Overview & Reviews

Vigor replacement designed to do battle with new Infiniti I30 and the Lexus ES300 in the near-luxury segment. Cleanly styled with room for four, the new TL-Series comes with either a 2.5- liter, inline five- cylinder, or a smooth, 3.2-liter V6.

• Typical Acura luxury, refinement, and reliability.

• Cramped back seat.

User Reviews:

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  reliable but not exciting - 1997 Acura TL
  By Its just me - January 31 - 2:00 am

  This car is, in essence, a glorified Honda. Reliable and predictable, but lacks the soul and spirit of a european car. This car does everything it is supposed to do- but without passion. Good Points: reliability, quality of fit and finish, quiet ride (other than wind noise), good stereo, Excellent Acura Dealership, low overall cost of ownership. Bad points: wind noise, poor layout of dash (fog light, cruise control and fan switch) low unsupportive seats, miniscule trunk space, bland styling, cheap feeling leather, rough idle (typical for 5 cylinder), no tilt on sunroof and tendency to fog up on rainy days.

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  Holds Value Well - 1997 Acura TL
  By ebharrison - December 28 - 2:00 am

  Reliable, and fun to drive. Good resale value makes me feel good about this choice. Some passengers complain about how low the seats are to the ground and those with long legs dislike the rear seat.

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  Best Vehicle Ive Ever Owned!! - 1997 Acura TL
  By Buckeye64 - December 23 - 2:00 am

  Car handles excellent. Power is what youd expect from Acura - great. Weve had our TL for 3 years and put 70k miles on it. No mechanical or appearance problems. Will definitely buy another Acura.

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  7 Years old and Still Sharp - 1997 Acura TL
  By parker002 - November 9 - 2:00 am

  I have owned my Ac. for a year or so, and it has 82,000 miles on it. Besides the normal tune-up and some oil changes the car runs perfect. When I drive through town people still look at it. Even though the style has changed over the past few years it still looks sharp. It also drives like a gem

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  Best car Ive ever owned!!! - 1997 Acura TL
  By RyanMorrow - August 26 - 2:00 am

  Going on 21 months now, and have had no problems with the car yet. It had 69,000 mi (@ 3yrs) and in the last 7 months Ive piled on more than 15,000 mi. The brakes squeel once in a while because the disc brakes are exposed, you have to learn not to pump the gas because it floods a little and takes a couple seconds to regain power (ie, at a stop sign/light), and there is quite a bit of road noise. I keep the great stereo system cranked, so I dont notice the noise at all though. Given the amount of mileage I accrue, Im hoping this car will hold up another 100,000 miles. When I do have to get another car, I look forward to buying another Acura!

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  Wished I kept my Honda - 1997 Acura TL
  By ktwill904@yahoo.com - August 8 - 2:00 am

  Worst car Ive ever had. Everyone else has the exact same problems with their cars. A technicians told me that the 2.5 TLs were the worst cars Acura makes. I will NEVER buy another Acura. Hard to believe that these people make Hondas. Ask a TL owner about problems theyve had with their cars. Youll get a list. Here are things to worry about: parking brakes, regular brakes wind noise, radiators, if your car goes dead and you dont have the code to your radio you are screwed,inside brake lights, power lock shortage, the center piece in your rims will fall out,numerous recalls

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  great care - 1997 Acura TL
  By Frank tha shocker - July 18 - 2:00 am

  Just got a used one, so far so good, really pleased with everything...wish they made this model with the vtech engine, kind of surprised they didnt!

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  Great Reliable Car - 1997 Acura TL
  By TRayner - July 12 - 2:00 am

  Have enjoyed the car since purchase. Very sharp simple design and cleans up very well. The placement of the fog light switch and criuise control button is hidden behind the headlight stalk. Very bad position. Love the leather interior and the factory sound system is excellent. Factory Michellins are adequate but a bit loud. Trunk is a bit small with a small opening, so loading luggage has to be planned. No problem ups to 100,000 miles and counting. Do keep the transmission fluid changed since the Acura dont have changeable filters.

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  Love this car! - 1997 Acura TL
  By Adam G - July 12 - 2:00 am

  This vehicle deserves a much better rating than given. This car is reliable and a beautiful automobile. It holds its value well and it looks like a brand new car.

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  2.5 tl - 1997 Acura TL
  By cms1027 - March 27 - 2:00 am

  car rides great. never had problems.