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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  Fun to drive long distances - 2005 Acura MDX
  By mna - September 12 - 11:30 pm

  I drove in the middle of winter thru snow and mud long distances. It was a very comfortable ride and drive. It is a smooth running suv and drives like a car.

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  The Best Car on the Market - 2002 Acura RSX
  By Frost____ - September 12 - 10:00 am

  what can i say, this is just awsome car fun, sporty, comfortable, and the gas milage is great. You would be a fool to buy anything else in its class. This car is the gold standard for sport coupes.

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  Enough is Enough - 2006 Acura RSX
  By Enough is enough - September 11 - 2:31 am

  500 miles and the transmission has been replaced and I am still having the problem. I love the car but this is just insane!! You would think that Acura would recognize that this is a lemon and just replace the car, but it looks like Im going to just go through the loops. I have spent less than 24 hours with my car since I bought it two weeks ago. This is an extreme case I know, but that still doesnt make my car safe and reliable. Acura use to be known for the craftsmanship of there products.. I hope that isnt going away with time. My advice wait and see if there is a recall or something before buying.

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  Great Car for Price - 2003 Acura TL
  By cosmicstar - September 10 - 6:26 pm

  Other than transmission recall, Ive had no problems with this vehicle. Not a big fan of having to use PREMIUM fuel. The exterior is sleek and stylish and interior is comfortable and beautiful. Dashboard seems to rattle which can be annoying. Overall love everything this car has to offer for the price.

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  I Bought The Perfect Car - 2005 Acura RL
  By San Diego Bruce - September 10 - 4:30 pm

  After 7 months and 6k miles, the RL is still perfect. Took it back in for first service recently, oil change and tire rotation, and there is still nothing wrong, no squeaks, rattles, leaks, or problems of any kind. I compared it with MB E320, BMW 530, Lexus, and Audi, and now realize I definitely made the right purchase decision. I can recommend it to anyone who is looking for a luxury performance automobile.

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  awesome car - 2004 Acura TSX
  By eejun - September 8 - 10:00 am

  Ive had this car for about a month now and its absolutely fantastic. Extremely smooth ride, great handling, good mileage (~30 mpg on mainly hwy), great interior design. Definitely the best-valued luxury sedan.

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  Good for the price. Not for performance - 2004 Acura TSX
  By hbux - September 8 - 10:00 am

  TSX is good for people who want all the great option with low price. If you are looking for performance car. This is not the car for you. Although the car has 200hp, you only get the power on highway. 0 - 60 is very slow. 6MT will help a little. For interior, it looks very nice and confortable. However, most people have rattle issue. Rattle from dash board, door panel, roof...etc. Basically, noone escape the rattle. For the sound system, The stock speaker is really sucks. I replace the speaker to Apline. The sound is much clean and less distortion. The Gas miliage is not as much as they claim. I got around 25. If I have the other chance, I go for

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  Acura - 2016 Acura TLX
  By Jennifer Coleman - September 7 - 11:55 pm

  Starting is like driving a stick

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  Nroke down at 1200 miles sensor replaced - 2005 Acura RL
  By ron - September 7 - 7:29 pm

  Cannot see the fenders for parking, hard handling, feels like I am steering a truck. Doors in front much to heavy. Mileage is way off. Too many bells and whistles. This is my third Acura.

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  You cant go wrong. - 2005 Acura MDX
  By Hunter - September 7 - 6:51 pm

  Its all included. When comparing to the others, consider total cost. Moonroof, heated, 8 way pwr seats, inter. wipers, XM radio, OnStar, leather, memory seats/mirrors...its all included in the Touring pkg. Nav is great AND Nav gives you back-up camera. Engine is quiet, smooth, tranny is seamless, and the confidence in high- speed interstate ramp turns and winding roads is fantastic - just a terrific stance. Good sight lines. Its not a drop-dead head- turner, but thats the Acura conservative style. The up-side is that everything is solid and proven before it goes into the car. The "A" badge does draw some ohhhhhhhhhs. (Try the gold badges).