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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we love this car - 2004 Acura MDX
By mamardo - July 21 - 2:00 amWe have just purchased this vehicle, but love the way it rides, looks and reacts to your every move. The interior is very luxious and comfortable and has so many wonderful features. It is great to travel with children or dogs as each seat has comfort and spacious. I would reccomned it highly!
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what a car - 2004 Acura TL
By tonington - July 21 - 2:00 amthis car has just about everything. it is fun to drive. laoded with technology. the ride is tremendous
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best car ever - 2004 Acura TL
By kelcarver - July 21 - 2:00 amaccelerates very well. great to drive long distances. xm radio excellent. sound system cant be beat. very safe car. have acuras for many years and all are very reliable. wonderful car.
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Power and comfort - 2005 Acura MDX
By mdx - July 20 - 6:32 pmBest vehicle I have ever owned. Would definately get another in the future.
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2007 MDX a big winner - 2007 Acura MDX
By zorro - July 20 - 4:36 amGreat vehicle! Comfortable and sporty ride, easy and very responsive handling (SH-AWD and ADS), very safe feeling vehicle, very good engine power, great Acura ELS Surround sound system (DVD-audio, Dolby prologic II, 10 speakers), very good speech recognition for Navigation, audio systems and Hands Freelink, front and second row seats are the most comfortable we have ridden in. A first class SUV all around with abundant storage and passenger room. Fuel economy on the sticker is very accurate.
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Unique! - 2007 Acura MDX
By Vitaliy - July 19 - 4:20 pmThis car is quite comfortable, with a 300 hp engine. A unique design inside and out. I love driving this car.
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Love my TL - Best Value - 2004 Acura TL
By Rbertj - July 19 - 10:33 amI purchased a new 2004 TL, black with beige interior, 6 speed, no navi. I have 18K on it now. I drive it daily on my commute into Washington, DC from the VA suburbs. Thats a hard drive. I have had no problems. The car still looks great and I still get comments on it. The tires have worn but that is to be expected on these kinds of tires. I havent yet replaced them - hoping to get to 20k before buying a new set. I rotated them every 8k and that seems to have extended them longer than other TL owners have reported. Although I usually dont push the car through lots of hard turns very often either.
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Great Reliable Car - 1995 Acura Integra
By nrthcrln709 - July 18 - 7:05 pmGreat car, thats very reliable. You can rev it up to 7.5 all day everyday with no problem. Comfortable seats. Great handling, and plenty of power.
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Very nice car - 1997 Acura CL
By sut - July 18 - 5:50 pmThis car is superb. I loved it. Indeed old but works very good and looks new. Engine is just great. I think mileage is getting less, but everything is good.
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Fun little car - 2005 Acura RSX
By TJG - July 15 - 1:00 pmPeppy 4-cyl. Only performance issue is accelerating up a grade, but hey its a 4-banger. I am more than satisfied in the difference I get in fuel economy. I bought the car pretty recently, so maybe the racing seats will grow on me, but I dont really like them so far. The sport-shift works great, especially for mountain roads or gridlocked traffic. I put in an Alpine reciever to play my iPod, and it sounds great on the factory speakers, but not so much on volume level 20 and beyond. Of course, real audiophiles will tear out everything factory anyway. Bottom line, I am very satisfied with my purchase.
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