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DRIVERS LOG.(News)(Product/service evaluation)
HART: The TL has always been one of the cars I'd seriously consider if I were in this market. It's the right size for me, has enough performance to keep things interesting and is usually Acura's test bed for leading technology. This new TL is all that and more. But the moreas in more stylingmay be what would keep me away from this new model.
Critics, including some from this publication, have bashed Honda and Acura for their white-bread styling. You can't say that about this car. There are enough angles on this thing to please the designer of a Klingon bird of prey. It's not a design I've warmed up to yet, and I'm afraid I never might.
The cabin is what we've come to expect from Acura in recent years. There are tons of switches, and even though I spent just one night with the car, the controls became familiar very quickly. Maybe having the MDX with us for a year helped, because while the layout is different, there are ...
- Drivers Log.(News)(opinions about the 2004 Acura TSK w/Navigation)
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek May 26, 2003 700+ words
2004 Acura TSX w/Navigation Date in fleet: April...last week. The BMW is excellent, but this Acura is quite good, and the price difference...suspension is tuned to be stiffer for the Acura, but it wasn't too harsh. It feels a...
- Drivers Log.(2003 Acura 3.2TL Type-S)
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek March 10, 2003 700+ words
2003 Acura 3.2TL Type-S w/nav Date in fleet: Feb. 18-March 3 As-tested price...impressed overall, though I wondered where its manual transmission was. HART: Acura cars continue to look more and more like a bargain to me. This car is another...
- Drivers Log.(News)(2005 Subaru Forester 2.5 XT)(2005 Acura RL)(Brief...
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek November 22, 2004 700+ words
...for that Cooper S. But I wouldn't be surprised if I saw one of these 210-hp Soobs scooching past on the Interstate. 2005 Acura RL Date in fleet: Nov. 4-11 As-tested price: $49,470 Powertrain: 3.5-liter V6; awd, five-speed automatic...
- Drivers Log.(News)(Product/Service Evaluation)
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek October 27, 2003 700+ words
...whenever you put the power down. 2004 Acura 3.5RL w/Nav Date in fleet: Oct. 6...though hardly class-leading) power. Acura/Honda interiors are among the best going...than former California Gov. Gray Davis. Acura needs to terminate it and give it a TL...
- Drivers Log.(Product/service evaluation)
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek November 27, 2006 700+ words
2007 Acura TL Type-S Date in fleet: Oct. 31-Nov...EPA/AW): 22/22 mpg WILSON: The Acura TL Type-S is the hot-rodded version...put up with if you were thinking of your Acura as a "luxury'' car) and you're willing...
- Drivers Log.(News)
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek September 4, 2006 700+ words
...and it cost me well into the $60s. 2007 Acura RDX Date in fleet: Aug. 10-24 As...like the power out of this turbo four (Acura's first), and this Super Handling All...competition, I suppose, is the BMW X3. The Acura blows the BMW into the weeds in my opinion...
- Drivers Log.(News)(a review of the 2003 Cadillac Escalade EXT)
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek February 24, 2003 700+ words
...It's comfortable without being too Lay-Z-Boyish. 2003 Acura CL Type-S w/Navigation Date in fleet: Jan. 27-Feb...AW observed/EPA combined): 20.3/23.1 RAYNAL: The Acura CL's hair-trigger clutch damn near ruined the driving experience...
- Drivers Log.(evaluation of Honda Accord Coupe EX automobile)
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek February 17, 2003 700+ words
...It's good enough to stand on its own. You could hang an Acura badge on it and no one who drove-or looked at it-would complain...one hell of a car. The styling is classy, definitely very Acura. The only thing I would change is the rear end. And even then...