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Acura TL - A sharp car that would be even sharper with rear-wheel drive - Part 1

Acura has stubbornly resisted building a rear-wheel-drive, V-6-powered sports sedan. With the competition—the Infiniti G35, the Cadillac CTS, the Lexus IS300, and of course, the BMW 330i—offering rear drive, we're surprised the luxury division of Honda hasn't ordered the creation of a rear-drive TL.

It would make sense because only so much power can be delivered through the tires that are also called on to steer. The competition is well aware of this. Certainly, Honda knows this. When it set out to build a high-end sports car and a pure roadster, it didn't choose front drive. Why would it? Rear-drive cars are the best-balanced, best-handling vehicles. Both the Acura NSX and the Honda S2000 are great examples of Honda's knowing when rear drive is the right, and logical, choice.

However, we understand why Acura continues to chase competing rear-drive sports sedans with its front-drive TL—an all-new platform costs big bucks, and more important, a terrific front-drive platform (the Honda Accord's) is readily available. But remember that the Accord tops out at 240 horsepower—arguably the beginning of the end for what front drive can handle.

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