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2009 Acura TL – Front Side Pictures

Review 2010 Acura TL

The 2009 Acura TL is redesigned and slightly enlarged in most key dimensions. This premium midsize sedan is available in base and SH-AWD (for Super Handling All-Wheel Drive) models. The latter replaces the Type-S as the high-performance member of the TL family. Base versions receive a 3.5-liter V6 engine that makes 280 hp while SH-AWDs get a 3.7-liter V6 that, at 305 hp, is the most powerful engine yet offered in an Acura. A 5-speed automatic with “Sequential SportShift” steering-wheel-mounted paddle shifters is the sole transmission for both models. The SH-AWD includes a sport suspension and 18-inch wheels in place of the 17s used on the base car. Available safety features include ABS, traction control, antiskid system, front side airbags, and curtain side airbags. Also standard are leather upholstery with heated front seats, sunroof, wireless cell phone link, and 8-speaker audio. A Technology Package, priced as a separate model, includes 10-speaker audio and a navigation system with real-time traffic and weather alerts.

ACCELERATION
Both TL models get larger and more powerful engines for 2009, but they need the added might to overcome weight gains. To the variable intake-valve timing found in the base engine, the SH-AWD adds variable exhaust-valve timing for 2009 to improve power delivery above 4700 rpm. Drivers can now also use the paddle shifters to make manual shifts even with the transmission set in fully automatic mode. We wish Acura would include a manual shift gate in the console to supplement the paddles.

CONTROLS
The TL’s instrument panel features large and legible main gauges. The center stack and steering wheel have an excessive number of buttons, particularly on models equipped with the Technology Package. TLs so equipped use an “interface dial” to access these systems. It’s not as complicated as some European premium cars, but a touch-screen would make things much simpler. The navigation screen in the Tech Package appears bright even in changing ambient light conditions, and its high placement doesn’t distract from the road. Cars without the package display climate and audio information in place of the navigation screen.

2009 Acura TL – Front Left Pictures

The regular 2009 TL sedan will inherit the 3.5-liter V6 under the hood of the current TL Type-S. That motor puts out 286 HP now however, we expect this V6 to be tuned up to just over 300 horses when it finds its new home in the 2009 TL’s engine compartment. Initially that news has us just plain giddy — however, all that horsepower will be heading torque-spinningly straight to the front wheels. Frankly, that has us a little worried. For now we’ll just hold out hope Acura has invented an insanely great torque management system.

The much more exciting news lies in the next generation TL Type-S. Under the hood you will find the 3.7-liter V6 from the MDX CUV. That’s an engine already rated at 300 HP in the MDX and our industry sources tell us to expect this motor to be good for around 330 HP in the TL’s hot rod version. That said, we’ve also heard whispers that a number in the 340-350 HP range is not totally out of the realm of possibility.

If those horsepower numbers get your blood flowing, remember that power will also be coursing through Acura’s torque-vectoring, SH-AWD system on the Type-S. That leads us to hope those rumors about a number closer to 350 HP turn out to be true.

The ’09 TL is already sportier than before. The TL now comes standard with front-wheel drive and a 280 horsepower V6 that generates 254 ft.-lb. of torque (22 more horsepower and 21 more ft.-lb. of torque than in the previous TL). Alternatively, the new SH-AWD (short for “super-handling all-wheel drive”) TL is powered by a 3.7-liter, 305-horsepower V6 that generates 273 ft.-lb. of torque. (The SH-AWD replaces the souped up Type S TL, which was dropped for ’09.)

The TL starts at $35,715 with front-wheel drive and the smaller engine, rising to just under $44,000 for the SH-AWD version with the Technology Package, which includes keyless entry and starting, hard-drive-based navigation and surround-sound audio systems, and real-time traffic information and weather forecasts. As with other Acuras, the TL comes fully loaded. Other than all-wheel drive and the big engine, the Tech Package is just about the only option.

2009 Acura TL – Rear Angle Pictures

Wheelbase is up 1.4 inches, width grows nearly two inches, and overall length climbs by a whopping six inches. Yet overall weight, thanks to liberal use of high-strength steel plus aluminum for the hood and some suspension bits, climbs only modestly. Total cabin volume expands by more than a cubic foot; as intended, the new TL provides noticeably more rear-seat legroom than the outgoing car (Acura also claims the TL is the only car in its class that can fit a full-size family picnic cooler in the trunk). The structure proved its stuff in NHTSA and Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tests, too, earning five stars or top “good” ratings in all crash tests.

Performance Review
- Zero to 60 mph (97 km/h): (3.5L V6) 6.5 sec & (3.2L V6) 6.8 sec
- Zero to 100 mph (160 km/h): 13.9 sec
- Zero to 130 mph (210 km/h): 25.8 sec
- Street start, 5 mph (8.0 km/h)–60 mph (97 km/h): 5.8 sec
- Standing ¼-mile (~400 m): 14.1 sec @ 101 mph (163 km/h)
- Top speed (governor limited): 150 mph (240 km/h)
- Braking, 70–0 mph: 163 ft (50 m)
- Roadholding, 300 ft (91 m)-dia skidpad: 0.93 g

Awards Review
- The 2006 Acura TL won ConsumerSearch’s “Best sports sedan with luxury touches” in Best Luxury Cars in September 2006.
- The 2006 Acura TL won ConsumerSearch’s “Best blend of sport and luxury” in Best Sports Sedans in June 2006.