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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One of the finest exotic cars even built - 1991 Acura NSX
By sbfnsx - March 9 - 2:00 amA premier exotic. Its origin has kept it from the respect it deserves. Reviewers agree it is one of the best exotics ever made. It willbe superceded by a 2nd version, as it has had an long life span. This car will become a collectors item and will be a rare find in the future. Even with only summer driving, occasional road trips or track events, the car is well worth having in your stable. It can be used as a daily driver, but some, only enjoy its excellence on special occasions. It will perform flawlessly. This is one exotic that wont need $1000 oil changes! If you are lucky enough to drive or own an NSX, you will never be disappointed!
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Awesome car!!!! - 1999 Acura CL
By SKh - March 9 - 2:00 amMy husband and I just bought a pre-certified 1999 manual transmission cl 2.3. We absolutely love it! Not only is the car stunning to look at, but the performance is amazing!!!
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92 Legend standard transmission - 1992 Acura Legend
By george reeves - March 7 - 2:00 amThis is a beautiful, classic design, quality and reliability is excellent. Its an old friend. Who could want more?
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A very good car - 1998 Acura Integra
By Fred_in_Toronto - March 7 - 2:00 amThis is a very good car. Good looking and reliable. I have this car for almost 5 years now and not a major problem occurs. It is not a performance car but it can run pretty quick. The handling is great. For everyday use, this is a perfect car.
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smooth lux - 2000 Acura RL
By bdnault - March 6 - 2:00 amI enjoy the comfort and smooth ride. I hear the engine isnt powerful enough, but find it much more than adiquate in all situations The interior is high-end... very well equiped and positioned features. The exterior design is strong yet eligant...
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Great Car!!!!!! - 2002 Acura RSX
By Gabe - March 6 - 2:00 amI LOVe this car.... Handles Great with a little aftermarket parts... But stock, absolutely the best overall car out there in its class......
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GOOD - 2003 Acura CL
By candy - March 5 - 2:00 amGREAT FAST CAR, cool, attractive, drive like a 50~60k car..................................... ......................................
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A good surprise - 2003 Acura CL
By Nagy - March 5 - 2:00 amGreat Car, Great performance. I love It
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up scale honda accord - 1997 Acura CL
By sohcvtec - March 4 - 2:00 amthe only problems i have had with the car was a leaky fuel injector. I paid for an acura extended warrenty but the dealer wouldnt cover the injecter. outher than that i love the car
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Im Happy - 2001 Acura MDX
By Bronx Bomber - March 4 - 2:00 amThe MDX rides pretty smoothly. Also has decent pickup. I think the handling is decent. Purposely drove it at a high rate of speed to test braking and maneuverability. Although lane change is not as smooth as in a car. It is a lot smoother than most other trucks I have driven.(Rx300,Chevy Blazer, Pathfinder and a Passport) Of course I dont recommend anyone trying this. One complaint. I was told that on hills the MDX had some sort of mechanism to help stop roll back. I was on a (not so) steep hill earlier and I happen to take my foot of the brake. Immediately the truck began to roll backwards down the hill. SO much for that anti roll back feature.
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