Acura TL Engines by Year

The TL replaced the Vigor with a 2.5 inline five and a 3.2 V6, then moved to Honda's J-series V6s.

Pick a year to see every engine offered that model year, with its code, rated horsepower and the trims it came in. Each engine links to its full specs.

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TL gen1 (UA1-3) (1996–1998): 1996 · 1997 · 1998

TL gen2 (UA4/5) (1999–2003): 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003

TL gen3 (UA6/7) (2004–2008): 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008

TL gen4 (UA8/9) (2009–2014): 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014

TL gen1 (UA1-3) (1996–1998)

1996 TL engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 150 inline-five G25A4	176 hp net	2.5TL, 2.5TL Premium
3.2L / 196 V6 C32A6	200 hp net	3.2TL, 3.2TL Premium

1997 TL engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 150 inline-five G25A4	176 hp net	2.5TL, 2.5TL Premium
3.2L / 196 V6 C32A6	200 hp net	3.2TL, 3.2TL Premium

1998 TL engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 150 inline-five G25A4	176 hp net	2.5TL, 2.5TL Premium
3.2L / 196 V6 C32A6	200 hp net	3.2TL, 3.2TL Premium

TL gen2 (UA4/5) (1999–2003)

1999 TL engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.2L / 196 V6 J32A1	225 hp net	3.2TL, 3.2TL Navigation

2000 TL engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.2L / 196 V6 J32A1	225 hp net	3.2TL, 3.2TL Navigation

2001 TL engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.2L / 196 V6 J32A1	225 hp net	3.2TL, 3.2TL Navigation

2002 TL engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.2L / 196 V6 J32A1	225 hp net	3.2TL, 3.2TL Navigation
3.2L / 196 V6 J32A2	260 hp net	3.2TL Type-S, Type-S Navigation

2003 TL engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.2L / 196 V6 J32A1	225 hp net	3.2TL, 3.2TL Navigation
3.2L / 196 V6 J32A2	260 hp net	3.2TL Type-S, Type-S Navigation

TL gen3 (UA6/7) (2004–2008)

2004 TL engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.2L / 196 V6 J32A3	270 hp net	TL (5-speed automatic or 6-speed manual)

2005 TL engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.2L / 196 V6 J32A3	270 hp net	TL (5-speed automatic or 6-speed manual)

2006 TL engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.2L / 196 V6 J32A3	258 hp net	TL (6-speed manual through 2006), TL Navigation

2007 TL engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.2L / 196 V6 J32A3	258 hp net	TL (6-speed manual through 2006), TL Navigation
3.5L / 212 V6 J35A8	286 hp net	Type-S (5-speed automatic or 6-speed manual)

2008 TL engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.2L / 196 V6 J32A3	258 hp net	TL (6-speed manual through 2006), TL Navigation
3.5L / 212 V6 J35A8	286 hp net	Type-S (5-speed automatic or 6-speed manual)

TL gen4 (UA8/9) (2009–2014)

2009 TL engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 212 V6 J35Z6	280 hp net	TL (FWD), Tech, Advance (2012-2014), Special Edition (2013-2014)
3.7L / 223 V6 J37A4	305 hp net	SH-AWD (automatic; 6-speed manual on Tech 2010-2014)

2010 TL engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 212 V6 J35Z6	280 hp net	TL (FWD), Tech, Advance (2012-2014), Special Edition (2013-2014)
3.7L / 223 V6 J37A4	305 hp net	SH-AWD (automatic; 6-speed manual on Tech 2010-2014)

2011 TL engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 212 V6 J35Z6	280 hp net	TL (FWD), Tech, Advance (2012-2014), Special Edition (2013-2014)
3.7L / 223 V6 J37A4	305 hp net	SH-AWD (automatic; 6-speed manual on Tech 2010-2014)

2012 TL engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 212 V6 J35Z6	280 hp net	TL (FWD), Tech, Advance (2012-2014), Special Edition (2013-2014)
3.7L / 223 V6 J37A4	305 hp net	SH-AWD (automatic; 6-speed manual on Tech 2010-2014)

2013 TL engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 212 V6 J35Z6	280 hp net	TL (FWD), Tech, Advance (2012-2014), Special Edition (2013-2014)
3.7L / 223 V6 J37A4	305 hp net	SH-AWD (automatic; 6-speed manual on Tech 2010-2014)

2014 TL engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 212 V6 J35Z6	280 hp net	TL (FWD), Tech, Advance (2012-2014), Special Edition (2013-2014)
3.7L / 223 V6 J37A4	305 hp net	SH-AWD (automatic; 6-speed manual on Tech 2010-2014)

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