In less than 24 hours from now, Acura will debut the facelifted 2012 TL at the Chicago Auto Show, but just to keep us on our toes, the Japanese automaker partially lifted the covers off the mid-size sedan’s rear end. We’re pretty sure that most readers are interested in what’s happening on the other end of the car, but for now, it’ll have to do.

From this end, we see that the model pictured here is the TL SH-AWD. Compared to the 2011 version of the car pictured below, the facelifted model gains a new bumper with a less fussy design while it also loses the quad exhaust pipes in favor of twin trapezoid-shape outlets. And well, that’s about all we can see. Aside from the cosmetic changes, expect to see some minor refinements to the TL’s hardware.

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