Nik J Miles

Posts Tagged ‘2009’

She – I had never thought about the Acura TL as having an overly distinctive design until we took the new version on a trip to the Oregon Coast a few weeks ago.  Several times in a two-day period, while we were at our time-share, people came by when were near the TL and commented on how nice it looked.  “Is that the latest model?” one woman asked, “It looks terrific!”

All new in 2009, the TL was designed at Acura’s Southern California design studio and features the company’s somewhat controversial new grille treatment, which looks something like a broad happy face mouth carved in a pumpkin using a series of straight lines.  I have to say, that the look is starting to grow on me, and no other car has anything like it.

The rest of the body has strong character lines and the sweeping roofline that is in vogue with many of the sedan designers.  Equally distinctive, but a little more mainstream, the rear has several broad “V” shapes with elegant LED taillights and quad tailpipe outlets. Read the rest of this entry »

She – It would be a challenge for one of the high-kicking Rockettes from Radio City Music Hall to get a leg up into the cab of the 2009 model Dodge Ram Heavy Duty pickup, so imagine what it was like for an old, out-of-shape, short (five-foot-three) person, like me to climb into the tall cab.

Once in, I was rewarded with a spa Read the rest of this entry »