TL SH-AWD Automatic (Japan, 2011)

The 2012 Acura TL receives a face-lift, more technology and brand new six-speed gearbox. At the front, the bumper is all-new with repositioned and redesigned fog lights. The grille is new as are the headlights and turn signals. The door handles and rear window trim are now body colored. Around back the TL gets smaller reflectors, a revised boot lid and a repositioned licenses plate fixture.

Inside, the “Technology Package” buys a new SatNav system featuring a larger, brighter screen with real-time traffic & weather rerouting and a 440-watt sound system. The Bluetooth interface has also been improved.  Opt for the “Advance Package” and the front seat are ventilated, there’s a “blind spot” detection system, and you get larger wheels. Acura has added more sound deadening material and weather striping, reducing interior noise by 3 dB.

Improved safety features, include...