Acura is the luxury brand for Honda in America. Acura's MDX and RDX luxury crossovers are known for their handling prowess. The RL, TL and other sedans in the Acura line are among the quality leaders in their segment.
It’s that i-VTEC exhaust tune note that only a high-revving naturally aspirated Honda 4 banger can make that drives old-school Civic Si fans away from the next generation turbocharged engine. In rolls the 2018 Acura ILX.
For 2018, Acura’s portal sedan comes to dealerships this week with a new trim option. In effect, Acura brings it’s ‘A Game’ to ILX, an affordable premium compact sedan that gives the competition a run for the standard feature value, with an injection of race inspired features.
Already the best selling luxury SUV of any size in North America, Honda’s luxury brand presents a user friendly, better connected Acura MDX with an expanded “sportier” color pallet.
For 2018 Acura engineering presents the TLX A-Spec trim package. It’s visually captivating, and brings more than a bit of hard edged attitude to an already exceptionally well constructed executive 4-door sedan. As to drive performance, I say mild, only because TLX A-Spec, in top trim claims a modest 290 horsepower with a price point approaching $46,000.
In the rarefied world of 24 hour endurance car racing, nothing captivates the imagination quite like an ORECA 07 based prototype race car. Last week. Acura Motorsports and Team Penske unveiled the Team Penske ARX-05; stunning!
When you’re Roger Penske, you can partner with any auto manufacturer on planet Earth. Honda’s long time Chevrolet powered Indycar adversary looks to Acura for his next IMSA WeatherTech championship, beginning with the Daytona Rolex 24 Hour in January 2018.
You see them running the streets of Anytown U.S.A.. Those very cool Acura Pocket racers of yesteryear, the years when Acura reigned supreme in the compact precision coupe and sedan segment.
What Acura News refers to as the “most sophisticated and best Acura sedan ever,” makes its public debut this week at Monterey Automotive Week. Heavily influenced by Acura’s Precision Performance Concept show car, and Acura's 2017 NSX Hybrid Supercar, the redesigned RLX is sure to earn some attention from a most discerning group.
Up 33.3% over July of 2016, Acura’s relatively unchanged 2-row midsize crossover is selling well, with 5539 units sold for the month. Why is Acura RDX selling so well?
Searching the internet one would be hard pressed to find a negative review written on Acura’s electrified 3-row SUV. Is it that good, or simply different?
That beginning MSRP gets you a hand built fully race equipped Acura NSX GT3 car, it doesn’t get you onto the track. According to HPD, 2018 Acura NSX GT3 is certified to race in over 24 FIA sanctioned racing series around the world. Are you ready?
With 278 second generation Acura NSX Hybrid supercars sold in the United States to date, you may never encounter one running the roads and freeways of your home turf. Nonetheless, Honda’s ultimate halo car has reignited the regeneration of the Acura brand.
Acura’s calculated roll of the dice is paying off, as the most dynamic TLX trim packaging in the maker’s history elevates TLX to profitability. With Toyota and other makers embracing the future of the 4-door sedan, Acura may simply be a bit ahead of the market curve.
RealTime Racing’s founder and Pirelli World Challenge race series champion Peter Cunningham, drove his re purposed Acura TLX GT track car for the first time on the “Race to The Clouds,” running the second fastest time to the summit.
It’s interesting: In looking to this year’s “run to the clouds” the historically Honda intensive, in your face, co-sponsor presence has been toned down just a tad -- this year, the batton goes to Acura.
I recently had a chance to spend a few hours driving the 2017 Acura NSX on the open road and on the drag strip, which clearly illustrated the advantages of the hybrid supercar drivetrain in fantastic fashion.
Auto manufacturers remain cautious as to rolling out fully automated cars to the driving public. The reasoning is sound -- the driving public and infrastructure is not ready for it. Read why.
For 2017, Acura assaults the world’s toughest 12 mile extreme uphill with a stable of proven racers, and the hardware to take them to victory.. What does Acura have scheduled for this year’s Pikes Peak Hill Climb?
This past weekend, the new Acura NSX racing program claimed its first win in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and I was there to witness the historic win right along with the folks from Acura.
It’s been a bit of an uphill run for Michael Shank Racing and Acura NSX GT3 in International Sports Car Racing. The exceptional team effort culminated this weekend with the 2-team NSX GT3 threat dominating the Detroit Bell Isle Park Grand Prix sprint run for the win.
The demand for 2017 Acura MDX, the best selling premium SUV of all time, and Honda Pilot, has compelled the maker to expand manufacturing capacity to a second location. Honda is currently the only full-line manufacturer in the U.S. to post sales growth in 2017.
Sometimes great, is good enough. Such is the case with the 2018 Acura RDX. It comes to market this month with no changes to specifications or trim levels, with two exceptions.
Thursday found Honda’s premium Acura Division releasing MSRP and dealership arrival dates for what is being heralded as much more than a midcycle refresh. Torque News drives 2018 Acura TLX and walks away with a positive impression or two.
Acura’s under appreciate 2017 TLX 4-door sport sedan finally gained some long deserved market sales traction in April with an uptick of 39.1%, effectively beating the crossover, SUV trend.
A recent automotive trade paper story suggested that the massive Takata airbag safety recall program could be the cause of some very disturbing problems.
KBB.com (Kelley Blue Book) ranks 2017 Acura TLX sport sedan #5 in the overall “10 Best New Car Deals” for April. TLX finds itself in good company with a very eclectic grouping of hybrids, premium sedans, crossovers and SUVs.
With a scheduled major refresh for 2018 Acura TLX, Torque News drops behind the wheel of the maker’s best selling sport sedan to revisit initial impressions of greatness.
Apples to apples, Acura stages a short yet direct drive comparison between the 2017 Acura TLX 4 cylinder, 8 speed, P-AWS, and the Lexus IS 250. Guess who comes out on top.
The New York City reveal of Acura’s refreshed TLX sport sedan capped off weeks of speculation in the auto news world as to how Acura intends to expand dwindling market share through its rekindled founding mission statement of Precision Engineered Performance.
