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ACURA

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Honda’s luxury and performance brand: the first premium division ever created by a Japanese automaker.

Launched
27 March 1986
Parent
Honda
Main markets
US, Canada, Mexico, Panama
Flagships
Legend, NSX

Acura went on sale in 1986 and was soon among the best-selling luxury brands in the United States. The success of its flagship, the Legend, pushed Toyota and Nissan to start Lexus and Infiniti.

The 1990 NSX was a mid-engine exotic that brought Honda’s VTEC to North America; the Integra Type R followed in the late 1990s. In the early 2000s the lineup added the MDX, its first original SUV, plus the RSX and TSX.

  1. 1986Acura brand launched
  2. 1990NSX introduced, with VTEC for North America
  3. Late 1990sIntegra Type R
  4. Early 2000sMDX SUV, RSX and TSX join the range
  5. 2026Integra Type S goes on sale in Japan