acura TL goes down!

[jsip]

As I was leaving school tonight, I saw this Acura TL haul ass out of the parking lot. I give chase and we end up at the freeway on ramp light at the same time. I rev, he smiles, we go. I was a half car ahead at 100 when I shut it down. We both look over and he signals me to slow down. We were pacing each other at 60mph and he gives the customary 3 honks. This time I literally walked away from him shutting down at 110mph. He gave me a thumbs up and a head nod. That is how every night should end! I thought the TL's were a little faster than us, guess not. I love that car by the way!

[Jays98Cobra]

Sweet Kill....ahhh yes the TL nice cars, nice cars...btw nice kill too...i must say when your showing off the TL is quite the car to look for

[dL_RL]

Originally Posted by Jays98Cobra

Sweet Kill....ahhh yes the TL nice cars, nice cars...btw nice kill too...i must say when your showing off the TL is quite the car to look for

TL's are fucking slow..

all of them...

Why even bother getting a ticket or impounding your car over a fucking slow ass TL.

[andy_gonzales06]

haha, yeah i raced one and took it pretty easily,

[vandy0419]

ha ha ha, nice kill. Cool you had someone awesome racing. Those are insanely heavy!

[elohdaeh78]

If you are talking about the new TL my brother has one and if you think the TL is slow then you think the RL is slow because they run almost identical times. Have a nice day its lame when people call cars slow that are just as fast as their cars, he ran into a not as good driver not a slower car.

Acura TL 1 | 2 | 3

(continued)

C/D TEST RESULTS

ACCELERATION (Seconds)
Zero to 30 mph 2.2
40 mph 3.3
50 mph 4.4
60 mph 5.7
70 mph 7.6
80 mph 9.4
90 mph 11.9
100 mph 14.6
110 mph 17.8
120 mph 21.8
130 mph 28.6
Street start, 5-60 mph 6.3
Top-gear acceleration, 30-50 mph 10.4
50-70 mph 10.3
Standing 1/4-mile 14.4 sec @ 99 mph
Top speed (governor limited) 152 mph

BRAKING
70-0 mph @ impending lockup 189 ft

HANDLING
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad 0.81 g
Understeer minimal moderate excessive

FUEL ECONOMY
EPA city driving 19 mpg
EPA highway driving 28 mpg
C/D-observed 20 mpg

INTERIOR SOUND LEVEL
Idle 40 dBA
Full-throttle acceleration 73 dBA
70-mph cruising 70 dBA


ACURA TL

Vehicle type: front-engine, front-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 4-door sedan
Price as tested: $35,195
Price and option breakdown: base Acura TL (includes $545 freight), $33,195; navigation system, $2000
Major standard accessories: power windows, seats, locks, and sunroof; remote locking; A/C; cruise control; tilting and telescoping steering wheel; rear defroster
Sound system: Acura/ELS AM/FM/satellite radio/cassette/CD/ DVD changer, 8 speakers

ENGINE
Type V-6, aluminum block and heads
Bore x stroke 3.50 x 3.39 in, 89.0 x 86.0mm
Displacement 196 cu in, 3210cc
Compression ratio 11.0:1
Fuel-delivery system port injection
Valve gear belt-driven single overhead cams, 4 valves per
cylinder, hydraulic lifters, variable
intake-valve timing and lift
Power (SAE net) 270 bhp @ 6200 rpm
Torque (SAE net) 238 lb-ft @ 5000 rpm
Redline 6800 rpm

DRIVETRAIN
Transmission 6-speed manual
Final-drive ratio 3.29:1, limited slip

Gear ... Ratio ... Mph/1000 rpm ... Max. test speed
I ... 3.93 ... 5.7 ... 38 mph (6800 rpm)
II ... 2.48 ... 9.0 ... 61 mph (6800 rpm)
III ... 1.70 ... 13.1 ... 89 mph (6800 rpm)
IV ... 1.25 ... 17.8 ... 121 mph (6800 rpm)
V ... 0.98 ... 22.8 ... 152 mph (6650 rpm)
VI ... 0.77 ... 28.9 ... 152 mph (5250 rpm)

DIMENSIONS
Wheelbase 107.9 in
Track, front/rear 62.1/62.0 in
Length/width/height 186.2/72.2/56.7 in
Ground clearance 5.8 in
Curb weight 3521 lb
Weight distribution, F/R 59.8/40.2%
Curb weight per horsepower 13.0 lb
Fuel capacity 17.0 gal

CHASSIS/BODY
Type unit construction with 1 rubber-isolated subframe
and 1 rubber-isolated body crossmember
Body material welded steel stampings

INTERIOR
SAE volume, front seat 56 cu ft
rear seat 42 cu ft
luggage 12 cu ft
Front-seat adjustments fore-and-aft, seatback angle; driver
only: front height, rear height,
lumbar support
Restraint systems, front manual 3-point belts; driver and
passenger front, side, and
curtain airbags
rear manual 3-point belts, curtain airbags

SUSPENSION
Front ind, unequal-length control arms, coil springs,
anti-roll bar
Rear ind; 2 lateral links, 2 diagonal links, and 1
toe-control link per side; coil springs; anti-roll bar

STEERING
Type rack-and-pinion with variable hydraulic power assist
Steering ratio 15.4:1
Turns lock-to-lock 2.8
Turning circle curb-to-curb 39.7 ft

BRAKES
Type hydraulic with vacuum power assist and
anti-lock control
Front 12.2 x 1.0-in vented disc
Rear 11.1 x 0.4-in disc

WHEELS AND TIRES
Wheel size/type 8.0 x 17 in/cast aluminum
Tires Bridgestone Turanza EL42, P235/45WR-17
Test inflation pressures, F/R 35/32 psi
Spare high-pressure compact on steel wheel

[dL_RL]

Well hit me in the head and call me a monkey..

i'm wrong, okay the older TL's are slow.

[NoRemorse]

Originally Posted by elohdaeh78

If you are talking about the new TL my brother has one and if you think the TL is slow then you think the RL is slow because they run almost identical times. Have a nice day its lame when people call cars slow that are just as fast as their cars, he ran into a not as good driver not a slower car.

He is allowed to say they are slow, and thing that the RL is slow... he drives an EVOIX

[Jays98Cobra]

Originally Posted by elohdaeh78

If you are talking about the new TL my brother has one and if you think the TL is slow then you think the RL is slow because they run almost identical times. Have a nice day its lame when people call cars slow that are just as fast as their cars, he ran into a not as good driver not a slower car.

Acura TL 1 | 2 | 3

(continued)

C/D TEST RESULTS

ACCELERATION (Seconds)
Zero to 30 mph 2.2
40 mph 3.3
50 mph 4.4
60 mph 5.7
70 mph 7.6
80 mph 9.4
90 mph 11.9
100 mph 14.6
110 mph 17.8
120 mph 21.8
130 mph 28.6
Street start, 5-60 mph 6.3
Top-gear acceleration, 30-50 mph 10.4
50-70 mph 10.3
Standing 1/4-mile 14.4 sec @ 99 mph
Top speed (governor limited) 152 mph

BRAKING
70-0 mph @ impending lockup 189 ft

HANDLING
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad 0.81 g
Understeer minimal moderate excessive

FUEL ECONOMY
EPA city driving 19 mpg
EPA highway driving 28 mpg
C/D-observed 20 mpg

INTERIOR SOUND LEVEL
Idle 40 dBA
Full-throttle acceleration 73 dBA
70-mph cruising 70 dBA


ACURA TL

Vehicle type: front-engine, front-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 4-door sedan
Price as tested: $35,195
Price and option breakdown: base Acura TL (includes $545 freight), $33,195; navigation system, $2000
Major standard accessories: power windows, seats, locks, and sunroof; remote locking; A/C; cruise control; tilting and telescoping steering wheel; rear defroster
Sound system: Acura/ELS AM/FM/satellite radio/cassette/CD/ DVD changer, 8 speakers

ENGINE
Type V-6, aluminum block and heads
Bore x stroke 3.50 x 3.39 in, 89.0 x 86.0mm
Displacement 196 cu in, 3210cc
Compression ratio 11.0:1
Fuel-delivery system port injection
Valve gear belt-driven single overhead cams, 4 valves per
cylinder, hydraulic lifters, variable
intake-valve timing and lift
Power (SAE net) 270 bhp @ 6200 rpm
Torque (SAE net) 238 lb-ft @ 5000 rpm
Redline 6800 rpm

DRIVETRAIN
Transmission 6-speed manual
Final-drive ratio 3.29:1, limited slip

Gear ... Ratio ... Mph/1000 rpm ... Max. test speed
I ... 3.93 ... 5.7 ... 38 mph (6800 rpm)
II ... 2.48 ... 9.0 ... 61 mph (6800 rpm)
III ... 1.70 ... 13.1 ... 89 mph (6800 rpm)
IV ... 1.25 ... 17.8 ... 121 mph (6800 rpm)
V ... 0.98 ... 22.8 ... 152 mph (6650 rpm)
VI ... 0.77 ... 28.9 ... 152 mph (5250 rpm)

DIMENSIONS
Wheelbase 107.9 in
Track, front/rear 62.1/62.0 in
Length/width/height 186.2/72.2/56.7 in
Ground clearance 5.8 in
Curb weight 3521 lb
Weight distribution, F/R 59.8/40.2%
Curb weight per horsepower 13.0 lb
Fuel capacity 17.0 gal

CHASSIS/BODY
Type unit construction with 1 rubber-isolated subframe
and 1 rubber-isolated body crossmember
Body material welded steel stampings

INTERIOR
SAE volume, front seat 56 cu ft
rear seat 42 cu ft
luggage 12 cu ft
Front-seat adjustments fore-and-aft, seatback angle; driver
only: front height, rear height,
lumbar support
Restraint systems, front manual 3-point belts; driver and
passenger front, side, and
curtain airbags
rear manual 3-point belts, curtain airbags

SUSPENSION
Front ind, unequal-length control arms, coil springs,
anti-roll bar
Rear ind; 2 lateral links, 2 diagonal links, and 1
toe-control link per side; coil springs; anti-roll bar

STEERING
Type rack-and-pinion with variable hydraulic power assist
Steering ratio 15.4:1
Turns lock-to-lock 2.8
Turning circle curb-to-curb 39.7 ft

BRAKES
Type hydraulic with vacuum power assist and
anti-lock control
Front 12.2 x 1.0-in vented disc
Rear 11.1 x 0.4-in disc

WHEELS AND TIRES
Wheel size/type 8.0 x 17 in/cast aluminum
Tires Bridgestone Turanza EL42, P235/45WR-17
Test inflation pressures, F/R 35/32 psi
Spare high-pressure compact on steel wheel

Wow in the top speed range their almost as fast as Cobras....not as quik though...are those type-s specs?

[vandy0419]

Originally Posted by elohdaeh78

If you are talking about the new TL my brother has one and if you think the TL is slow then you think the RL is slow because they run almost identical times. Have a nice day its lame when people call cars slow that are just as fast as their cars, he ran into a not as good driver not a slower car.

It gets me how some comments have become rather repetitive from many people on here lately, ironically this time from you who is on here frequently.

Funny how you posted the times and information for a manual transmission one though. How about posting the times of an automatic and BTW, let us know how it really does driving one of those in an automatic and just getting on the gas...if your brother even has an automatic.