sixsixfour

Went there tonight with a handful of Acurazine'rs and snapped these towards the end of the evening after getting solo time with an AWD and a FWD model:


FWD model (sorry, had to remove people from the background so its only a "nose" shot):



AWD model :



and from outside the dealer:








overall not bad, couldnt eat the finger foods they served as i was allergic (shrimp mostly).

thanks for looking

erick3

the awd wheel base version definitely looks better than the fwd version. the front end's growing on me - not a fan of the back though definitely a swap out needed for that one...

LacViet

Great pics! Nice to see you and your brother there yesterday, Patrick.

You know what, you should sell those pics that you took to Tustin dealer, heheh... I'm probabbly gonna give them some of the pics I took inside if they want it.

LacViet

Some more pics from the launch of new TL

Pre launch party


Intro by the owner of Tustin Acura dealer


Received award from J.D Power & associate


VP of sale in Acura division talks about new TL


2009 TL drives in the show room

Steven Bell

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Love the first 2 shots.

sixsixfour

sweet pics Huy! we should do tandem shoots next time!

PetesTL

Are they already selling the SH-AWD TL's over there?

JAB00

The front end is really growing on me. Those are some nice pics.

sixsixfour

not till late october or november if i remember correctly. that one was driven by the head Acura head guy

smsTL

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First two and 3rd picture of the car is super hot!

ACURA TSX'D

I saw the car and test drove the base TL here at Cerritos Acura. I do admit that after seeing it in person the front looks pretty good. If you add the Aero kit to it it'll look drop dead gorgeous. I never thought that the car looked bad to begin with but after seeing it in person I believe that the REAR is the ugliest part of the car. I just don't like how the rear lights are shaped.

Sclass88

It's REALLY growing on me...

mg7726

you couldn't pay me to drive this gen.

VoLLy

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all dealer release (show) TLs should be fitted with the OEM lip kit.

erick3

same here! i'm shocked i'm even sort of beginning to "admire" the rear-end shield! lol

Type34

664, how did you get notified of the new TL launch at Tustin Acura? I purchased my 2006 MDX and my 2008 TSX from Tustin and receive periodic literature from them, but never saw anything regarding the 2009 TL launch.

I would assume that current TSX and 3rd gen TL owners would be their potential customer base...

6SpdTerror

sixsixfour you should take photos for the brochure! Great shots

LacViet

I don't know about Patrick (sixsixfour), but I'm a customer from Tustin (bought my 03 TL-S back in 2003) do most of the service there (just oil change) and I received their invitation to this launch of 2009 TL. Notify some of the AZ members (pic#9 with those guys/gal standing outside laughing at the 09 SH-AWD TL and you can see Patrick is taking the picture) and I called for RSVP. We came on that day and there only a handful of people there who are actually customers of Tustin Acura. Most are some special guest (ex-mayor, representative from district congress, members of city official, people from DCH headquarter, from J.D Power & Asso. and people from Acura headquarter (as you can see some of them in my first pic). So I don't know what's the criteria for them to select who they invite or not.

sabotfiveo

i love the sh-awd in silver!

Cecilt

Great photos. For the OP or someone who knows what are the specific colors on these TL's. Thanks

sixsixfour

These are the published colors, with the corresponding available interior color combinations:

White Diamond Pearl (TL: Taupe, Parchment, Ebony), (SH-AWD: Taupe, Ebony, Umber)
Polished Metal Metallic (TL: Taupe, Ebony), (SH-AWD: Taupe, Ebony, Umber)
Palladium Metallic (TL:Taupe, Ebony), (SH-AWD: Taupe, Ebony)
Crystal Black Pearl (TL: Taupe, Parchment, Umber), (SH-AWD: Taupe, Ebony, Umber)
Royal Blue Pearl (TL:Taupe, Ebony), (SH-AWD:Taupe, Ebony)
Basque Red Pearl (TL:Taupe, Ebony), (SH-AWD:Taupe, Ebony)
Borealis Blue Pearl (TL:Taupe, Ebony), (SH-AWD:Taupe, Ebony)
Grigio Metallic (TL: Taupe, Parchment, Ebony), (SH-AWD: Taupe, Ebony, Umber)
Mayan Bronze Metallic (TL: Ebony, Parchment), (SH-AWD: Ebony, Umber)


Umber is a new interior color.

first pic was a Polished Metal Metallic, second pic was a Palladium Metallic, as is the 4th pic on my post.

Cecilt

Is the one inside the showroom the Polished metal metallic then or Crystal Black Metallic.

sixsixfour

neither. it was the Grigio Metallic:



it just looks black on LacViet's pic.

LacViet

lol, Nice shot Patrick!


This is black!

waterpolo820

I didn't even hear about this event... I wish that I had though, it would have been fun to watch...

sixsixfour

lol you took more shots than I did

we still gotta shoot sometime. maybe when things slow down a bit for me, I can spare some time to shoot with you on a weekend.

LacViet

I still have some more, but it's just during the ceremony pics.

No problem, let me know which weekend

sixsixfour

I found out from LacViet about this and tried to show up after work.

personally I got my TL from Acura of Mission Viejo.

sixsixfour

thanks man! if i run into someone with a 4G that wants a photoshoot, ill try not to disappoint

SatinSilverTypS

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the release party at DCH Heart Acura in Dutchess County, NY is tonight. got my invite last week so i plan on stopping by in the mid evening. looks like it should be a nice time if it's like the one at Tustin. doesn't look like there will be any alcohol though

the invite says they are raffling off a "one time deep discount on a new vehicle". since im sure all the dealers are doing it does anyone know just how deep the discount is? strings attached?

auto_freak

loved all the pictures!! the first two are amazing.

6SpdTerror

That NBP is looking really nice and making me think twice about getting WDP for the 3rd time!!

LacViet

Cool! Have fun tonight and take some pics! If it's the same at Tustin, then some foods, cookies, drinks, apple cider, and champagn will be serve.
Don't know anything about one time deep discount at Tustin. They do raffle for the acura watch (the one put on the desk) and all the guesses get one small gift bag which has Acura key chain and Dealer pen.

SatinSilverTypS

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sounds like a good time to me! i'll bring my good camera and take some pics for sure. and i'll let you know if i get any information about this "deep discount". the more i see the 09 models the more i think the AWD TL will be my next car. and to think i hated it when i first saw it.

Type34

Okay, thanks...I'll have to check out what Tustin Acura has...I was at Weir Canyon Acura (where I get my service done) and they have a black '09 with 18" FCS-10s on the showroom floor - for $43,500 (keep in mind this is a non-SH-AWD)


They have a couple base TLs there as well...

ifirahse

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Goddamn. This pic should be submitted to the pretty girl thread!

SatinSilverTypS

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so i got to my local dealership by 7pm last night and it was EMPTY save for 6 or 7 salespeople and a couple actually buying a car. i know the "party" started at 5 but i expected at least a few people in there. but anyway, so i went in and looked around for about 20 minutes and left. so unfortunately i don't have any good pictures and i walked away a little disappointed in the whole thing.

to talk about the car though, i am definitely more impressed in person. the interior is fantastic, the trunk is huge, the tech package is amazing, i just only dislike that stupid grille. so i went outside to the mdx's and took a good hard look at that grille then went back in and looked at the tl grille again. i bet they are swappable. maybe some minor trimming would be involved though. might have to use a little jb-weld to bond it in place

my gf/fiance actually likes the new tl too, which is good for me so i won't have to negotiate with her to buy it she hated the last model.

they claimed the AWD model won't arrive by me until november, so i plan on taking one out for a spin whenever i get my first chance to. i'm looking to buy a new car by next june and it will either be the awd-tl or the g35x. i'd really like to get the acura though since the dealer is well rated and close to home. we'll see.

Steven Bell

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Satin,

That's pretty interesting. The event that Jay Wolfe Acura had here in Kansas City on Wedenesday was a HUGE success as far as attendance goes. I got there early (5PM), but by the time I left at 7PM, it was wall to wall people. I would estimate a few hundred people attended. They had a jazz band, free food and adult beverages, about 6-7 2009 TL's on display and even some there to test drive in the parking lot. They put alot of time, effort and money in to this and it seemed like the evening was a success. I'm anxious to see how many cars they sold because of this event.

SatinSilverTypS

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honestly i am surprised too. they are supposedly a high volume, high rated dealer and i honestly expected alot of people to be there. maybe the fact that it was a thursday night deterred people, i don't know. i'm still glad i got an invite though, since not everybody got one.

Ikko

Wow!!! That's some nice 'headlights' right there, :wink: