09/22/2008 -
Since inception, the Acura TL performance luxury sedan has set lofty standards for styling, performance, comfort and technology. Available for 2009 in two distinctly different models, TL and TL SH-AWD®, the all-new fourth-generation ...
09/22/2008 -
INTRODUCTION
With athletic and emotional styling, powerful engine performance and a new Super Handling All-Wheel Drive™ (SH-AWD®) model, the all-new fourth-generation 2009 TL is nothing less than the most exciting performance...
09/22/2008 -
POWERTRAIN OVERVIEW
The 2009 Acura TL and TL SH-AWD® are each fitted with a transversely mounted V-6 powertrain that has been painstakingly engineered to meet the specific requirements of each TL model. The TL features an all-alumin...
09/22/2008 -
The new 2009 TL’s dynamic and bold styling was designed at the Acura Design Studio in Torrance, California. The design team wanted the TL’s exterior styling to not only be emotional, but to reflect the exhilarating driving experience...
09/22/2008 -
OVERVIEW
The 2009 TL is engineered to live up to the highest standards for a performance luxury sedan. With a wider track, larger tires (including newly available 18-inch and 19-inch sizes), and the availability of Super Handling All-Wh...
09/22/2008 -
INTERIOR OVERVIEW
The 2009 TL's interior represents the pinnacle of Acura's driver-oriented sport sedan thinking matched with outstanding luxury. The interior has a "dual personal" layout, with a feeling of personal space for each of th...
09/22/2008 -
OVERVIEW
Acura holds safety as a high priority. That means safety for everyone, from the 2009 TL's driver and passengers, to the occupants of other vehicles as well as pedestrians. This commitment to achieving the highest level of safet...
09/15/2008 -
Acura today announced pricing for the all-new 2009 TL performance luxury sedan that will go on sale at Acura dealerships nationwide on September 24th, with all-wheel-drive models planned for sale in November.
For the first time ever in ...
08/15/2008 -
OVERVIEW
Benchmarked against some of the best performance SUVs in the world and tuned
on the Nürburgring racetrack in Germany, the MDX clearly establishes itself
as a driver's SUV. Outfitted with Acura's Super Handling All-...
08/15/2008 -
OVERVIEW
Given the MDX's performance goals, its powertrain and driveline were
required to advance on multiple fronts. The result is one of the most powerful
normally aspirated 6-cylinder SUV powerplants currently available in Am...
08/15/2008 -
OVERVIEW
The 2009 MDX fuses the model's traditional virtues of adaptable space,
functionality, safety and environmental responsibility with a more exciting
visual presence along with more accomplished handling and ride comfort. ...
08/15/2008 -
CHASSIS DEVELOPMENT
From its inception the MDX targeted the dynamics and driving feel of its strongest
European competitors. The essential elements of this engineering goal included
steering, suspension, braking and overall dyna...
08/15/2008 -
OVERVIEW
The core MDX themes of driving enthusiasm, intelligent functionality, technology
and luxury are clearly evidenced in the interior. Acura's flagship SUV
blends sport sedan intensity with the best elements of SUV utility...
08/15/2008 -
SAFETY
The 2009 Acura MDX continues the MDX's commitment of advancing SUV safety.
Standard features include dual-stage, dual-threshold front airbags, active head
restraints for driver and front passenger, side curtain airbags a...
07/31/2008 -
Acura today announced pricing for the 2009 MDX luxury SUV, which is now on-sale at Acura dealerships nationwide.
For 2009, the MDX's power rear tailgate feature is standard equipment with the Technology and Sport packages - previously t...
07/31/2008 -
The award winning Acura MDX luxury performance SUV is considered by many as the benchmark of its class and the 2009 model provides luxury, performance, technology and sophistication in one of the most stylish seven-passenger configuratio...
POWERTRAIN
Engine Type
3.7-liter 24-valve aluminum-alloy SOHC VTEC® V-6
Displacement
3664 cc
Horsepower, SAE net
300 hp at 6,000 rpm
Torque, SAE net
2...