The Acura RL, which is positioned as the flagship sedan in the Acura line-up, but has been out-muscled by its TL sibling, will be the recipient of a long overdue heart transplant.  When the next generation RL debuts in 2011, Acura will stuff the company’s first-ever production V8 into the front of what’s rumored to be a BMW 7 series fighter. Specs about the V8 are not yet available, but we’ll keep looking.

[Source Car and Driver]