Overview & Reviews

Standard equipment now includes floor mats and an emergency trunk release.

• Excellent value, comfortable front seats, powerful and efficient engine, SportShift transmission is fun to use.

• Cheap interior bits, cramped rear seat room, excessive body roll in turns.

User Reviews:

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  A Keeper - 2001 Acura TL
  By coppet - August 13 - 7:21 pm

  Bought new fall of 2000. New Honda transmission at 23K miles (warranty). New wheel bearing (LR) at 24K miles (warranty). Kept it up by the book with Acura doing major work. Now it time to reap the rewards of buying a very good car and keeping up with upkeep. Its still solid, peppy, handles well (I prefer modest profile tires for quietness). Sound system rivals anything on the road. Nav system is a bit long in the tooth now, but still works just fine. DVD nav system is a bit outdated and takes up a bit of trunk space. Never get over 23-24 on the highway. Now using cheapest regular gas and its still purring along just fine.

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  My best car ever - 2001 Acura TL
  By mysterger - July 13 - 3:23 pm

  xI have owned this car since it was new, purchased September 2000. I had the transmission replaced at about 34,000 miles by Acura at no extra charge. Since then, Ive had no issues with the transmission and mileage currently stands at 153,000 miles. The car still drives and runs beautifully. It is serviced regularly by an Acura dealership and I love their service. For a twelve years old, people who dont know too much about cars think it is just a 3 or 4 years old. Last month, I had the oil changed along with a tire rotation. When I was about to get in my car and leave after the work was done, the mechanic who did the work came outside and offered me $6500 for it! I couldnt believe it.

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  2001 Acura TL 3.2L (65K miles) - 2001 Acura TL
  By vb4000 - March 8 - 8:57 pm

  The Acura TL is a basically a Honda Accord with more fit and trim. If thats okay with you, then youll love this car. Personally, I think the car looks girly. I have it in white, and Im not a huge fan of the design. Ive seen it in blue and black and it looks much better. -Transmission was replaced at 56K miles. -The 3.2L is a reliable engine that has plenty of pep and a surprising amount of power down low. It wont exactly blow your hair back, but its a quick car if/when it has to be. As per gas mileage, its not that impressive. Edmunds says 20pmg, and theyre pretty much dead on. For a V6, it isnt exactly a gas sipper.

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  Keep going and going - 2001 Acura TL
  By The Ottoman - September 27 - 2:00 am

  I have been driving it for about 7 years now and had to change its transmission once. Other than that no issues at all. I havent changed the brakes even after driving 90k miles. I only changed battery, wipers and tires, and thats about it! Gas mileage is 29 in city which is excellent. It still drives like new and Im planning to keep it forever or give it to my college kid in 10 years...:-))

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  Edmunds mpg Correction - 2001 Acura TL
  By A Owner - September 11 - 2:00 am

  I found the TL gets between 26 and 30 mpg depending on the type of driving and octane rating of the gas. I have no idea where Edmunds got the 20 mpg on their rating service.

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  Acura quality? Not in this car. - 2001 Acura TL
  By The Lark - August 24 - 11:43 am

  Its not a secret that Acura installed defective transmissions that blow anywhere from 50K to 100K miles. But weve had acid (yes, acid) leak from the electronic rear view mirror onto the shifter, melting the plastic overnight. Apart these unacceptable problems, you have a car that is underwhelming to drive. The engine has nice power, but its mated to a jerky, malfunctioning transmission (manual mode doesnt cooperated either), and insensitive accelerator feel. Body roll was mentioned in the review, but this car has an absolutely laughable turning radius. If you want to drive to the other gas pump youll end up back out in the street.

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  No problems - 2001 Acura TL
  By paul - November 25 - 10:19 am

  Ive driven my TL daily and put on 140,000 miles and have never had a problem with this car. I drove GM vehicles primarily prior to this and had more issues than I care to remember. Since owning this car, Im sold on Honda quality.

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  I guess Im a poser - 2001 Acura TL
  By keith - March 31 - 6:51 pm

  This is definitely a great car in every area except exterior design. Love the engine, gas mileage, Bose sound system, handling and build quality is superb. If I didnt have to look at it and think of a BMW M3, This would be the car for me. Think Ill trade it for one.

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  Reliable, Well Built and Almost Fun!!! - 2001 Acura TL
  By JLO - November 4 - 11:33 am

  I loved this vehicle since it came out in 96, but could not afford it back then. I finally got a pre-owned one in 2004 with only 20K miles in it. I took it to the dealership for the warranty tranny to add the cooling oil jet for the 3rd gear and never had a problem. Its a great car, reliable, comfortable, nice craftsmanship and powerful, but a bit too large for my taste as I like to corner it hard. My next vehicle will be an Acura TSX, Honda Accord or Civic SI.

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  Had a lot of fun with this car, but .... - 2001 Acura TL
  By Doug - January 11 - 4:46 pm

  I have had my TL with navi for 7 years now! I still enjoy driving the car, but I have had too many issues with the transmission to give it a good rating. I am on my 4th transmission already but the dealership has worked with me to have it replaced each time. The car drives smoothly and the navi is great! Overall, I have been very happy with the car and I would purchase a new one, provided the transmission issue is fixed.