Comments on: Acura RL Review

By: skysharad

skysharad — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:16:28 +0000

I agree with the second last para in the article. If you are undecided between a 5 series or a Lexus GS and so on, just have a look at the car in the night and it will change your mind. I don’t see not having a V8 option as an impediment. We all need to be environmentally conscious.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 06:50:54 +0000

I love the reviews here at TTAC, but there is a universal truth that needs to be accepted about Hondas and Acuras, instead of griped about in every review. VTEC engines almost always seem winded, because of the way they are designed to perform. I don’t need to explain how it works, because you already know. VTEC exists because Honda is a company that strives to achieve great fuel efficiency across the board. To me, ‘V8′ and ‘fuel efficiency’ don’t seem like they can be in the same sentence together.

As for the plastic ignition, well, all I can say is that every Honda I have ever owned has had the “push in to turn off.” The only misstep I see here is the fact that you left the car knowing that the accessories were still on (or maybe not realizing it at all). Perhaps if there was a key that wouldn’t come out of the ignition, you would have seen the “push” reminder.

By: qeorqe

qeorqe — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 22:02:46 +0000

Another generic mushroom from the design studios of Japan Motors Inc… or is it World Motors Inc?… but I’d love to have one of these puppies.

By: Uncle Rico

Uncle Rico — Sun, 13 Aug 2006 05:55:16 +0000

I disagree with the “seats four large adults in reasonable comfort” comment, unless by ‘reasonable’ you mean that folks in the back are fine unless they want to do something unusual like read something or avoid having the headliner brush against their scalp.

I wanted to like this car, but I can’t get around the fact that it is too small and too Accord-ish for the tariff. Though word on RL forums was that the car could be had for $41k recently. Would be a good buy at that price.

I would take the RL over the M45 Sport, the car with the single worst dashboard array I’ve ever seen.