Acura
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| Company type | Division |
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| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 27 March 1986 |
| Founder | Soichiro Honda |
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| Brands | A-Spec, Type-S |
| Services | Automotive financing |
| Owner | Honda |
| Parent | American Honda Motor Company |
| Website | acura.com |
Acura is the luxury brand of the car company Honda.[1] It has been established in the United States, Canada and Hong Kong since March 1986.[2] The brand has been used to market Honda's luxury cars and high performance models.[3] Before Acura, most Japanese cars were economical in design.[3] 1986
Current models
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Current model | Vehicle description | |||
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| Introduction | Update/facelift | |||||
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 INTEGRA |
Integra | 1986 (nameplate) | 2022 | – | Subcompact executive liftback based on the eleventh-generation Honda Civic. | |
 TLX |
TLX | 2014 | 2020 | – | Compact executive sedan succeeding the TL and TSX. | |
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 ADX |
ADX | 2025 | 2025 | – | Subcompact luxury crossover SUV that shares its platform with the Honda HR-V/ZR-V. | |
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MDX | 2000 | 2021 | 2024 | Three-row mid-size luxury crossover SUV that shares its platform with the Honda Pilot. | |
 RDX |
RDX | 2006 | 2018 | 2021 | Compact luxury crossover SUV related to the Honda CR-V. | |
 ZDX |
ZDX | 2009 (nameplate) | 2024 | – | battery electric compact luxury crossover SUV related to the Honda Prologue and Chevrolet Equinox. | |
Discontinued Models
[change | change source]| Image | Model | Intr. | Disc. | Gen. | Description |
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Legend | 1986 | 1995 | 2 | Mid-size luxury coupe and sedan, sold in Japan as the Honda Legend. |
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NSX | 1991 | 2022 | 2 | The flagship sports car, globally is the Honda NSX. |
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Vigor | 1992 | 1994 | 1 | Mid-size sedan, sold in Japan as the Honda Vigor. |
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RL | 1996 | 2012 | 2 | Mid-size luxury sedan, sold in Japan as the Honda Legend. |
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SLX | 1996 | 1999 | 1 | Rebadged version of the Isuzu Trooper. |
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TL | 1996 | 2014 | 4 | Mid-size sedan, sold in Japan as the Honda Saber and Inspire from 1996-2003, and also the sedan version of the CL from 1997-2003. |
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CL | 1997 | 2003 | 2 | Personal luxury coupe, also the coupe version of the TL. |
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EL | 1997 | 2005 | 2 | Subcompact executive sedan and a rebadged version of the Civic sold only in Canada. |
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RSX | 2002 | 2006 | 1 | Compact coupe, and a rebadged version of the Fourth Generation Honda Integra of North America. |
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TSX | 2004 | 2014 | 2 | Compact executive sedan, also sold in Japan and Europe as the Honda Accord and First Generation Honda Spirior, and a Station wagon called the Sport Wagon from 2011-2014. |
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CSX | 2006 | 2011 | 1 | Subcompact executive sedan and a rebadged version of the Civic sold only in Canada. |
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ILX | 2013 | 2022 | 1 | Subcompact executive sedan, based on the Civic. |
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RLX | 2014 | 2020 | 1 | Executive sedan, Sold in Japan as the Honda Legend. |
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CDX | 2016 | 2022 | 1 | Subcompact luxury crossover SUV, related to the Honda HR-V. sold only in China. |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Honda's premium brand makes cars and SUVs positioned above the mainstream". www.consumerreports.org.
- ↑ "Acura Mexico". www.honda.mx/acura.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "A Short History of Japanese Luxury Cars". Businessweek.com. 23 May 2006. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
