Acura

Acura is the luxury brand of the car company Honda. It has been established in the United States, Canada and Hong Kong since March 1986. The brand has been used to market Honda's luxury cars and high performance models. Before Acura, most Japanese cars were economical in design. 1986

Acura

Type	Division
Industry	Automotive
Founded	27 March 1986 (1986-03-27)
Founder	Soichiro Honda
Headquarters	Torrance, California, United States
Area served	United States Canada Mexico Panama Kuwait
Key people	Jon Ikeda (VP and Brand Officer)
Products	Luxury vehicles Performance vehicles
Brands	A-Spec, Type-S
Services	Automotive financing
Owner	Honda
Parent	American Honda Motor Company
Website	acura.com

Current models

Model		Calendar year introduced	Current model		Vehicle description
			Introduction	Update/facelift
Sedans/liftbacks
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.
Crossovers
ADX	ADX	2025	2025	–	Subcompact luxury crossover SUV that shares its platform with the Honda HR-V/ZR-V.
MDX	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

Image	Model	Intr.	Disc.	Gen.	Description
	Legend	1986	1995	2	Mid-size luxury coupe and sedan, sold in Japan as the Honda Legend.
	NSX	1991	2022	2	The flagship sports car, globally is the Honda NSX.
	Vigor	1992	1994	1	Mid-size sedan, sold in Japan as the Honda Vigor.
	RL	1996	2012	2	Mid-size luxury sedan, sold in Japan as the Honda Legend.
	SLX	1996	1999	1	Rebadged version of the Isuzu Trooper.
	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.
	CL	1997	2003	2	Personal luxury coupe, also the coupe version of the TL.
	EL	1997	2005	2	Subcompact executive sedan and a rebadged version of the Civic sold only in Canada.
	RSX	2002	2006	1	Compact coupe, and a rebadged version of the Fourth Generation Honda Integra of North America.
	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.
	CSX	2006	2011	1	Subcompact executive sedan and a rebadged version of the Civic sold only in Canada.
	ILX	2013	2022	1	Subcompact executive sedan, based on the Civic.
	RLX	2014	2020	1	Executive sedan, Sold in Japan as the Honda Legend.
	CDX	2016	2022	1	Subcompact luxury crossover SUV, related to the Honda HR-V. sold only in China.

Acura Media

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  First generation Acura Legend coupe (1987–1990)

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  First generation Acura Integra (1986–1989)

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  The NSX was sold under the Acura brand in certain regions

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  Acura Integra Type R

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  The second generation Acura TL (1999–2003)

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  First generation Acura MDX (2001–2006; 2004 facelift)

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  2004-2006 Acura TL photographed in College Park, Maryland, USA.

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  2005 Acura RL photographed in USA.

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  2006 Acura CSX photographed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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  2007 Acura RDX photographed in USA.