2009 Acura TL Spotted in Ohio

An eagle-eyed reader over at our Jalopnik friends snapped this picture of a heavily camouflaged 2009 Acura TL prototype roaming the roads of Ohio. The new shot gives us yet another glimpse of the 2009 TL’s strangely formed buttocks. From what we know, the new TL is expected to make its debut at either this November's Los Angeles Auto Show or the Detroit Show in January 2009.

Via: Jalopnik

Video: Prototype Honda / Acura NSX at the Ring

This amateur video of a prototype Honda / Acura NSX running around the Nurburgring race track in Germany might not be of the best visual quality, but boy does that i-VTEC sound nice! From what we’ve heard, the new NSX will feature a front-mounted V10 engine and a new high-performance, rear-wheel-drive based version of Acura's Super Handling All-Wheel Drive (SH-AWD) system. -Video after the jump

2009 Acura TL Test Mule Spotted

A prototype of the all-new Acura TL that is expected to be introduced at either this November's Los Angeles Auto Show or the Detroit Show in January 2009 was caught by a member of the VTEC website performing road tests in Purdue, Indiana. The cameraphone pictures reveal a few details of the TL’s body including the weird looking rear-end that seems to be inspired from the shape of Acura’s new trapezoidal grille.

Design aside, according to rumors that were leaked out of recent dealer meeting back in the spring, the new Acura TL’s line-up is expected to include a 3.5-liter V6 engine available in both front and all-wheel-drive versions along with a top-end 3.7-liter V6 producing more than 300Hp combined exclusively with an all-wheel-drive powertrain. Sales of the new Acura TL are expected to start in North America during the first half of 2009.

Thanks for the tip Jose.S! - Via: VTEC

Prototype Honda NSX Rumoured To Have Lapped the Ring in 7:37 min

Continuing the “Lord of the Ring” saga, our fellow chaps at Cartribe informed us today that a spy photographer at the Nurburgring race track in Germany timed a next generation Honda NSX (Acura NSX in North America) performing tests around the Nordschleife. According to the spy photgrapher’s time watch, the NSX prototype lapped the Ring in 7 minutes and 37 seconds. If true, that puts the NSX pretty close to the 2009 Nissan GT-R that was officially timed at 7 min and 29 sec. -Continued

Unfortunately and other that the prototype looks awfully similar in shape with the Lexus LF-A, there’s not much info going around the NSX. It has been said though that Honda’s supercar will be powered by an F1-inspired V10 i-VTEC engine delivering more than 550 Hp.

Via: Cartribe

Acura Prices 2009 TSX From $28,960

Honda’s premium marque Acura today announced pricing for the all-new 2009 TSX sedan (sold as the Honda Accord in Europe) that will go on sale at dealerships in the U.S. on April 24th. Equipped with a 201 Hp 2.4-liter 4-cylinder unit, the 2009 TSX will be available in two guises, the base model that costs at $28,960 and the fully-featured TSX with Technology Package that will set you back by $32,060.

The 2009 TSX is available with either a 6-speed manual transmission or 5-speed automatic for no additional charge. Compared to the outgoing model, Acura hiked the TSX's prices by approximately 4.3 percent. -Continued

In case you’re wondering, the Technology Package includes a navigation system with voice recognition; a rear view camera; a 10-speaker premium sound system with multi-format 6-disc DVD-Audio changer, AM/FM tuner, Satellite Radio and Dolby Pro Logic II; and a dual-zone automatic climate control system.

2009 Honda Accord Tourer: Image Galore

The reason we’re updating our story on the 2009 Accord (Acura TSX in the States), is that Honda has released a new image gallery of its Tourer model that, like its sedan sibling, will go on sale in Europe this summer. The station-wagon version of the euro-market Accord will be offered a 150Hp 2.2-liter i-CTDi diesel unit and two petrol engines, a 156Hp 2.0-liter and a 201Hp 2.4-liter unit. All three engines are matched to a 6-speed manual transmission, while both petrol engines have the option of a 5-speed automatic. –Image gallery after the jump

2009 Honda Accord Tourer: Image Galore

The reason we’re updating our story on the 2009 Accord (Acura TSX in the States), is that Honda has released a new image gallery of its Tourer model that, like its sedan sibling, will go on sale in Europe this summer. The station-wagon version of the euro-market Accord will be offered a 150Hp 2.2-liter i-CTDi diesel unit and two petrol engines, a 156Hp 2.0-liter and a 201Hp 2.4-liter unit. All three engines are matched to a 6-speed manual transmission, while both petrol engines have the option of a 5-speed automatic. –Image gallery after the jump