All Entries in the "Acura" Category

2011 Acura TSX – A Steady Performer for Acura

Good Impressive number of technical and standard equipments; excellent quality of materials and build quality; voluptuous interior; sporty handling with V6 wagon and saloon. Bad Underpowered four-cylinder engine; button happy center console; unimpressive braking performance. Introduction 2011 Acura TSX is a performance oriented vehicle, which provides a satisfying combination of efficiency, performance and style. It boasts great handling and muscular appearance, complemented by enhanced safety, comfort and convenience features. The TSX gets handful of mechanical and styling updates along with a new wagon variant. For 2011 model year, it get slightly raised fuel economy, new hard drive based navigation system with higher resolution screen, exterior design refinements, improved acoustic  [...]

2011 Acura RL – Falls Short Of Its Rivals

First Look: On papers the 2011 Acura RL has everything that you expect from a potent and pleasing midsize luxury sedan. The car comes has standard all-wheel drive, comes with an extensive list of features, elegant interiors, a V6 engine generating 300 hp and superior build quality. But when you talk about the real world real-world appeal, there’s something that just don’t make this Acura as desirable as it was on papers. One of the biggest factors that definitely would have affected the appeal of the Acura RL is its styling. The exteriors of the car looks a tad dated on a whole, especially when you compare them with its more modern and fresher rivals. Overall, you could say that the car is aging and definitely needs a bit of restyling. And Acura has given it some touch0ups for the model  [...]

2011 Acura TSX – Acura’s Steady Performer

First Look: The 2011 Acura TSX remains the gateway model from Honda from Honda’s premium luxury car brand. The car still is a steady performer when equipped with four-cylinder engine in its sedan trim, while becomes a slight more exciting sport sedan when powered by a V6 engine. But for the model year 2011, the biggest news is the introduction of the wagon model. The Wagon model for the TSX offers a tad more cargo space than most of its rivals, has sufficient storage space and a flat load floor, which easily can carry objects up to 70 inches long. Go for the TSX Sport Wagon and you can get the panache and versatility of a car which honestly has become less appealing every model year. The Sport Wagon model of the car will be powered with 2.4 ltr inline-4 engine generating power of 201  [...]

Acura NSX 2011 – What We Know About It

The rumors of the next Acura NSX were floating in the air ever since the highly admired original NSX bowed out with 2005 model-year, and the rumors became stronger with the appearance of Acura Sports Car Concept (ASCC) appearing in the 2007 Detroit Auto Show. This is what made the auto traders think about the next NSX, and to think that the Acura NSX 2011 will be based on the zoomy Acura Sports Car Concept. The auto traders could very well be right, and the reason why we are so sure about the Acura NSX 2011 is because even the original NSX was quite an unexpected turnout in the model year 1990. Apart from this there are other reasons as well. Firstly, the ASCC (Advanced Sports Car Concept) primarily was developed to proclaim Acura's latest design center in Pasadena, California. The parent  [...]

Acura TL 2007 – Acura’s Best Selling Model Is Back

The Acura TL 2007 is yet another decent variant of Acura’s best selling TL model, and it has all the assets to become a best selling car. This midsize sedan has the features, design and even delivers the performance that separates it from the 2004 3.2 TL generations which it actually replaces in market. The new redesigned Acura TL 2007 puts it above its previous generation models, and apart from the chassis changes and incremental styling, the good news for the model year 2007 is that the car gets the Sporty Type-S version back. It should be noted that the Type-S version of the car boasts significant bumper to bumper which makes it even more fun to drive vehicle and distinctive than the previous model. Styling: Not many of the people will notice the styling changes in Acura TL 2007,  [...]

2001 Acura Integra – One Of The Finest Front-Wheel-Drive Car

The 2001 Acura Integra that we are covering here belongs to 3rd and the final generation of Acura Integra. The third generation Integra stayed in market from 1994 to 2001. The Integra was one of the finest front-wheel-drive cars of its class as the car had a sporty silhouette, which was perfectly made to drive through the wind and at the same time was immensely exciting to drive. The 2001 Acura Integra was available in two body styles: a 4 door sedan and a 2 door hatchback, across all the trim levels, including the performance trim the GS-R. Initially Acura launched two lower trim levels of Acura, the RS and the LS. But as the years passed the lineup was updated and the GS trim was removed in model year 1998, while another RS trim was introduced in 2000. All the trim levels for the 2001  [...]

2003 Acura MDX – Potent First-Generation MDX

The 2003 Acura MDX belongs to the first-generation of Acura MDX, and entered the market at the time when most of the luxurious SUV’s still were featuring body-on-frame construction and some of the customers still were fascinated with the idea of "crossover". But despite all this, the midsize MDX overshadowed the other car-based luxury SUVs and offered a regular 3rd row seating, which could be folded neatly into the cargo flooring. Right from the very first time it was pretty clear that the Acura MDX was an out-and-out on-road SUV having a smart all-wheel-drive. Though, we thought that the car was a tad deficient, in terms of standing and personality. As a result the original Acura MDX became a hot favorite among the families looking for an upscale and comfortable 7 passenger vehicle. For  [...]

2010 Acura TL – The New Jap Boy on the Block

Yes the latest boy on the road is a new Attention Magnet by one of Asia’s Big 4 HONDA the “ACURA TL 2011” The car promises a lot of excitement and adrenaline rush when u laid you hands on it. The car with two variants and host of new features is a perfect combination of dynamic style, performance and technology. Engine Specs: Available in two variants explained in detail below and compared. TL: 280-hp, 3.5-liter, VTEC®, V-6 engine TL SH-AWD: 305-hp, 3.7-liter, VTEC®, V-6 engine Both the engines are paired with the latest trade mark “Super Handling All-Wheel Drive” technology, which allows you to move all the four wheels and makes it “butter on the pan” feeling while you drive. It also gives you better control and mobility on road. Both have a VTEC V6 Engine with different  [...]

2010 Acura RDX – Japanese Rival of BMW X3

First Look With the streets flooding with small luxury crossovers, it’s hard to notice the Acura RDX and even many of the times you would have mistaken it with any other crossover. But if you do it now, then you are missing a lot because the all new 2010 Acura RDX clearly is one of the most entertaining sumptuous crossover in the recent market. Although the 2010 Acura RDX can easily be mistaken with Honda CR-V, as the RDX has got the dimensions similar to it, but the car in actual is a lot different then what it is being mistaken for. What’s New for 2010 Acura RDX ? The Acura RDX enters into its fourth production year and the all new 2010 Acura RDX gets plenty of enhancements from its precursors. Among the noticeable changes that we found here was worth watching includes the introduction  [...]

2010 Acura ZDX – Stylish but Not Practical Crossover SUV

First Look 2010 Acura ZDX with its first look has the capability to influence any potential buyer in the market, but as we’ve said earlier “looks can be deceiving”, the 2010 Acura ZDX is also another deceivingly stylish car. The journey for Acura ZDX started as a MDX crossover, which got our admiration for a long time, and the reason being that it brought three-row crossover functionality and capable handling in one car. But now the things have changed and have changed weirdly (at least for Acura ZDX), the car now flaunts a rakish exterior, and due to this exterior the car has lost its three-row crossover functionality and hasn’t got anything additional for it. The only thing that comes in the mind with the first look of 2010 Acura ZDX is that “what was the need to make a change  [...]

2010 Acura ZDX Price Structure

There is a growing demand for smaller cars due to its various advantages. To cash on this opportunity, major automakers are ready with small car concepts. To join this bandwagon Acura and its parent company Honda decided to add at least one new member to its small family. Acura has announced that its latest four door coupe/crossover model i.e the all new Acura ZDX will hit the showrooms on December 15. This new edition would be priced at $45,495 plus $810 as destination and handling charges. Acura ZDX will be available in three offerings viz. the basic ZDX edition, ZDX with technology Package and the ZDX with the Advance Package. The basic edition would feature the world longest panoramic glass roof, a hand stitched leather dash, concealed rear door handles, centre console and door panels.   [...]

2010 Acura MDX Review

Acura has updated its MDX edition to keep abreast with the times. There are changes done in the physical appearance as well as technical aspects of this 2010 Acura MDX edition. This SUV edition however maintains its seating capacity of seven passengers with three row seats. Acura has updated its powertrain, suspensions and added comfort features even on the standard trim. This supremely confident family car is priced at $43,000 and stretches to $50,000 for a fully loaded car. Acura MDX Body style: 2010 Acura MDX has a very impressive body style with a revised hood.  The body style features revised taillights and brighter LEDs which enhance the overall look of the vehicle. The new front grille and new side sills are improvised from its earlier edition. The polished stainless steel exhaust  [...]

Sneak Preview: 2010 Acura TL

Acura has now fulfilled their promise of adding manual transmission to its 2010 Acura TL. The new Acura TL will be equipped with a manual gear box instead of the existing sequential Sportshift five gear automatic edition. The 2010 Acura TL is priced at $35105 for the standard 3.5 liter engine equipped with five speed automatic transmission and $43,385 for the TL-SH-AWD with the option five speed automatic transmissions or the manual six speed transmission. The manual gear box is robust than its predecessor. Acura has used more rigid aluminum case and heavy duty internals. The manual gear box also features special gear synchronizers to offer better performance. The designers have specifically designed the clutch to suit the torque nature of the Acura TL. It offers option of 3.5 liter  [...]

Acura Is Trying To Be Different By Focusing On Fuel Economy

There is a stiff competition between various luxury car brands. Each one is trying to prove them selves and make space for them selves in the market. Each brand is trying to amuse the customer by offering better features, big and powerful engines which would offer better horsepower. Each brand is having a hard time trying to prove to build their image and status. With Lexus and Infiniti both trying hard to grab space by providing powerful engines Acura is moving in the opposite direction. It is trying to focus hard on fuel economy rather than power to differentiate them selves in the luxury car segment. John Watts senior manager of Acura product planning says that it is hard to hit the 2016 CAFÉ requirement and Acura is moving towards the fuel economy direction. For many years we  [...]