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Company: Acura Model: Rl
Title: A lot of AUTOMOBILE for the money Year: 0
Rating (1=Low : 5=High): 5
Review: The Acura RL 3.5 is the flagship model of Honda Motors Co.,Ltd. The only option beside choosing a color, interior/exterior, is the touch screen navigational system. This $2000 "extra" is well worth the "extra" bucks...it's is easy to use and gives all men on earth a legitate excuse never to ask for directions again! Unless of course there's a problem with taking directions from a woman (the "Navi" as it is referred to by the Acura sales people, has a soft womens voice advising you to "exit the freeway in one half mile") the Navi will guide you door to door if you like ending with: " destination arrived The RL which stands for "Redesigned Legend" (the Legend was the name for this model until 1995) is powered by a 3.5 liter single overhead cam V6 that you can hardly hear when it's running. The engine is very responsive and the fuel economy is great for a luxury car. The interior is well layed out and ergonomically suited for tall and short alike. The center console has the ability to act as an armrest as most center consoles do but this console also rocks forward and lifts a couple of inches which does indeed make the armrest more comfortable, at least for me it does. At the same time that up and forward position interferes with the cup holder by limiting the angle of placing and reaching the cup, but since I don't drink in my car that problem is mute. The MSRP on the 3.5 RL is about $43,600 with "destination charges but without the Navi. After a little negotiation I got mine for $40,181...hard to find a better value in one of the other luxury cars.
Pluses: Well engineered and marketed.....only one "extra" which is well worth the money. Minuses: Cup holders....see ***
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