ACURA RL's Satellite-Linked Navigation System

At Acura, achieving high levels of luxury and comfort receives the same level of engineering and research effort as the pursuit of performance. To reach our lofty goals, the RL features an advanced climate control system, electronic hydraulic engine mounts that absorb vibrations and meticulously engineered seats that provide an impressive level of comfort. These seats, in fact, were designed by the NASTRANS computer aided design system, the same system used to analyze stress forces in the aeronautics field.

Perhaps the most visible manifestation of the RL's advanced technology is the touch-screen Acura Satellite-Linked Navigation System.

Available in most markets, the Navigation System uses signals sent by orbiting Global Positioning Satellites and an on-board internal navigation system to precisely determine your location.

How It Works:
By using state-of-the-art touchscreen technology and a joystick, you can simply indicate your destination and the system will give you step-by-step voice guided instructions on how to get there. You can select an address, an intersection or a point of interest stored in the unit's memory. Some of the locations stored in memory include banks, airports, hotels, restaurants, shopping centers and auto service facilities.

If, for instance, you're looking for a restaurant with a particular cuisine, you can call that up and a list of restaurants appear. Make your selection and the screen displays the name, address, phone number and distance from your present location. And you can even select the type of route. You can choose "Direct Route," "Easiest Route," "Minimize Freeway" or even "Minimize Toll Road."

While some outlying areas may not be as detailed as the more populated cities, the system can be personalized by storing up to 50 addresses and phone for each of two users (100 in all) to facilitate quick routing from any location covered by the database.

Acura Satellite-Linked Navigation System is a trademark of Honda Motor Co., Ltd.