Acura TL Type-S – Buglewicz’s Opinion:
The drivetrain in this car is its greatest asset and its biggest liability. It’s a smooth V6 with good torque, excellent high-end power and all mated to a smooth shifting six-speed transmission. But it’s routing all that through the front wheels, dammit, which means a squirmy, lifeless steering wheel in your hands. It’s not too bad in a straight line, but power out of a turn and the TL will try to pull you into the nearest retaining wall. It’s frustrating, because the car is otherwise so likeable: excellent chassis dynamics, attractive styling inside and out, and a good bargain to boot at less than $40,000. The sooner Acura goes rear- or all-wheel drive, the better.

Keith Buglewicz