Vehicle: 2012 Acura TL SH-AWD Tech with 6-speed manual Price as tested: CDN$46990 Performance: While TL’s base 280hp 3.5 liter V6 is far from being a underperformer, its the 3.7 liter which standard on all the SH-AWD TL as the engine of choice. Its not only 3.7 liter has 25 more ponies and 57 lb/ft [...]
Vehicle: 2009 Acura TL Price as tested: CDN$41815 Performance: Beneath TL’s interesting looking body lies a heart of a lion. The new TL is motivated by an exceptional V6, which has 3.5 liters of displacement, along with all the advanced i-VTEC technology combined with SOHC and 24-valves. This engine is anything but. Its not only [...]
Vehicle(s): 2007 Acura CSX Type-S 2007 Acura TL Type-S with 5-speed manumatic Price as tested: CDN$34680 (CSX-S) CDN$49030 (TL-S) Performance: CSX-S is powered by the same powerplant as Civic Si coupe, which means its the same upgraded 2.0 i-VTEC DOHC 4-cylinder 16-valver with 197 ponies and 139 lb/ft of torque. Consider its maximum torque arrives [...]
Short review of 2002 Acura TL/CL Type-S ============================== I didn’t expect this platform with 250hp can get so little torque steer through the front wheels, another prove of Accord global platform is stiff. It handles relatively well although understeer is pretty serious. The drawback is these cars can’t motive any emotion through driving as with [...]
Vehicle: 2004 Acura TL Price as tested: CDN$40800 Performance: 3.2 liter SOHC V6 VTEC with 270 hp and 238 lb/ft of torque is the only powerplant that powered the TL. It has 20 more horsepower and 25 lb/ft of torque more than the outgoing Type-S version. Power has never been an issue with the previous [...]