The New TL: 2009 Acura TL SH-AWD

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As we hammer the 2009 Acura TL down some of Malibu's most challenging canyon roads, the big sedan is handling itself well. It carries enough speed through the corners to make us a little nervous, but the lack of tire squeal makes it clear that we're far from pushing its limits.

Jamming this TL into a hairpin doesn't upset it either. The brakes scrub off plenty of speed and the transmission executes perfect, rev-matched downshifts. When we flat foot the throttle on the way out, the newly optional Super Handling All-Wheel Drive (SH-AWD) system puts down all 305 horsepower of the 3.7-liter V6 to the pavement without a single chirp of the tires.

When we finally hit leisurely traffic on Pacific Coast Highway, the TL returns to luxury sedan mode. The cabin goes silent, the transmission smoothly sifts through the gears and the suspension soaks up everything short of a sinkhole. We're not surprised, as this is the classic Acura formula — admirable performance coupled with high-tech luxury, and now the TL has a little more of both.

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[oldschoolthrasher666]

Subaru: unrefined loud go cart...caveman technology.

Mazda: bullshit rotary engine and random nuts and bolts in interior.

Audi, bmw, volkswagen, boxes that have remained boxes for years.

GM, Ford, Dodge: loud failures that need tons of horsepower and torque for poor performance..

STOP BITCHING MORONS

[tony23v]

@jaymum23 yes it is the fastest in its class. Keep in mind this is a "V6' "non turbo" "sedan". So you cannot compare this car to any other car that is not a V6 sedan non turbo. The G37 is a coupe so there is no comparison at all...

[chris000089]

2:08 why are all the seat belts buckled? it looks weird

[healingduck]

Compared to what the TL used to look like, this is plain ugly.

[SupermanStone420]

keep it for 50k much nicer cars out today for half the price

[sospechoso14]

does this car waste a lot of gas?

[Xboxlove1]

the back isnt that great.

[Hishman007]

@honeybearlove65 But even then, it would make sense that you can trust your money to the companies that have consistently released prime engineered vehicles. Even though GM and Ford are picking it up, their innovation might still be slower than JAP automakers.

[Alex19al]

@oldschoolthrasher666 lemme guess vtec dick rider?

[djmixmac]

To sum it up, I think everything they did well EXCEPT the most important thing: Exterior Design.

The new gen TL looks horrible.

[iamastupidhead84]

I like the older modles better than this one