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Acura's best-selling sport sedan was overhauled for 2009, when it received new exterior styling, a base 280-horsepower, 3.5-liter V-6 engine and the addition of a Super-Handling All-Wheel Drive model with a 305-hp, 3.7-liter V-6.

New for 2010
The TL adds a manual transmission, which is a new six-speed unit that Acura says is 110 pounds lighter than a standard five-speed automatic to benefit acceleration, braking and cornering.

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Completely overhauled for 2009, Acura's best-selling sports sedan now comes with a new 280-horsepower, 3.5-liter V-6 engine and is newly available with Super-Handling All-Wheel Drive. The model also receives an exterior redesign and an interior face-lift, as well as voice activation for many features.

New for 2009
New engine options with more horsepower, all-wheel drive, new exterior design, new cabin and available voice-activated integration for navigation system.

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Updated significantly for 2007, Acura's best-selling sports sedan changes little in 2008. The base TL comes with a 258-horsepower, 3.2-liter V-6 engine, and the performance-oriented Type-S edition has a 286-hp, 3.5-liter V-6. The TL retains its front-wheel-drive status, even as more than half of Acura's models now feature Super Handling All-Wheel Drive.

The 2008 model's changes include new paint colors and interior/exterior color combinations and an updated immobilizer security system. Acura also offers its navigation system in Hawaii and notes that the real-time traffic feature has spread to almost twice as many metropolitan areas for 2008, making a total of 76.

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Acura's bestselling sports sedan receives a midcycle makeover for 2007. The performance-oriented Type-S edition ? dormant on the TL for three years ? returns, adopting the automaker's 3.5-liter V-6 to make 286 horsepower, a 28-hp increase over the base model, which uses a 3.2-liter V-6. The TL retains its front-wheel-drive status, however, rebuffing early hopes that the Type-S might include Acura's Super Handling All-Wheel Drive.

Acura dramatically redesigned the TL for 2004, promising greater performance and sportier handling. A standard V-6 worked with either a five-speed automatic or a six-speed manual transmission; the latter has been dropped in the base model but is available in the TL Type-S.

Honda's luxury division launched the TL as a 1996 model. Produced in Marysville, Ohio, the TL competes with such sedans as the BMW 3 Series and Infiniti G35.

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