Acura News

A brief history lesson: there once was a time when America built the world's finest luxury cars. That key word, of course, was once. Around the 1970s, when American cars slowly became caricatures of themselves, 17 feet long and dripping with chrome, came the notion that a small, well-built, (relatively) economical but ...    Read more

It was a great month for Honda, Subaru, Toyota and Mazda, which all posted either double-digit growth or the best month ever in the company’s history. Which is kind of like the difference between finding a quarter in your pants pocket on laundry day and winning the Stanley Cup. The ...    Read more

Motor Trend this morning released the thirteenth episode of Wide Open Throttle on its YouTube channel, starring Jessi Lang and her review of Acura's new ILX, and guess what? Trolls abound! We'll be honest here: This video doesn't have the flashy edits, exotic locales, or booming soundtrack of Motor Trend's ...    Read more

China's annual international auto show, which rotates each year between Beijing and Shanghai, is a mixed bag of promise and a facade of decades-old technology hiding under fresh sheetmetal. China's auto market is still emerging, and the country doesn't always have the same sets of quality and crash standards of ...    Read more

In 2010, US highway deaths fell to its lowest level since 1949. Even more impressive is that Americans traveled more than 21 billion extra miles than they did in 1949. This is a monumental achievement, and one each automaker should be proud of: cars today are built stronger, smarter, and ...    Read more

Acura has announced the pricing of the 2013 ILX, its baby luxury car. And the base 2.0-liter model starts at $25,900, the hybrid at $28,900, and the 2.4-liter caps off the range at $29,200. Here's where it gets interesting. The 2.0-liter (with 150 horsepower) can be had with Premium and Technology ...    Read more

The Department of Transportation today announced that it has proposed new legislation to require automakers to install a "brake-throttle override" for unintended acceleration. Which is stupider than the stupidest stupid you could ever stupidly imagine. "America's drivers should feel confident that anytime they get behind the wheel they can easily maintain ...    Read more

Fresh off debuting the Acura RLX Concept at the 2012 New York Auto Show, the Japanese automaker has announced it plans to offer the Aha by Harman Infotainment system—as seen on the RLX Concept—on the 2013 model. Acura follows parent company Honda, ...    Read more

We're well into 2012, but if March sales are any indication, the beat plays on for Japanese automakers. March proved to be a mixed bag for Japanese stalwarts, with luxury brands such as Lexus, Acura, and Infiniti experiencing a long winter. On the flip side, economical, value-driven cars are something ...    Read more

Darn kids these days. They’re just not buying cars anymore. Be very concerned, automakers—the Millenials that are underemployed and overburdened these days just don’t see it in them to spring for zero-percent-financing for a new Kia Forte Koup, much less a $45,970 Acura TL. This, understandably, is bad news ...    Read more

Honda, currently, adamantly sticks to a tried-and-true five-speed automatic transmission in many of its most popular models. The current Accord gets five cogs, since it’s been in production since 2008 and five speeds was the norm then. But the 2012 CR-V still sticks with it in a world of six-speeds ...    Read more

When Acura unveiled the production versions of the 2013 Acura ILX at the Chicago Auto Show in February, prices were not part of the announcement. However, Acura's spokespeople did say that the price would be "significantly below" the $30,000 mark. Well, Acura's giving journalists their first taste of the 2013 ...    Read more

Oh hey, look, a new video showing rare and exotic cars in an underground parking garage. Check out the pristinely preserved (NOT restored, since none of these cars have ever seen the light of day, and are thus needing of only regular maintenance) relics of a bygone era in automotive ...    Read more

The all-new 2013 Acura RDX—Acura's premium compact crossover—began production this week at Honda's East Liberty manufacturing plant in Ohio alongside the new 2013 Honda CR-V and Honda Crosstour. To mark the occasion, John Mendel, Honda's executive vice president of sales, was on-hand to celebrate with the 2,500 plant workers, congratulating ...    Read more

If a Japanese automaker had a weak product in its lineup, it was bound to show up in February. Right at the cusp of spring and between a host of new car introductions, February marks the tail end of winter and the beginning of buying season. And buy customers did. The ...    Read more

You can add Infiniti to the list of automakers breaking cover before the Geneva Motor Show next month. Pictured above is the Infiniti Emerg-E supercar scheduled to make its official debut at Geneva. Instead the first official photos of Infiniti's electric supercar have been made available to the public now. A ...    Read more

The 2013 Acura RDX crossover is set to go on sale this spring with a base price of $34,320, before a $885 destination charge. The new Acura RDX is slightly longer, roomier, and sharper than its ancestor. Gone is the turbocharged four-cylinder engine that was an interesting experiment in Honda's powerplant ...    Read more

American Honda is recalling 2012 model-year Honda Pilot and Acura MDX crossovers to fix a valve that may cause fuel to leak from their gas tanks. The recall affects 8,709 vehicles. In the affected crossovers, the vent shut float in the gas tank may not fully close. As a result, fuel ...    Read more

Automotive safety system manufacturer Autoliv has come under scrutiny from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration for faulty side airbag parts. Toyota, Honda, Nissan, and Subaru all employee airbags parts sourced from Autoliv, and all four automakers recently issued recalls pertaining to problems with the side airbag. In total, 2,750 ...    Read more

Honda's luck is deflating. You'll recall that at the end of January, Honda asked for the return of a few Accord and Crosstour models because their side airbags that might not deploy in a crash. Today Honda is expanding that recall to certain 2012 Civic and 2012 Acura MDX ...    Read more

Love that new car smell? A recent study by HealthyStuff.org shows it may not be as good for you as it actually smells. Test data was collected after evaluating 204 new 2011-2012 model vehicles as part of a multi-year data base that has already complied over 900 vehicles. Vehicles were ...    Read more

Jay Leno and Jerry Seinfeld aren't the only two people clamoring over the Acura NSX. What's there more to say about the NSX—the Sportscar eXperimental designed with input by the late, legendary F1 champion Aryton Senna, the wedge-shaped, popup-lighted creation that made the supercar establishment ...    Read more

Ignore all the froufrou about the Acura NSX, pictured above, and the sleek, unpronounceable Lexus concept that were hyped up at the last auto show. Some significant Japanese cars came out this month, and their sales figures reflect the shininess: the Toyota Camry, Honda CR-V, and Subaru Impreza ...    Read more

The Super Bowl of advertising is just around the corner, once again coinciding with the actual Super bowl. Good thing too, since it's a sure bet that not all of the millions of people watching The Big Game actually enjoy football. However, all of them do buy stuff on occasion, ...    Read more

The past few years has seen major shakeups in the automotive industry, and it shows in a recent survey on brand perception conducted by Consumer Reports. Once dominant players Toyota, Honda, Ford, and Chevrolet remain on top, but each automaker has seen its points gap decrease compared to last year. ...    Read more