2009 TL Pictures? ***NEW PICS ON PAGE 44***
06-24-2008 | 03:27 PM
#561
05 S2000, 07 SI
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From: Stow, MA
Thanks YoungCeo.
Autoblog just reported this as well.
Source: http://www.autoblog.com/2008/06/24/s...w-09-acura-tl/
Autoblog just reported this as well.
Source: http://www.autoblog.com/2008/06/24/s...w-09-acura-tl/
We just showed you some spy pics of the 2009 Acura TL yesterday, but when one automotive photog saw the lo-res cellphone pics we ran, he knew he could do better. Our buddy Rich Truesdell of Automotive Traveler sent over a small patch of pics that he shot of the new mid-level Acura in action out in the Mojave. Just as with the new TSX and RL, the '09 TL seems to be adopting the corporate blocky metal triangle look. To paraphrase Fletch, "It's all about blocky metal triangles these days." Besides that signature fascia treatment, however, the rest of the car could easily be mistaken for a G37 sedan. Not bad, mind you, but not very distinctive either and surprising given the aggressively styled nose and tail. We'd say the best view is the rear-3/4 shot showing how the C-pillars continue out past the rear glass at their trailing edge and become the top edge of the rear deck. Pretty nifty. Check out our gallery below and Automotive Traveler to read about their encounter with the new TL.
06-24-2008 | 03:32 PM
#562
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Originally Posted by L's TL
it really dpends on what you are comparing...the AWD Jeep SRT8 does 0-60 in 4.9 seconds and runs thru the 1/4 mile at 13.5 weighing in at 4819lbs but the 300C SRT8 2RWD with the exact same drive train and HP while weighing almost 1000lbs less (4160lbs) only runs 0-60 in 5.0 while running through the 1/4 mile at 13.4...0-60 the heavier AWD vehicle wins but in the 1/4 mile the extra weight catches up and the lighter car is 1/10th of a second faster. So no doubt in my mind the new AWD TL will be faster than the AT 08 Type S and maybe the same speed and the MT option
no doubt did I think it will be faster off the line too..but I wonder how it compares in mpg. as well. If they can get the awd to be within 1-2 mpg of the fwd I'd be completely sold.
As for the body style I too like so many others am really starting to like this body style...just wish I could see the front and back unmasked.
06-24-2008 | 04:15 PM
#564
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[QUOTE=albeik]
Looking at the red one from this angle looks overall like a Lexus GS
also the guy in the solid yellow polo makes the car look small! what is he like 6'4???
I have a feeling the car is gonna be bad ass!!
Looking at the red one from this angle looks overall like a Lexus GS
also the guy in the solid yellow polo makes the car look small! what is he like 6'4???
I have a feeling the car is gonna be bad ass!!
06-24-2008 | 05:37 PM
#568
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LOOKS like a GS now after i look it more and more...maybe there is some kind of hope of me liking it....JUST MAYBE....
now need to know how the FRONT Grill looks like without all the damn tapes....
now need to know how the FRONT Grill looks like without all the damn tapes....
06-24-2008 | 05:47 PM
#569
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Now, I must say that even though this car was not as original and sharp looking as I had expected, and it looks too much like the GS and G35, between the three of them (TL, GS, G35) I probably would still choose the TL. We shall see when see the uncamouflaged car.
06-24-2008 | 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by cbusAcuracls
yes off the line 4wd does better but 4wd also loses more power to the drivetrain.
First person who buys a TL with SH-AWD better get their a$$ to a 4WD dyno and test for us!
A million imaginary rep points for the guy (or gal) who does it. 
06-24-2008 | 07:57 PM
#574
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Originally Posted by neuronbob
I am hoping that the TL's SH-AWD has been refined for less power loss throught the drivetrain. I am recalling the 35% loss on my dyno testing of the RL. You never know, those pesky engineers at Honda do some amazing things.....like make the best FWD sports sedan on the market, the TL...
First person who buys a TL with SH-AWD better get their a$$ to a 4WD dyno and test for us! A million imaginary rep points for the guy (or gal) who does it.
First person who buys a TL with SH-AWD better get their a$$ to a 4WD dyno and test for us!
A million imaginary rep points for the guy (or gal) who does it.
06-24-2008 | 09:17 PM
#575
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From: Plymouth, WI
Originally Posted by Mansa24
More new pics over TOV courtesy of Automotive Traveler
http://www.vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=770891
I was beginning to have doubts, but I think the new TL is going to be stunning (in a good way) when all the camo comes off.
http://www.vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=770891
I was beginning to have doubts, but I think the new TL is going to be stunning (in a good way) when all the camo comes off.
06-24-2008 | 10:27 PM
#578
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What is the deal with the bright red on the front? Is it just an "alternate" camo scheme or what?
It almost looks photochopped. Rest of the car looks like what you'd expect "Basque Red Pearl" to look like.
06-24-2008 | 10:55 PM
#579
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From: Stow, MA
Originally Posted by Bearcat94
What is the deal with the bright red on the front? Is it just an "alternate" camo scheme or what?
It almost looks photochopped. Rest of the car looks like what you'd expect "Basque Red Pearl" to look like.
06-24-2008 | 11:42 PM
#580
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Originally Posted by albeik
It's a fake camo to distract (create illusion) of the front...
06-25-2008 | 06:03 AM
#583
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from these two pictures, either acura is using two grille designs, or the red has added tape to fool the unsuspecting observers. i bet there's no line carried over from the 3gen on the sides of the car...either way, front and back are fugly as hell esp. the back end. god i hate chris bangle and bmw for what they did to their gen of cars, but acura is just as fucked with the latest trio of cars. ugh.
06-25-2008 | 08:08 AM
#587
Originally Posted by cbusAcuracls
nice example...point taken.
no doubt did I think it will be faster off the line too..but I wonder how it compares in mpg. as well. If they can get the awd to be within 1-2 mpg of the fwd I'd be completely sold.
As for the body style I too like so many others am really starting to like this body style...just wish I could see the front and back unmasked.
no doubt did I think it will be faster off the line too..but I wonder how it compares in mpg. as well. If they can get the awd to be within 1-2 mpg of the fwd I'd be completely sold.
As for the body style I too like so many others am really starting to like this body style...just wish I could see the front and back unmasked.
Yea if they could use some type of lightweight material for it and cylinder deactivation then i thnk the mpg should stay close to the FWD model in terms of mpg. If this think drinks gas anything like the MDX then it wont be that bad in terms of mpg but it wont be that good either
06-25-2008 | 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by L's TL
Yea if they could use some type of lightweight material for it and cylinder deactivation then i thnk the mpg should stay close to the FWD model in terms of mpg. If this think drinks gas anything like the MDX then it wont be that bad in terms of mpg but it wont be that good either
Is there curretly anything like it out there already (awd based)?
06-25-2008 | 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by cbusAcuracls
Is cylinder deactivation even possible on a awd vehicle?
Is there curretly anything like it out there already (awd based)?
Is there curretly anything like it out there already (awd based)?
06-25-2008 | 08:58 AM
#590
Dodge is also putting it in the 2009 srt8 jeep awd...also the 4WD flex fuel tahoe and suburban both have cylinder deactivation...when crusing u really only need 2-3 cylinders...it would b great it Honda could make it happen as well as efficient
06-25-2008 | 09:48 AM
#592
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honestly everyone is trash talking the 09 tl, oh i dont like this and i dont like that, no spoiler this and the grill..but at the end of the day and it will happen, everyone is going to want one, and there's some of you talking that will trade in your 3rd g to get a 4th g..because i know i have an 06 rl and i do love my car and i hated the 2009 rl but more brochures i recieve from acura more the new rl is starting to grow on me. 
Character Line?
06-25-2008 | 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by fredren
honestly everyone is trash talking the 09 tl, oh i dont like this and i dont like that, no spoiler this and the grill..but at the end of the day and it will happen, everyone is going to want one, and there's some of you talking that will trade in your 3rd g to get a 4th g..because i know i have an 06 rl and i do love my car and i hated the 2009 rl but more brochures i recieve from acura more the new rl is starting to grow on me.
I'm thinking it is the re-design equivalent of the Maxima. Oh, and speaking of the Maxima, do you guys here like the new design?
