By Kevin Harrison
In my opinion, Acura has gone through a bit of an odd phase over the past decade. The brand was once known as delivering premium luxury mixed with sportiness, topped off with Honda reliability. In other words, they were legitimate competition to the Germans, only they were cheaper...
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Tag Archives: Acura
IIHS Releases 2013 Top Safest Cars
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has just released its awards for the 'Top Safety Pick Plus' catagory aka the safest cars tested for the 2013 model year. So without further ado the winners are (in alphabetical order):
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- Acura TL
- Dodge...
Acura ZDX Gets The Hook
There is a reason why Acura was offering up to $12,000 off a new ZDX a while back: because it wasn't selling.
And now the inevitable has happened, Acura has finally given it...
Luxury Models Stumble in New Safety Crash Test
Ask any automotive journalist which manufacturer makes the worst car and almost every single one will say the same thing: "No one really makes bad cars anymore". By the same token, no one really makes unsafe cars anymore either. However a new kind of safety crash...
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Test Drive: 2013 Acura RDX
By Kevin Harrison
I have a friend who used to have the same tolerance level as me for spicy food. Those who know me know that my spice tolerance can't be topped. Nothing is ever too spicy and I'm...
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Acura Apologizes For Racist Ad Casting
Remember that commercial that Acura apparently spent top dollars for to advertise for the new NSX for the Superbowl? It had Jerry Seinfeld wanting to be the first owner of ther new NSX, but a random guy beat him to it. Seinfeld then spends the whole...
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Don't Lose Hope: NSX Reportedly Still On The Table
Miss the S2000? Miss the Prelude? Is the CR-Z just not doing it for you? It seems that, save for the new Civic SI, Honda has given up on its performance roots. It's okay Honda fans, don't lose hope just yet,...
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Mercedes-Benz to make Competitor to BMW X6?
Who would've thought that when BMW introduced its polarizing X6, it would do so well that BMW's rivals would be forced to make a competitor?
There are reports that Mercedes-Benz is the latest to jump on board the weird...
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Acura NSX Successor Still In the Works
The re-introduction of the iconic NSX from Acura has been going back and fourth between a green light for production and rumours dropping the idea altogether for some time now. The latest rumour was that Honda had decided...
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Audi Developing BMW X6 Fighter
When BMW debuted the X6 a few years back, they must've known something that the rest of us didn't because everyone thought it was a bad idea and that it would fail miserably. It hasn't. In fact, the X6 is...
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