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The 05' RLs rolled onto the Acura lot today. The MSRP is yet to be determined and everything in that thing is computerized. Completely redesigned. But they get shitty gas mileage. The avg MPG on city is 10! highway is 26. But hey, if I had the money I'd buy it in a heartbeat.
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Ten mpg?! My friend's Avalanche gets better mileage than that.

Anyway, if I was looking to spend as much money as it will be, I wouldn't be looking at Japanese cars.
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AWD baby!!!
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ya'll want pix? I'll try to snap some tomorrow! i swear to god it said 10mpg
i work there as an internal advisor!
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I don't see how such a huge discrepancy in fuel economy is possible. Are you sure?
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I'm positive! I'll take pictures tomorrow! I'll post them ASAP
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motortrend says 44 thousand msrp
i willl never pay that much for a damn honda/acura
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10 mpg from an ACURA?? That's so crappy for an acura. Hondas/Acuras are supposed to be fuel efficient.
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10 mpg from an ACURA?? That's so crappy for an acura. Hondas/Acuras are supposed to be fuel efficient.
Thats the price u pay for SH AWD
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dude.. its 18/26 (acura.com!!) p.s always check your sources.
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thats for the 04! I work @ acura! I'll bet u 10 bux snowboreddave! Im talking about the newly redesigned 05.
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mmm.. ok. go to the website, click on the middle picture, wait for it to load, then click on specs/mileage. enjoy.
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hold on! better yet! I'll take a picture at work tomorrow of the paper.
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Originally Posted by snowboreddave
dude.. its 18/26 (acura.com!!) p.s always check your sources.


you should pay more attention to what you're reading. that's the old acura RL! Look again on acura.com
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You'll see it directly on the car
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snowboreddave is right...

www.acura.com
2005 acura RL
city-18/highway-26 *estimated fuel consumption*
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of the paper? you mean the window sticker??? thanks jttegx. at least someone looked.
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oh and by the way, i work for sport compact car and i have the press kit at my house right now. my mom wanted to look into that car for herself so i got her a little info. and it has the MPG in it. i cant say other facts in it because im in Oklahoma right now..
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I know Honda would never release a car with that poor fuel economy unless it was an F1 car or something. They are definitely committed to a greener environment.
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Originally Posted by jfan
I know Honda would never release a car with that poor fuel economy unless it was an F1 car or something. They are definitely committed to a greener environment.
Exactly!
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I saw a white one on the 605 tonight with DLR plates.

I saw taillights I've never seen ahead and said, "OMG what beauty lies up ahead."

When I finally caught up I saw that it was the new RL.

The car looks 100x better in person compared to the impression I got from photos.
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i test drove the car 3 days ago. It was awsome !!! very very smooth, and the sound system is very very nice. Navi, keyless start, seat AC, 300hp AWD !! Is marked at 69000 CAD, i don't know how much USD that is. Yes i work for acura. It will be shown today to the public (tues oct 12).
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I don't know if EPA would allow it...
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I went to acura.com, click on the 2005 RL on the bottom, new window pops up, click the "spec" tap on top, click fuel economy, and it says 18/26!
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The new RL is hot A little off the topic but the new subtle styling of the RSX is hot as well. I just saw a commercial on tv showing it and it looks sweet.
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I don't know what's with the older people. My brother and I believe that this car is worth every penny. My dad and relatives say this car is over priced. I asked them the only cars in this car's price range that would compare would be the E class and Lexus LS430. And they said they would take those two cars over the Acura. I guess Acura's name just isn't in the luxury class anymore. I love this car and I would take it over the benz or Lexus anyday.
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Acura is pretty much on par with Lexus.
Mercedes/BMW/Jaguar are for me higher classes.
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