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2008 Acura TL Luxury Sedan
The 2008 Acura TL is a luxury sedan that fully lives up to the requirements for its segment. Seating for 5 is spacious and comfortable with all of the requisite attention to detail and use of quality raw material, such as supple hides and exotic maplewood. Any 4-door luxury sedan without the technological accoutrements of the day is living a lie. The 2008 TL includes in its six trim levels, a bounty of gadgets to assist the driver and passengers in whatever tasks they may need to accomplish while going from point A to point B.
To get you from point A to point B is achieved by a powerful 3.5L V6 engine which churns out 290HP with the help of a choice of a 5-speed automatic transmission, or 5-speed or 6-speed manual transmissions. Environmentally speaking, the RL is not an overachiever at 18mpg city and 26mpg highway, and is a slightly above average air polluter according to the EPA. Crash test results for the RL performed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety were an assessment of driver and passenger prophylaxis against cervical damage in rear end fender benders and were rated at marginal.
If there was any doubt about the RL's luxury credentials, a quick survey of standard equipment will dispel any doubt. The new 2008 RL has many electronic features that get the vehicle rolling in style, such as: a 12 volt battery, alternator, and wireless gas door opener. RL has enthusiastically embraced the wireless craze and has remotely enabled so many features that right now, you are actually having a wet and wireless encounter in the back seat of a 2008 Acura RL as we speak. If the passion of the moment verges on asphyxiation, Acura offers a standard compass to help you climb toward the light, and panic alarm which activates the horn and lights.
The interior of the 2008 RL sparkles with fresh design features such as attractive luminescent instrumentation, a trip management computer, and a variety of lighting clusters to illuminate your way. Scintillation continues as your eye glides from feature to stylish feature, until you reach the map lights. Never lose your way in the dark again with the new RL map definition enhance cluster. Ample carpeting throughout the cabin and trunk is just one reason for the astoundingly quiet ride offered by the RL, which is also augmented by underbody aerodynamic cladding.
Optional equipment on the 2008 Acura RL includes the Acura Navigation System with voice activation and rear-view camera, the surround cabin Acura/Bose sound system, and CD/DVD audio player. Head-protection curtain airbags, 2-phase driver airbag, passenger airbag with position sensor and cutoff are just the basic elements of the TL safety system. Offering protection where it is also needed the TL installs a fuel shutoff valve, ample crumple zones, and steel-reinforced door beams. As impressed as you are with the new TL's looks and luxury, the safety and security features in the TL will put you and your family at ease.