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Consumer Reports reviewed the new RL and did not rate it very high at all.
It ranked 9th of 13 cars. The TL was rated 2nd behind the new Infiniti M
class.

They marked it down for several things, confusing controls, too many
buttons, no larger than a TL and $15,000 more in cost, large turning circle,
poor transmission shifting, poor handling, small cabin size, long braking
distances, etc.

Bad review and $50,000? Why would anyone buy one?

- Russ (with a TL and an NSX, but no RL)

"Russell Lombardo" wrote:
>Consumer Reports reviewed the new RL and did not rate it very high at
>all.
>It ranked 9th of 13 cars. The TL was rated 2nd behind the new
>Infiniti M
>class.
>
>They marked it down for several things, confusing controls, too many
>buttons, no larger than a TL and ,000 more in cost, large turning
>circle,
>poor transmission shifting, poor handling, small cabin size, long
>braking
>distances, etc.
>
>Bad review and ,000? Why would anyone buy one?
>
> - Russ (with a TL and an NSX, but no RL)
Not to mention it’s a lot uglier than the TL!!!!
Maybe people would buy it strictly for some sort of status reason...
??? I know I’d never buy one.
- Mike (with a TL and an RSX, but no RL )

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"Russell Lombardo" <rlombardo@cox.net> wrote in message
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| Consumer Reports reviewed the new RL and did not rate it very high at all.
| It ranked 9th of 13 cars. The TL was rated 2nd behind the new Infiniti M
| class.
|
| They marked it down for several things, confusing controls, too many
| buttons, no larger than a TL and $15,000 more in cost, large turning
circle,
| poor transmission shifting, poor handling, small cabin size, long braking
| distances, etc.
|
| Bad review and $50,000? Why would anyone buy one?
|
| - Russ (with a TL and an NSX, but no RL)
|

you're right - that CR rating may be the RL's kiss of death

At least the RL is cheaper and more reliable than Land Rover and Jags. They
are still around.



"Figaro" <Figaro@mailinator.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Russell Lombardo" <rlombardo@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:BF16DA46.9E2E%rlombardo@cox.net...
> | Consumer Reports reviewed the new RL and did not rate it very high at
all.
> | It ranked 9th of 13 cars. The TL was rated 2nd behind the new Infiniti
M
> | class.
> |
> | They marked it down for several things, confusing controls, too many
> | buttons, no larger than a TL and $15,000 more in cost, large turning
> circle,
> | poor transmission shifting, poor handling, small cabin size, long
braking
> | distances, etc.
> |
> | Bad review and $50,000? Why would anyone buy one?
> |
> | - Russ (with a TL and an NSX, but no RL)
> |
>
> you're right - that CR rating may be the RL's kiss of death
>
>

I traded my 04 TL for an 05 RL in February and love it. I really like the
TL except for the torque steer. I don't understand the comments about the
shifting, handling and braking distances. The RL was 4th in the CR test of
AWD cars. The best braking distance was the MX35 with 128' and the longest
was 133' for the Lexus GS300. The RL was 131'. All were close. The RL had
the best 0-60 time. I love the way my RL handles and the transmission if
very smooth.

BTW Car & Driver had the RL rated the No. 1 Luxury Sedan. As far as the
$15,000 price over the TL, the same could be said for the extra dollars for
the TL over the Accord EX.
"Russell Lombardo" <rlombardo@cox.net> wrote in message
news:BF16DA46.9E2E%rlombardo@cox.net...
> Consumer Reports reviewed the new RL and did not rate it very high at all.
> It ranked 9th of 13 cars. The TL was rated 2nd behind the new Infiniti M
> class.
>
> They marked it down for several things, confusing controls, too many
> buttons, no larger than a TL and $15,000 more in cost, large turning
> circle,
> poor transmission shifting, poor handling, small cabin size, long braking
> distances, etc.
>
> Bad review and $50,000? Why would anyone buy one?
>
> - Russ (with a TL and an NSX, but no RL)
>

On Thu, 11 Aug 2005 07:23:34 -0500, "catsailr" <anda1966@bellsouth.net> wrote:

>I traded my 04 TL for an 05 RL in February and love it. I really like the
>TL except for the torque steer. I don't understand the comments about the
>shifting, handling and braking distances. The RL was 4th in the CR test of
>AWD cars. The best braking distance was the MX35 with 128' and the longest
>was 133' for the Lexus GS300. The RL was 131'. All were close. The RL had
>the best 0-60 time. I love the way my RL handles and the transmission if
>very smooth.
>
>BTW Car & Driver had the RL rated the No. 1 Luxury Sedan. As far as the
>$15,000 price over the TL, the same could be said for the extra dollars for
>the TL over the Accord EX.
>"Russell Lombardo" <rlombardo@cox.net> wrote in message
>news:BF16DA46.9E2E%rlombardo@cox.net...
>> Consumer Reports reviewed the new RL and did not rate it very high at all.
>> It ranked 9th of 13 cars. The TL was rated 2nd behind the new Infiniti M
>> class.
>>
>> They marked it down for several things, confusing controls, too many
>> buttons, no larger than a TL and $15,000 more in cost, large turning
>> circle,
>> poor transmission shifting, poor handling, small cabin size, long braking
>> distances, etc.
>>
>> Bad review and $50,000? Why would anyone buy one?
>>
>> - Russ (with a TL and an NSX, but no RL)
>>
>

I think this gets to the heart of the differences between CR and C&D
magazines. Consumer Reports is a great resource for buying an appliance or
anything else that doesn't involve one's heart. Car and Driver gives weight
to subjective as well as objective factors and often cars with great heart
stand out from other than may have better stats. C&D recently compared the
2005 Acura RSX Type S against other $25k "cheap speed" cars. It didn't post
the best times in anything but won the comparison largely on refinement and
feel, subjective terms. As always, your mileage may vary!

Russ
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