The Acura TL SH-AWD is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies its power through all four wheels.
The 3.7 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 6 cylinder that produces 305 bhp (309 PS/227 kW) of power at 6300 rpm, and maximum torque of 370 N·m (273 lb·ft/37.7 kgm) at 5000 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed manual transmission.
Stated kerb weight is 1764 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2775 mm | 109.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1605 mm | 63.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1620 mm | 63.8 inches | |
| Length | 4966 mm | 195.5 inches | |
| Width | 1880 mm | 74 inches | |
| Height | 1452 mm | 57.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 145 mm | 5.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1764 kg | 3889 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 58% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Honda | ||
| Engine code | J37A | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.7 litre 3664 cc (223.591 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 90 × 96 mm
3.54 × 3.78 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
309 PS (305 bhp) (227 kW) at 6300 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
370 Nm (273 ft·lb) (37.7 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
62.1 kW/litre 84.4 ps/litre 83.2 bhp/litre 1.36 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
100.98 Nm/litre
1.22 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | Aluminium alloy head & block | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Honda PGM-FI fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1269 kPa (184.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6700 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 610.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 175.31 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 128.93 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 172.9 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.76 kg/kW 12.96 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 17/25/20 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.8/9.4/11.8 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.2/10.6/8.5 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 20.4/30.0/24.0 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 17.0/25.0/20.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.650 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8 x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8 x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | Michelin Pilot HX MXM4 P245/45 R 18 96V | ||
| Tyres rear | Michelin Pilot HX MXM4 P245/45 R 18 96V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 320 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 334 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.84 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 221650 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 30.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2009 Acura TL SH-AWD (2010) added 2010-11-10. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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