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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  Judys Review - 1998 Acura CL
  By Judith Dinehart - October 30 - 2:00 am

  This has been a wonderful car. it is fun to drive and very comfortable. I have also had a good experience in working with an Acura Dealership.

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  2001 Acura TL - 2001 Acura TL
  By Paula Sanders - October 30 - 2:00 am

  This is a wonderful car. I have driven it for nearly three years and have no problems with the car. The service department is the best I have ever had, willing to have a loaner car available for repairs. It is a comfortable car with good gas mileage and no noticeable wind noise.

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  My Car - 2002 Acura RSX
  By Zachs Dad - October 30 - 2:00 am

  Its tough to keep the keys from my wife. The 6-speed is a blast to drive. You really notice the difference between this car and any other comparable ride when youre accelerating through the turns. It digs in and powers through. The only thing is that to get that type of performance you feel all the little bumps on the road too. Its a great sports car and Id recommend it to anyone, but you have to like the sports car ride for this to be the car for you.

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  Great Car! - 2001 Acura CL
  By Ange - October 30 - 2:00 am

  This car is fun to drive, very comfortable and sharp! I couldnt have asked for a better more reliable car. Its the smoothest ride ever.

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  Great All Around Touring Car - 2001 Acura CL
  By terri2 - October 30 - 2:00 am

  Quality is very good on this car. Drive feel is smooth and controlled. Great reliability.

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  Careful what you wish for - 2017 Acura TLX
  By Eg - October 29 - 7:28 pm

  Ive owned the TLX technology, the navigation is not the greatest it had me turned around a few times , every once in awhile the volume on the stereo would automatically get louder to its highest level and vibrant the car I would take the car in to Acura to find out the problem , only to find out we cant find out the problem, but I was told the next time it happens bring it back in. This was the 2nd time it happened and the 2nd time I brought it in . The paint does not do well on the road with other cars .

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  important - 1997 Acura Integra
  By matt789 - October 29 - 2:00 am

  This car is the second car ive had scince my 240sx broke down. It dosent handle as well but this car is very fun to drive and a very cool project car. Ive had to replace the pully system twice but thats about it. Im standing at 62 and this car is just way too small for me.

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  Buy it - 2002 Acura RSX
  By Aaron Richtmyer - October 29 - 2:00 am

  The RSX is a great value. With the Type- S package you get a lot of options for a great price. I was able to get my car new for $22,500. Much cheaper than any other car in this class with these options. Fun to drive and easy to live with. If you plan to sell, it also has a high resale value.

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  Acura MDX 2003 - 2003 Acura MDX
  By George 20 - October 29 - 2:00 am

  I drive alot in rural areas. I feel safe with this vehichle. I did buy a grille guard to give more protection from unexpected deer strikes. I like the shorter turning radius compared to our Lexus RX 300. The wind noise is too high. It tows well. Very roomy with the seats down. Overall very pleased and plan to keep over 2 years.

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  Outstanding vehicle - 1998 Acura Integra
  By arizonalobo - October 28 - 2:00 am

  Great value, no problems with the car whatsoever. Fun to drive and capable of outstanding mileage. I routinely get 33 to 35 MPG on the highway.