Acura occurs as brand name used by Honda in the US, Canada, Mexico, and Hong Kong since March 1986 to market luxury automobiles. Acurthe is largely credited by using creating or even existence a 1st to tap into a market for luxury Japanese cars outside Japan. Prior to Acura, auto from either Japan were primarily economic & were seen when dependable above tons else.

More Japanese luxury brands (Lexus and Infiniti) sprang up around N Us shortly fallowing Acura's initial introduction of a Legend & later on a Integra - both vehicle list the company there is no hanker utilizes.

History
1990 Acura dealerships in the U.s.a. win Fifth sequentially number one-place ranking on the Customer Satisfaction Stock by J. D. Power and Associates. Expansion of locate & development inside America announced.

1991 A Acura Legend coupe won Motor Trend's prestigious Import Car of the Season trophy. Honda's radical VTEC is introduced in the NSX. Acura introduced within Hong Kong by Reliance Motors

1997 Integra Nature and severity-R introduced. Greatest Hp/liter (108) of any production car.

2001 MDX won a prestigious Drive Trend "2001 Sport/Utility of the Year" award

2004 Acura introduced insidiamond state Mexico by Honda de Mexico

2005 Acura TL wins "Consumer's Most Wanted Vehicle" at Edmunds.com

Future models

2007 RD-X compact crossover SUV

Current models

MDX (crossover SUV) NSX (exotic coupe) RL (full-size sedan) RSX (sports coupe) TL (mi-dsize sports sedan) TSX (midsize sports sedan) EL (compact sedan; only available within Canada)

Discontinued models
Integra (sports coupe and sedan, replaced by the RSX and the TSX) Legend (luxury sedan and coupe, replaced per RL and CL) Vigor (mid-sized sedan, replaced by the TL) CL (luxury coupe, replaced by the Honda Accord EX V-6 Coupe) SLX (SUV, replaced by the MDX)

Timeline
1986
A Acura brand is introduced to N United states of america by Honda.

Models Sold: Integra (New) Legend (New)

1987

Models Sold: Integra Legend

1988

Models Sold: Integra Legend

1989

Models Sold: Integra Legend

1990
The freshly 2d generation Integra is introduced.

Models Sold: Integra (New 2nd Generation) Legend

1991
Future Vigor Model added to Acura's lineup. Just released Second generation Legend is introduced. Acura NSX introduced.

Models Sold: Integra Legend (New Second generation) NSX Vigor (New)

1992
Minor upgrade to Second generation Integra.

Models Sold: Integra Legend NSX Vigor

1993

Models Sold: Integra Legend NSX Vigor

1994
The Just released 3rd generation Integra is introduced.

Models Sold: Integra (New 3rd generation) Legend NSX Vigor

1995
Future Second generation Vigor introduced as TL.

Models Sold: Integra Legend NSX TL (New) (2d generation Vigor)

1996
Up to date SLX SUV model is introduced. (Non sold inside Canada) Just released 3rd generation Legend introduced as a RL.

Models Sold: Integra NSX TL RL (New) (Tertiary generation Legend) SLX (USA exclusively)

1997
Up to date Civic sedan depending EL is introduced. (Canada exclusively) Future Two door Coupe **TL introduced as CL.

Models Sold: CL EL (New) (Canada merely) Integra NSX TL RL SLX (USA just)

1998
A Integra receives a minor upgrade.

Models Sold: CL EL (Canada only) Integra (Gen 3.Fin) NSX TL RL SLX (USA exclusively)

1999
Just released Second generation TL is introduced.

Models Sold: CL EL (Canada only) Integra NSX TL (New Second generation) RL SLX (USA just)

2000
There is no CL model for 2000.

Models Sold: EL (Canada only) Integra NSX TL RL

2001
Just released Second gen CL Coupe introduced. Up to date MDX Luxury SUV introduced. Just released Second generation EL model. (Canada sole)

Models Sold: CL EL (New Second generation)(Canada merely) Integra NSX MDX TL RL

2002
A recently Quaternary generation Integra is introduced as a RSX. A NSX is updated.

Models Sold: CL EL (Canada only) MDX NSX (Minor update) TL RL RSX (New) (Quaternary generation Integra)

2003

Models Sold: CL EL (Canada only) MDX NSX TL RL RSX

2004
Future 3rd generation TL introduced. Future TSX sports sedan indroduced.

Models Sold: EL (Canada only) TL (New 3rd generation) TSX (European Honda Accord) MDX NSX RL RSX

2005
Just released Second generation RL introduced. A RSX receives a minor upgrade.

Models Sold: EL (Canada only) TL TSX MDX NSX RL (New Second generation) RSX

Related Topics
Honda VTEC Honda Type-R