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2011 2012 Acura RL review
Leading the way of its fleet of cars is the 2011 2012 Acura RL. Not much has changed on the outside or inside, but improved technology is a wonderful zing. Not only is its own basic technology upgraded, such as Bluetooth HandsFreeLink, but the optional technology package is sporting a navigation system, rearview camera, a GPS climate control system, and of course AcuraLink which gives you real time traffic information.
The new RL comes standard in a V6 with a 5 speed automatic with SportShift and overdrive. Not too shabby for a sedan. It may be lacking in torque, as some people say, but it makes up for it with a smooth ride and shift. It's the sort of thing you look for in a sport's sedan, but might not think Acura could pull it off. Yet here it obviously does.
On the outside its lines are smooth and appealing to the eyes. Not too sporty, but certainly with a sports car touch to bump it up a notch. It comes in a nice variety of exterior colors, eight to be exact and only three of those being shades of gray and interior colors, tan, parchment and ebony. It may be lacking on trunk space to some, but it still can carry five people comfortably.
Unfortunately for the Acura RL it is lacking in the EPA race, coming in with only 15 city and 24 highway though they site a combined of 19. You can get better gas mileage out of some bigger vehicles for about the same cost, but you may not be able to get the technology this one boasts.
While not a lot has changed on the outside, or with the gears and grind of the vehicle, it has definitely been bumped up for the new age. Nothing like cruising with a Bose 10 speaker surround sound system going and having up to 6 discs worth of music to take you wherever the road wills. In the end the 2011 2012 Acura RL hasn't made a big shout this year in most features, but at least the sound system now can.
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