Overview & Reviews
Acura is an upscale automaker known for offering cars with impressive levels of luxury, features and performance. It's come a long way in a short time, however, as the history of Acura is relatively brief. Parent company Honda introduced the Acura brand to the U.S. market in 1986 in an effort to create a separate luxury division for its products. At first, it was just a two-car show: the Legend sedan, which was the first true Japanese luxury car sold in America, and the Integra sport coupe and sedan.
Though essentially a marketing creation for the North American market, the Acura brand was immediately successful. Consumers liked the features, performance and upscale image of Acura cars, along with the fact that Acuras were backed by Honda's reputation for reliability and low ownership costs. In 1991, Acura introduced its crown jewel: the all-aluminum NSX sports car, which offered performance close to that of other exotic cars while undercutting them in price.
As Acura's product line grew in the 1990s, however, the company struggled a bit. Some of its products were duds, and it risked alienating loyal customers when it replaced the Legend and Integra names with alphanumeric designations. The company jumped on the hot luxury SUV bandwagon in the mid-'90s with the SLX. Unfortunately, the SLX was just a rebadged version of an Isuzu SUV, and its quality did not match customers' expectations.
For the new millennium, Acura revamped its product range. An all-new SUV called the MDX debuted, sporting numerous family-friendly features, including a third-row seat. The Integra was replaced with the RSX sport coupe, and an all-new entry-level sport sedan called the TSX was introduced after that. A complete redesign of its most popular model, the midsize TL sedan, followed, as did a redesign of its flagship RL luxury sedan.
By mid-decade the NSX was gone, but Acura filled out its model lineup with the street-performance-oriented RDX compact crossover, the TSX wagon and the ZDX, a fastback-styled crossover that placed unique styling over practicality. Today Acura is still trying to find its ideal niche but there's no denying the quality of Acura's vehicles, nor their appealing mix of performance, technology and value.
User Reviews:
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Bargain Performance - 2006 Acura TL
By mark - March 24 - 9:58 pmWanted something that looked good, and performed well. This is my 2nd TL, had a 2000 and this one is much better. Looked at Maxima, BMW 325, G35 and this was the best value.
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So Happy - 2006 Acura TL
By Extremley Happy - March 23 - 8:26 pmI bought my 2006 TL in Nov 2005. I was at the Orlando car show and had thought about a lexus. I even went and test drove the lexus. After that test ride I felt the lexus looked too conservative for me. I was then off to the Acura dealership. 1 test drive is all it took & could not be happier!! Its sporty and rides great. I get compliments on the car all the time. I am anal about being clean so I even wipe the car down before it comes out of the garage to keep it with a new look. My love of music sounds great in the car also. Great sound system as well! Acura fan always in Orlando:)
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LOVE THIS - 2008 Acura TL
By bala0509 - March 23 - 6:35 pmSent my husband to test drive a regular TL. Well after he drove the Type S and the MDx sport and ent packg we had to get both. This is my second Acura. i also have an integra.. (1996) and it works just fine as well. Love how responsive this car is. Love the sporty pedals and love that all the options were included. I look for excuses to go out now.
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2004 Model - 2005 Acura TSX
By Bizz1976 - March 23 - 11:50 amOk, I have the 2004 Model. The Pros: Very Comfortable, Awsome interior, Fantastic ride and handling, great service. The Cons: The Rotors have been resurfaced and the rears replaced within 8,000 miles.(Known Problem. All four detention rods in the doors went bad. door panel cracked due to cheap plastic.Creak in dash and in drivers door. Door panel replaced but no fix. Japanese auto makers are going into the whole. Buying another Hyundai as they had been great comfortable reliable cars. Ill buy an NSX if I hit the lotto though. At least they are hand built.
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Great car! - 2004 Acura RSX
By Nev - March 23 - 2:00 amI am very happy with my RSX. It represents a great combination of performance, comfort and reliability. It is very happy pottering around town but also gives an exciting drive if you open it up and push the revs up near the 8000 limit. The only slight citicism I have is that it does feel a bit "front-end heavy" and has the typical front-wheel drive understeer that was less apparent in the Honda Prelude I had before. Having said that the manual six-speed transmission is excellent and the steering is pin-sharp with good road feel. Overall definitely a winner and I have no regrets.
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Best in its Class - 2004 Acura TL
By mongoose67 - March 23 - 2:00 amI was totally impressed with Acuras new TL before I bought one and my feelings for it get stronger each day. It has everything youd want in a mid- range luxury sedan...and more! For a price of $34,650 (w/navi), youre actually getting a car more similar to the BMW 530i than the 330i, but for a LOT less. Dont just take my word for it, go test drive one ASAP!
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Most pleased - 2005 Acura TL
By ANLINC - March 23 - 12:50 amI have owned a BMW 328, then a Jaguar X- type and now the Acura TL ... the Acura by far is the best of the three vehicles ive purchased. Lots of "bells and whistles" on this car for the money for sure. The only BMW that compares is the 5-Series and trust me it doesnt drive $15,000 better ... actually I like the way the Acura drives better and since I live 150 miles from the BMW or the Acura dealer I am looking forward to its dependability. Acura TL is a great car.
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Awesome car! - 2006 Acura RSX
By Tomcat01 - March 22 - 7:27 pmI have been driving this car every day for about months and havent had to take it to get worked on once. While having a good amount of power you get good fuel mileage, cant beat that.The baking power is amazing the car will stop on a dime The RSX holds its value witch is good. This is my first car and I feel i made the right choice.
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Best Vehicle Ive Ever Owned - 2005 Acura MDX
By Love It! - March 22 - 5:36 pmReliable, smooth drive, great pick-up when needed. All I do is change the oil and rotate the tires. Im following the maintenance program and I bet this vehicle will last forever!
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Great car - 2002 Acura CL
By withone - March 21 - 8:47 pmGreat interior, enjoy the ride, great gas mileage average 24 mpg and I have a heavy foot. Previous cars: 98 xj8, 97 prelude,94 civic ex coupe, 84 crx, 82 firebird. Honda products by far the best.
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