+1. Absolutely. I was at the "Garage" last Saturday having an expresso with the old guys (all older than me) and I had my wifes 2010 TL and the first thing out of their mouths was: "look at that exhaust, holycrap that looks so aggressive"

 

I agree with you to an extent on the copy cat stuff but it seems to me that a lot of companies are doing it after Audi introduced it and it also seems to be a lot of mod'rs trying to do the same on the the current 4G... I believe BuckVegas? but I know I have seen it on here as a forum topic with taped on LED... Just my 2 cents... I think it looks cool on a car coming at ya and adds a little "cheap" style...

 

6 speed auto + blacked out headlights is nice but if you really wanted blacked out headlights you could get em done(like a bunch of 4G'rs have already). But, no matter how many times I look at the picture, I can't help but to think "TSX?" at first. I see what they did with the rear bumper n front bumper, imo the 09-11 with underbody kit fixes a lot(look wise). idk how the kit is gonna look for the MMC 4G since they've changed the bumper lines

 

id still like the 09-11 versions.. just my 2cent tho.

2012 seems to conservative for a SHAWD..

it seems to tell other drivers that i am 50 years old instead of a 25 year old...

 

Do anyone know the colorways for the 2012 TL exterior and interior? Same as 2011?

 

Link to the color chart

 

I'm trying to be as objective as possible. I may be in the minority,
but I'm very glad that I have the '11.

 

All around, but mostly road. Bump absorption was very quiet, wind noise was hardly noticeable. Most noticeable was the road noise, it was less than the 11 i drove
When i have time, maybe later tonight or tomorrow.

Oh and the 6 speed auto should have been brought out years ago! It was much much nicer to drive with that.

 

Thank you for sharing. Camera phones have come a LONG way since you got the phone you were using to take these..lol. My EVO 4G has 8mp 720p camera. Almost can't tell it wasnt from a digital camera. Again thank you. VTEC.net would like these pix i bet. If you email me the original pix, I can clean/ehance them and post them and also email copies back to you if you like. parasurfer1979@gmail.com[/QUOTE]

Funny you say that because this was taken with an HTC Evo haha. Amazing camera for a phone. I don't remember seeing any side by side comparision pics on here so I figured it would be a good contribution.

 

Thanks for sharing. Definately has my ready to get one a '12.

 

Thanks Bro

 

Going to take a 2012 TL for a spin in about 25-35 minutes....

 

Let the church say, Amen.

 

eh. i dont even like how they blacked out the headlights... they should have left the rigid ruffles around the reflector chrome.

new rear bumper is... ok... nothing great. i like my plate where it is..

when comparing a stock 09-11 vs 2012 bumper, the rounder new one looks good.. but i like my rear aspec kit, and think it beats both styles

from the looks of it, bumpers should be a direct swap

 

guys check this out, at 2:54 in the video you hear the deep sound from the mufler.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3D_LSAphtM

 

It is missing that angry look. I'm sure it will sell better, but I don't care for the new soap bar look.

 

Headlights...First they are black, then they are silver, now everyone is doing them in black again. reminds me of stereo equipment.

Remember these:

Then these:

Now it's these:

Next ten years?

 

I for one am most glad to see the chrome strip gone from the door handles, now if they could only color the button for the smartkey

 

Decided to wait until a SH-AWD arrives to take a test drive. Went to the check the car out with a friend from work who is about to move out of a 05 TL to either a 2011 or 2012 after the 2011 RL didn't move him as he'd hoped...he was leaning towards a the 2011 after seeing them side by side and will wait to test drive, he's set on an CBP SH-AWD with black interior, same color as his current TL.

We did notice that the MPG on the sticker is 2 MPG higher City, 3 MPG higher HWY greater even than the TSX behind the TL row. Even with that he found the 2011 more appealing in person than the 2012. Me, it didn't look too bad, still prefer the 09 style, more aggressive. A family of 5 noticed it and agreed with us, so did a 08 TL Type-S driver who drove over when they saw it while picking their ride up.

-Photos take with an Droid X

 

I love the interior......

 

Oh Ruby stoppit, ya gonna make it blush! LOL It was pretty cool, the light beige isn't my thing. But not bad,comfy.

 

Compewterbleu those are some great pictures you took of the TL.
The one with cars side by side really shows how the new design just gets lost in the crowd for sure.
I really do not like the new front grill, it is just to vanilla for me. And that a great shot of the rear end. The only thing I like are the smaller reflectors, but do not like the liscense plate location and don't like the cutouts for the exhaust. They did away with the angles where the exhaust exits and of course the lack of the quad tips sucks.
As for the interior, at least with the one in the pictured car has too many colors going on. Don't like the beige interior to begin with but not liking the black accent and then the dark wood trim on the console (only) and what happened to the silver trim across the dash? That looks dark as well.

 

which did you drive the FWD or the SH-AWD?

what was the engine speed a highway speed ?- if you were able to drive it on the highway

 

Lots of new pics surfacing of the new 2012's!

 

We'll be getting more after Friday when the car goes on 'official' sale.

What's odd is the the saleman from the dealer in my area claims that they won't have any until April.. in fact, he deosn't even respond to my inquiries any more.. gotta love internet sales deptartments

 

My friend and I got calls about the 2012 hitting the lot yesterday before they unloaded it off the truck.

 

We had a finance manager, lead sales manager, salesman, and service rep checking it out with us. It was unanimous, it lost the aggressive edge. They are hoping that even though most of the pictures don't show quad-tips, a different brake vent treatment, and a few other SH-AWD/Tech pkg features that when they arrive they'll have them. The quad-tips are Acura's signature, they say, to differentiate between the models. The silver trim is gone, it's really dark like in the picture.

 

I drove both FWD and SH-AWD

if i remember right at 80 it was right around 2k

 

Can you give a more in-depth description of how the cars differed? How were the road noise levels in both of the cars? I look forward to doing this comparison myself in a few weeks.

While previous to the 2012 I would only have considered the AWD model, I could actually see myself doing the FWD model now. I took a peek at the 2012's on my drive to work today, and the interiors of the two cars are now very difficult to distinguish (the FWD models now have the black carpets, which is great... makes them look sportier and less dirty in the winter. I just wish I could get the umber interior in the FWD model, but taupe would do. The new 17" rims are OK but I'd put a set of 18's on, but without the advance package.

 

I am in the same situation I like the FWD plus the fuel savings you get I have a feeling its better than I4 tsx.

 

As for how they differed what are you looking for? Exterior wise? They had fully loaded SHAWD and FWD TL. It was easy to see the difference in looks (as the sh models had the 19s with the new and only allseason goodyears they offer on it), the SH-AWD cars were MUCH more fun to drive. (especially on the auto-x course you could really tell the SH-AWD handling over the FWD (didnt get to autox the FWD version but had a good drive in it to test the handling) I wish i could have gotten to drive them in snow or rain to really see how the SH-AWD performed. As for sound levels, road noise was the same in both. It was quieter than the 11 i drove.

 

Not too much difference, but i still love my 2010 4G.....Definately curious when actual new facelift and body come in after 4 years

 

I'm just the opposite on black carpet - I hate it because it shows everything just like black paint. I don't have snow and slush to deal with, but I've been there and done that and you won't get any sympathy from me.

If all TL's now have black carpet it goes into the points against a new TL for me. Too many points and I go elsewhere. Right now the 2012 still has very few points against it though.

 

I saw them today at my dealer, I wish they would have left the silver parts in the headlights silver, Instead of completely blackhoused.

Anyways I am not sure how I feel about it, The trim piece on the trunk seems too small now.

Not sure if I will be doing the front conversion. Will have to see one with a kit.

 

No offense to anyone but I'd never get this car without the AWD. It's what makes this car that much nicer. The road handling on dry pavement with the SH-AWD is as impressive as its performance on wet/snow. It's just another car without it IMHO.

 

Is that fake wood on the center piece? imo the chrome around the knobs looks out of place.

 

Not sure if it's fake or not, but it is only on the base non-tech model. I don't understand why acura doesn't at least offer it as an option for all other models, and integrate more wood and other trim into their cars.

 

Instead of people blacking out their housings, your gonna have 2012 owners trying to make the housings clear

 

On the bright side the shape and size of the headlight housing look to be the same (obv to be confirmed), so '12 owners will probably be able to find '09-'11 owners to swap with if that's their preference.

 

That's what i'm expecting.

Heck i might just buy a pair of 4.5gtl headlights just because they're blacked out, switch to the midnight chrome grill, get the underbody kit, and keep this car until the 5gtl!