Acura News

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

Like many other Japanese auto makers, Infiniti was affected by the earthquakes and tsunamis that ensued shortly after earlier this year. Sales figures for many of Infinitis models declined with the exception of the ever-stalwart G sedan and coupe and the QX SUV. However, company officials believe the recently-introduced JX ...    Read more

A California judge has tossed out a potential class-action lawsuit against Honda, because it didn’t fall under the state’s tough consumer protection laws. Turns out, the Acura RL equipped with the Collision Mitigation Braking System is supposed to warn drivers about a potential accident, tightening the seatbelts and applying the brakes ...    Read more

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. But it was really only that bad if you happen to be selling a truck-based SUV. Although some companies had growth in demand for the off-roaders, the available selection for such vehicles is dwindling, and it will be ...    Read more

The auto industry rarely ever takes a step backward. Despite stiffer government regulations that make building exciting—yet practical—cars, trucks and SUVs, an even bigger challenge, 2012 looks to be another year of progress. With automakers leapfrogging one another in rapid sequence, we at Automotive.com, we looked at where we saw ...    Read more

The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety announced 115 recipients of its Top Safety Pick award. With 18 new vehicles joining the list for 2012, it’s especially surprising that 10 of them happen to be Honda models that have all been on sale for years now, showing the brand’s willingness to ...    Read more

They’ve teased us long enough—even as the last NSX rolled off the assembly line, the rumor mill was already churning—but this time it’s as official as it gets: Acura will showcase a new NSX concept at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, as well as a new RDX ...    Read more

Honda has acknowledged that airbags in its early 2000s vehicles may be defective, forcing a recall of 2.7 million vehicles. But if that’s not enough, now a safety group wants Honda fined for the speed—or supposed lack thereof—in which Honda ...    Read more

Honda is issuing a recall on certain Honda and Acura models built from 2001 to 2003, where the driver’s side airbag can deploy a little too enthusiastically, potentially injuring or killing the driver. Over 273,000 vehicles are directly affected by the recall, but in addition, Honda determined that the parts for ...    Read more

Japanese automakers are very likely counting down the days of 2011. In a year of earthquakes, a tsunami, and even more recent flooding in Thailand, the end of December can't come soon enough. Manufacturing and parts have been limited, inventory has been affected, and if you haven't noticed— the economy ...    Read more

We're not going to say that we don't take the Tokyo Motor Show seriously. We do, in fact. But, for a show that only comes around every other year, and largely features a bunch of wacky concept cars that will never see the light of day—at least, not in ...    Read more

Honda is adding Made-In-USA stickers to its Acura MDX, as it plans to move production from Canada to its plant in Lincoln, Alabama. In order to reduce the high costs of exports, Honda is shuffling its production lines: the Acura MDX moves to the South, while the 2012 Honda CR-V will ...    Read more

With the introduction of Apple’s iPhone 4S, the world met Siri, a personal assistant program that responds to natural voice commands. After just a month and a half since going on sale in phones, hackers have started expanding its abilities—including being able to start your car. Brandon Fiquett is one such ...    Read more

Japan's Big Three isn't fully recovered from damage and supply issues caused by the March earthquake and tsunami, but October was the first month where production and supply stabilized. Unfortunately, flooding in Thailand may adversely affect November and December. In the meantime, though, Toyota, Nissan, and Honda continued their steady ...    Read more

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the pink ribbons, pins, t-shirts, and other attire honoring those who have been affected are as inescapable as too-soon Christmas decorations at the mall. HerHighway.com, a team of all-female automotive journalists, is taking the fight with breast cancer a step further with the ...    Read more

If these cars were in gym class, they’d be picked last for kickball. Nobody knows why people aren’t buying the following cars on this list. Maybe it’s a lack of marketing? Maybe consumers aren’t willing to look past familiar nameplates? Maybe the cars come equipped with influenza? Regardless, here are ...    Read more

Driving While Texting (DWT) is dangerous, says the New York Police Department, and they have facts to back it up. According to recently published statistics by the NYPD, driver inattention/distraction was the leading cause of vehicle collisions in August. Of the 16,784 total crashes in New York in August, 11 ...    Read more

Sales were up for most Japanese automakers in September, but Toyota and Honda were still down, despite growing signs of hope. Still recovering from the March earthquake and Tsunami, Toyota returned to full capacity late in the month, and Honda, too, is finally up to full production. Nissan continued its recent ...    Read more

We’ve noticed a trend of automakers largely sticking with their 2011 prices for 2012 models, but Acura has chosen to price its TSX sports sedan and wagon lineup a modest $200 higher than last year’s models. With a base price of $30,695, including $885 for destination and handling, the TSX four-cylinder ...    Read more

It was another tough month for Japanese giants, Toyota and Honda. North American sales were again below year-over-year and year-to-date sales figures, with each automaker continuing to cite supply shortages as a result of the March earthquake and tsunami. Though the news was again expected, demand remains high, and production capacity for ...    Read more

There was a time when Acura released special editions of their most sought-after cars, and visually, they were distinguished by the letter R. Back then, Acura designers took a functional approach to bettering the car, and improvements included massive weight reduction, sometimes a modest bump in power, and most always, ...    Read more

Over the next few years Acura will introducing hybrids, re-introduce a popular model, and kill off another. Discontinued in 2006, the RSX will return as a bigger entry-level sedan in the spring of 2013. A coupe version is also expected to arrive in 2015, and many dealers have already inquired ...    Read more