The Acura TL Type S is a 4 door saloon (sedan)-bodied car with a front mounted engine driving through the front wheels.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 3.2 litre capacity. This powerplant features single overhead camshaft valve gear, a 60 degree V 6 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 260 bhp (264 PS/194 kW) of power at 6100 rpm, and maximum torque of 315 N·m (232 lb·ft/32.1 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
A 5 speed automatic gearbox transmits the power to the wheels.
The claimed kerb weight is 1614 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 241 km/h (150 mph).
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 | 2746 mm | 108.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1552 mm | 61.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1534 mm | 60.4 inches | |
| Length | 4890 mm | 192.5 inches | |
| Width | 1793 mm | 70.6 inches | |
| Height | 1364 mm | 53.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 135 mm | 5.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1614 kg | 3558 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 62% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 65.2 litres | 14.3 [17.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Honda | ||
| Engine code | J32A | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.2 litre 3210 cc (195.886 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 86 mm
3.5 × 3.39 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.03 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
264 PS (260 bhp) (194 kW) at 6100 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
315 Nm (232 ft·lb) (32.1 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
60.4 kW/litre 82.1 ps/litre 81 bhp/litre 1.33 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
98.13 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | Aluminium alloy head & block | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Honda PGM-Fi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1233.1 kPa (178.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6900 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 535 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 17.6 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15.3 s
@ 91.5 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 241 km/h (150 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 163.33 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 120.13 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 161.09 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.32 kg/kW 13.91 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.930 | ||
| Turning circle | 12.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6½JJ x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½JJ x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | Michelin MXM4 P225/50 R 17 93V | ||
| Tyres rear | Michelin MXM4 P225/50 R 17 93V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 282 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.47 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.43 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 89188 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 29.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Acura TL Type S (2002) added 2002-01-02. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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