Acura dealerships in the United States performed surprisingly well during the chaotic year that was 2020 and are eager for the car manufacturer to introduce more SUVs and crossovers. In a recent interview with Auto News, John Connelly, chairman of the Acura National Dealer Advisory Board and owner of Acura Columbus in Dublin, Ohio, praised […]
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Acura has steered away from classic marketing when it comes to promoting the new-gen MDX, as they decided to compare it to the 2021 Audi Q7… in a very subjective fashion. Released at around the same time as the first-drive reviews of the SUV, the video posted on Acura’s official YouTube channel shows Katie Osborne, […]
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Acura rarely misses when it comes to the MDX, but with strong sales throughout a pandemic-ridden 2020, the new model has large wheel tracks to fill. However, the new 2022 MDX has another role within Acura’s line-up. Since discontinuing the RLX sedan, the three-row SUV has become the flagship of the luxury brand. Thankfully things […]
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Although it only has half as many cylinders as the Acura NSX and about two-thirds the power, the BMW i8 outsold it in 2020. Despite the power gap, these two stack up pretty nicely. Both are halo cars for premium brands, feature a mid-engine layout, are exclusively available with hybrid powertrains, and start at around […]
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Even with the rising popularity of SUVs and crossovers on our roads, there is still some fierce competition going on in the midsize sedan segment. Three notable players are the Acura TLX SH-AWD, Honda Accord 2.0T and Hyundai Sonata N-Line. Due to how similar they appear on paper, Throttle House did a comparison of the three sedans, […]
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Acura has kicked off production of the new generation MDX at its East Liberty Auto Plant in Ohio, while its engine plant in Anna, Ohio, is putting together the SUV’s 3.5-liter V6. “To fulfill its new role as the flagship model of the Acura brand we had a clear focus on taking MDX to a […]
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<!––> <!––> The Germans continue to have a stranglehold over the sports sedan segment, but there is a new player in the segment in the form of the 2021 Acura TLX. To see if the Acura is up to the task, the guys over at Throttle House put it to the test at their test […]
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2020 was a year most automakers would like to forget and that’s especially true in the luxury segment as every single brand posted a decline in U.S. sales. However, the luxury sales crown is a closely watched contest and only a few thousand units separated BMW, Mercedes and Lexus last year. BMW took top honors as […]
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General Motors is set to build a Honda EV and an Acura EV in its Mexico and Tennessee plants respectively. According to individuals with knowledge of the plans, the all-electric Honda in question will take the shape of a crossover and be built in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico, the same location where the Chevrolet Blazer and […]
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Transportation design student Sung Nak Lee has released the project he completed during his 2019 Honda Internship: a two-seat autonomous vehicle that can turn into a single-seat sports car called the Acura Allure. The design challenge he set for himself was to consider what the future holds for premium automakers when ownership models change. The […]
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