If anything, we expected the large rear wing and front air dam on the FP to increase drag and lower top speed, but on the high-banked oval, our test car climbed to mph-3 mph more than the stocker. Credit the lowered suspension for reducing frontal area and underbody airflow, and a secondary chin spoiler that further smoothes underbody airflow. In fact, those aero mods may be worth even more miles per hour at the top end, because at the drag strip, our FP car behaved as though its engine were still a bit green.
Despite weighing 98 pounds less than the stock car, it took 6. It cleared the quarter in Clearly, the FP test car's engine was a tad soft. Acura estimates it takes eight hours, but time and flat-rate costs may fluctuate. Also, you can't buy the parts individually because Honda and Acura don't want some schmo buying a shift knob and calling his car an FP.
There is some body rotation available if you brake deep into the bends, but the RSX is mainly yaw averse. It's so stable on corner entry that it seems to slow time down while you scrub off some speed and dance on the pedals and grope for another gear.
In this car, double-clutch downshifts seem to happen intuitively, allowing the driver to match revs with uncanny accuracy. Overall, although the RSX might not feel quite as responsive as the old GS-R, the new Type-S provides a comfortable balance between extreme sportiness and luxury cruising. And that pretty much fits Acura's plan for the car. It's not just the adoption of the Joker's-grin Acura grille; it's a change in atmosphere and character that the company hopes will stem defections to other makes and attract affluent young people to the fold.
We're not able to predict the effect of the marketing plan, but we're pretty impressed by the conversion of Acura's smallest model from a tightly confined compact to a fairly roomy car without a concomitant increase in size.
As for us lunatic-fringe sports-car enthusiasts, we feel like the parents of offspring passing quickly through their childhood.
We feel some sadness at the end of the Integra's tenure, but these things are inevitable. The Integra has grown up into a more mature, adult RSX, blessedly without turning into a bloated couch potato. And remember, the Type-S version gets horsepower.
As compensation goes, that's as good as it gets. LARRY WEBSTER I was worried that the Integra replacement would be dulled and overweight, but my fears have been alleviated--the new car is not only faster but quieter, more refined, better-handling, better-looking, and more comfortable.
Acura has even increased the steering effort and installed pedals that are easier to heel-and-toe. After introducing the exceedingly bland Civic, my fears about an appliancelike Integra were justified, but Honda has redeemed itself with this Acura. It's just as fun as the old car, but less painful on the eyes and a lot less buzzy on the highway.
Hell, if the redline is under , it doesn't even seem like a Honda engine. The remarkable thing about this new 2. Smooth applies to the rest of the package, too. Although individual lengths can vary, there are a few Honda-specific thread pitches you'll no doubt find on just about every Honda ever made and that you should know about. As you'd expect, there are many other oddball and chassis-specific nuts, bolts, and studs out there, but here are the top four you'll likely come across.
Acura's Most Powerful Engine Yet horsepower can be yours now, and you don't even have to wait for the fabled NSX replacement, that is if you're interested in the all-new Acura TL. That's right, it's the '09 TL that benefits from Honda's highest output production engine to date. It might look like the RL's longblock assembly at first, because it essentially is, but it's better than the RL's. There are actually two V-6 powerplants that are offered for the TL, but you'll need to upgrade to SH-AWD status to get the hp, lb-ft of torque version that you want.
It even weighs less than the old V-6 thanks to its high-silicon aluminum cylinder liners, which also play a part in the engine's larger bore size. RLX has a recorded top speed of mph. What gives this car, fitted with a 3.
Production of Legend was stopped in , however, it still ranks highly among all the Acura models. The recorded top speed is mph. The recorded top speed of this luxury SUV is mph.
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