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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  Love it - 2006 Acura TSX
  By carbongreyTSX06 - November 1 - 1:01 am

  I have had my 06 TSX for over a year, it is my first car and it is simply amazing. This car is definitely the definition for "bang for the buck" without a doubt. I love the body style, the interior, and the performance everything is great. I seem to go through a lot of gas, but other than that, if the body doesnt get ugly in the over the next year or two, I am going to get a new TSX once my lease is over!!!

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  Best car I have ever owned. - 2006 Acura TL
  By Rick Angeli - October 31 - 5:26 pm

  I have owned a Nissan 300 ZX Twin turbo, a convertible Mustang Cobra, Several SUVs, and 3 Honda Preludes. This TL is the best car I have ever owned. I can get from Salt Lake CIty to Orange County CA in under 3 tanks. I have never owned a car that can do that. Its fast, gets good gas mileage, and all my friends and co workers always want to drive it. Ill take this car over a BMW, Audi, or Infinity ANYDAY!!!!!

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  2006 Acura TXS - 2006 Acura TSX
  By aeperez80 - October 31 - 1:01 pm

  I recently purchased this vehicle as a Acura Certified Pre-owned. The owner before me took exceptional care of the car and now I feel like Im driving a brand new car! I recently had a 2006 MINI Cooper S, which was fun and sporty, but did not have nearly as many bells and whistles as the TSX. When I unexpectedly found myself in the market for a new vehicle, I had no idea what I wanted. I test drove the Audi A4, the Volvo S40, the Mercedes C230, and were all nice to drive. But I wouldnt have been able to afford all of the features TSX already has. All of my research indicated this car was the most reliable, has the best resale value, and the best bang for the buck. Style and practical!

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  Black Touring Navi and Entertainment - 2006 Acura MDX
  By laxdad - October 31 - 9:38 am

  First off we do love this vehicle and except for a chronic rear door sticking issue, this SUV has been a great vehicle, drives more like a car than a truck, plenty of power and comfortable, family loves XM radio and navigation is huge help when traveling. We got the running boards, pinstripe and rear deflector which really helps dress the look up. Gas mileage is as usual disappointing but expected. We avg 15 around town and just over 20 on the road.

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  Depite what you hear - 2004 Acura TSX
  By blackhawk - October 29 - 10:00 am

  I researched cars for months before buying this time. I decided on the Tsx and finally bought mine in June. I love this car. I have absolutely no problems with it. Ive got a few thousand miles on it and no rattles(like ive read). I get great gas mileage. The car is very fast and I feel safe in it. It turns many heads on the freeway.

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  Great car! - 2004 Acura TL
  By leeherman - October 29 - 10:00 am

  The new TL is a well built car with plenty of performance, comfort, and nice features. Its reasonably economical, and I expect it to have typical Honda reliability.

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  Sweet car - 2006 Acura TL
  By scs - October 28 - 2:40 pm

  Researched the 3 series, G35, IS350, and the TL got my vote.

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  A+ for the Automatic RSX - 2002 Acura RSX
  By eyrelle - October 27 - 1:00 am

  Sports car purists should stick to the manual. But for the daily commuter the steptronic automatic transmission offers all the fun of a manual with no clutch. I purchased it becuase I spend hours in stop and go traffic. Other convincing features include Acuras luxury interior, loads of standard features, good value and excellent quality.

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  Cant Get Rid of This Thing - 1992 Acura Legend
  By Ben - October 26 - 3:43 am

  Ive had my Legend LS for 10 years now. Ive contemplated getting a new car numerous times, but I just cant seem to justify buying a new car with my Legend still going strong. Its like trying to kill a zombie. Sure, it has some issues that I may eventually take care of (A/C no longer works, all Bose speakers but one have died, valve seals need replacing, ABS no longer works), but the car still runs great. Im thinking that Id rather spend the $3K+ to fix these items than spend another $30K - $40K for a newer car. Besides, if I were to get a new car, I still couldnt part with my Legend. My wife and I switched cars one day (never happens), and she commented on how smooth it still rides.

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  My Acura TLX blows away other cars in its class - 2016 Acura TLX
  By Acura guy - October 26 - 12:39 am

  Im an Acura guy, owning for 12 years before this new 16 TLX I just bought. I thought about changing - looked hard at BMW, Lexus, Infiniti, Jaguar - and Im really happy I didnt. Love the performance, ride and comfort, and I get all of the bells and whistles that the other guys have at a significantly lower cost. Plus the car just looks great.