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| Acura Rsx Punch the throttle and the steering wheel tugs to the right. Is it something you can learn to live with? Of course. |
| Acura Mdx But the reardrive sport sedans in this test dont force the driver to put up with it. Acura Rsx. Road Test: 2004 Saab 93 Aero Acura TL Cadillac CTS and Infiniti G35 Stuffing the wheelwells with wide rubber helped give the TL more bite in Motor Trends skidpad and slalom tests but limits steering angularity. |
| Acura Tl The TL takes nearly four feet more space than any of the other testers in the group curbtocurb to complete a Uturn (39.7 feet) more space even than a base fullsize Chevy Silverado or Dodge Ram pickup truck. That makes for a lot of back and fill around minimall parking lots. Acura Mdx. This lack of balance extends to the brakes; the TL consistently needed more real estate to bring all that sporty luxury to a halt. |
| Acura Nsx Compared to the car with the best brakes in this test the Infiniti G35 the Acura needed another 17 feet to stop from 60 mph (about the length of a MercedesBenz SClass) and an additional 52 feet to drop anchor from 100 mph (roughly equivalent to three Cadillac DeVilles parked nose to tail). Normally frontdrive cars with transversemounted engines are models of spaceefficiency. Acura Tl. With no transmission tail or driveshaft hump stealing space designers can allot more room for people and cargo. |
| Acura Tsx But the TLs Manx tail design (attractive as it is) chops off the trunk abruptly giving the Acura the least luggage space of the cars in our group. Acura Rsx. In many ways the TL is the ultimate Honda Accord. |
| Acura Austin Like the Accord the TL is packed with value. Acura doesnt mess around with option packages and standard equipment few buyers end up taking. Acura Rsx. The TL pretty much comes one wayloaded with a buyers choice of manual or automatic transmission navigation or no navigation. |
| Acura Los Angeles And the TLs AcuraPanasonic ELS Premium Surround Sound must be heard to be believed. Acura Rsx. Audiophiles might want to buy an extra TL just to park in their garage for listening enjoyment. |
| Acura New York Second Place: Cadillac CTS Since we last tested the CTS in our August 2002 issue Cadillacs reardrive nearluxury sedan has been working out. A new optional 3.6liter DOHC V6 is now available and highly recommended. Acura Rsx. Delivering 255 horsepower and 255 poundfeet of torque the 3.6 nets a handsome 16percent power boost over the base 3.2liter V6. |
| Acura Chicago Included with the optional 3.6 engine is a fivespeed automatic transmission (to get a fivespeed manual you must take the base 3.2 engine). When the CTS was introduced two years ago as a homegrown successor to the weakselling OpelOmegabased Catera its humdrum powerplant was a major disappointment. Despite a chassis developed and refined on the old Nuerburgring German Grand Prix course the Cadillac fell short of its rivals. Acura Rsx. The new 3.6liter V6 makes a big difference significantly closing the performance gap on its Japanese and European competitors. |
| Acura Houston, Acura Atlanta Theres more than ample torque just a toe tap away at nearly all engine speeds thanks partly to the addition of variable valve timing a feature not found on many GM motors to date. Acura Rsx. Freeway merging and highway passing power is in the same league as other entrylux sport sedans although the Caddys six sounds a bit hoarse when pressed hard. Acura Tl. Note that the 3.6 is a regularfuel engine a benefit that will save hundreds if not several thousand dollars in fuel costs over the life of ownership compared with other cars that require premium fuel. Acura Nsx. The automatic transmissions five speeds keep things flexible in stopandgo traffic and execute beautiful liftthrottle torquemanaged shifts with precision. Acura Rsx. No wonder BMW buys this GM autobox for some of its cars. |
