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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3rd TL and counting - 2006 Acura TL
By Gary Horton - June 20 - 3:10 pmHad 2 Legend LS prior to 2000 TL and 2003 TL S type. Lease was up on S type and loved all previous Acuras...so this was a natural progression. All TLs had Navi...as a R/E agent it is very usefull because Phoenix AZ is growing like a weed. Still the best bang for your buck. Everything works like it is supposed to do. Special ceramic tint works like a charm in blocking out extra harsh PHX heat and damaging ultra violet rays. Will buy another when lease is up. Handles like a true sports sedan and cockpit is perfectly layed out. Passangers have said the back seats were most confortable and sound system is awsome.
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My review - 1995 Acura Integra
By Sendog - June 20 - 2:00 amIntegras are the tightest cars, i love driving mine and adding new accessories to it... to make it faster of course:) I think its a great car
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Acura 3.5RL, - 1996 Acura RL
By Acura RL lover - June 20 - 2:00 amGot the vehicle with 50,000 miles on it. still drives like new with 89,000 miles on the odometer. very nice car. why buy new when you can get a used one for much less, but with almost the same performance as a new? no one is going to notice if your car was bought new after a few years. save yourself money and buy used.
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4 Dr GS Sedan - 1998 Acura Integra
By Remella - June 20 - 2:00 amReally Great Car. I am drove many vehicles but nothing comes close to Acura.
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You just cant go wrong... - 1998 Acura Integra
By Acura Boy - June 20 - 2:00 amThis is my 2nd Integra (I also owned a 95 2 door LS hatch), and this is simply the best bargain of a vehicle ever. Nothing --- NOTHING --- has ever gone wrong with either of my Integras. While "only" 140 horses, Honda gives you a nice high-revving engine, that even after 4 years remains exhilirating. My only regret is that I didnt spring for a GS-R and get those 30 extra horses, but hey, I had to make a compromise with my wife...
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Love it! - 2005 Acura TSX
By roger t. - June 19 - 6:23 pmLove this car! perfect balance of comfort and performance. Im always thinking of excuses to drive it!
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Top 10 Cars With the Best Residual Value - 2004 Acura TSX
By doggi dog - June 19 - 10:00 amThe TSX is pretty awesome. It handles like a dream, has an 8 speaker sound system to die for and leaps into 1st gear like a stallion. The TSX is the best car Ive owned.
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tsx - 2004 Acura TSX
By intricate molder - June 19 - 10:00 amtsx is excellent car but could use more horsepower. Ride is stiff so if your on rough road u will feel every little bump. Nav is awsome The sound system is not that good 360 watts sould sound better
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I love my tsx - 2004 Acura TSX
By lanaster23 - June 19 - 10:00 amI really like my TSX. It gets pretty good gas mileage and it wasnt too expensive for being an acura.
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First 3 months with 2004 Acura TL - 2004 Acura TL
By gzam - June 19 - 10:00 amLooking at the outside at first I didnt really like this car. It seemed too small to me. However, once I drove the car I thought it was great. The sound system, voice recognition, hands free link and navigation was impressive. The inside was set up well and showed quality.
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