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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  NEEDS AWD AND FOLDING REAR SEATS - 2004 Acura TL
  By JONESFOOL - August 30 - 2:00 am

  GREAT LUXURT SPORT SEDAN AT A VALUE PRICE

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  THE GREAT ENJOYABLE TL - 2004 Acura TL
  By CYRUS - August 30 - 2:00 am

  THIS CAR IS VERY SMOOTH, POWERFULL, AND FUEL EFFICIENT.

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  Works For Me - 2004 Acura TL
  By John TL - August 30 - 2:00 am

  What a car! For the money, this is more than I thought I could get. With Honda-like reliability, tons of power and plenty of amenities, this is a great value. I had looked at the previous TL Type-S, but wasnt interested in it without a manual transmission. Thanks to Acura for offering the 6-speed in this car. Its a joy to drive.

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  2002 Acura TL-S - 2002 Acura TL
  By Charles S. - August 28 - 10:00 am

  I have the type-S and I would highly recommend it to anybody. It is by far the best car out there for the money.

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  amazing suv - 2016 Acura MDX
  By mark miller - August 26 - 12:50 pm

  absolutely love this vehicle.

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  Far superior to BMW330 - 2004 Acura TL
  By slade 656 - August 25 - 10:00 am

  After a test drive in 04 TL,I was fortunite enough to convince my son-in- law to assume the remaining two years of my "03 BMW 330xi lease. TL is FAR SUPERIOR to 330 in almost every category..for $12,000. less!! Horsepower, torque, braking, styling, interior, comfort,roominess, and especially State of the art content like Bluetooth, XM satellite radio,etc.

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  Second TL - 2004 Acura TL
  By dotcomedy - August 25 - 10:00 am

  I just purchased my 2004 TL this afternoon. Its my second, my first being a 2000 which we kept. The TL still rates as a great value even if they have raised the price a bit. The fuel economy is excellent considering the engine makes 270 hp but the premium fuel requirement is unfortunate given the current prices. This version is much improved over the last generation. I think Acura has really put some distance between the TL and the Lexus ES 330. But they still wont let me take control of the first to second shift with the automatic transmission. That detracts from the fun a bit.

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  Super Car - 2004 Acura TL
  By rp - August 25 - 10:00 am

  I love it fun to drive and unbelievable interior. The interior is nicer than some of the $60000 cars in the upper levels.

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  Nothing Better - 2002 Acura RSX
  By Lorenza - August 23 - 10:00 am

  I bought my first Type-S in March, a silver one w/ a spoiler and then in June I bought an identical black one.. what can i say, i look this car. this is my first time driving manuel, and its so easy. i driven other maunel cars since then and nothing compares. its very sleek. Ive put in a system, tints and chrome rims on the cars since ive got them and they look awesome

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  Happy with my car - 2003 Acura TL
  By KPM - August 23 - 10:00 am

  I love my TL-S. You get the same car as the BMW 330i for around $10,000 Less. All the comfort, convenience, power, & reliability that one would expect from an acura. Would definatly purchase again, although i would buy a navigation with the next one, unless theres a type-R availiable by then??