Acura cars are Honda’s upmarket brand and it has a lot of things that are special for Honda lovers to explore what makes Acura cars so famous worldwide especially in North America.

Acura was founded in 1986, it has been implanted in consumer’s mind although the history of Acura is not long. Acura’s lineup includes sports cars, SUVs, passenger cars, coupe, and Crossover.

Acura cars come a long way in a short time. The brand debuts in U.S as the first Japanese luxury marque to be introduced in U.S, Canada, and Hong Kong in 1986. The first few Acura models are the Acura Legend, powered by a V6 Honda engine and the Acura Integra.

Few years later, Acura introduced the NSX in 1990 with Honda’s VTEC technology and wins Motor Trend’s prestigious Import Car of the Year. Later on, Acura expanded their market to Mexico in 2004, as well as China in 2006.

Acura Cars – Significant Models

• Acura Integra / Acura Integra Type R (1985 – 2006) – One of the most famous Acura cars in the market. It is a 2-door front-wheel drive sport coupe made by Honda.
• Acura NSX (1990 – 2005) – Some car lovers call the Acura NSX as “Japanese version Ferrari”. The NSX comes in red at most of the time. Fitted with 3.5 liters DOHC custom-built engine from Honda.
• Acura RSX / Honda Integra DC5 (2002 – 2006) – Acura RSX is based on the Integra but with higher performance. An RSX or Integra DC5 could achieve 0 – 60 mph in just 6.2 seconds and top speed 136 mph (219 km/h).
• Acura RL (1996 – present)
• Acura TSX (2004 – present)
• Acura CSX (2005 – present)
• Acura TL (1996 – present) – Since 1996, the Acura TL has always been one of the finest mid-size luxury sports car in the market by Acura.
• Acura MDX (2001 – present) – Also known as Honda MDX in Japan and Asia.
• Acura RDX (2006 – present)
• Acura ZDX (2010 – ) – First appeared in 2009 New York International Auto Show and will be sold worldwide soon.

Acura Cars Review

Other than the listed significant Acura models above, there are also some other cars and trucks that make the brand famous throughout the decades. Today, Acura competitors include Ford Cars, Lexus Cars, and Buick Cars.

It makes consumer no hesitation to choose Acura because of the quality we can see from the Legend to NSX to RDX. There will be more and more Acura cars introduce to the world in future. Acura, The True Definition of Luxury. Yours.