Chicago 2011: 2012 Acura TL is the face of change... at least a little bit
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/chicago-auto-show/" rel="tag">Chicago Auto Show</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedan</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/acura/" rel="tag">Acura</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/luxury/" rel="tag">Luxury</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-acura-tl-0/"><img alt="2011 Acura TL" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/01-tl-630.jpg" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; margin: 4px 0px;" /></a><br />
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2011 Acura TL - Click above for high-res image gallery</div>
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/acura">Acura</a> has yanked the sheets off of the latest take on its bread-and-butter <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/tl">TL</a> at the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/chicago-auto-show">2011 Chicago Auto Show</a>. In the face of much criticism, the Japanese automaker's stylists have set about taking some of the edge off of the sedan's styling with a fresh front fascia that goes some toward making the vehicle look more like a car and less like Picaso's interpretation of one. The 2012 TL now wears shorter overhangs both front and rear, and the new look includes shedding the chrome trim from around the rear taillamps for a look that's altogether more appetizing than the previous iteration.<br />
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A few changes have cropped up under the hood as well. Acura engineers managed to cut engine friction to increase fuel economy, and a new six-speed automatic transmission helps bump the final figures to 20 mpg city and 29 mpg highway. That's an increase of 3 mpg highway over the five-speed automatic-equipped 2010 model. Fans of the third pedal need not fret, though. Acura says that buyers will still be snag their 2012 TL SH-AWD with the same six-speed manual setup that's currently available.<br />
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Inside, TL Advance trim now comes with a blind-spot awareness system and ventilated heated and cooled seats, while the TL Tech boasts a 60 gig hard-drive based navigation and entertainment system. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/09/chicago-2011-2012-acura-tl-is-the-face-of-change/#continued">Hit the jump</a> for the full press blast.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-acura-tl-0/">Chicago 2011: 2012 Acura TL</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-acura-tl-0/#3862408"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/01-tl_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-acura-tl-0/#3862418"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/02-tl_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-acura-tl-0/#3862424"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/03-tl_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-acura-tl-0/#3862428"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/04-tl_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-acura-tl-0/#3862433"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/05-tl_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
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