TL1999

i figure it out, you will have to download plug in to watch this AVI video

http://www.wmplugins.com/ItemDetail.aspx?ItemID=1029

TLMcLovin

Edit: missed your post

For those of you having issues viewing the video, you may be missing the required codec for your media player. Could always download DivX

jyrtl

diddy nyc thank you I just listen to the 10 min chat but no visual

TL1999

mcloving stop following me..

djarovsky

After downloading the .avi file and with the codec installed, right click the .avi file and open with windows media player.....worked for me.

TLMcLovin

Gotta love the "we asked our customers and they said they didn't want more acceleration therefore we didn't need a V8" lol They def didn't ask many of us on acurazine!

The electronic steering assist sounds nice as well as some of the stability control tech. But I hope it's not just more tech to break down.


oh and "Near luxury" = base TL lol AWD FTW

B K R

Thanks ...

Worked with divx codec found from apple quick time website

jyrtl

IT works thanks TLMcLOVIN & TL1999 :gheywave:

bigred123

Does anyone have the second video they can post?

djarovsky

But where's part 2??

albeik

If anyone else having problems; TL1999 should fix it. I also uploaded it to youtube (posted on page 1). (hopefully, before it gets taken down)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWUMcJ69hcA

Could not embed it here though (ignores the <object...> tags).

ostrich

The vehicle looks much better in this video, probably because it shows a SILVER car which is downplaying that awful grille pretty well. I suspect that with a darker color, it will really emphasize the oversized grille and therefore look much worse again.

VoLLy

iTrader: (8)

thanks albeik!

djarovsky

.......and of course none of the you tube video retreival sites can get it.

someone has to have part 2

BillTL1

I have had Acura's every year since 1995 starting with the Legend. I have equally liked my Legend, RL's, and the '05 NBP TL that I currently drive. I'll be a dissenter and say I think they have a winner here- it sure looks good in silver on the youtube post I saw. It will probably be gorgeous in person. I can't wait to hear how many people are loving it 2 or 3 years from now.

JAB00

The car looks pretty good. It looks like a bigger TSX. The SH-AWD model is going to be a beast. I just got a nice pay raise after finishing residency, I may trade my 05 in one to two years.

timmahh

who the hell did they talk to about not needing horsepower?

Not that the car is slow.. but.. 300 and 330 would have been nice!!


No video 2 tho? Do they discuss audio stuff in it at all?

Rocketsfan

They said that it will be a 10 speaker system with over 400 watts of power. The biggest complaint they received was that distortion was so low, people wanted to crank the current TL's ELS system up, but couldn't... they solved it by cranking up the power on the system so you can go ahead and blow your brains out with sound.

FiveLiterCheater

also for a chief engineer that guy sounded like he had no clue what he was talking about

fozzyfoe

This video 1 looks good but we need the 2nd video. Anyone have it?

yohan81718

more like nervous...


he looks like he's in a job interview???

krio

thanks!
the car looks great.
I like it.

krio

[QUOTE=JJaber06]also for a chief engineer that guy sounded like he had no clue what he was talking about [/QUO

maybe he knows that this interview was a risk for him, before the official presentation of the TL...

red_2

I was hatin on the 4g TL but when i saw the video and when its moving...it looks really good imo, i especially liek the rims !! look good on the TL

Meek32v6

iTrader: (7)

looks even better in motion - i wanna test drive

kdUbz

nice! thanks guys! whats up with the signals but also on to look like DRLs?? they look weird since theyre amber and always on heh

bw5011

OK. I just got dropped back to I must see the car in person. After watching this video of it on the highway, it doesnt look bad at all. The grill didnt make me sick or anything like in the still photos... They might have something. with this 4th gen.. I am a little worried about the 275lb of torque. They must have not look at the 335i that does, 300 and 300 already.....

albeik

They also compared [in the video] the new TL with the Infiniti G35. Unfortunately, when people shop between the two they'll be comparing it with the newer G37 Sedan which now comes in all flavors:

Sedan (328 hp / 268 lb-ft torque):
- G37 Sedan
- G37-S Sedan
- G37x Sedan
- G37x-S Sedan

Coupe (330 hp / 270 lb-ft torque):
- G37 Coupe
- G37-S Coupe
- G37x Coupe
- G37x-S Coupe

Convertible (soon to come)
- G37 Hardtop Convertible
- G37-S Hardtop Convertible

Note that the new TL has more torque than the new G37 Sedan or Coupe.

Oswald Vater

My personal opinon after seeing the video (thanks, albeik!) I must say that while the new TL doesn't look as bad as I thought it might (after seeing it in motion), it just doesn't do it as much for me as the 3rd gen. It looks too much like so many other cars out there now (especially from the side) while the 3rd gen (to me) was not only distinctive when introduced but continues to remain so today. Glad I upped my lease to an 08 which gives me 3 more years to let the 4 gen be refined and perhaps grow on me. PS - I like the 3 gen's interior execution way better but wouldn't mind having the keyless start. FWIW

vinnier6

iTrader: (1)

i am finding it hard to believe that acura would alow its chief engineer to do an interview about a car it hasnt released yet with pictures and tech specs....

i am on the fence about calling bull shit on this video....

EL19

iTrader: (4)

good to see that the Tl will have more TQ than the G37 tho!

timmahh

I thought the 3.5 280HP Torque was 254? And the 3.7 305 HP was 270-something ? So only the 3.5 will have more torque.. ?


RE: The car in motion; for some reason it looks better with the lights on, dunno why, just looks cool

carlos9827

iTrader: (2)

The interior looks nice! Exterior=ehh. Ok so someone help me out, so is it gonna have two sets of daytime running lights? WTF?

JeffS

The interview was done for the media which has already driven the car, but they are under embargo to release any info until a later date. These videos "slipped" out by mistake.

vinnier6

iTrader: (1)

sure it did....it just smells fishy

havenlock

Does KBB do videos just like this? I've never seen one before like this

JAB00

It's gonna be a nice car. The 3.7 SH-AWD verstion will compete really well with the IS-350/G37. It will have the halo effect for people interested in the TL by potentially driving more cost conscious buyers to the 3.5 FWD version who are impressed with the stats. People like being associated with an acclaimed car. Think about, most IS I see on the streets are of the 250 flavor. Same goes for the A4's and Bimmers.

KeithL

Excellent! Thanks!

I'll eat a tad of crow here, in the video the car looks really good, but that grill is still an eye sore, they need to do somehitng about it, the rest of the car looks good, I don't like the navi hump either. I woudl love to drive it to see how it rides.

Ramrodthrusterpuppy

Thanks for the vid!
That interview was painful to watch, to say the least....not the most dynamic speaker!

However some nice shots of the new TL...looks good for the most part but that beak on the front still looks out of place. It was muted on the light colour car in the vid but on a dark car it will look odd.

King of Pain

These promo videos are made to sell cars. Cars will always look good in these videos. The angles, shadows, even the color of the car is taken into consideration when making these. I think they used the silver body color on purpose to high the grill.

I'm not bashing the car, just trying to put things into perspective here. I'm not jumping onboard the bandwagon yet. Remember the Acura photo made the car look good and we liked it until we saw the golf course photos. But even those were badly distorted by the camera lens.

I'll still in the "wait and see one for real" group.