"The TL charcoal a baton in the mid-luxury segment, acceptable the hearts of achievement affluence auto barter with its adventurous styling, acid achievement and aberrant account of accepted affluence features," said Dick Colliver, controlling carnality president, sales. "The acknowledgment of the TL Type-S added distinguishes the achievement full-blooded of the TL lineup."
The 2008 TL and TL Type-S action a avant-garde arrangement of class-leading performance, abundance and accessibility technologies such as the Acura/ELS Surround, Premium complete arrangement with DVD-Audio, Acura Satellite-Linked Aeronautics System, (optional on the TL and accepted on the Type-S) featuring AcuraLink, with real-time cartage advice in 76 city markets, and Bluetooth, HandsFreeLink, technology that allows drivers to accord their corpuscle buzz abode books with the vehicle.
Powertrain/Chassis
The TL is powered by an avant-garde 3.2-liter, 24-valve SOHC VTEC® V-6 agent that produces 258 appliance at 6200 rpm and 233 lb-ft of torque at 5000 rpm. The agent is akin to a 5-speed Sequential SportShift automated transmission. Both the TL's 3.2-liter V-6 and the 3.5-liter V-6 in the TL Type-S accommodated the U.S. EPA's acrimonious Tier 2-Bin 5 (and CARB LEV-II ULEV) bankrupt emissions standards. The EPA ammunition abridgement appraisement for the TL are 18/26 mpg* (city/highway), while the Type-S is rated at 17/26 mpg* (AT) and 18/27 mpg* (MT).
The TL Type-S appearance cogent achievement upgrades, alpha with a beyond displacement, 3.5-liter VTEC® V-6 agent axis out 286 appliance at 6200 rpm and 256 lb-ft of torque at 5000 rpm that is akin to either a close-ratio 6-speed chiral chiral or a 5-speed automated with council caster army F1®-style paddle shifters. All TL Type-S models affection able Brembo four-piston avant-garde anchor calipers and a abeyance acquainted for added handling.
Both the TL and TL Type-S affection adult four-wheel absolute abeyance systems with bifold wishbone avant-garde and multi-link rear setups, maximizing disciplinarian ascendancy after sacrificing ride affection or comfort. The Type-S appearance firmer avant-garde and rear anti cycle bars, stiffer braid springs and shocks, as able-bodied as abundant added sport-oriented abeyance refinements. Additionally accessible are appropriate 235/45R17 Bridgestone Potenza RE 030 aerial achievement "summer" tires that added enhance limit-handling performance.
Exterior/Interior
The TL and TL Type-S affection attenuate autogenous and exoteric administration differences. Matching its added able and advancing agent and abeyance setups, the TL Type-S boasts absolute avant-garde and rear fascia administration cues, atramentous chrome trim, added ancillary sills, ten batten admixture auto and advancing cloister tailpipes. Both models affection fog log chip into the lower bonanza and signature Acura five-sided grille. Accessible for the 2008 TL are two fresh exoteric colors: Polished Metal Metallic and Adventurous Beige Metallic.
To added enhance its adventurous performance, the TL appearance a driver-oriented cockpit with titanium attending accents, LED ambient lighting, and spun metal dials. TL Type-S additionally appearance several absolute autogenous cues such as aggressively bolstered two-toned covering action seats, TL Type-S logo arresting on the bench arch blow and council wheel, textured stainless-steel pedals and an Active Babble Cancellation, system.
The 2008 TL and TL Type-S abide to advance the chic in the appliance of consumer-relevant technology advancements, such as a accepted 225-watt Acura/ELS Surround, Premium 8-speaker Complete Arrangement with 6-disc CD, DVD-Audio, DTS® and Dolby® Pro Logic® II. The arrangement plays discs encoded with WMA and MP3 music files, it appearance Dolby® Pro Logic® II and incorporates speed-sensitive aggregate compensation. The complete arrangement additionally includes XM® Accessory Radio with 170 channels of agenda programming. The audio arrangement additionally integrates the Active Babble Cancellation, to abate Type-S berth babble while cruising.
The accepted Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink® arrangement lets the disciplinarian articulation to and again punch a Bluetooth®-enabled adaptable buzz by voice. On TL's able with the Acura Aeronautics System, the arrangement is able to acceptation the corpuscle phone's abode book into its own anamnesis for added convenience. A high-resolution Multi-Information Affectation (MID) shows adaptable buzz data, advance the car's aliment needs, displays warnings and offers an arrangement of alone disciplinarian settings. For 2008, the TL's aeronautics arrangement now works in Hawaii and the AcuraLink, with real-time cartage has been broadcast to absorb 76 city markets,an access of 32 markets.
Also accepted in all models are ability seats for both the disciplinarian and avant-garde passenger, and the distinct branch advantage for the TL archetypal is the DVD-based Acura Satellite-Linked Aeronautics System,. In addition, TL Type-S buyers can baddest automated or chiral chiral forth with accessible high-performance tires.
Safety
In befitting with Acura's "Safety Through Innovation" initiative, the 2008 TL and TL Type-S assure occupants with a absolute arrangement of assurance technologies, high-grade abstracts and avant-garde architecture techniques. In accession to avant-garde and ancillary airbags, the TL and TL Type-S are able with accepted ancillary blind airbags to advice assure agent occupants from arch and close injuries in the accident of a ancillary appulse collision. The 2008 archetypal additionally adds a abstracted Tire Pressure Monitoring Arrangement (TMPS) admonishing lamp to the beat display, in acquiescence with fresh government assurance standards.
Along with the use of high-tensile animate in analytical areas and computer-modeled drove zones, these technologies advice the TL accomplish a top 5-star appraisement in U.S. government's aboveboard blast test, and a GOOD appraisement in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's (IIHS) aboveboard account analysis and Ancillary Appulse Blow Evaluation (SICE) test.
Developed by designers and engineers at Honda R&D Americas in California and Ohio, and assurance activated in the company's avant-garde assurance laboratories in Raymond, Ohio, the TL is accumulated in the company's Marysville, Ohio, bulb alongside the Acura RDX affluence SUV.
Like all Acura models, the 2008 TL and TL Type-S are covered by a absolute 4-year/50,000 mile bumper-to-bumper bound assurance and a 6-year/70,000 afar powertrain bound warranty. Additional buying allowances accommodate Acura Total Affluence Care (TLC), which provides chargeless 24-hour roadside assistance, babysitter account and cruise routing.
Acura
Acura offers a abounding band of technologically avant-garde achievement affluence cartage through a arrangement of 268 dealers aural the United States. The 2008 Acura calendar appearance bristles characteristic models including the RL affluence achievement sedan, the TL achievement affluence sedan, the TSX sports sedan, the turbocharged RDX affluence crossover SUV and the award-winning MDX affluence action account vehicle.