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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  IM IN LOVE! - 2010 Acura TL
  By IM IN LOVE! - November 18 - 2:00 am

  Never ever been in love with a car before this one. Its just beautiful inside and out. Love its controversial looks, high tech interior and smooth, fast ride. I just love it.

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  A fun everyday 4 door sports car - 2009 Acura TL
  By Bruce Kepley - November 16 - 2:00 am

  Have owned this car since Christmas, 2008, its now heading into Christmas 2010, so two years. I can say that it has been a truly pleasurable experience... The car is quick, agile, comfortable, gets 30mpg (!, surprised) and reliable...has the tech package which is VERY useful, and has a huge WOW factor...my fiance likes the car much more than her Lexus. This is my third Acura, the first, a 1999 model, was the best car that I had ever owned up until that time, the second was a 2002 (all TLs) pretty much like the first, and this 2009 model is fantastic... The only problem that Ive had was with the drivers seat bolster wearing prematurely...worth the money spent...

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  So Far So Good- Blown Away is more like - 2010 Acura TL
  By True Believer - November 16 - 2:00 am

  Man. This car is fantastic! I love the awkwardly beautiful looks on the exterior and the well laid out interior. I cross-shopped several cars in the luxury and near luxury segment and the Acura TL came out on top easily. For the price you get so many things standard, including leather seats, Ipod connectivity, Hands Free Link, Garage Door Link, Heated front seats to name a few things. All this in the base model. And the car drives like a dream. Very responsive in day to day driving. Just a great car all around.

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  TSX for my Teenager. - 2004 Acura TSX
  By Her TSX - November 13 - 2:00 am

  We purchased a white TSX approximately one year ago for our 16 year old daughter. She absolutely loves this car. Her friends think she is so cool. This car is very stylish. It currently has 79,800 miles and we have not experienced any problems. We will keep this car in the family for years to come.

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  forgetten car - 2010 Acura RL
  By Gary - November 12 - 2:00 am

  First of all, this is a great car to drive and I am happy to own it. Good handling on the curve Lower price with many high end options

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  forgetten car - 2010 Acura RL
  By Gary - November 12 - 2:00 am

  compared to price it has most of features and nice ride.

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  I Love This Car - 2004 Acura TL
  By Mike - November 11 - 2:00 am

  This is my second TL. I love the looks of this car. It is still stylish after 6 years and I never get tired of driving it. The standard features that this car has still amaze me. I have had just about zero problems with this car. Had the issue of wearing through my first set of tires at 20K but the suspension fix and new tires at half price fixed that. Second set of Bridgestones are holding up well. I have no major complaints

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  Liked My First So Much I Bought Another - 2010 Acura TSX
  By RHagel - November 11 - 2:00 am

  For the record, I just came off a 3 year lease on a 08 TSX w/6-speed manual. I loved it, but I was tired of driving a stick. So I bought another, this time an automatic. This car is better in almost every way than the original. Better seats, MUCH better base stereo, better handling, more room, better build qulaity and overall more fun to drive. For those of you who are skeptical about the performance, dont be, there is enough there. Not to mention the automatic shifts quickly and is pretty sporty. This is coming from a self proclaimed auto enthusiast. The bottom line is that you will not find a better value for your money ANYWHERE, especially if you are looking to lease. Two thumbs Up!

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  Almost Great, but 4 is underpowered - 2010 Acura TSX
  By Tom L Glastonbury CT - November 11 - 2:00 am

  I was down to this and the VW CC and made the wrong choice. Its a nice car, handles great, but its underpowered with the 4 Cyl automatic especially when entering a freeway. Even in manual mode its inadequate in the all important 40-60 range. If you are thinking of switching from a 6 cyl to the TSX 4, think twice. The TSX had better features for the price, but when you step on the gas at 40MPH and nothing much happens, features dont help. The 6 cyl was $3,000 more (too much). The VW has it where it counts, low end torque. Unfortunately, the VW came only with leatherette(Vinyl) and my wife hated the VW drving position. My guess is Acura will change to the turbo 4 from the RDX next year.

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  First Acura - 2010 Acura TL
  By Joe Spagna - November 11 - 2:00 am

  So far this car has proved to be vary exciting and comfortable to drive. Yes the front styling is daring, but you dont see alot of these on the road and that is what I like. I think it looks best in either White or Silver colors. Its a beast in the snow and we feel very safe when driving it. (5 Star Rating.