The Acura RL is a Japanese full-size sedan business car from Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Produced in Japan from 1995 to 2012 in two generations. In the first generation, the model was a redesigned in-market Japanese version of the 3rd generation Honda Legend for the North American market. RL was the flagship of the brand. The name of the car consists of the initial letters of the phrase, literally translated as “refined luxury”.
Honda’s J37A 3.7-liter V6 engine was produced at a facility in the US from 2006 to 2014 and was installed in the largest and most expensive Legend sedan and many Acura models. This motor existed in five modifications, which did not differ much from each other.
Honda’s J35A 3.5-liter V6 engine was produced at a facility in the United States from 1998 to 2012 and was installed on a number of major models of the concern, including cars under the Acura brand. It was the modification of this unit that was the first to receive the VCM cylinder deactivation system.
The 3.5-liter gasoline V6 Honda C35A engine was produced by the concern from 1995 to 2004 and was installed on the third generation of the Legend model or its counterpart under the name Acura RL. There were five modifications of this motor, which did not differ much from each other.
