2005 ACURA RL 3.5 V6 5AT (300 HP)

Vehicle Overview

Longer, wider and more powerful than its ancestor, the second generation of Acura’s flagship in the luxury segment, the RL, surprised everyone when it was launched in 2004. Featuring a modern look, with its own design language, the RL was packed with technology built for the roads and especially for fast drives on slippery surfaces. With a total length of 4917 mm (193.6 in), a width of 1847 mm (72.7 in) and a height of 1450 mm (57.1 in), the RL was hardly a member of the full-size sedan family, but still offered enough room for five comfortable seats.

The interior featured standard leather seats and a 5-speed automatic transmission with sequential shifting on the manual mode. Other comfort amenities included a 10-speaker Bose sound system with an Active Noice Cancellation system, which reduced the noises from outside making every trip, a comfortable and quiet one. The infotainment system included an 8” color display for the DVD-based navigation system.

Under the hood, there was a 3.5-liter V6 engine, which offered 300 hp and 353 Nm (260 lb.-ft) of torque. The all-wheel-drive system allows up to 70% of the power to be sent to the rear wheels and up to 100% of the rear torque to be sent to one wheel if the torque vectoring system used would “think” it is necessary, thanks to its intelligent all-wheel-drive with active differentials.