ACURARL 2004 - 2008

　　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.

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