2007 Acura RL Consumer Discussions

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Re: 2007 Acura RL [lexusguy]

Written by: houdini1 on May 09, 2009 11:40 AM

Very well said. Read More...

Re: 2007 Acura RL [lexusguy]

Written by: vavavavolvo on May 09, 2009 11:35 AM

Well said. Read More...

Re: 2007 Acura RL [anon3]

Written by: lexusguy on May 09, 2009 10:25 AM

When you get right down to it... almost every accident is the result of human stupidity, carelessness, inattention, or lack of skill. Personally, I don't believe there are any "accidents". Most are "caused" by driver stupidity and lack of skill. Well, the word "accident" just implies that whoever was at fault was not intentionally trying to injure the other ... Read More...

Re: 2007 Acura RL [vavavavolvo]

Written by: anon3 on May 09, 2009 07:26 AM

"Your statement that the 5 gets "five stars or a good rating in most other categories in other tests" is simply not correct." I actually take the time to READ the words in these posts and read the NHTSA ratings. Words have meaning and can be verified. My statement that the 5 Series gets 5 stars or a "good" rating in MOST of the other categories is factual. The NHTSA gave ... Read More...

Re: 2007 Acura RL [palincal]

Written by: lexusguy on Apr 25, 2009 09:23 PM

RL is a safer car than a BMW 5-series by a big margin. In fact RL is one of the safest vehicles around. Check out http://informedforlife.org/demos/FCKeditor/UserFiles/File/1MasterSCOREr.pdf for a comprehensive safety study. Thanks for that list, interesting stuff. Acura deserves credit for their commitment to safety, and they also deserve credit for ... Read More...

Re: 2007 Acura RL [lexusguy]

Written by: palincal on Apr 25, 2009 08:43 PM

RL is a safer car than a BMW 5-series by a big margin. In fact RL is one of the safest vehicles around. Check out http://informedforlife.org/demos/FCKeditor/UserFiles/File/1MasterSCOREr.pdf for a comprehensive safety study. I consider reliability as one of the biggest safety factors which most studies don't take into account. BMWs are far behind Acuras ... Read More...

Re: 2007 Acura RL [vavavavolvo]

Written by: lexusguy on Apr 24, 2009 11:11 AM

So on both tests from the only two US agencies that do these tests the driver proved vulnerable and fared worse than in the RL (which was the vehicle that started this discussion). The 5 did reasonably well in EuroNCAP's side impact test, but the 5 is not the best car in the segment for passive safety. There are a lot of factors that go in to making a car buying decision, ... Read More...

Re: 2007 Acura RL [anon3]

Written by: vavavavolvo on Apr 23, 2009 05:09 PM

Your statement that the 5 gets "five stars or a good rating in most or all other categories in other tests" is simply not correct. It got a marginal rating in the IIHS side impact test for the driver side (as you noted). The other US testing organization, NHTSA, gave it 3/5 stars in driver's front impact score. So on both tests from the only two US agencies that do these ... Read More...

Re: 2007 Acura RL [vavavavolvo]

Written by: anon3 on Apr 23, 2009 02:45 PM

"If there is a chance you might be unfortunate enough to be T-boned in a side impact I would strongly re-think a list where you rate the new 5 series above the RL." And yet the 5 series gets five stars or a "good" rating in most or all of the other categories in other tests. So yes, if you think you are likely to be t-boned by a "moving deformable barrier" (specifically ... Read More...

Re: 2007 Acura RL [houdini1]

Written by: carolinabob on Mar 31, 2009 01:40 PM

Last April I was offered a fully loaded RL for $11,000 off MSRP, but just couldn't see it. Nice car, but too small and way too expensive compared to other cars in same class. The new TL is much better. The "new" Acura front ends do not help though. Consumer Reports used to rank TL and RL at the top of their categories, but no longer. See April issue. TL may be good with a ... Read More...