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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  Nice car - 1992 Acura Integra
  By John W. Doe - February 16 - 2:00 am

  This car has everything a car needs performance, fuel economy, and reliability. Almost a 100k and still drives better than my last car which had only 52k on it. Its very fun to drive because of its awesome acceleration. I would recomend this car to anybody.

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  Awesome car! - 2000 Acura TL
  By Customre - February 15 - 2:00 am

  This is my 5th Acura, and they have all been bulletproof. My car has 62,000 miles on it and it has been just awesome. Great performance and luxury all combined into one great package. The car has been bulletproof no transmission problems as I have read. The car still feels as tight as a drum there are no squeaks and rattles. The engine is simply sensational awesome power all across the rev range. Whats more, I took the car from NY to Fl and got 32.5 MPG. Unbelieveable car! My lease is up in April, and I will be purchasing either a new TL Type S or the all new TSX. Acuras are awesome cars my son just got a new RSX and it has been similarly awesome.

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  Integras the best cars ever build!!! - 1993 Acura Integra
  By Ignacio M S.Sort-UPS - February 12 - 2:00 am

  I own a 1993 Acura Integra LS coupe. The car is fun to drive and there are a lot of aftermarket parts for them. I got mine right before I graduated from high school, and now I use it to go to college and it is the very realiable with no serious problems. The only complent I have is a leaky gasket which I heard is a very common problem with integras. I have upgraded to many engine mods and the car just keeps getting better. I dont think Ill ever sell it. Why buy a new car, when this one is so great and it has plenty of life left after all its a HONDA!!

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  positive response - 2003 Acura RL
  By caodart - February 12 - 2:00 am

  I have had this car about one year and it is about as perfict as a car can be made I have found nothing wrong with this car. Exellent quality and excellent performance. It is as good as it gets. Also, it has all the bells and whistles, I especially like the phone system. It is cheep for the service and covers ev

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  Great Vehicle - 2016 Acura MDX
  By Damodar Patel - February 11 - 11:28 am

  We love the vehicle, getting use to all features. Salesman was very professional, courteous and made feel like coming back for next vehicle. Lots of things too early to rate since we have driven only 300+ miles, time will tell. Overall we are happy. Too early to fuel economy rating. Draw back is no spare tire with the pricey and luxurious vehicle. Road free road side assistance in case of flat tire how long it will take in town and when I am on roads 100 or more miles away from nearest facility ? It would not have cost Honda more than $ 50 dollar more per car which consumer pays. In my judgment it is poor decision on Hondas part.

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  1995 ACURA INTEGRA SPECIAL EDITION - 1995 Acura Integra
  By LORENZO - February 11 - 2:00 am

  THIS IS AN AWESOME VEHICLE! SPORTY COMFORTABLE AND POWERFUL. PAINT SHINES LIKE IT WAS JUST OUT OF THE SHOP. RUNS GREAT WITH OVER 130,000 MILES. LOOKS AND PERFORMS GREAT.

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  LEGEND - 1995 Acura Legend
  By kurzinsky - February 11 - 2:00 am

  ONE OF A KIND, LEGENDS WILL RUN FOR 300K NO PROBLEM!!!

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  Cool Car - 2003 Acura NSX
  By Leif Perry - February 9 - 2:00 am

  Stylish, comfortable, luxurious, a nice car but overpriced... I recommend finding a used one.

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  EXOTIC to say the least - 2003 Acura NSX
  By NSXterblue - February 8 - 2:00 am

  Having recently purchased an NSX, i have to say that this car is very specific. what i mean is that its not for everyone. It has the look of a ferrari or lambro, and a similar price,however it doesnt have the performance of them. Its close though. This car isnt one you should get if your looking for pure performance. You should get this if your looking for Exotic with Performance. THis car is more exotic than Ferraris and Lamborginis, its great with the new interiors and 13 seconds is more than enough for me

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  MDX - 2002 Acura MDX
  By ElKay - February 8 - 2:00 am

  We have had our MDX for almost a year. We have had no problems with our vehicle, and have really found it to be better than we anticipated. We have made numerous long trips and it has surpassed all expectations.