Acura’s fuel-sipping strategy doesn’t deem a small engine or sluggish gear ratios to attain its result. Its final drive is really fourteen % shorter than the RL’s, protective the high-revving, rollicking character of the powertrain primarily via careful management of its variable-valve-timing and cylinder-deactivation systems. The automobile retains the high-rpm urgency and natural linearity abetted by a extrasensory transmission that’s missing from the turbocharged set.
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The RLX overcompensates for the previous car’s biggest failing. It’s full-figured, with a 2.0-inch-longer distance and one.7-inch-wider body than the outgoing RL’s. The cabin is way airier and roomier than before, with scores of clearance for occupants’ extremities. It’s conjointly fantastically finished in muted tones, however its two-screen radio and nav interface is confusing; you ne'er quite bear in mind that of the screens and knobs can deliver the operate you wish. Also, the seat bottoms square measure too short for even the moderately lanky.
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