Acura News
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Acura has issued a voluntarily recall on all 2007 and 2008 TL sedans due to a potential fluid leak caused by worn out power steering hoses. Acura says there are some 52,615 cars affected by the recall in the U.S. alone. According to the automaker the power steering hoses on the affected cars may have deteriorated over time, causing a fluid leak to develop. Leaking power steering fluid could lead to loss of power steering assistance. Furthermore, if the fluid leaks onto a catalytic converter or other parts of the exhaust system it may result in smoke or, in the worst case, fire. Acura is...
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Is The Honda Concept C A Preview Of Acura’s Rumored TLX?
With the introduction of the 2013 Acura ILX, Acura’s aging TSX now has to compete with a much newer model that’s almost the same size and occupies a very similar price segment. This has led to suggestion that the TSX will be dropped from Acura’s lineup once the current model has...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2013 Acura ILX Priced From $26,795
The 2013 Acura ILX compact sedan range will start at $26,795, including a destination charge of $895.
Kurt Ernst -
2013 Acura ILX First Drive
Hey, that's one fancy Civic there! Calling the 2013 Acura ILX a gussied-up Civic is, in many ways, completely fair, but in truth, Acura has come up with a mix of near-luxury style and feel crossed with a sporty-ish sensibility that is almost completely missing from the market at the moment, and...
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Acura NSX Roadster Appears At 'Avengers' Premier: Video
The Avengers is a soon-to-be-blockbuster movie about a group of fictitious-yet-realistically-dysfunctional superheros. The Acura NSX Roadster, for the moment at least, remains as fictitious as the Avengers' Iron Man, Tony Stark (whose character, incidentally, was patterned on Tesla’s Elon...
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Acura NSX Roadster Previewed As Avengers Movie Prop
After having already been spotted on the set of the upcoming movie The Avengers during filming last year, Acura has finally decided to unveil its new NSX Roadster that will be used by the character Tony Stark (a.k.a. Iron Man), played by actor Robert Downey Jr. Acura says the car was created...
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Though it's called a concept, all that's likely to change on the 2014 Acura RLX are the wheels. The new flagship will arrive in showrooms early in 2013 as a 2014 model, but this first look at the car in person at the 2012 New York Auto Show gives us a very good idea what to expect. Powered in Sport Hybrid SH-AWD form by a combination of V-6 engine and electric motor good for 370 horsepower and 30 mpg combined, the new RLX promises to be quick and efficient, while also large and luxurious--very contradictory goals the brand seeks to harmonize into the RLX's design. Whether it's successful on...
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2014 Acura RLX Previewed By Hybrid Concept In New York
At this week’s 2012 New York Auto Show Acura is treating us with a thinly-veiled concept version of its replacement for the aging RL. The new concept also signifies a name change for the Acura flagship sedan, which will go by the name RLX when it arrives in showrooms early next year as a 2014...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2013 Acura RDX first drive review
If you've driven the previous Acura RDX, you know the definition of compromise. While it was, in many ways, ahead of its time, the RDX was rough, balky, and awkward as much as it was peppy, fun, and high-tech. Times have changed. The 2013 Acura RDX doesn't look all that much different from the last...
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2013 Acura RL To Feature NSX Hybrid System And Eventual Nine-Speed Auto?
At next week’s 2012 New York Auto Show we will be treated with a thinly-veiled concept version of the next-generation Acura RL, which is expected to go on sale before the end of the year as a 2013 model. Two different versions of this new RL will eventually be offered to customers: a regular...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2012 Acura MDX Recalled Due To Potential Fuel Leak
Acura has issued a recall on certain versions of its 2012 MDX due to a potential fuel leak. A recall has also been on issued on the Acura’s Honda sibling, the 2012 Pilot. In total there are some 8,709 potentially affected vehicles in the U.S. According to Acura, a valve case in the fuel tank...
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2013 Acura RDX Live Photos: 2012 Chicago Auto Show
Conservative as it is, the 2013 RDX might also be the best-looking vehicle in Acura's lineup--that is, until the NSX returns. Wearing the Iron Beak grille in a completely non-ironic and non-ugly way, the new RDX blends simple shapes, restrained details, and good crossover proportions. These live...
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OK, so it looks a lot like a Civic with Acura's grille and some fancier folds, but Acura promises the ILX will deliver the luxury goods--at a bargain price. While that remains to be seen in our own testing, these photos should give you a better idea of what the new compact luxury sedan looks like in person, in production form. The 2013 Acura ILX first made its debut in concept form at the Detroit Auto Show last month. At this week's Chicago Auto Show, Acura revealed the production version, and it looks nearly identical to the concept. Snatching its powertrains from the new Civic, the ILX gets...
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2013 Acura RDX Debuts At The 2012 Chicago Auto Show
Just a month ago, the 2013 Acura RDX Concept was unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show. Today, ahead of its official debut at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show, Acura has lifted the veil on the production version. As you might expect, it is very similar to the concept. As the second generation of Acura's...
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2013 Acura ILX Preview: 2012 Chicago Auto Show
At January's 2012 Detroit Auto Show, Acura showed off a thinly-veiled sedan concept dubbed the ILX Concept. Now, just a month later, it's revealing the production version of the ILX compact sedan at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show. Based on the Civic, the new ILX is Acura's competitor for cars like the...
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Honda Honors The NSX, Past And Future: Video
A new video from Honda honors the original NSX sport coupe, while teasing its 2015 replacement.
Kurt Ernst -
Guilty Pleasure: Acura Vigor
The last few weeks of Guilty Pleasures have gone Ford, Oldsmobile, Infiniti… but, really, the Detroit-to-Japan Guilty Pleasure ratio has been way more skewed in Detroit's favor than just 3:1. The problem is that Japanese cars in recent decades have tended to be heavy on quality (which...
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Acura NSX Super Bowl Spot: Getting The First One
The next Acura NSX is still little more than a plastic buck, just beyond the twinkle-in-a-designer's-eye stage of development, but known car aficionado Jerry Seinfeld is already fighting some random rich dude for the rights to buy the first one. The spot tracks Seinfeld's ludicrous attempts to get...
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We don't mean to be hard on the Acura NSX concept unveiled at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show. After all, it looks great--and even manages to look a bit like the original--packs a hybrid V-6 powertrain, and will be engineered and built in the U.S. sometime over the next three years. But is it really a supercar? We wouldn't even ask the question if it weren't for Acura's marketing materials tossing the term at us every third word. Hybrid sports car? Sure. Hybrid grand tourer? OK, why not. Hybrid performance vehicle? Yep, that too. But supercar? With an estimated 400 horsepower from a 3.5-liter V-6...
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2013 Acura ILX: 2012 Detroit Show Video
The 2013 Acura ILX will slot into the brand's lineup as an entry-level sedan, positioned below the TSX in both size and price.
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2013 Acura RDX: 2012 Detroit Show Video
The 2013 Acura RDX made its worldwide debut at the 2012 Detroit auto show, but it's not long for the show-car circuit. With an on-sale date of late spring, this crossover emerged at Cobo Center in almost fully production-ready form. There's more to distinguish the RDX this time around from the...
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Seeking Sales Growth, Acura Expands Into New Markets
In an attempt to shore up declining sales, Acura has announced plans to expand into the Middle East and Eastern Europe markets.
Kurt Ernst -
2013 Acura ILX Live Photos: 2012 Detroit Auto Show
Acura will be launching a new upmarket sedan later this year dubbed the ILX and has used this week’s 2012 Detroit Auto Show to preview the car with a new concept. These live photos show the ILX concept at its debut in Detroit, revealing a somewhat handsome sedan that does a remarkable job of...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
New Acura NSX To Be Engineered And Built In U.S.
At the 2012 Detroit Auto Show this week Acura finally took the covers off a concept car previewing the replacement for its cherished NSX supercar. At the unveiling Acura also took the opportunity to announce that the new NSX will go on sale within three years, but the big shocker was the...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran