V8 option for Acura RL delayed until 2015

It was reported last month that Honda was planning a V8 option for the new-generation Acura RL within 18 months but according to AutoObserver, plans may be delayed. In a recent interview, Honda president Takeo Fukui admitted that the 3.7 V6, currently the range-topping option for the RL, wasn’t sufficient enough to compete with other premium brands.

Fukui said that for the 2010 or 2011 Acura RL design, Honda will stick with a...
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hao420 - 11/27/2008 3:16:16 AM

+1 Boost

Rl/Legend need a lovely V8 to be able to survive....

Hyundai - 11/27/2008 12:30:16 AM

+3 Boost

bahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... just DIE Acura.

americanmuscle - 11/27/2008 12:37:53 AM

+3 Boost

Just keep the NSX, throw all the other Acura's in the trash!

F1_Driver - 11/27/2008 10:00:14 AM

+1 Boost

Will Acura even still be around in 2015?

altdude - 11/27/2008 10:35:25 AM

+4 Boost

Ridiculous. Acura needed a V8 in the RL 6 years ago, not 6 years from now.