Acura

By Brendan Moore 01.23.2008 Honda has announced that their new clean diesel engine will make its Noth American debut in the redesigned 2009 Acura TSX sedan. According to Automotive News (paid subscription required), Honda will put its new diesel in the TSX, although Honda officials would not confirm this. More from the Automotive News article, in italics: "All along, we've said there would be a diesel in Acura," said Dick Colliver, executive vice president of American Honda Motor Co... Read Full Story

By Ian Grasso 03.19.2008 The first press event Wednesday at the New York International Auto Show was the unveiling of the 2009 Acura TSX, one of three new models that Acura is introducing this year. Of course, if you followed the Geneva Auto Show, you saw this vehicle in a Honda negligee as the European Honda Accord. The presentation was delivered by Acura Executive Vice President John Mendel, Read Full Story

Acura's history is but a brief one. Built to offer Honda an upscale tier in North America, Acura's incarnation occurred around the time as Lexus and Infiniti hit the USofA. Infiniti swelled, lulled, and is swelling again. Lexus took off and never look back. Acura has been steady, but at the lower end of the luxury spectrum. Cars like the Integra (see GCBC Memorial here) and TSX made Acura one of the default choices for young, well-off professionals. Read other instances where The... Read Full Story

There can be no doubt that the Acura Integra especially the third generation models are some of the most popular cars out there However while the Integra is a great car there are certainly issues which should be checked before one takes the plunge and buys it Read Full Story

Even though the MDX is significantly larger than the Acura RDX it is still a car thats luxuries and impressive drivability speak for itself truly at the top of its class in the world of SUVs Read Full Story

Those who know the Integra line of vehicles are aware of the rare nature and high cost of a genuine Type R Integra However why are these vehicles so expensive and what makes them so sought after Read Full Story

Although the Acura Integra is one of the most reliable and longest running vehicles on the road the vehicles are sometimes known to have clutch problems although more often than not the entire clutch does not need to be replaced Read Full Story