09/30/1998 -
The Acura 3.5RL flagship luxury sedan has been extensively redesigned for 1999,
featuring new styling, sportier handling, and additional luxury and safety feature,
making it one of the most powerful and luxurious sedans in its Clas...
08/09/1998 -
Overview
The Acura SLX is equipped with a fully independent double-wishbone suspension
system in front and a multilink/live-axle configuration at the rear. Solid steel
stabilizer bars are used at both the front and the rear. The SL...
08/09/1998 -
Overview
The rugged yet elegant body of the SLX has been designed and engineered to
provide a comfortable, spacious seating area, an authoritative driving position,
ease of entry and exit, excellent visibility, best-in-class cargo ...
06/01/1998 -
INTRODUCTIONThe Acura 3.5RL is the flagship sedan of the Acura lineup. The product of an
intensive research and development effort in which every nuance of the interface
between driver and car was examined, the 3.5RL luxury sedan t...
06/01/1998 -
POWERTRAIN
OVERVIEW
The 3.5RL is powered by a 3.5-liter, all-aluminum,single-overhead camshaft,
90-degree V-6 engine that produces 210 horsepower at 5200 rpm and 224lb ft of
torque at a very low 2800 rpm that is signed to go 100,0...
06/01/1998 -
CHASSIS
OVERVIEW
The 3.5RL is equipped with four-wheel independent double-wishbone suspension
with coil springs, four-wheel disc brakes with ventilated front rotors, an Acura-designed
Antilock Braking System (ABS) and stabilizer ba...
06/01/1998 -
1999 ACURA 3.5 STRUCTURE
OVERVIEW
The 3.5RL has a stamped-sheet-steel unit-body structure, designed to have a
very high level of overall rigidity in both bending and torsion. The highly
rigid structure was developed using a Cray su...
06/01/1998 -
BODY
OVERVIEW
The new 3.5RL body design is intended to impart a more muscular stance and
dynamic appearance while maintaining an enduring elegance and sophistication.
The body of the 3.5RL is significantly taller than previous Acu...
06/01/1998 -
INTERIOR
OVERVIEW
A great deal of attention was given to the design, materials, comfort features
and convenience amenities of the 3.5RL interior, from major issues such as control
location and passenger head, hip and shoulder room...