Question: X5 vs.TL haha

houdaman · #1 01-31-2006, 02:41 AM

hey guys in know they are completely different classes of cars... but me and my buddy have a arguement going on here
he says his 2006 Acura TL automatic(270hp i think) can take my 2001 4.4, both completely stock.

what do you think?

RealShakaZulu · #2 01-31-2006, 02:47 AM

Over what distance?

calvinx5 · #3 01-31-2006, 02:50 AM

I think TL has 258 HP
they changed from 270 to 258 if I remember correctly

Thunder22 · #4 01-31-2006, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by calvinx5

I think TL has 258 HP
they changed from 270 to 258 if I remember correctly

It wasn't a change in that they dropped the engine HP, it was a change in that Acura finally fessed up to inflating the HP ratings of their cars. It was the dirty little secret of the automotive industry that the Japanese manufacturers were juiceing their HP numbers. Now that they are independepently verified, the Japanese manufacturers are using the same HP formula as teh rest of the world which was recently modified (it actually resulted in some cars HP #'s going up, like the Corvette Z06 which went from 500 to 505HP.

X5Flyboy · #5 01-31-2006, 02:50 AM

He's got alot less weight to move than us. I know with my Dinan setup I could give him a run for his money. What's his top end speed? My redline is now 6200(130@4500rpm)

1badassX5 · #6 01-31-2006, 02:54 AM

you would launch on him for sure... not to sound cocky and all but i launched on a Camaro SS off the line but i'm pretty sure AWD has alot to do with it.. and i don't know if the guy didn't know how to drive but i launched on an 2002 M5.. yea our car is an SUV but it has power to back it up too...

Wagner · #7 02-01-2006, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by 1badassX5

you would launch on him for sure... not to sound cocky and all but i launched on a Camaro SS off the line but i'm pretty sure AWD has alot to do with it.. and i don't know if the guy didn't know how to drive but i launched on an 2002 M5.. yea our car is an SUV but it has power to back it up too...

Sorry but unwrapping and hoisting the BS flag as we speak. One of my best friends owns a 2001 M5 and there is no way in hell a 4.4X (mine or anyone elses) is beating that car off a line. Now you might beat it for the first 4 feet while the M engages the clutch but that is it. Even if the guy had no idea how to drive stick, once first gear was engaged the X would have been destroyed. M5's have rediculous low end torque...not to mention far more power then the 4.4X5.

RealShakaZulu · #8 01-31-2006, 11:55 AM

Acura TL has a 0-60 of ~6.3 and does the quarter mile in ~14.8 seconds. Your X5 does ~6.6 and 15.1 - it will be close.

Tomaz · #9 01-31-2006, 12:02 PM

Well, in poor traction or snow, you would win. In a head on collision, you would definitely win.

I've had this arguement with my friends with their hot cars often, I tell them lets race for a mile, you can choose the first 9/10's mile, I'll choose the last 1/10th. No one has taken me on yet. They know there are places they can never follow my X5 in.

DinanX5 · #10 01-31-2006, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Tomaz

Well, in poor traction or snow, you would win. In a head on collision, you would definitely win.

I've had this arguement with my friends with their hot cars often, I tell them lets race for a mile, you can choose the first 9/10's mile, I'll choose the last 1/10th. No one has taken me on yet. They know there are places they can never follow my X5 in.

That's a clever way to look at it, Tomaz... And very true!