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Tested 2002 Acura 3 2TL Type-S
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From the Archive: 2002 Acura 3.2TL Type-S: From the Archive: The latest evidence that more is better. Following the formula established with the two-door CL Type-S, the Acura engineering team bumped up the power, stiffened the suspension components, tweaked the variable-assist rack-and-pinion steering, and added a more aggressive wheel-and-tire package (P215/50VR Michelin MXM4 tires on 6.5-by-17.0-inch wheels versus the standard car's 205/60VR-16 Michelin MXV4s). As you'd expect, the various chassis enhancements produce more decisive responses. With its quicker steering (2.9 turns lock to lock versus the standard 3.1), firmer underpinnings, and upgraded tires (10-millimeter-wider contact patch and 15.5mm less sidewall to flex), the Type-S turns in with more authority and changes directions with less reluctance, with very little trade-off in ride quality. Read more:
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The secret to this beautifully crusty, fantastically juicy tri-tip roast is a simple technique that replicates sous vide cooking at home. Read more >> Oklahoma to execute man for 2002 killing of infant daughterOklahoma is preparing to execute a man for killing his 9-month-old daughter in 2002 Oklahoma to execute man for 2002 killing of infant daughterOklahoma is preparing to execute a man for killing his 9-month-old daughter in 2002. Oklahoma executes man convicted of killing infant daughterA 57-year-old Oklahoma man is scheduled to receive a lethal injection today for killing his 9-month-old daughter in 2002. His attorneys claim that he is mentally ill and not competent to be executed. Democrats will say it was just a late term abortion. Oklahoma to execute man for 2002 killing of infant daughterAttorneys for Benjamin Cole do not dispute that he killed 9-month-old Brianna Cole, but argue that he is both severely mentally ill and that he has a growing lesion on his brain that has continued to worsen while he has been in prison. I am not prolife. oh well Where are the pro-lifers? Oh wait…. They are just pro-birth. 🤷🏽 Oklahoma to execute man for 2002 killing of infant daughterMcALESTER, Okla. (AP) — A 57-year-old Oklahoma man is scheduled to receive a lethal injection on Thursday for killing his 9-month-old daughter in 2002, despite claims by his attorneys that he is mentally ill and not competent to be executed. Theyre giving him the covid vaccine? Good. Normalize capital and corporal punishment. 20 years to get to it, huh. Tested: 2012 Acura TL Following the formula established with the two-door CL Type-S, the Acura engineering team bumped up the power, stiffened the suspension components, tweaked the variable-assist rack-and-pinion steering, and added a more aggressive wheel-and-tire package (P215/50VR Michelin MXM4 tires on 6.was denied on Wednesday .was denied on Wednesday .botched execution in 2014. 5-by-17.0-inch wheels versus the standard car's 205/60VR-16 Michelin MXV4s). Attorneys for the state and members of the victim’s family told the board that Cole’s symptoms of mental illness are exaggerated and that the brutal nature of his daughter’s killing merit his execution. As you'd expect, the various chassis enhancements produce more decisive responses. Assistant Attorney General Tessa Henry said Cole killed his daughter because he was infuriated that her crying from her crib interrupted his playing of a video game. With its quicker steering (2. “He is not severely mentally ill,” said another prosecutor, Assistant Attorney General Ashley Willis.9 turns lock to lock versus the standard 3. Attorneys for the state and members of the victim’s family told the board that Cole’s symptoms of mental illness were exaggerated and that the brutal nature of his daughter’s killing merited his execution. 1), firmer underpinnings, and upgraded tires (10-millimeter-wider contact patch and 15.” Prosecutors noted that the infant had numerous injuries consistent with a history of abuse and that Cole had previously served time in prison in California for abusing another child.” Prosecutors noted that the infant had numerous injuries consistent with a history of abuse and that Cole had previously served time in prison in California for abusing another child.5mm less sidewall to flex), the Type-S turns in with more authority and changes directions with less reluctance, with very little trade-off in ride quality. The tires also deliver more grip than the standard-issue TL's (0. “The first time I got to see Brianna in person was lying in a casket,” said Donna Daniel, the victim’s aunt.81 lateral g versus 0. “Do you know how horrible it is to see a 9-month-old baby in a casket? “This baby deserves justice.77) and better braking (186 feet from 70 mph versus a dismal 208 feet). Our family deserves justice. Board members also heard emotional testimony from family members of the slain child’s mother, who urged the board to reject clemency. These still aren't great numbers, but they do bring the car's performance into line with the eight adversaries arrayed against it in our comparo. Still, the most gratifying element that goes with adding that extra initial to this car's alphanumerics is what happens when the driver exerts pressure on the throttle. “Although his attorneys claim Cole is mentally ill to the point of catatonia, the fact is that Cole fully cooperated with a mental evaluation in July of this year,” O’Connor said. “Although his attorneys claim Cole is mentally ill to the point of catatonia, the fact is that Cole fully cooperated with a mental evaluation in July of this year,” O’Connor said. We detailed the engineering upgrades to the TL's 3.2-liter SOHC 24-valve aluminum VTEC V-6 in March 2001, so let's cut straight to the benefits. Cole does not currently evidence any substantial, overt signs of mental illness, intellectual impairment, and/or neurocognitive impairment. With 225 horsepower and 216 pound-feet of torque, the standard 3.’” Cole’s execution would be the sixth since Oklahoma resumed carrying out the death penalty in October 2021. “Although his attorneys claim Cole is mentally ill to the point of catatonia, the fact is that Cole fully cooperated with a mental evaluation in July of this year,” O’Connor said. 2TL towed itself to 60 mph in 7. Copyright 2022 The Associated Press.4 seconds, 100 in 20.9, and through the quarter-mile in 15. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.9 seconds at 90 mph. Those results were at the top of the nine-car heap, but they look pretty tame compared with the numbers generated by the Type-S: 60 in 6. Listen. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. 2 seconds, 100 in 16.0, and the quarter-mile in 14.8 at 96 mph. Besides its robust peak power-260 hp at 6100 rpm-the high-output V-6 has very endearing torque traits: 232 pound-feet on tap from 3500 to 5500 rpm, which shows up as strong midrange punch: It zips from 30 to 50 mph in 3.3 seconds (the standard TL does it in 4. 0) and 4.5 seconds from 50 to 70 mph (versus 5.9). As with the base TL, the performance of the Type-S is muted slightly by a standard automatic gearbox. The sequential SportShift manumatic is a bit leisurely, whether you're rowing up or down through its five speeds. But even so, the Type-S can run with some pretty fancy iron. Its 0-to-60 time, for example, trailed that of the BMW 330i manual tested in the December 2000 issue by just 0.1 second, and it was 0.6 second quicker to 100 mph. Inevitably, more power and more performance add up to more at the bottom line. A 3.2TL Type-S with Acura's DVD satellite navigation system-just about the one and only option, at $2000, for either version of this car-lists at $33,710, $2680 more than a standard TL with the navigation feature. That would be a hefty premium for the performance upgrades alone, but the price also includes black-on-silver instruments, ebony wood-grain (with black interiors), and Acura's Vehicle Stability Assist, similar to GM's StabiliTrak and other systems designed to save you from yourself. Such systems clearly have a place in a world where so many run themselves out of talent so often, but what we like best about the Acura system is that its activation threshold seems to be quite high. Beyond that, the Type-S, like the standard TL, is loaded with goodies-power sunroof, leather (perforated in the Type-S), terrific audio, power everything, heated seats-and goes down the road with the same sense of smooth, quiet competence. It just does it more quickly. Making it, in our opinion, well worth the price of admission. Specifications .