Acura

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Acura is a brand name used by Japanese automaker Honda in North America and Hong Kong for premium and sporty models since 1986 . The brand was established in Mexico in 2004, in the People's Republic of China in 2006 and in Russia in 2008 , although it was abolished there in 2014. Original plans to introduce it in the home country of Japan were ultimately not implemented.

Models

The vehicle range consists of Honda models that have been modified by badge engineering and technical and visual enhancement, as well as vehicle series that are specially developed for the Acura brand and marketed exclusively under this label.

Similar to its Japanese competitors Toyota and Nissan (with their luxury offshoots Lexus and Infiniti ), Honda is trying in this way to participate in the high-yield market for premium vehicles. The aim of this strategy is to use the technical resources of the parent brand cost-effectively, but at the same time give the customer the impression that it is an independent brand that has no relation to the low-cost models of the parent brand. For this reason, the sales areas are often spatially separated.

  • First Acura model 1986: Legend

  • Acura MDX

  • Acura RDX

  • Acura NSX

  • Acura ILX

  • Acura RLX

  • Acura TLX

Timeline

Timeline of Acura models ( Honda brand since 1986)
Type Body
versions 		80s 90s 2000s 2010s 2020s
5 6th 7th 8th 9 0 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 0 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 0 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 0
Compact class Notchback Tbsp Tbsp CSX ILX
Lower middle class Coupe Integra (DA1, DA3) Integra (DA5, DA9, DB1, DB2) Integra (DC1, DC2, DC4) RSX
Notchback TSX (CL9) TSX (CU2)
Middle class Coupe CL (YA1) CL (YA4)
Notchback Vigor (CC2, CC3) TL (UA1 - UA3) TL (UA5) TL (UA6, UA7) TL (UA8, UA9) TLX
upper middle class Notchback Legend (KA1 - KA6) Legend (KA7, KA8) RL (KA9) RL (KB1) RLX
Sports car Coupe NSX NSX
SUV Hatchback CDX
RDX (TB1) RDX (TB3, TB4) RDX (TC1, TC2)
MDX [H] MDX [H] MDX [H]
Hatchback ZDX
Off-road vehicle Hatchback SLX
  •  Rebadged Isuzu
  •  Rebadged Honda, possibly with better equipment
  •  In-house development based on Honda
    • [H] Marketed as the Honda MDX in Japan and Australia

    Current range of models in various markets

    • CDX : China
    • ILX : USA, Canada, Mexico, China
    • TL : China
    • TLX : USA, Canada, Mexico, China, Russia
    • RLX : USA, Canada, Mexico, China
    • RDX : USA, Canada, Mexico, China, Russia
    • MDX : USA, Canada, Mexico, China, Russia
    • ZDX : China

    Motorsport

    2008 Acura ARX-01b

    Le Mans prototypes

    Web links

    Commons : Acura  - album with pictures, videos and audio files