Saving the 4th Gen TL?
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Saving the 4th Gen TL?
Let me start off by saying, I love my 3G TL, I have owned a 2G TL, and the CL Type S. I can honestly say that, I love Acura, and Acura products.
But come on... 4th Gen TL? It hurts me to just look at it... It's gotten too big, priced itself too high, and well, it's just too ugly.
I propose for Acura to slap a V6 into the TSX, give it SH-AWD, and call that the 4.5G TL. I guarantee Acura will have a fighting chance in keeping up their sales.
But come on... 4th Gen TL? It hurts me to just look at it... It's gotten too big, priced itself too high, and well, it's just too ugly.
I propose for Acura to slap a V6 into the TSX, give it SH-AWD, and call that the 4.5G TL. I guarantee Acura will have a fighting chance in keeping up their sales.
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Let me start off by saying, I love my 3G TL, I have owned a 2G TL, and the CL Type S. I can honestly say that, I love Acura, and Acura products.
But come on... 4th Gen TL? It hurts me to just look at it... It's gotten too big, priced itself too high, and well, it's just too ugly.
I propose for Acura to slap a V6 into the TSX, give it SH-AWD, and call that the 4.5G TL. I guarantee Acura will have a fighting chance in keeping up their sales.
But come on... 4th Gen TL? It hurts me to just look at it... It's gotten too big, priced itself too high, and well, it's just too ugly.
I propose for Acura to slap a V6 into the TSX, give it SH-AWD, and call that the 4.5G TL. I guarantee Acura will have a fighting chance in keeping up their sales.
Long term, I think they have their sight set on their RL going up against say a BMW7, TL against the 5 series, and the TSX against the 3 series.
It'll be interesting to see if Acura can pull it off.
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I think the TL can holds its own against the 5 series. The only difference is that the BMW's have the sophisticated twin turbo V6 engines that scream torque. Other than that the SH-AWD model should be just as good as a 535xi and even a 535i. The FWD model should do well against the smaller V6 models.
Besides, the TL has gadgets galore and $20K cheaper than a comparably equipped 535i or 535xi.
Besides, the TL has gadgets galore and $20K cheaper than a comparably equipped 535i or 535xi.
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I think the TL can holds its own against the 5 series. The only difference is that the BMW's have the sophisticated twin turbo V6 engines that scream torque. Other than that the SH-AWD model should be just as good as a 535xi and even a 535i. The FWD model should do well against the smaller V6 models.
Besides, the TL has gadgets galore and $20K cheaper than a comparably equipped 535i or 535xi.
Besides, the TL has gadgets galore and $20K cheaper than a comparably equipped 535i or 535xi.
But I have a feeling Acura doesn't really care how us present TL owners feel about the new TL as much as they care about whether the present RL owners feel about the new TL. I think the new TL is targeted more towards them.
I really think they want us to look at the new TSX instead.
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Yup the new TL is competitive against the 5 in terms of interior/gadget/value. We'll see how the new SHAWD do in terms of edging closer to BMW's handling. The power looks OK. The prestige factor..... not there yet.
But I have a feeling Acura doesn't really care how us present TL owners feel about the new TL as much as they care about whether the present RL owners feel about the new TL. I think the new TL is targeted more towards them.
I really think they want us to look at the new TSX instead.
But I have a feeling Acura doesn't really care how us present TL owners feel about the new TL as much as they care about whether the present RL owners feel about the new TL. I think the new TL is targeted more towards them.
I really think they want us to look at the new TSX instead.
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Only problem with that is that Acura is doomed if they are targeting the new TL towards current RL owners .. they sell what, maybe, 300/month RL's? (and falling). I think the non-SH-AWD version is specifically targeted at current TL owners -- pity though, there is NOTHING about the new TL that would cause me to give up my 3G TL-S .. in fact, I do not find Acura's buck-tooth trio appealing at all
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