Palyed with a Tl

So as i was cursing down the road with nobody in sight a Acura Tl blew past me, we both managed to be at the same stoplight, and Once the light turned green we both floored it,( btw i didn't launch,) we were both neck on neck until i shifted into 2nd when i gained about 1.5 cars on him, at the next light i made my turn and we both flashed each other, i was pretty surprised the the Tl could keep up for a sedan