2015 Acura TLX Price, Photos, Reviews \u0026 Features

$2015 Acura TLX Price, Photos, Reviews \u0026 Features$

Acura (/ˈækjʊrə/) is the luxurious vehicle marque of Japan automaker Honda. The brand name was launched in the United States and Canada on 27 March 1986, advertising luxury, performance, and top of the line vehicles. It was introduced in order to Hong Kong in 1991, Mexico] within 2005, China in 2006, Russia in 2014 (no lengthier accessible in Russia) and Kuwait in 2015, plus will be also sold in Ukraine. Honda's plan to introduce Acura to the Japanese domestic market (JDM) in 2008 was delayed, because of financial reasons, and afterwards withheld because of this of the particular 2008 financial crisis.

Acura holds the particular distinction of being the first Japanese automotive luxury brand. The creation of Acura coincided with the introduction of the JDM Honda dealership sales channel, known as Honda Clio, which offered luxury vehicles, joining previously established Honda Verno, adopted by Honda Primo the particular following year. In the very first few years of existence, Acura was amongst the best-selling luxury enseignes in the US. Even though sales were down within the mid-to-late 1990s, the brand skilled a revival in the early 2000s, due in order to drastic redesigns and the particular opening paragraphs of recent models.

Within the late 1980s, the achievement from the company's 1st flagship vehicle, the Tale, inspired fellow Japanese auto manufacturers Toyotaand Nissan to start their own luxury brands, Lexus and Infiniti, respectively. The particular 1990 launch of the particular NSX, a mid-engine exotic sports car, offered a reliable and practical substitute for exotic European sports cars, and introduced Honda's VTEC variable valve timing program towards the American marketplace. The particular 1993 Legend coupé showcased Honda's first usage of a six-speed manual transmission, combined to a Type II engine. In the particular late 1990s, Acura created a Type L version associated with its small Integra coupé, which showcased a decreased curb weight, a stiffer and lower suspension, plus a high-output VTEC motor.

In the particular early 2000s, Acura introduced new versions, including the industry’s first all-original SUV, the particular 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 in order to the brand's lineup during that decade. Acura's 2005 RL flagship introduced SH-AWD, a torque-vectoring all-wheel drive system. The 3 years ago RDX, a crossover VEHICLE, featured the particular first North American using a turbo charged Honda motor. In the 2010s, Acura first showed more brand new models, including the ILX, TLX, plus RLX, these of which usually introduced Acura's Jewel Eye LED car headlights. A second generation NSX has been launched in 2016 plus features a twin-turbocharged mid-engine, a nine-speed dual-clutch tranny, and Sport Hybrid SH-AWD.