Acura New Car Reviews

A Coupe-Like SUV?
What do you call the ZDX. Acura says it a four-door sports coupe, but when you look at it closely, you see a lot of SUV there. To me, it’s more like a coupe-shaped SUV. Do people really want a vehicle like this? Acura seems to think so. But to some folks, the [...]

TSX Gets More Horsepower
Last year Acura redesigned its entry-level sports sedan, the TSX, and made it larger. They also incorporated styling cues from its big brother, the Acura TL. This year, the TSX gets a shot of extra horsepower from the TL. The TL’s standard V-6 engine is now an option on the TSX.
The TSX [...]

2010 TL Gets 6-Speed Manual
I don’t know if the styling of the Acura TL has grown on me in the last year, or whether my test car, which was painted white, made the design look more subtle. From some angles the TL is quite attractive, but that massive nose is a polarizing styling cue. Folks [...]

Looking For Respect
The Acura RL has been the Rodney Dangerfield of the Mid-Premium Luxury segment—it’s gotten no respect. Competitors, like the Lexus GS350 and the Infiniti M35, have sold three times as well. There are several possible explanations for this—some say the styling was too bland—others criticized the lack of a V-8 option. Whatever the [...]

Sporty RDX Carries Over for 2009
Acura’s RDX now enters its third model year. It’s a “crossover” SUV that is built on a car, rather than a truck, platform. It was designed to appeal to young urban professionals—the same group that buys sporty SUVs, like the BMW X3.
This enthusiast-oriented SUV enters the 2009 almost unchanged from [...]

Acura Unveils A Sharp New TL
Acura fans may be in for a surprise with the look of the redesigned 2009 TL. The new model is much more dramatically styled than its predecessor. Acura polled its current TL owners to determine what changes to make in the 2009 model. According to Matt Hargett, the program [...]

New TSX is Larger and More Highly Styled
After a five-year run, the Acura TSX gets a redesign for 2009. This entry-luxury sedan is still an American version of the European Honda Accord, but is now larger overall, and more sharply styled.
The new TSX has added a little over two inches to its overall length, and [...]

New Acura MDX Combines Sport With Luxury
When it came time to redesign the MDX, the folks at Acura wanted to develop an SUV that would appeal more to family men, yet would not turn off the lady of the house. By any measure, the 2007 MDX successfully meets those objectives. It has more power, [...]

Acura RDX Targets Young Professionals
Sales of big SUVs may have gone down the drain recently, but sales of small sport-utilities are doing quite well. In fact, in the coming years, sales of small “luxury” sport-utes are expected to go through the roof, according to the folks at Acura. So with this in mind, the [...]