2009 TL Pictures? ***NEW PICS ON PAGE 44***
#81
Burning Brakes
Originally Posted by havenlock
the rear end looks too bulgy and big. we shall see.
Somebody mentioned "Transformer" like looks.
#82
Originally Posted by rondog
You know, the new TSX looks like crap, but I bet it will sell very well to the standard crowd like the real adults and such, lol. And Acura has the A-Spec bumpers and stuff for the real enthusiasts like the board members on here. So they cover alot of ground. I'm sure the bone stock TL will look like crap, but I also would bet that the A-spec version will be nice and aggressive for those who want it, and they will have to pay out the nose.
I disagree, I think the 09 TSX will not sell as well as the first gen did.
Did you see the general consensus for the 09 TSX A-Spec add on? Its expensive, ugly, and its full add on bumper. Even the enthusiasts hate it.
Sorry to say looks like the 09 TL is going to look unattractive as well just like the 09 RL and the 09 TSX.
Its really interesting seeing a company go down the drain, the Acura Public Relations and Marketing have they ground to cover since all those NEGATIVE and BAD reviews are starting to pour in from the Media, Newspapers, and Car magazines.
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Originally Posted by deevel79
Covered up, it does indeed look like a big nissan. What's with the "bloated" look on all new cars coming out?
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Originally Posted by deevel79
Covered up, it does indeed look like a big nissan. What's with the "bloated" look on all new cars coming out?
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welll one thing i think we can take from the pictures is that the trim around the doors is chrome, which i am not a fan of, i always liked the fact that my tl never had that silver garbage like the accords had and audis.
#91
Originally Posted by ChrisQ1980
It kinda looks bulky and boxy from the spy shots. Not a fan. I like the current 07-08 TL-S
I understand that the rear end will look similar to the Cadillac CTS meaning boxy and angular. The pictures from the Cel Cam on I-5 seem to bear that out as well.
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Originally Posted by rondog
I was thinking the same thing, but I have this theory, We are getting older, and like modern music and clothing trends, the new style usually frowned upon by the older generations. But it is accepted by the mainstream youth. Maybe we are outgrowing the hottest trends? Yet I alwasy thiunk to myself, the last Gen TL (3rd gen) was a knockout, everybody loved it and it sorta put Acura back on the map.
Maybe Acura thinks that a more relaxed TL would appeal to a higher and broader age range, and that means more buyers. Acura is going in the same direction as Jaguar, or Saab, for instance. In the '90s, they used to be premium automakers, known for luxury, and sometimes sport. Then they sort of fell in with the step of their owning companies' cars, dulling them. I think this is what is happening to Acura. Their cars are not getting dull, just...recalibrated.
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That looks like a cross of between a G35 sedan between the doors, a Lexus GS at the rear quarter, and an 08 Acoord coupe at the rear. The front looks like a bigger version of the new TSX. Not sure if I'm that impressed.
#100
Dang your pics are tiny. I can barely see anything.
Two larger pictures.
http://vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=761388
Two larger pictures.
http://vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=761388
#101
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yuck!!! that back looks like a bloated civic...lol...and front looks like an mdx squished into a car......sigh......looks like Acura lost a couple of future and current customers....
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meh, it's not ugly, but's it doesn't look like the radical hotness that a lot of the rumors out of New Orleans promised either.
General shape looks a lot like the G35 from the B-Pillar back.
I don't like the chrome trim.
Wheels/Tires look beefier (I assume they are 18's ??). Brakes look bigger too.
General shape looks a lot like the G35 from the B-Pillar back.
I don't like the chrome trim.
Wheels/Tires look beefier (I assume they are 18's ??). Brakes look bigger too.
#106
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I think these pics ressemble the front wheel drive TL with 286 BHP (based on side mirrors and extra lights in the back plus the single tips)
Maybe the old spy shots at the nurburgring resemble the 300 BHP all wheel drive (based on quad tips, and the side mirrors..are just black (lightweight???))
anywho these pics both are alike in a certain way, but we will soon find out..I actually like some of these
Maybe the old spy shots at the nurburgring resemble the 300 BHP all wheel drive (based on quad tips, and the side mirrors..are just black (lightweight???))
anywho these pics both are alike in a certain way, but we will soon find out..I actually like some of these
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Enlarged pictures, quoted from thread in off topic section.
The back reminds me of current gen maxima and GS
the back kind of reminds me of the altima.
The back reminds me of current gen maxima and GS
Originally Posted by mikeschicagoRL
the back kind of reminds me of the altima.
#108
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I really like the way the C pillar blends into the rear so far back.
Too bad no RWD and or V8.. Maybe the 5th gen will have those.
Too bad no RWD and or V8.. Maybe the 5th gen will have those.
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TL has lost its EDGE, literally. I like the current gen TL with its "just enough edginess" compared to some overdone hideous creations like the CTS. The 4G looks like a blob from the back like the current gen maxima and GS.
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-A reduction in wheel gap.
-19x9.5 Volk TE-37s
-Pearl White
-Rear apron
-Aftermarket front bumper
-Chrome window trim delete
...should look pretty good after those modifications.
I'm loving the trunk design.
-19x9.5 Volk TE-37s
-Pearl White
-Rear apron
-Aftermarket front bumper
-Chrome window trim delete
...should look pretty good after those modifications.
I'm loving the trunk design.
#113
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FogLights
Does anyone else see 2 sets of fog lights? Seems odd ...
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Originally Posted by TSX69
Does anyone else see 2 sets of fog lights? Seems odd ...
One set is for DRLs and the other set is of foglights same way as they are in current gen MDX.
#115
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Originally Posted by ACCURATEin
-A reduction in wheel gap.
-19x9.5 Volk TE-37s
-Pearl White
-Rear apron
-Aftermarket front bumper
-Chrome window trim delete
...should look pretty good after those modifications.
I'm loving the trunk design.
-19x9.5 Volk TE-37s
-Pearl White
-Rear apron
-Aftermarket front bumper
-Chrome window trim delete
...should look pretty good after those modifications.
I'm loving the trunk design.
#116
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Ohhhhh
But on the MDX they are side-by-side instead of one on top of each other ... I hope that it looks OK once revealed ....
#117
Man, I hope that's not the new TL at leftlanenews.com. Way too tall. If it is, I'll wait for a coupe or go ahead and push the button on a BMW coupe. Too bad. I have loved my '04 TL since day one. 4 1/2 years old with 16K miles. Yes 16k miles.
#118
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Originally Posted by SpicyMikey
Good thing. Because we have obviously just gotten our first glimpse of a new significant styling que for Acura's going forward. As we know, the TSX is just a Euro Honda Accord and the new 09 RL is still only the Honda Legend rebadged. Not much to gleam from those. However, this TL offers signficant clues into the future RL (which will probably coincide with the launching of the Acura brand in Europe and end of the Legend) and the next NSX. Get used to that rear end and that front grll. Like it or not, here it comes.
All I can say is....I'm loving my 2G RL more and more after seeing these pix.