Acura is the North American compartment of concern Honda specialising on release representation and sports cars. Assembly factory American Honda Motor Co. Has been opened in California on March, 27th, 1986. The name "Acura" has appeared in 1989 and concerns exclusively the prestigious models Honda sold in the USA.
Tactic-specifications of cars of mark Acura, as a rule, do not differ from corresponding parametres of models of firm Honda. Thus names of models coincide. The most part of models is made directly in the North America (series CL and TL), and separate models - RL and NSX because of low demand are imported from Japan. Release only "American" models Acura in 1999 has made 101,3 thousand unit.
Оcновное difference of models of mark Acura from similar cars Honda - sports shape and higher level of a serial complete set. Besides, Acura represents to the USA more prestigious models TL and RL which Honda does not offer Americans.
In a representation class for Acura 5-metre sedan RL representing more richly decorated Honda Legend "acts". Structurally RL it is similar to other models of concern Honda of the end of 1990th years. Version Integra Type-R has appeared in 1998, but in 1999 for some reasons was not offered.
On the Detroit interior of 2000 display of a new coupe 3,2CL on the extended chassis has taken place, and after it on the New York motor show in 2000 there was the luxury car of cross-country capacity MDX unified on a body with Honda Odyssey.
One of the main novelties of compartment 2001 modelling years - the new compact sports sedan EL designed on platform Civic of VII generation. EL equip with absolutely new 1,7-litre engine with system VTEC capacity of 127 h.p., to meeting last requirements ULEV on cleanliness of an exhaust. Model EL sell only in Canada.
On the New York motor show of 2001 successor Integra - the new compact coupe RSX designed on the increased platform of model EL for the first time has been presented. RSX equip with the 2,0-litre engine capacity of 200 h.p. (version Type R) and a 6-step mechanical gear box.
At coupe Integra in 2001 did not change essentially neither design, nor a chassis design. Model exhaust in three versions: LS, GS and GS-R. Cheaper LS and GS equip with the 1,8-litre motor in 140 h.p., under a cowl of sports version GS-R of 170 "horsies".
In 2001 there has passed insignificant restyling models CL (coupe) and TL (sedan). Models CL and TL are created on platform Accord of last generation. Special event 2002 modelling years became occurrence of new generation of sports hatchbacks of type RS-X which has replaced cars Integra. One of few present super cars of Japan - coupe NSX existing since 1991, modernised to 2003. By the end of year the premiere of new model Acura of series RL is expected.
