Acura has had many car enthusiasts and journalists alike raising our eyebrows over the past several years or so. And that’s because many of us are wondering whether Honda’s premium brand can keep up with the competition that it has been known to aim towards. So far, the entry level Acura ILX Concept received mixed [...]
Honda is finally making some moves with Acura, and you’ll see those moves within the coming months. Along with the redesigned 2103 Acura RDX, the brand will start offering the ILX sedan. Those will be followed by redesigned versions of the Acura RL, TL and the MDX for 2013. Following that the awesome Acura NSX [...]
This just in – Acura will be showing a teaser of the redesigned RL flagship sedan at the 2012 New York Auto Show next week. The 2013 Acura RL sedan will go on sale this fall. – By: Omar Rana
Acura fans – be patient – a replacement for the aging RL sedan is on its way. According to a report by CARandDRIVER a replacement for the Acura RL will debut at the 2012 New York Auto Show in April. Next month at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show, Acura will show a concept version of [...]
Acura’s future has been very questionable as of late. However, Acura has been good enough to announce some news regarding some of its future plans. The first big new move for the Japanese luxury maker is the addition of some new hybrid powertrains. Interestingly enough, Acura, despite its Honda roots, is very late to the [...]
The Acura RL was long overdue for a makeover and while there are no design changes to the 2011 model year, there are some significant upgrades to the brand’s large luxury sedan. For the 2011 model year, the Acura RL gets an all-new Sequential SportShift 6-speed automatic transmission to maximize performance of the 3.7L V6. [...]
Honda has announced that it is recalling 528,000 vehicles worldwide, with 471,820 being recalled in the United States. The recall consists of model year 2005 to 2007 Acura RL and model year 2005 to early 2007 Honda Odyssey vehicles to replace a seal in the brake master cylinder. The recall goes hand-in-hand with the 1.5 [...]
Reports coming out of Japan state that Honda plans to stop selling the Legend sedan in its home market. According to Japan’s Nikkei business daily, the Legend, known as the Acura RL in the United States, hasn’t been selling so well for the brand in Japan. The report has raised questions about the future of [...]
It was reported last month that Honda was planning a V8 option for the new-generation Acura RL within 18 months but according to AutoObserver, plans may be delayed. In a recent interview, Honda president Takeo Fukui admitted that the 3.7 V6, currently the range-topping option for the RL, wasn’t sufficient enough to compete with other premium brands. [...]
Honda’s CEO Takeo Fukui has finally had the epiphany we’ve all been waiting for. He has confirmed plans for Honda to launch its first V8 in its luxury Acura brand. Fukui said that Acura sales are down 15.3 percent for the first nine months of this year and that its flagship RL sedan needs something [...]
