priggly

Anyone know the 0-60 mph acceleration time for the '05 TL with auto transmission?

Thanks.

2K2SilverTL-S

Traction control off, about 6.0-6.3 sec.

massr1

what makes the car quicker with the VSA off?

crazymjb

VSA applies breaking, more specifically the TCS portion of acursa VSA applies breaking to the front wheels if it detects one spinning faster than the other. In other words it will use the breaks to try to keep the power equal(or in snow more power to the wheel with traction), now applying brakes slow down the car.

I thought it was in the neigborhood of 6.7, but if you have track time for VSA off thats great.

ed99

I wonder if we turn off the VSA would we be saving more gas???

crazymjb

Slightly, but it most likely would not be noticable. The added safety of the VSA, ESP, TCS system is worth more than a buck here or their.

ndx2

0-60 time for TL with AT? slow.

I'm just kidding MT reported 6.9 w/ their long-term test 5AT TL.

caball88

times posted by owners here were about 6.7 so MT's time is not that off. the MT makes a big difference in terms of 0-60. best 1/4 times stock for 6MT posted by an owner was 14.2X which the the best time i think i've seen for an AT is 14.9 but
most were mid to low 15's

mojo122

Now I know how you convinced your Mom and Dad to buy the TL.

nikko

If you get 6.8 sec (under normal driving conditions) you're lucky. TL AT losses lots of power and torque because of torque converter (see dyno charts from this forum).

crazymjb

Again, it's a lock up torque converter. I am not sure if it locks up during accel or only at cruising speed. Either way officially its 6.7, it can probably go a little faster with VSA off.

fast-tl

B-R-A-K-E, not B-R-E-A-K. Surely you've read a car magazine before?

mrbrett

According to Acura officially the automatic reaches 60 in about 9.7 seconds... just kidding its really like 9.2 seconds...



hehehehe.... really though... I want to see where Acura posts its 0-60 times for the automatic...

mio

r u talkin about EL?

mrbrett

No, Acura doesn't sell the EL to Americans... we are to good for that car...
Thats why Acura sells them to Canadians.

nYmALu86

6-6.5 secs.

2K2SilverTL-S

That article was a misprint. Look in the back of a MT magazine. The number is 6.2 sec./14.8 1/4mile.

The 02 TL-S had 6.2 sec/ 14.7 1/4 mile.

mio

what's good about u?

Ron A

If you are going to correct crazymjb's spelling, you will have to quit your day job and work full time in the forum.

And the 0-60 times depend on who is driving, how much they abuse the car to get that time, the level of experience, atmospheric and track conditions, etc, etc. But unless you are an expert or practice a lot you probably won't match most of hte published times.

caball88

whatever the published time is the actual ones that people have been getting are slightly higher for the AT.

Donte99TL

I wonder why people are so concerned about 0 to 60 times on such a slow car. No matter if its 5at or 6mt this car is slow. Also I would say 80% of people on this forum would probably go faster in 5at than a 6mt. They wouldn’t be able to launch the car or get through the gear properly in order to get a good time.

I don’t know how many times I have seen threads on here by 6mt owners asking how to shift this car properly.

Just enjoy this car for what it is….A family four door sedan and not a sports car which a lot of you think it is. If you bought this car because you think its fast then you are one sad individual.

crazymjb

Its more sporty than just a family four door sedan. A family four door sedan is something like a Ford 500 or ford taurus, this car has sport shift, has a dual wishbone suspension(more precise camber control) has 270 horse power, and has the available aspec kit, which in no way helps family transportation. I agree that people should not be too concerned about the 0-60 time, but it is a nice thing to know. The significantly cheaper Mustang could outpreform this car in most ways, this car was not designed to be a sports car, but it definatly is to an EXTENT. The TL will out perform a few sports cars. IE, the 325s, c240s, some mazdas and hyundais wonderful tiberon, which is supposed to be sports car all the way.

ASP

Amen.

nYmALu86

who the HELL said it was a sports car??? Someone asked 1 simple question about the o-60 no one said it was a sports car. Stop jumping to conclusions.

Donte99TL

If you have been following the forum for a while you would understand what I am talking about. A lot of people on this forum think the TL is some kind of sports car. There have been multiple posts on here with people comparing the TL to sports cars. Also comparing 0 to 60 times to sports cars too.

Get a clue before you post none sense on here. Peace.

crazymjb

Well it is a sportY car, but that wasn't acuras main intention. Also power and handling doesnt mean sports car. For example: We would be killed by an S600, that thing is in no way a sports car.

Donte99TL

Maybe in a straight line we will beat them but a sports car is supposed to go around corners too. Most of those cars will out corner the TL. Look up the 300-ft dia skidpad numbers on those cars. Shit the TL skidpad is an 81g and the Tiberon beat it with an 84g. Yes beat by a Hyundai. The Mazda RX 8 is at 91g. Get my point.

Donte99TL

Are you really comparing an S600 to a TL?

nYmALu86

Ok if you had some sense you would know that I was talking about the responses to THIS thread. And you are the one putting up nonsense on a thread asking for simple information and in THIS thread no one said anything like that. So maybe u should think before you type more nonsense on here. It's like every thread some one is flaming. Thanks to people like you.

nYmALu86

ok i see your point DONTE your right but these cars are not JUST 4 door family sedans and one person was just curious about the 0-60. I do read the other forums and i know there are just some ignorant people that think their TL's are sports cars, but not on THIS specific thread that is what I was pointing at but everything else i agree with you.

crazymjb

I have heard the TL could do 87 With better tires on the skid pad.

Donte99TL

Cool mang, sorry if I pissed you off.

crazymjb: I wonder what the TL would do with the A-spec and better tires. I know the A-spec helps the 0 to 60 times.

One of the car mags did a test on the a-spec. Anyone have that issue? I wonder what the skidpad is on that and 0 to 60.

flipskatemer

Sure, the Tl isn't as fast as a frigging Ferrari but Donte, you said it was slow. I think that's a little bit of an exaggeration... It's definetly not slow when you compare it to the many cars one sees on the road every day. It's probably the fact that you are used to driving your R1 or R6 that I saw in your old post a while ago, which is absolutely sick by the way .

Donte99TL

I guess I did exaggerate a bit. I guess I am just getting used to the car after having it for a year and a half. And yes after riding my R1 any car feels slow to me. But I still see if for what it is......A family four door sedan.

fast-tl

Who said A-spec improves 0-60? What're you smokin'?

nYmALu86

hey fast-tl DONTE states that the A-SPEC package improves the 0-60 time. I was reading and old edition of I believe motor trend (not to sure it was a Jan. issue). The stated that the 5AT non-ASPEC did it in 6.1 secs. and then it was an interesting part they said there was one regular 6SPD which did it in 5.8 but then they had an A-SPEC which did it in 5.6. I don't get that, is it because of the stickier tires?

crazymjb

No, because of a decreased drag factor and possibly the tighter suspension. There is less time between when the unsprung mass starts to move and the sprung mass starts to move.

EZZ

Drag has nothing to do with 0-60 times. Not enough wind resistance to make a difference. The tighter suspension and better tires (if a-spec comes with better tires) has a lot do with it. I would imagine the tighter suspension help alleviate the shift to the rear tires during an aggressive launch.

Donte99TL

Not smoking its called reading articles. I read it in car and driver.

ndx2

you must've been just dumbfounded by the drag factor comment.

You're absolutely right - the stickier tires and stiffer suspension (which reduces squatting, and "lifting" of front tires) provide better (actually, MUCH better) straight-line performance over the stock set up (you know, the mushy suspension & horrible, horrible EL42's).

This also means, the TL can produce better numbers than that of the MT/C&D's times with even sticker tires & even stiffer suspension.

Sure, the TL's not a sports car. But it'll hang with a lot of them w/o much effort - i.e. mustang gt, crossfire, rx-8, etc.