Acura

About Acura :-

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Industry               Automotive

Founded              27 March 1986; 34 years ago

Founder               Soichiro Honda

Headquarters        Minato, Tokyo, Japan

Area served           United States

                              Canada

                              Mexico

                              China (except Macau and Hong Kong)

                              Kuwait

Key people            Jon Ikeda, Erik Berkman 

Products                Luxury vehicles

Brandsm                A-Spec, Type-S

Services                 Automotive financing

Parent                    Honda

Acura  is the luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Honda. The brand was launched in the United States and Canada on 27 March 1986, marketing luxury, performance, and high-performance vehicles. It was introduced to Hong Kong in 1991, Mexico in 2004, China in 2006, Russia in 2014 (no longer available in Russia) and Kuwait in 2015, and was also sold in Ukraine (until 2018). Honda's plan to introduce Acura to the Japanese domestic market (JDM) in 2008 was delayed, due to economic reasons,and later withheld as a result of the financial crisis of 2007–2008.

Acura is the first Japanese automotive luxury brand. The creation of Acura coincidd with the introduction of a JDM Honda dealership sales channel, called Honda Clio, which sold luxury vehicles, joining previously established Honda Verno, followed by Honda Primo the following year. In its first few years of existence, Acura was among the best-selling luxury marques in the US. Though sales were down in the mid-to-late 1990s, the brand experienced a revival in the early 2000s, due to drastic redesigns and the introductions of new models.

In the late 1980s, the success of the company's first flagship vehicle, the Legend, inspired fellow Japanese automakers Toyota and Nissan to launch their own luxury brands, Lexus and Infiniti, respectively. The 1990 launch of the NSX, a mid-engine exotic sports car, offered a reliable and practical alternative to exotic European sports cars, and introduced Honda's VTEC variable valve timing system to the North American market. The 1993 Legend coupé featured Acura's first use of a six-speed manual transmission, mated to a Type II engine. In the late 1990s, Acura produced a Type R version of its compact Integra coupé, which featured a reduced curb weight, a stiffer and lower suspension, and a high-output VTEC engine.

In the early 2000s, Acura introduced new models, including the company's first all-original SUV, the MDX, and two models which replaced the Integra coupé and sedan, the RSX and TSX, respectively. Type-S versions of the RSX, CL, and TL were added to the brand's lineup during that decade. Acura's 2005 RL flagship introduced SH-AWD, a torque-vectoring all-wheel drive system. The 2007 RDX, a crossover SUV, featured the first North American use of a turbocharged Honda engine. In the 2010s, Acura debuted more new models, including the ILX, TLX, ZDX, and RLX, the latter of which introduced Acura's Jewel Eye LED headlights. A second generation NSX was launched in 2016 and features a twin-turbocharged mid-engine, a nine-speed dual-clutch transmission, and Sport Hybrid SH-AWD.

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Acura NSX

 Acura MDX

 Acura CDX

Acura RDX

Acura TLX

Acura ILX

Acura ZDX

Acura RL

Acura CSX

Acura TL

Acura TSX

Acura RLX

Acura RSX

OLD VERSIONS

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Acura Vigor

Acura Integra

Acura SLX

Acura Legend

Acura CL

CONCEPT VERSIONS

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Acura Precision

Acura GSX

Acura Stealth

Acura 2+1

Acura Advanced Sports Car

Acura  Advanced Sedan

Acura CL-X