– Acura’s performance image falls off precipitously once you get past the NSX, but the division has announced steps to spread the sportiness to the other vehicles in its lineup. The Acura Type S trim will return to multiple vehicles, after nearly a decade in which the high-performance trim has been absent from the brand. Acura […]
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Acura is getting back into the performance game
Acura has had a tough time over the last few years determining its identity, but it seems that the brand is now settling on providing performance. At the Detroit Auto Show, Acura announced an expansion of the A-Spec trim, the revival of the Type-S moniker, and a new engine. That new engine is particularly interesting […]
Acura RDX Prototype to debut at 2018 Detroit Auto Show
Crossovers make money, plain and simple. Nearly every mainstream automaker sells or is planning to sell some sort of SUV. At the 2018 Detroit Auto Show, Acura will debut the third-generation RDX Prototype. This sleek concept isn’t the final production version, but it is a good preview of what we’ll see coming down the pipe […]
2018 Acura RLX Sport Hybrid SH-AWD – First Drive Review
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2018 Acura RLX Sport Hybrid SH-AWD First Drive: Prettier But Essentially Unchanged
– The $ 4050 that Acura cut from the asking price of its 2018 RLX Sport Hybrid is the most significant change the brand has made to its refreshed all-wheel-drive sedan. Introduced as a 2014 model, the largest Acura sedan receives changes aimed at making it more competitive with other premium mid-size players such as […]
ScienceofSpeed Builds a Special Acura NSX with More Wing
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Acura NSX ScienceofSpeed Dream Project brings another wing to SEMA
Acura rolled into SEMA last year with its non-hybrid NSX GT3 race car, that FIA spec-series competitor pulled to Vegas on a trailer behind a GT3-themed Acura MDX. Sticking with the GT3 theme this year but going road-legal, Acura worked with Arizona-based ScienceofSpeed on a GT3 package that NSX owners can put in driveways. The […]
Clarion Builds' 1991 Acura NSX going up for auction at Barrett-Jackson
Having driven it, I can say with full confidence that Clarion Builds’ tuned and restored 1991 Acura NSX is a very, very special car. If you’re in the market for just such a vehicle, good news: on October 20, that very same NSX will be going up for auction at Barrett-Jackson in Las Vegas. As […]
Finally Plugging In: 2018 Acura MDX Adds Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
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Finally Plugging In: 2018 Acura MDX Adds Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
– Nearly Honda’s entire lineup already offers Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, but the upscale Acura brand is just now getting around to rolling out these smartphone-mirroring functions to its lineup. The TLX sedan received them as part of its 2018 update, and now the MDX three-row crossover is getting an infotainment refresh of its […]
