tabeytabe

Lol, wow I didn't think I would really see another one on my way back to Columbus... but I did!! This time I believe it was an American one...
Unfortunately though there was another case of bad photography by my co-worker...
The first one he took was from kind of far away, and he tried to take a picture of the interior on the second one but that didn't work out so well... Once he took the picture from right beside it the driver noticed and slowed WAY down to get away from us! LOL! So from that point on my co-worker refused to take anymore pictures...
They must be test driving them A LOT out on US33 by the plant, because I saw one while going West early Mon. morning and then saw this second one this evening while coming back East.
I did take a good long look at the front while we were in front of it though, and I must say it does look pretty sweet to me... To each his/her own though...
Anyway, here are the not-so-good pictures from this evening...

madddog32

niceee mann... now just let your co-worker drive you from now on, because he/she is not doing so well lol... im excited for this car!

pokin

Oy! two encounters and just these 3 photos? Don't get me wrong - I appreciate.... But, I would have kicked the camera-challenged co-worker out my car and have (s)he walk home.

datnkay

i'll judge it when i see it in person

FiveLiterCheater

Word...as of now, I don't like it. The TSX was an ugly car at first, but atleast it doesn't look like anything. This looks exactly like a fuckin saturn

tabeytabe

Lol, yeah... Actually HE was supposed to be driving on the return trip but he wasn't feeling good so I said I'd drive. I really though that I just got extremely lucky seeing the car the first time, so I didn't think we would actually see another one on the way back... Guess I was wrong!

Yeah, I know man... A major letdown just getting 3 not-so-good pictures...
I argued with him the whole way back to the office about how he is a pansy, not taking anymore pictures just because the driver saw us and slowed down... I mean, wth could they have done?!!
I'm not too happy about it.

I'm going to try and make an appointment to go see a client in Marysville next week, just so I can try my luck again and get some better pictures MYSELF!

tabeytabe

In the article they say that it's expected to be in the $50000 price range... Um, isn't the CL in that price range? They wouldn't put out 2 in the same range would they?

tuoncan

Here it is;




Horse power:
TL: 280 hp, 254 lb-ft torque, 18/26 mpg
SH-AWD: 305 hp, 275 lb-ft torque, 17/24 mpg

OUTATIME

Man, stop beating around the bush and show them this already:

http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1711802149

We all know you saw it

Ken1997TL

Great video..

Electric Power Steering..

BHump

Ehhhh...still not feeling it. It looks like a GS / G35 in motion. Much better than the spy pics, though!

With the upcoming G37 sedan getting 325HP, I would have thought that the SH-AWD TL model would at least have 310+HP?

The interior does look pretty sweet, though...but not a huge step forward over the 3G TL.

Wow, this segment is getting ultra competitive. The TL and G37 represent great values compared to the IS, C class and 3 series!

BTW, I'm keeping my 06 TL for the time being.

Rocketsfan

Interesting. I like the center console a bit more, but not feelin' the NAV. I dig the weather radar, though. lol.

The exterior still looks blech to me. That silver color they showed in the video may do it the most justice as it allows the buck tooth/meat cleaver grill to blend in with the rest of the car and not look like it's riding up the hood like a moron designed it.

Eh... I've got a 2004 TL that's just about to hit 104,000 miles. I'm hanging onto it for a while longer. I see a lot of cars out there now that can give the '09 TL a run for the money on aesthetics alone. But I won't discuss those here as it may be off-topic... lol.

mikiTL

That would be this car.
From this forum. Alot of people are convinced that this car is the next NSX.
Actually, it is a rendition of the next Acura CL-class coupe. 4-door coupe, I dunno about that. My father who worked at Honda Japan believes this is not the next NSX-type supercar.
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/au..._next_nsx.html

mikiTL

http://www.egmcartech.com/2008/08/04...ng-before-nsx/
This is what I was referring to.

RSA_Secure

I have to admit TL looks better in that video.

tuoncan

2nd video in case you missed it:
http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?t...nnel=234507581

levon1830

Price range from Base TL w/o Tech Package to SH-AWD TL w/ Tech Package is $34K to $42K. This is per the info in the 2nd video.

EXACCORD

Of course someone caught on and the videos have been taken down already.........

tuoncan

aren't you glad that I was able to put together the interior picture from the video

krio

How do you open it??

Acura98TL

I wonder if the new TL will have the new cylinder management technology especially with the high gas prices these days.....

havenlock

If they made that car (possibly the NSX, I don't know), into a four-door-coupe, ,that would be freakin awesome. The car looks like a cross between an S2000 and a Aston Martin V8 Vantage

Ken1997TL

Video is gone now.. sorry.

krio

YoungCeo

There HAS to be a copy of that vid somewhere, on SOMEONE's hard drive...

Sargy

Anyone going to upload it again?

Mansa24

I was able to dig up this thumbnail image from kbb.com from part 2 of the interview.



I think the vids are gone for now.

levon1830

After seeing the new TL in motion in the now-removed video, it looks a LOT better than the majority of the pics that have been posted in this thread. Just wish they would have had some engine sound in the vid.

I think 305 hp/275 lb-ft. torque will be fine for this car. It won't be the fastest in its segment, but I'm not really into the stoplight racing scene.

ReWritable

I watched the videos last night. The car looks much better in the videos and looks very bold on the road.Definitely, KBB violated the press embargo by releasing the video earlier, probably a mistake.
Anyhow I really think it's a lot of car for the money, I remember: >400 watts ELS stereo! -10 speakers-, 3.5L base. New EPS, new damper systems to neutralize nose diving/jumping when stopping or accelerating, new navigation... TL end of sept, SHAWD end nov. $34K TL / $42K TL-SHAWD

cbusAcuracls

Thats real funny...I actually live in Blacklick too. Right off Waggoner.

JeffS

Does anyone know when the embargo is supposed to end?

timmahh

it goes on sale next month so how frickin long are they gonna wait before they give us full pictures??? They should give us more stuff.. little bit every day.. give us something to look forward to!!!

Buda

iTrader: (1)

I didn't get to view it but there is. If someone who watched it did not clear their temporary internet files, then the video is there. When you watch a video online and it buffers for you to watch it, then it is being downloaded to your comp. You just need to check the temporary internet files folder to find it. Look for files created around the time you watched the video. PM me if you find it or need help finding it.

timmahh

Is that true for a flash video player that streams it from the server and posts to your player? I know if you were watching a WMV or actual video file, it would be in your temp files but the flash movies.. mebbe not?

RSA_Secure

^ I don't think streaming flash content gets saved on the disk.

timmahh

if only someone used real player to grab the video from the flash player!

NTP66

The videos on kbb.com are hosted by BrightCove, which uses flash, so the files are going to be .FLV files in your Temporary Internet Files. If somebody can find those videos (Internet address will be something like http://brightcove.blah.blah/blah/etc.etc) and e-mail them to me, I'll gladly convert it to an MPG or AVI for everyone to view.

tabeytabe

Heh, i'm pretty close to Waggoner! I live in the Blacklick Ridge subdivision...

Buda

iTrader: (1)

Actually it does as an flv file just like NTP66 said. Youtube videos work the same way. I have some experience there. Using realplayer just makes them easier to get, you can still do it yourself if you know what you are looking for.

Anyone see that video that is willing to look into their temporary internet files?

FiveLiterCheater

$42k?!