Acura News
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When it finally launches on the market, the 2017 Acura NSX will be one of the most advanced performance cars in production, a feat made all the more impressive when you factor in that you won’t need to be a millionaire to afford one (Acura hasn’t mentioned pricing but the sticker is expected to fall well below $200k). The individual components found on the car are impressive in their own right, but in the new NSX they’re combined in a sexy, mid-engine package that Acura assures us will also be one of the best-handling cars on sale. DON'T MISS: Ford Moving Quickly To Ensure...
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2016 Acura RLX Gets AcuraWatch Driver Aids, Chassis Tuning
Acura’s RLX flagship sedan has been around since the 2014 model year. Launched as the replacement for the RL, the car offers a decent hit of luxury and in Sport Hybrid trim you also snag V-8-like performance combined with the thirst of a four-cylinder. For the 2016 model year, Acura has...
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2016 Acura MDX Video
The Acura MDX has been one of the top-rated, three-row crossover SUVs since it was new in 2001. It was just redesigned in the 2014 model year—but Acura is at it again for 2016, with more changes to keep the MDX on par with crossovers like the Buick Enclave and all-new Volvo XC90 going into...
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Honda replaces CEO amid Takata airbag recall fiasco and slowing sales
Supplier firm Takata’s ongoing airbag recall has affected a number of automakers but primarily its biggest customer, fellow Japanese firm Honda, which on Monday announced that its embroiled CEO Takanobu Ito will be replaced. News of the defective Takata airbags, which have inflators that can...
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Acura planning CDX compact crossover?
Acura's been rumored to be planning a compact crossover to take on the likes of the Audi Q3, BMW X1 and Mercedes-Benz GLA ever since it rolled out the SUV-X concept car at the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show. There’s strong demand for compact crossovers among premium buyers, especially in China where...
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2016 Acura MDX Gets Nine-Speed Auto, Available Electronic Driver Aids: Live Photos
The current MDX has only been around since the 2014 model year but already the popular seven-seat SUV is receiving some significant updates. Although there are no changes to its styling, the 2016 Acura MDX will be coming to the market with a new nine-speed automatic transmission, a new...
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While Acura’s brand mission seems to vary with the season, its crossovers continue to succeed, thanks to handsome design and high-tech features. Now, the smaller of Acura’s crossover lineup is once again completely new: the updated 2016 Acura RDX was unveiled today at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show. DON'T MISS: Borrowed Pagani Zonda GJ Crashed In London: Photos Sporting a refreshed design featuring Acura’s Jewel Eye LED projector headlamps and LED taillights among its distinctive features, the new RDX also promises an improved engine, new safety and driver assistance...
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Updated Acura RDX And All-New Honda Pilot Confirmed For Chicago Auto Show
Things are just starting to settle at the Detroit Auto Show but already we have details on some of the new vehicles set to appear at the Chicago Auto Show, which this year gets underway February 12. One all-new model set to appear at the show will be the 2016 Honda Pilot, a teaser for which has...
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Fernando Alonso Goes Gaga For New NSX
Two-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso will be driving for McLaren this season, which as most F1 fans would know will be powered by Honda engines once again. Having been driving Ferraris and Maseratis in his off-time since 2010 (when he first joined former employer Scuderia Ferrari)...
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2016 Acura NSX Video
The Acura NSX has been a concept car in progress for a long time. Here at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show, the wait may finally be over. This, according to Acura, is the production-ready 2016 Acura NSX. ALSO SEE: Acura NSX: The Legend Returns At 2015 Detroit Auto Show It’s been 25 long years since...
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Acura NSX: The Legend Returns At 2015 Detroit Auto Show
Heralded in its heyday as the “$40,000 Ferrari,” the Acura NSX carved new ground for Honda in the performance enthusiast world, winning praise everywhere it went, and remaining highly sought after today. Yet, somehow, Acura and parent company Honda let the NSX flounder and eventually...
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2016 Acura ILX Debuts At 2014 L.A. Auto Show
Acura had high hopes for its newest gateway vehicle, the ILX compact sedan, which was originally introduced at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show. The idea behind its creation seemed logical enough: by basing an Acura model on the Honda Civic, the automaker could lower the price of entry and attract a...
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Acura isn’t a brand you normally associate with SEMA but the Japanese automaker was there this week with a modified version of its TLX, which was developed together with Galpin Auto Sports (GAS). The vehicle is strictly a concept but hints at the tuning potential of the new sport sedan, which is in the running for our Best Car To Buy 2015 award. The original proposal was penned by Acura designers based at the automaker’s Los Angeles design studio, with inspiration coming from Acura’s TLX GT race car set to compete next year in the Pirelli World Challenge. The guys at GAS...
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Acura Integra From 'The Fast And The Furious' For Sale On EBay
A 1996 Acura Integra GS-R driven by Ja Rule in the first Fast and the Furious movie can now be yours.
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2015 Acura TLX: Best Car To Buy 2015 Nominee
The 2015 Acura TLX is a surprising car in many ways. Rising out of the near-premium or entry-luxury segment to prove itself more than just another mid-level manager’s car, the Acura TLX offers a well-tuned chassis and suspension, innovative drivetrain features, and impressive value. As we...
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2016 Acura NSX Spy Shots And Video
Concept versions of Acura’s second-generation NSX supercar have been hitting the auto show scene since early 2012 but now we have new spy shots of the production version that will be hitting showrooms next year, most likely as a 2016 model. This is still a prototype but it differs to previous...
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Updated 2016 Acura ILX To Debut At Los Angeles Auto Show
Acura had high hopes for its newest gateway vehicle, the ILX compact sedan, which was introduced at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show. The idea behind its creation seemed logical enough: by basing an Acura model on the Honda Civic, the automaker could lower the price of entry and attract a younger, hipper...
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Acura Looks At Making All-Wheel Drive A Standard Feature On Its Cars
Acura may take a page out of Subaru’s playbook and make all-wheel drive a standard feature on its cars. The move is just one strategy Acura is looking at to stand out from rivals in the luxury segment. "The key is awd," Acura chief Koichi Fukuo told Automotive News (subscription required)...
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Prototypes for Acura’s second-generation NSX are currently being tested at the Nürburgring, with one of the cars even burning to ground in late July. Despite the setback, Acura is confident the new NSX will be ready for launch in 2015 and that it will meet some pretty lofty goals set by the company. Key among those goals will be rivaling the performance of the Ferrari 458 Italia, the car’s chief engineer Ted Klaus told What Car?. “We have to achieve the type of acceleration that the customer is achieving with the Ferrari,” Klaus explained. “More importantly...
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2015 Acura TLX first drive review
Whatever happened to the Legend, the Integra, or even the Vigor? Acura used to have such brilliant, instantly recognizable model names. Names that inspired thoughts of potential, performance, power, and style. Now, the brand has adopted the alphabet stew that plagues so much of the rest of the...
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2016 Acura NSX Burns To The Ground During ‘Ring Testing: Update
A prototype for Acura’s second-generation NSX supercar only started testing at the Nürburgring yesterday, but already the car has been destroyed. The prototype caught fire during today's round of testing but fortunately the driver managed to pull over and jump out before the flames...
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2015 Acura ILX Drops Hybrid
The 2015 Acura ILX occupies an unusual place in the market, a place Acura calls “gateway luxury.” For 2015, a few changes are in store, including the deletion of the hybrid model from the lineup. While the hybrid won few plaudits from pundits, mostly because it was woefully underpowered...
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2015 Acura MDX Sees Slight Price Increase
Acura’s current-generation MDX was all-new for 2014 so there aren’t many changes to report on for the 2015 model, although there has been a slight increase in price. The 2015 MDX starts at $43,460, including an $895 destination charge, which represents a $275 increase on pricing for the...
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Acura NSX And Honda Civic Type R Concepts Headed For Goodwood
The latest iteration of the Acura NSX and Honda Civic Type R concept cars will be on show at the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed in the U.K. next month, marking the first time that the two vehicles will be shown together. Both are due to enter production next year, though show goers will only be...
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