PsychDoc

(I would have put this on the "official review" thread, but it's closed)

http://www.auto123.com/en/acura/tl/2...acura&model=tl

PetesTL

Another generic review, but pretty good. It's interesting the Canadians have added the BMW 535xi, Audi A6, Ford Taurus SHO, Caddy STS (!), Infiniti M35x, Jaguar XF (!), Lexus GS350 AWD, Lincoln MKS, and Saab 9-5 as competitors to the new TL.....thus leaving out the BMW 3 series and Infiniti G37....clearly they are factoring in Size here more than price. I agree that some cars they've mentioned are competitors to the TL like the 9-5, M35, and possibly the MKS.....but I highly doubt someone who's shopping for a Jaguar would even remotely look at a TL! To me, they've forgot to include the Cadiilac CTS which in terms of price, performance, and even style comes closest to rivaling the 4G.


They also mentioned a run 0-100 km/h in 6.1 seconds.......sounds pretty decent but how does that translate to 0-60 mph?

PsychDoc

0-100km/hr is the equivalent of 0-62 mph so I think it would be reasonable to say that would correlate with a 5.9 or (minimally) 6.0 0-60 run.

docboy

The review mentioned "limited rear seat headroom" due to the hunchback shape. I also seen this comment on Consumer Reports.

Does anyone find this to be the case? When test driving the TL-AWD, I did notice the rear passenger's middle seat has a big hunch, giving very limited head room in the middle rear. How are you guys/gals finding the rear seat comfort and head room?

Also, has anyone tried any rear facing car seats? Is there decent space in the rear and front with the rear car seat in place?

georgepetrick

It's probably because we have big heads here in Canada.

PsychDoc

For all intents and purposes the rear seat of the current TL can only accomodate two people. The center rear position is essentially unuseable. However the two passenger it can accomodate have loads of room and travel in some serious comfort.

hydr0

Notice the list of cars the TL is compared to?

Audi A6 3.0 TFSI quattro, 300 hp, $62,700
BMW 535i xDrive, 300 hp, $68,900
Cadillac STS V6 AWD, 302 hp, $64,090
Dodge Charger R/T AWD, 368 hp, $42,095
Ford Taurus SHO, 365 hp, $48,199
Infiniti M35x, 303 hp, $54,900
Jaguar XF, 300 hp, $59,800
Lexus GS 350 AWD, 303 hp, $53,900
Lincoln MKS AWD, 270 hp, $48,299
Saab 9-5 Griffin, 260 hp, $45,760

Finally, one reviewer gets it right. This mid-level sedan is not meant to be pitted against other brands' bottom-level cars, like the 328, C300, and A4. That's the TSX's job, unfortunately. Glad to see at least one reviewer making that distinction.

PsychDoc

Don't forget, those prices are in Canadian dollars. At the current exchange rate, you'd multiply them by 0.924573.