Acura RL News

Not many drapes were ripped off all-new cars under bright lights in Chicago over the past few days.

The small premium car is seeing a renaissance in the U.S. Buick recently released the Verano sedan, but other players have unique entries, like Lexus with the small CT 200h hybrid, BMW with the 1 Series coupe and Audi's A3 hatchback.

He suggested the Honda Insight, the somewhat half-hearted attempt at a Prius competitor, soon to be made even more irrelevant by the sub-$20,000, 50+ mpg Toyota Prius C. Not to gang up on Honda, but the next suggestion was the Acura RL, a car overshadowed by the much better-selling, better-performing, and cheaper TL.

The Acura TL is a strong all-around vehicle with excellent acceleration, but its competitors vie for consumers' attention, too.

Unfortunately, due to time constraints and prior obligations, I was unable to attend the 2012 Detroit Auto Show during press week, so I went with the general public last Saturday.