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Acura RL
The Acura RL is a mid-sized / executive luxury car that was manufactured by the Acura division of Honda for the 1996–2012 model years over two generations. The RL was the flagship of the marque, having succeeded the Acura Legend, and was replaced in 2013 by the Acura RLX. All models of the Legend, RL and RLX lines have been adapted from the Japanese domestic market Honda Legend. The model name "RL" is an abbreviation for "Refined Luxury."
The first-generation Acura
AWD has been implemented by Acura in two functionally similar, but mechanically different configurations, with and without Acceleration Device. The more complex SH-AWD version uses the Acceleration Device and can be found in:
2005–2008 Acura RL Sedan
2009–2010 Mid-Model Change Acura RL Sedan
2011–2012 Mid-Model Change Acura RL Sedan
The less complex version of SH-AWD omits the Acceleration Device and can be found in:
2007-2012;2019-TBD Acura RDX CUV
2007-TBD Acura MDX SUV
2009-2014 Acura TL SH