Chicago 2011: 2012 Acura TL is the face of change... at least a little bit

Acura has the sheets pulled the latest take on its bread-and butter-TL at the 2011 Chicago Auto Show. Given the many criticisms, the Japanese automaker, the stylists of taking some of the edge of the sedan styling with a new front end, which goes some way towards making the car look more like a car and less like Picaso interpretation of a sentence. The 2012 TL now with shorter overhangs front and rear, and the new image includes elimination of the chrome around the rear tail lights for a look that appetizing to trim more than the previous iteration.
A few changes have been cut under the hood as well. Acura engineers managed to cut engine friction to increase fuel economy and a new six-speed automatic transmission helps the final figures come to 20 mpg city and 29 mpg highway. This is an increase of three mpg highway over the five-speed automatic transmission-equipped model 2010th Fans of the third pedal need not worry, though. Acura says that the buyer still be able to hook your 2012 TL SH-AWD with the same six-speed setup that is currently available.
Inside, trim TL Advance now comes with a blind-spot awareness and ventilated seats heated and cooled, while the TL-Tech has a 60-gig hard drive navigation and entertainment system. Hit the jump for the full press explosion.

2012 Acura TL softens skin, sharpens claws in Chicago

Let's face it - the Acura TL is not just a pretty car. And while the vast majority of the automotive media and enthusiasts forums immediately criticized the angular design of the TL's, we were nothing less than satisfied with its luxurious high-tech interior and solid handling dynamics - especially the six-speed manual transmission-equipped SH-AWD. For the 2012 model year, Acura has softened some of the cars hard lines, and while the automaker tells us that both the front and rear all-new ", there is no doubt this limousine for anything other than a teaspoon.
Since this only renew a modest mid-cycle, the TL powertrain has not fully recovered. Both the 3.5-and 3.7-liter V6 are still on hold, although a new six-speed automatic transmission helps improve performance and fuel economy. A new series of 19-inch all-season tires on SH-AWD models available in an effort to improve the performance on snow and ice features, to improve an updated set of alloy wheels.
Inside, Acura has made significant improvements to reduce wind and road noise and upgraded the HDD navigation system to 60 gigabytes of memory for enhanced music. What's more, a new package refrigerated Advance Networks customers things like a blind spot information system and front seats. Look for the 2012 TL to hit dealers later this year. Follow the jump for the official press release.

2012 Acura TL to debut at Chicago Auto Show

Acura has announced that it is the newly refreshed 2012 TL at the Chicago Auto Show debut next month. Details are slim as it was written, but the automaker says that the 2012 model continues to strengthen its position in the segment with aggressive, yet refined styling and performance. "

In its current form, the TL has been praised for its high-tech quality and cheerful interior, not to mention relatively impressive driving dynamics of the SH-AWD 6MT model. In particular, the angular front end - but the biggest deal-breaker for the current TL its styling, which collected a lot of praise has been negative. We are the full details of the 2012 TL closer to its official debut 9th February, so stay tuned.