Though the new styling is conservative, the TL is no longer the wallflower it was previously. Its lines are more modern and more refined and its stance is more athletic. Acura's TL fits in the so-called near luxury segment of cars in the $30,000 range and it has an upscale look in keeping with this. There's a rear spoiler available that the dealers sell as an accessory, but it doesn't improve the clean lines. The new TL was designed, engineered and manufactured in the U.S.Acura's TL is available as one fully loaded model with a powerful new 3.2-liter V6. Called the 3.2 TL, it is priced at just $28,385; that's considerably less than the '98 TL and less than many of the TL's current competitors. (Retail prices include $435 destination charge.) The only option available is Acura's competent navigation system, which brings the price to $30,385. (The previous-generation TL came as two models with a choice of engines.) At the core of the new TL is a compact, newly designed 3.2-liter 225-horsepower VTEC V6 with more power than the other cars in its class.
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