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Old 09-24-2004, 09:24 AM
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05 TL v. 05 RL

I like the new RL alot, but for some reason I keep thinking this is the best Honda Accord ever made. I see "Accord" all over the exterior styling, and I think I would rather have two Accords than one RL. Also the '05 Accord should have the hybrid option which will add 30 horses to the 240 hp V6.

The TL, on the other hand, takes a cut over to BMW (especially from the side) and the other Euro cars... very distinctive.

What are the chances that the SH AWD and MT will make it to the '06 or '08 TL? Can anyone expand on Acura/Honda's thinking of market segmentation?
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Have you seen the interior of the RL, I think once you sit in, you will no longer think Accord but more of the Starship Enterprise wit all the features and options. Beam me up Scotty.
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The hybrid Accord is going to be a $30,000 car, and probably not discounted for a while. So you can't get two of THOSE Accords for the price of one RL.
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You are right about the new HYBRID Accord. One of our major papers reviewed this Accord and were blown away about the power.



Originally Posted by Professor
I like the new RL alot, but for some reason I keep thinking this is the best Honda Accord ever made. I see "Accord" all over the exterior styling, and I think I would rather have two Accords than one RL. Also the '05 Accord should have the hybrid option which will add 30 horses to the 240 hp V6.

The TL, on the other hand, takes a cut over to BMW (especially from the side) and the other Euro cars... very distinctive.

What are the chances that the SH AWD and MT will make it to the '06 or '08 TL? Can anyone expand on Acura/Honda's thinking of market segmentation?
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Originally Posted by Hybrid
The hybrid Accord is going to be a $30,000 car, and probably not discounted for a while. So you can't get two of THOSE Accords for the price of one RL.
O.k.... I have not seen the prices yet. But if gas prices stay around $2 to $2.50 a gallon, I may shell out $30K.
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I would get the RL if I was buying today but I don't know your circumstances. I really like the RL but I would get rid of my TL for it (commute too much & I put too much $$ into it). I was trying convince the wife to trade in her MDX for the RL but she wanted another MDX so we decided to wait till the X was paid off and then get a RL as a third car.
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Originally Posted by Professor
I like the new RL alot, but for some reason I keep thinking this is the best Honda Accord ever made. I see "Accord" all over the exterior styling, and I think I would rather have two Accords than one RL. Also the '05 Accord should have the hybrid option which will add 30 horses to the 240 hp V6.

The TL, on the other hand, takes a cut over to BMW (especially from the side) and the other Euro cars... very distinctive.

What are the chances that the SH AWD and MT will make it to the '06 or '08 TL? Can anyone expand on Acura/Honda's thinking of market segmentation?

if i remember right the accord H. is supposed to be 255HP.
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Originally Posted by TheOne305
if i remember right the accord H. is supposed to be 255HP.
yep, right on.




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