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Tuesday, Jun 23
2010 Buick LaCrosse To Get Fuel-Sipping Ecotec Four-Banger
A fuel-efficient, direct injected Ecotec 2.4L four-cylinder engine will be the third engine offered in the 2010 Buick LaCrosse luxury sedan. Backed by a fuel-saving six-speed automatic transmission, the new powertrain combination is expected to deliver fuel economy of 30 mpg highway...
Sunday, May 24
People's Curse at the 24 Hours of LeMons Reno-Fernley
MI A large anxious crowd gathered to see some metal crushing entertainment. Fantasy Junction's Swine Flu Pig Acura Integra was lined up for the killing when… Whoops. The Integra was narrowly missed and the LeMons "Peace" Car VW Bus was taken out! ...
Monday, Jan 5
Opinion: Consumer Reports: Hyundai Genesis New Top-Rated Upscale Sedan, Bests Lexus ES 350 [Hyundai Genesis]
Plucky Korean upstart Hyundai has beaten rivals from Saab, Pontiac, Lexus, Toyota, Acura and Lincoln; the Genesis has just been named Consumer Reports’ new top-rated upscale sedan. Who knew Hyundai was the new Lexus? The TL is the only vehicle in this month's test group that is Recommend...
Tuesday, Dec 30
Top 11 Jalopnik Reviews Of 2008
s Take: Ray summed up the TSX in four words: "competent yet remarkably boring." I’d add “the most attractive use of Acura’s buck-toothed front end, but that’s not saying much.” According to Acura, the TSX’s buyer is looking for a well-made, fully-featured, reliable vehicle. While we ackno...
The Top 100 Lemons Of The 24 Hours Of LeMons Arse Freeze-A-Palooza
8. Fancy Junc 2, Acura Integra 51. Two-Eleven Racing, Acura Integra 58. PIT CREW REVENGE, Honda Civic 59. Absolute Lemons Motorsports, BMW 325iS 77. Team Stimulus Package, Honda Civic 87. Halfast Racing, Chevrolet Camaro 90. ONSET, Chevrolet Cavalier 98. Krider Racing, Acura Integra
Tuesday, Dec 23
What Car Would Make This A December To Remember? [Question Of The Day]
The easy answer is always a McLaren F1 or a Chevy El Camino 454 SS, two cars often mentioned in the same long breath. What we'd really like this Christmas from Santa (or if we're in the Lexus commercial from the upper-middle-class uncreative spouse in a sweater) are the cars we're afraid won'...
Monday, Dec 22
The Ten Biggest Automotive Stories Of 2008 [Jalopnik 2008 Year In Review]
The Ford F-150 saw its monthly reign as the nation's top seller end at the hands of the Toyota Camry, Toyota Corolla and Honda Civic. People started trading sex for gas and the spike in gas prices and corresponding drop in SUV/Truck sales presaged bad things. It would take an economy-shatter...
Monday, Dec 8
2009 Honda Accord Tuned By Mugen For JDM
We just showed you the new JDM 2009 Honda Accord Sedan and Tourer and already we have images of the sports package from the “we-tune-anything-Honda” guys at Mugen. Upgrades include a full bodykit comprised of bumpers, sills, front and rear lower spoilers, rear deck spoiler and a new grill...
Saturday, Dec 6
2009 Honda Accord Sedan, Tourer Unveiled For JDM [2009 Honda Accord]
Environmental performance • All front-wheel-drive Freed variations exceed Japanese fuel economy standards for 2010 by 25%. All 4-wheel-drive Freed variations exceed Japanese fuel economy standards for 2010 by 5%. • Most model types attain the year 2010 + 5% fuel economy standard.
Thursday, Nov 13
Project Car Hell, Hi Rollaz Edition: Acura NSX or Ferrari 328? [Project Car Hell]
Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! We had another too-close-to-call one yesterday, with the Toyota 4x4 Van and the Dodge Caravan Turbo locked in a 176-171 near-tie, according to the Choose Your Et...
2009 Volkswagen Tiguan S, Part Three [Jalopnik Reviews]
• Horsepower: 200 @ 5,100 - 6,000 RPM • Torque: 206 @ 1,700 - 5,000 RPM • Transmission: 6-speed Tiptronic Automatic • Curb Weight: 3,433 lbs • LxWxH: 174.3" x 71.2" x 66.3" • Wheelbase: 102.5" • Tires: 215/65 R16 • 0 - 60 mph: 7.8 Seconds • EPA Fuel economy city/highway: 19/26 MPG
Monday, Nov 3
Report: US-Market Acura TSX Diesel On Hold
Honda has been talking up plans to add a diesel to its US lineup, starting with an unnamed 2009 Acura model assumed to be the TSX. Turns out Honda neglected to cover all its bases: The new engine reportedly passes emissions when equipped with a manual transmission but not when an automatic is...
Wednesday, Oct 22
PCH, Suspension Of Ferrari Disbelief Edition: Mustrrari or Integrrari? [Project Car Hell]
You've got your Fauxrraris based on Fieros, or Corvettes, or 280Zs, or even Mitsubishi Eclipses. But say you want the reliability and VTEC power of a Honda product in your Fauxrrari? Sure, sure, it's front-wheel drive, and maybe that makes a Ferronda even more of an abomination in the eyes...
Tuesday, Oct 7
2009 Acura CSX Type-S Spotted On Canadian Dealer Lot
For quite a while now, Canadians have had an option their neighbors to the south have not had when buying compact cars — an Acura version of the dutiful Honda Civic. That option continues on with the power-plenum enhanced 2009 Acura CSX Type-S, here spotted fresh off the truck, still wearin...
Thursday, Oct 2
The 24 Hours Of LeMons Detroit-ish Uber Gallery
00: Ded Aardvarks, Chevrolet Cavalier 01: Caintmakit Racing, Acura Integra 2: Sofa King, Toyota Supra 3: eLEMONators, Chevrolet Monte Carlo 8: Squeeze My Lemon Part Deux, Honda Civic 28: Team Non Sequitur, Acura Integra 86: Brawn's Backups, Honda Accord
Tuesday, Sep 16
2009 Acura TL Priced At $34,995
Acura offers a full line of technologically advanced performance luxury vehicles through a network of 270 dealers within the United States. The 2009 Acura lineup features five distinctive models including the RL luxury performance sedan, the TL performance luxury sedan, the TSX spor...
Wednesday, Sep 3
Detroit's 2008 Belle Isle Grand Prix: ALMS Results And Mega Gallery
LeMans Prototype 2 (LMP2) saw great success for Andretti Green Racing and the Acura racing program as the AGR team finished first and Acura took all three podium spots. The one, two, three finish also catapulted Acura past Porsche in the manufacturers championship as well. We're betting t...
Tuesday, Sep 2
Heads Up, California Racers! Gold Mine Of Potential LeMons Cars At SF Tow Auction Tomorrow!
Where to start with this cornucopia of fine racing machinery? The numerous Acura Legends? The third- and fourth-generation Camaros? The Oldsmobile Trofeo? Imagine showing up to race a Trofeo, if you dare! There's a Porsche 944 and a few 80s BMWs and the usual Sentras and Corollas and Acc...
Friday, Aug 1
Honda July Sales Down 9.2%; Cars Set Record
TORRANCE, Calif., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ — American Honda Motor Co., Inc. posted July total vehicle sales of 138,744, a daily-selling-rate basis* decline of 9.2 percent compared to July 2007 results. 24 days for 2007. All percentages reflect the daily selling rate. American Honda]
Tuesday, Jul 29
Edmunds Disrobes New Acura NSX
How're they going to do that? Well, Edmunds Inside Line also claims the new NSX will weigh in at around 3,256 pounds. That's over 500 pounds lighter than the GT-R. Plus, the rear section of the coupe apparently acts like one big rear wing. Also, there's that 5.5-liter V10 expected to run at over 6...
Thursday, Jul 17
J.D. Power: Car Dealership Customer Satisfaction Improves, Jaguar Comes Out On Top Again
The study, now in its 28th year, measures satisfaction among vehicle owners who visit the dealer service department for maintenance or repair work during the first three years of ownership, which typically represent the majority of the vehicle warranty period.
Monday, Jul 14
Acura NSX V10 May Get Cylinder Deactivation, Acura RL May Get V10
According to 7Tune, Honda is concerned about their environmental image with the new 5.5-liter V10 they plan on dropping between the rails of the new 2010 Acura NSX. We're now told Honda plans to employ "Variable Cylinder Management" to deactivate an entire bank of cylinders in the V10 in cr...
Friday, Jul 11
Are Cars Getting Uglier?
Today's reveal of the "polarizing" look of the new 2009 Acura TL and the minor facelift on the 2009 BMW 3-series got us thinking about design. Specifically, bad design. Does the TVR Sagaris 2 really stand up to the TVR designs of yore? After a sudden revolution in design a few years back we feel...
Tuesday, Jul 1
Car Industry Carnage: US Auto Sales Down 18.8% For June
Perhaps it's the pending release of a freshened Porsche 911, or the overall stagnation of the brand, or that Porsche sales are heavily weighted on the high selling, and uber-thirsty Cayenne, but Porsche announced a surprising drop of 18.9% in sales. Maybe even luxury buyers are tightenin...
Friday, Jun 20
2010 Acura NSX Screams Around The 'Ring
We love Bridge To Gantry. The Nürburgring-obsessed site now has video of Honda's Godzilla-hunting 2010 Acura NSX replacement ripping up the track, and the scream coming from the tailpipes sounds fantastic. We expect the sonorous mill is a 5.5-liter i-VTEC V10 that should make about 550 HP...
Monday, May 19
2009 Acura TL, Redux
With its pronounced grille and sharp trunk line, the 2009 Acura TL is like Waldo in a Caravaggio painting, easy to spot. We've parsed the rumors regarding the new TL and even seen some pics of the 2009 Acura TL last night. Thanks to Joe A., we now have more photos of a pair of what could only be TL's f...
Sunday, May 18
2009 Acura TL
Yesterday we gave you a run-down on the details and rumors we'd recently heard on the 2009 Acura TL. Today we've got confirmation on some of those rumors. Well, at least the part about what to expect from the new TL's design. Our Honda-loving buddies at the Temple of VTec have snagged themselve...
Saturday, May 17
2009 Acura TL: More Details Revealed?
One of the Honda forum fan-boys over at The Temple of VTEC claims to have seen a brand spankin' new 2009 Acura TL — most likely at the April dealer conference where we'd heard the big dealers got a chance to ogle the new four-door in the shiny flesh. While we're not expecting to see the bed sheet s...
Friday, May 16
PCH, Ten Grand To Glory Edition: Acura NSX or '59 Corvette?
The extremely cheap, extremely sketchy (putatively) NSX-engine-powered Acura Legend obliterated the dime-a-dozen turbo Civic in yesterday's Choose Your Eternity poll, which is about what we expected. So what if we could find not just an NSX engine but an entire car for cheap (well, ma...
Thursday, May 15
PCH, Fun With Honda Engines Edition: NSX-Powered Legend or Turbo Civic?
The '58 Lincoln put up a good showing, but in the end the Porsche 928 takes the prize, with 56% of you choosing Polyester-Clad White Powder Distributor over Chain-Smoking Rat Pack Player in Monday's Choose Your Eternity poll. But with a Datsun nearly beating a Peugeot last week, not to ment...
Thursday, Apr 10
2009 Hyundai Elantra Sedan To Debut At Auto China
The 2009 Hyundai Elantra sedan is the next step in Hyundai's product blitz and it's set to debut next week at Auto China. The new Elantra maintains the design language of the rest of the cars in the lineup that aren't the Genesis. That means an evolution of the front end treatment to something m...
Wednesday, Mar 26
2009 Acura TL: What To Expect From The New TL, TL Type-S
If those horsepower numbers get your blood flowing, remember that power will also be coursing through Acura's torque-vectoring, SH-AWD system on the Type-S. That leads us to hope those rumors about a number closer to 350 HP turn out to be true.
Thursday, Mar 20
2009 Acura TSX, Reviewed [Jalopnik Reviews]
The 2009 TSX may be the entry-level for the Acura brand, but frankly we expect more from the bottom rung of the ladder from any luxe brand given the competition from the likes of BMW, Lexus and Infiniti. Maybe our minds could be changed with a diesel or higher-powered option, however neither...
Wednesday, Mar 19
2009 Acura TSX
If I were to use four words to describe the new TSX they'd be: competent yet remarkably boring But what should one expect from a car given alternately the titles of "entry-level sports sedan" and "entry-level luxury sedan" by the PR team at Acura. To me that seems a lot like this car is what hap...
Acura or Honda Two-Door Concept Coming To The New York Auto Show?
We'd heard rumors in the past few weeks about Acura bringing some sort of two-door concept car here to the New York Auto Show, but we couldn't actually verify that. We still can't — at least not until the 9:40 AM press conference. But, as the show floor is now open, we took a quick run around for fu...
Tuesday, Mar 18
Hyundai To Launch Luxury Brand, Compete with Acura and Infiniti
Speaking to China Daily, company spokesperson Young-Key Koo, "In 2010, we will officially launch our luxury brand name and logo along the lines of Toyota's Lexus, Nissan's Infiniti and Honda's Acura. All of our luxury models will have the new badge."
Friday, Mar 7
Nissan GT-R Stacked Up To (And Over) The NSX
See that car next to it? That's a Honda/Acura NSX, the most recent Japanese supercar to grace the US from sea to shining sea. And while the NSX was of the extra light and nimble European mid-engined supercar variety, the new GT-R is decidedly more American (lots of power, engine in the front,...
Tuesday, Mar 4
Online Gamers Fleeing US Automakers Like Orcs Fleeing The Demon Aztheroc
As if domestic automakers didn't have enough problems lately, a new study by the Ziff Davis Game Group found that online gamers weren't moved by their offerings. Specifically, the survey found that though the majority of gamers own American-made cars, nearly 80% of those gamers are inte...
Friday, Feb 29
Honda Recalls 273,000 Acura TLs - It's a Recall Party!
First it was Ford with its Mustang recall, now Honda is getting into the game with 273,000 Acura TLs produced between 2004 ad 2008. While the Ford problem was relatively improbably and unlikely to cause a problem, the Acura recall involves underhood fire. Seems the culprit is high under hoo...
Wednesday, Feb 13
2009 Acura TSX Press Release Accidentally Hits Internet Before New York Auto Show Unveil
Finally, the 2009 Acura TSX is covered by a comprehensive 4-year/50,000 mile bumper-to-bumper limited warranty and a 6-year/70,000 mile powertrain limited warranty. Additional benefits of ownership include Acura Total Luxury Care® (TLC®) that provides free 24-hour roadside assi...
Sunday, Feb 10
2009 Acura TSX Revealed, To Debut At New York Auto Show
TORRANCE, Calif., Feb. 11, 2008 - Acura announced today it will debut the all-new 2009 Acura TSX sports sedan at the 2008 New York International Auto Show and released an exterior photo of the new model. Scheduled to go on-sale in the spring, the 2009 Acura TSX will be the second generation of A...
Friday, Feb 8
2009 Honda Accord Tourer Spotted, Wanted
We're always interested in seeing what's going on across the pond from Honda, especially because it so often ends up over here as an Acura. We can only hope the 2009 Honda Accord Tourer's one of those lob passes from the Europeans as we've liked the look since we first saw it as the Honda Accord...
Wednesday, Feb 6
Chicago Auto Show: 2009 Acura RL Revealed, Gets Bigger Engine
We told you a couple of weeks back Acura would be revealing the 2009 model of Acura's lovely top-of-the-line sedan, the RL, here at the Chicago Auto Show. Just as we predicted, so was it revealed, in all its mid-cycle refreshment glory. The new 2009 RL gets almost entirely new sheet-metal (ap...
Monday, Feb 4
Jalopnik's Official 2008 Chicago Auto Show Cheat Sheet
Acura SCOOP: It looks like Acura is finally going to be replacing their poor-selling, two-cylinders-too-few RL with the 2009 Acura RL. Why not keep an alphanumeric that has almost no brand ID? What's the new Acura RL going to look like? We're not sure. Will it be getting the new Acura diesel e...
Tuesday, Jan 15
Detroit Auto Show: XM Infotainment Infiniti QX56 System Does It All
NavTraffic provides up to the minute traffic information with the navigation. As with other traffic analyzers, roads are color-coded based based on pace of traffic; specific incidents are highlighted and can be opened to provide details. The Hyundai Genesis is one of the vehicles being...
Thursday, Jan 3
Honda Sales Up For 2007... Acura Not So Much
Record total vehicle sales of 1,551,542 (up 2.5 percent) 11th consecutive yearly sales record Record light-truck sales of 669,327 (up 0.3 percent), representing 43 percent of total vehicle sales Individual vehicle sales records for Honda CR-V, Fit, Civic Hybrid and Acura RDX
Wednesday, Dec 19
The Acura NSX Undelayed, Due Out In 2010
American Honda CEO Tetsuo Iwamura confirmed to Wards Auto that, yes, the Acura NSX would return to American shores and likely around 2010. We're going to miss all the Acura NSX Gossip. Will they? Won't they? It was like Ross and Rachel, except with Takeo Fukui and a halo sports car. The car was i...
Thursday, Dec 6
KBB Predicts Highest Resale Value Cars, Pats Super Bowl [News]
High Performance: Chevrolet Corvette - 50% Sedan: Honda Civic - 52% Coupe: Infiniti G37 Coupe - 52% Convertible: Mini Cooper Convertible - 50% Wagon: Scion xB- 52% Hatchback: Scion tC - 52% Luxury: BMW 6-Series - 50% Pickup: Toyota Tundra - 41% SUV: Acura MDX - 49% Minivan: Honda Odyssey -...
Monday, Dec 3
Honda Sales up 4.7% for November, No One Wants an Acura for Hanukkah [Industry News]
Acura Division posted sales of 12,910 for November. The MDX sport utility vehicle led the division with sales of 4,891. November sales of the TL performance luxury sedan totaled 4,064; the TSX sports sedan totaled 1,884. Sales of the RDX sport utility vehicle totaled 1,679.
Wednesday, Oct 24
Toyota 2000GT [Jalopnik Fantasy Garage]
RUF RT12 | 1978 Aston Martin V8 Vantage | Honda 1300 Coupe 9 | 1931 Daimler Double Six 50 Corsica Drophead Coupe | Ferrari 288 GTO | Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 | 1970 Buick GSX 455 | First Generation BMW M Coupe | Bugatti Veyron 16.4 | Ford GT | Citroen SM | Porsche 928 | Jensen FF | DeTomaso Vallelung...
Monday, Aug 20
2008 Honda Accord Revealed! [New Cars]
Key Accord Sedan and Coupe Advancements Include: • Top-of-class power - The most ever for a Honda V-6 and an Accord four-cylinder. • Best emissions performance - First vehicle to offer four-cylinder and V-6 models that both meet PZEV standards. Exterior Chassis
Tuesday, Jul 3
Ouch: Many Minivans, SUVs, CUVs And Pickups Have Lousy Headrests [Jesse Owens Broke Records, Ali Broke Necks]
The following big boys all performed well on the neck test:Acura MDX and RDX; Lincoln MKX, Ford Edge and Ford Freestyle; Honda CR-V, Element and Pilot; Hyundai Santa Fe; Jeep Grand Cherokee; Kia Sorento; Land Rover LR3; Mercedes M Class; Mitsubishi Outlander; Subaru B9 Tribeca and Fore...
Wednesday, Jun 6
Ford Wins Big, Mercedes Improves in Initial Quality Study
· Compact car: Honda Civic Runners-up: Toyota Corolla, Hyundai Elantra sedan · Compact premium sporty car: Porsche Boxster Runners-up: Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class, Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class · Compact SUV: Honda CR-V Runner-up: Nissan Xterra, Hyundai Tucson
Monday, Feb 20
Lexus Considering Small SUV
Man, you could totally set your watch by these guys. Toyota's reportedly considering a small luxury SUV to compete with the BMW X3, next-gen Land Rover Freelander and various sundries on the way from Acura and Mercedes. The new model would be based on the recently redesigned Toyota RAV4 and...
