic, you can kind of get an idea of what the grill looks like, unless they've changed something.
Also, if you look at the Car and driver tsx chop, there are SOME similarities...like how the back lights look if viewed from like the right front tire view, and how I imagine the grill might look
Also, if you look at the Car and driver tsx chop, there are SOME similarities...like how the back lights look if viewed from like the right front tire view, and how I imagine the grill might look
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Originally Posted by sharp218
If thats 100% unmasked, I'll buy a G35
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I agree it looks better without the lip spoiler. But I think that's where the backup camera is going to go. If you look at the lip spoiler carefully, you'll see a black dot in the center..... next to the guys right hand. Looks like a backup camera is integrated into it.
Oh, and the car looks like a G35 in this pic.
Oh, and the car looks like a G35 in this pic.
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THE TL IS ACURA's FLAG SHIP CAR
i am honestly trusting honda/acura......
a lot of cars got heat when they first came out: e.g. the 5 series, the 7 series, audi's new front end, etc.
remember that this is ACURA's flag ship car, the one and truly only 3 series contender in the market today......they won't mess up with the design of the car......trust acura, they won't disappoint us at all.
they will build it and we will all come.
just my 2 cents
a lot of cars got heat when they first came out: e.g. the 5 series, the 7 series, audi's new front end, etc.
remember that this is ACURA's flag ship car, the one and truly only 3 series contender in the market today......they won't mess up with the design of the car......trust acura, they won't disappoint us at all.
they will build it and we will all come.
just my 2 cents