2009 Acura RL

The 2009 Acura RL is redesigned with more aggressive performance-oriented styling and is powered by an all-new 300-horsepower 3.7-liter V6, the most powerful engine ever offered in an Acura sedan. The 2009 Acura RL also features a new version of the Sequential SportShift 5-speed automatic transmission with “smart” steering wheel mounted paddle shifters and a new straight-gate console gear selector. The available Collision Mitigation Braking System uses a millimeter-wave radar unit mounted in the grille to detect vehicles ahead and monitor potential rear-end collisions, to alert the driver when the likelihood of a collision increases, and to help reduce the impact on front occupants by pre-tensioning the front seatbelts and applying the brakes should a collision prove to be imminent.