Indeed, the practical differences between driving a full optioned Accord
and a TL are minimal considering the difference in price.

John

I'm late to the party on the answer to this as I haven't been checking the
boards but FWIW.

I had 2004 Acura TL, great car no doubt but fter driving my wifes 2005
Accord EX 4 cyl I started thinking that there wasn't an awful lot of
difference. With 22,000 miles on TL tires were (e42's) were burned out, a
problem with TL's and those tires.

So after careful thought I traded in my 2004 TL with 24k and bought an 2006
Accord V6 EX w/nav. Saved about 5 to 7 grand from trading to a 2006 TL
w/Nav. Added day electronic day/night mirror and fog lights total price
27,500 ( sticker 30,008 or some such before add on's ) . Only thing missing
is some compression and a few horse, don't notice either, plus can now use
regular gas. No memory seats, I can live without, no blue tooth phone system
( people complained sounded so - so anyway.

Accord handles better in my opinion than the TL. Only thing TL has in my
opinion is a little sportier look and the prestige factor if you need that.
Again I am very happy with my decision to " step down " if you will to the
Accord.

George in NY

I love the new Acura TL.  I'm starting to see more and more of them on
the road.  (I actually don't know how new the current body style is,
but I have been noticing them more and more over the past 6 months.)
I'd love to get one, but should I save my money and get a new Accord
instead?  Of course, the Honda doesn't have the cool image of the
Acura, but the bodies are virtually identical on these cars.  Is the
engine in the TL available in the Accord?

Thanks!

Mike