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Sorry, Acura Dealers: V8, RWD reportedly dropped for "low-growth period"

In the luxury segment, Acura has always been a bit of a lost puppy: Tempting to bring home and full of rewards to the owner who does, but never quite sure of where it is or where it's supposed to be. Over the past few years, Acura dealerships across North America – at the behest of Acura itself – have spent big bucks constructing glitzy new showrooms in anticipation of new products coming down the pipeline that would be capable of competing with other big luxury marques. But those heavily-invested franchises may find themselves ... Read more →

BREAKING: Acura confirms Euro Honda Accord Tourer coming as TSX sport wagon! Chris Paukert

When we polled you yesterday afternoon about whether Honda was right in choosing to build the insurrectionary 2010 Accord Crosstour instead of picking the Accord Touring from its overseas ...

Acura LMP2 car to campaign at 2010 24 Hours of LeMans Drew Phillips

Despite having a dominant year with a record-tying eight class wins in the LMP2 category, the Lowe's Fernandez Acura ARX-01b might not be back for the 2010 ALMS season. The Indianapolis-based ...

ALMS: Gil de Ferran grabs Laguna Seca pole in final qualifying of his career Drew Phillips

The ALMS race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca this weekend is Gil de Ferran's final race of his career, and he plans to go out on top. The Brazilian captured pole position yesterday in his Acura ...

First Drive: 2010 Acura ZDX offers figure over function Michael Harley

Acura calls its all-new ZDX "a provocative luxury four-door sports coupe," adding that it's a "passionate getaway" vehicle designed for "a couple, their belongings, and more." The proclamation is ...

Grassroots Motorsports' Tim Suddard picks ten future Japanese collector cars 1 month ago on Autoblog

"Everybody wants to go to the dance, no one wants to stay and clean up." So says Robert De Niro's Sam in John Frankenheimer's spy thriller/car porno Ronin. We mention the line, because it's not only well written, but nicely sums up most people's attitudes towards classic, collector cars. Yes, ...

VIDEO: Scott Sharp's Acura prototype completely destroyed during Petit Le Mans practice 1 month ago on Autoblog

Earlier, we told you about the Patron Highcroft racing team's marathon 20 hour build of a brand new Acura ARX-02a the day before the Petit Le Mans. The reason the crew had to work even harder than normal on a race weekend was a crash during Thursday's afternoon practice that left many observers ...

Review: 2010 Acura TSX V6 sacrifices twisties for long-haul cruising 1 month ago on Autoblog

The 2010 Acura TSX V6 is something of a consolation prize. At the 2008 Detroit Auto Show, Acura showed off a new 2.2-liter four-cylinder diesel and said it would launch in the U.S. this year. A few months later in New York, Honda's luxury arm showed off the all-new second generation TSX sedan, ...

Rumormill: Acura planning to take on BMW 1, Audi A3 with new RSX? 2 months ago on Autoblog

Remember back in the day when Honda was all about building two-doors? At various times between its own badge and its premium Acura division, the Japanese automaker had the Prelude, CRX, RSX, NSX, Legend, CL and S2000 – in addition to coupe versions of the Civic and Accord. A few years down ...

VIDEO: We cringe as Acura NSX does its best surfacing submarine imitation 2 months ago on Autoblog

The Acura NSX is rare enough that you rarely see them on the streets. When we saw a mint condition NSX trolling the streets of Woodward during the Dream Cruise, we were reminded of just how much road presence Acura's first and only supercar actually has. If we owned a a mint condition NSX, we ...

Acura drops more details and pics aplenty of the new ZDX 2 months ago on Autoblog

A month after officially announcing the production version of the new ZDX four door coupe-crossover-thingy, Acura has just released over 100 new photos and full specifications. Like the TL sedan, the ZDX is largely a North American product, as it was designed in California and it is expected to ...

REPORT: Acura NSX replacement will move downmarket in price, performance 2 months ago on Autoblog

Late last year, Honda confirmed that it had halted development on the Acura NSX project as we had come to know it. While we're still mourning the loss of the promised front-mounted 560-horsepower V10 powerplant and torque-vectoring AWD setup, the boys at Car and Driver are reporting that the NSX ...

REPORT: Acura considering TSX wagon for the U.S. 2 months ago on Autoblog

Conventional wisdom says that you can't sell station wagons in the States, but that type of thinking is so 2002. Back then, why would a manufacturer sell a low profit-margin wagon when they could instead sell you an all-profit SUV? Two kids under the age of six? You need a Denali. These days, now ...

Honda adds 440,000 more cars to airbag fragment recall 3 months ago on Autoblog

Honda began a recall campaign last November to repair overpressurized airbag inflators in 2001 Honda Civics and Accords. The excessive pressurization could cause the metal inflator casing to explode on the driver's side, potentially resulting in fragments that would pierce the airbag material ...

Quick Drive: 2010 Acura MDX gets new nose, powertrain improvements 3 months ago on Autoblog

For the 2010 model year, Acura has updated the style and substance of the MDX, revamping the exterior to tie-in with the rest of the automaker's line-up and making a few upgrades to its powertrain to keep up with the competition. Obviously, the biggest change is the adoption of Acura's new ...

Quick Drive: 2010 Acura RDX, bring on the shield 3 months ago on Autoblog

After three years on the market, the Acura RDX is getting its first comprehensive makeover for the 2010 model year. Unlike the automaker's new TSX V6, where the changes were largely restricted to the bits you don't see, the opposite is true of the RDX. Acura's cute 'ute gets a mid-cycle ...

Honda Performance Development kicks off Grassroots Motorsports Initiative 3 months ago on Autoblog

Following BMW's move into providing factory racing parts for amateurs, if you're a licensed racer in a Honda, you can now buy racing products directly from the Big Red H. Honda Performance Development is making the move into privateer support by opening Honda Racing Line, a membership portal that ...

Next Honda NSX could be dubbed "Super Hybrid Sports" 3 months ago on Autoblog

Even though it's been going on for more than two years now, the tale of the Acura NSX is like a news story that just broke: you have to keep checking back for details, and each subsequent update could turn the whole story on its head. The V10 NSX that was going to own the sports car gods on Mt. ...

Officially Official: Acura unveils 2010 ZDX crossover 3 months ago on Autoblog

After its conceptual debut at the New York Auto Show in April, the 2010 Acura ZDX officially joins the coupe-like crossover fray this winter. Acura has dropped a brief release and a trio of photos of the production variant, and like recent Honda and Acura concepts, the ZDX was nearly production ...

REPORT: New Honda president says we don't need V8s, rear-wheel drive 3 months ago on Autoblog

Honda Motor Co.'s new president, Takanubo Ito, has said in no uncertain terms that V8 power and rear-wheel drive motivation aren't in the automaker's future. Ito, who took the reigns from Takeo Fukui last month, said during his first press conference, "I don't think we need a classic ...

First Drive: 2010 Acura TSX V6 offers more power, performance... more car 5 months ago on Autoblog

Acura has a good thing going in the luxury segment. Unlike Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Audi – but like Lexus – Acura's best selling car is not its entry-level model: Acura moves more TLs than anything else in its line-up. And unlike those other brands, Lexus included, all of Acura's ...

Rendered Speculation: Honda set to release Acura coupe in 2010? 5 months ago on Autoblog

Rumor on two continents – Germany in Auto Motor und Sport and Japan in Holiday – has it that Acura is developing a sleek four-door to join the lexicologically questionable segment known as "four-door coupes." The various translations equate to a car built on the forthcoming ZDX ...

Honda gives Acura its own financial arm 6 months ago on Autoblog

The late eighties is when it all happened for Japanese luxury vehicles in North America. But by the time Lexus and Infiniti launched in 1989, Acura was already on the market for three years. Since then, Acura customers in the U.S. looking to finance new cars went through the same American Honda ...

ALMS hits the streets of Long Beach, and so does Autoblog 6 months ago on Autoblog

The streets of Long Beach are playing host to the ALMS, Indy Racing League, and SCCA World Challenge GT this weekend, and things got kicked off yesterday with two practice sessions for the ALMS. Acura racers claimed the top three spots, led by David Brabham in his P1 class ARX-02a. His car set ...

New York: Acura ZDX aimed squarely at BMW X6 7 months ago on Autoblog

After a few weeks of teasing, Acura has finally revealed the ZDX, its new four-door, luxury crossover "coupe" that is clearly aimed at the similarly proportioned BMW X6. The ZDX wears the now familiar shield grille and sharp styling that has spread across the entire Acura lineup. To further ...

Acura ZDX concept caught uncloaked ahead of New York debut 7 months ago on Autoblog

The espionage "artists" at AutoSpies weaseled their way onto the New York Auto Show floor before the official press days kick off and snapped a singular shot of the Acura ZDX crossover ahead of its official unveiling tomorrow morning. Acura's X6-fighter looks slightly less menacing than the teasers ...

Acura X6-fighter officially named ZDX 7 months ago on Autoblog

After a series of spy shots and a handful of teasers, Acura has finally given a name to its BMW X6-fighting crossover: the ZDX. Due to arrive in concept form at next week's New York Auto Show, the all-new ZDX is described by Acura as a luxury four-door sports coupe "with the added benefit of a ...

VIDEO: Acura RDX "Wall Art" commercial and how it was made 7 months ago on Autoblog

Perhaps along with the daring it has shown in its styling as of late, Acura has decided to flirt with bold commercial production, albeit arguably with more appealing results. Not content with another dark, slick, lifestyle-rich spot for its RDX turbo, Acura has gone all Honda on us and created ...

Acura steals pole position from Audi, Peugeot at 12 Hours of Sebring qualifying! 7 months ago on Autoblog

Tuesday's first official day of testing for the 12 Hours of Sebring endurance race saw the new Audi R15 dominate its long-time foes from Peugeot and two new entries from Acura in the fastest LMP1 class. Peugeot bounced back in Wednesday's testing session, however, with the quickest lap times of the ...

Driven: Ronn Motor Company Scorpion, the world's first 'green' supercar 7 months ago on Autoblog

Driving prototypes is practically useless. It's next to impossible to get a feel for what the production version is capable of, and you rarely get a chance to explore the limits. Our time with the Ronn Motor Company Scorpion didn't change that sentiment, but it did give us a glimpse into the ...

Acura crossover concept teased ahead of New York Auto Show 7 months ago on Autoblog

The crew at Acura have released a single teaser of a new concept due to arrive at next month's New York Auto Show. The darkened overhead image doesn't show much, but the angular front and rear fenders, single set of door handles and sloping roofline gives us a glimpse of the BMW X6-fighting ...

Chicago 2009: Acura unveils TSX V6 for 2010 8 months ago on Autoblog

Acura fans have something to rejoice about today as the Japanese automaker just released a new model here at the Chicago Auto Show. Before you get too excited, know that it's not rear-wheel-drive or powered by a V8 engine, but it's still a nice addition to the line-up. For the 2010 model year, ...

Acura continues to push for Tier-1 status, NSX could be revived 9 months ago on Autoblog

Acura wants to assure dealers that its plan to become a Tier 1 luxury brand – able to hang with Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Lexus – is still underway. But according to Dick Colliver, executive vice president of American Honda Motor Co., the key to playing with the big boys isn't ...

2009 Tokyo Auto Salon: Mugen NSX RR 9 months ago on Autoblog

With the NSX successor officially cancelled, Honda tapped long-time motorsports partner Mugen to create a one-off coupe to commemorate the everyday supercar that ended production in 2005. The Mugen NSX RR is stretched to 177.95 inches (almost four inches more than the '94-05 model), and widened ...

Who to believe? Internal email claims Acura RWD V8 program still alive 10 months ago on Autoblog

Earlier this week, Autocar reported that future high-end Acura models had been canceled. As it turns out, those rumors were more than a bit premature, as Jeff Conrad, Vice President of Acura, has informed his dealers via email that the long-awaited "Tier 1" program is moving forward on schedule. ...

Undead: Will Acura show NSX in Detroit even after killing it off? 10 months ago on Autoblog

Just two weeks after we learned that Honda had suspended plans to introduce a new V10 NSX sports car in 2010 comes word that we may see the car anyway. Sort of. The production program is still dead, but it is being reported that the previously scheduled "concept" will appear at Detroit's North ...

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