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Off to a solid start for 2017, Cox and Eversley will attack the streets of Long Beach, California in the 3rd round of Pirelli World Challenge GT behind the wheel of the Acura RealTime Racing NSX GT-3 car. It should be a great weekend for Acura.

Definition: SUVGS, or SUV Guilt Syndrome, often results from the purchase of, ownership and operation, of an over sized, over chromed, Dub wearing, gas guzzling, 3-row SUV.

In the last week of March, we drove 2017 Acura NSX sport hybrid on the backroads of Seattle's neighboring countryside. It was raining so hard at times that one couldn't see the road through the cadence of the windshield wipers. Acura NSX didn’t skip a beat.

When the electrified 2017 Acura MDX Sport Hybrid rolls on to show room floors in early April, it will be the most powerful and fuel efficient SUV ever produced by Acura.

Short of stating the exact date of arrival for the all-new world-platform manufactured in England Civic Type-R, American Honda’s Sage Marie shared a factoid or two Tuesday in Geneva with attending auto journalist as to the specs, and arrival date, of the much anticipated Civic Type-R. We look for Type R to arrive state side in the late Spring 2017.

Acura holds one of if not the most accomplished and recognized teams in automotive design today. NSX GT3, and more specifically, its Livery, is a bold example of the artistic flair that lies at the core of Acura design. First and foremost, Dave Marek is an artist.

2017 Acura RDX takes the spotlight in February for Honda’s premium brand, with yet another sales record posted for this compact premium crossover.

Like an old friends that shows up for a long weekend, “with just a little work done,” the notable changes for 2017 Acura MDX Advance are subtle, but welcomed. “Good looking and capable” pretty much sums it up for me.

That’s what Kelly Blue Book tells us. With depreciation hitting premium, luxury cars, high-end pickup trucks and SUV’s wouldn’t it be nice to get a higher percentage of your purchase dollar back at trade-in time? Looking to the numbers, when it comes to true-cost of ownership, Acura tops the list.

According to auto industry bellwether U.S.News and World Report, in reviewing proprietary data, and all viable auto journalist drive reviews, 2017 Acura MDX rates ‘Best 3-Row Luxury SUV for the money,” five years running.

With light trucks driving sales for Honda’s premium car brand, RDX, Acura’s 2-row crossover brings in the new year with a 3.2% sales uptick for the first month in 2017. We look to the numbers.

At the 12 hour mark, the Michael Shank Racing Acura NSX GT-3 lead one of, of if not, the toughest endurance track race held in North America. That’s exciting!

After 3 days of testing in Daytona, Florida, the 86 and 93 car of Rolex 24 Hour winning team Michael Shank Racing takes to the grid in seventh and ninth position,(Daytona GT Class) great positioning for the start of this grueling 24 hour marathon driving team event.

Our friends at Green Car Journal just named Acura NSX “2017 Luxury Car of the Year.” Here’s why.

The quickest road to ZERO auto born carbon emissions may in site, as major Public Utilities promote and embrace an all-electric auto future.

There’s a bit more to Acura’s “Mood Roads” Sundance Film Festival experience than meets the eye. Or is it the “car reads the driver?”

As announced Tuesday evening by Honda Motor Company Japan: An additional 772,000 Acura and Honda cars and SUVs will be included in the latest wave of the Takata Airbag Recall, the biggest auto-related safety recall in automotive history.

Coming off of a record year for American Honda, Acura RDX end of year sales numbers ended up in the plus column, a bright spot for Honda’s premium car and light truck division.

Honda’s luxury performance division experienced a sales bump or two in 2016. Although MDX and RDX continued to sell well in the 2 and 3 row premium SUV segment, car sales were a bit flat, despite the introduction of NSX hybrid supercar. No worries!

Performance cars aren’t the bestselling vehicles in the US, but they are among the most popular in the United States among enthusiasts so today, we bring you the best TorqueNews performance car stories of 2016 – with a look at a variety of different types of performance oriented cars from around the world.

Acura’s Super Handling All-Wheel-Drive (SH-AWD) makes MDX and TLX all-weather traction superior.

Honda and Acura are no strangers to the world of Pirelli World Challenge racing. They’ve been there for 27 years in one class or another. 2017's lining up to be an exciting year for Honda fans.

2017 Acura RLX sport hybrid luxury sedan begins dealership sales today as a carryover. Perfect? Perhaps.

Acura’s “Precision Crafted Performance” comes screaming through with the segment busting 2017 NSX supercar and MDX SUV, it’s working!

While attending the Los Angeles Auto Show, I experienced Acura’s slant on a near future driver to car connectivity interface. The future in dash, center stack design just arrived!

Looking to Road & Track’s recent assessment of the best overall high performance sports car, 2017 Acura NSX came out on top of an astoundingly exceptional field of supercars, effectively redefining how we measure high performance.

It’s good to see our racing friends return to the track in 2017, they’ve earned their seats. Who’s up?

This year Acura racing fans are treated to a trio of over the top high performance eye candy, presented in MDX, NSX and TLX HPD race trim.

It’s been an exciting, yet at times, disappointing 2-season run for Acura TLX-GT. Nonetheless, RealTime, Acura Racing goes out with class, as we end the 2016 Pirelli World Challenge season at Laguna Seca, Salinas, California.

For Acura fans and RealTime Racing, Acura TLX GT will take final Pirelli World Challenge round 20 this weekend at Mazda Raceway, Laguna Seca, Salinas, California. It’s been a tough couple of years for P.D. Cunningham and company.