Acura

Acura is the luxury brand of the car company Honda.^[1] It has been established in the United States, Canada and Hong Kong since March 1986.^[2] The brand has been used to market Honda's luxury cars and high performance models.^[3] Before Acura, most Japanese cars were economical in design.^[3] 1986

Acura

Company type	Division
Industry	Automotive
Founded	27 March 1986; 39 years ago (1986-03-27)
Founder	Soichiro Honda
Headquarters	Torrance, California, United States
Area served	United States Canada Mexico Panama Kuwait
Key people	Jon Ikeda (VP and Brand Officer)
Products	Luxury vehicles Performance vehicles
Brands	A-Spec, Type-S
Services	Automotive financing
Owner	Honda
Parent	American Honda Motor Company
Website	acura.com

Current models

Model		Calendar year introduced	Current model		Vehicle description
			Introduction	Update/facelift
Sedans/liftbacks
INTEGRA	Integra	1986 (nameplate)	2022	–	Subcompact executive liftback based on the eleventh-generation Honda Civic.
TLX	TLX	2014	2020	–	Compact executive sedan succeeding the TL and TSX.
Crossovers
ADX	ADX	2025	2025	–	Subcompact luxury crossover SUV that shares its platform with the Honda HR-V/ZR-V.
MDX	MDX	2000	2021	2024	Three-row mid-size luxury crossover SUV that shares its platform with the Honda Pilot.
RDX	RDX	2006	2018	2021	Compact luxury crossover SUV related to the Honda CR-V.
ZDX	ZDX	2009 (nameplate)	2024	–	battery electric compact luxury crossover SUV related to the Honda Prologue and Chevrolet Equinox.

Discontinued Models

Image	Model	Intr.	Disc.	Gen.	Description
	Legend	1986	1995	2	Mid-size luxury coupe and sedan, sold in Japan as the Honda Legend.
	NSX	1991	2022	2	The flagship sports car, globally is the Honda NSX.
	Vigor	1992	1994	1	Mid-size sedan, sold in Japan as the Honda Vigor.
	RL	1996	2012	2	Mid-size luxury sedan, sold in Japan as the Honda Legend.
	SLX	1996	1999	1	Rebadged version of the Isuzu Trooper.
	TL	1996	2014	4	Mid-size sedan, sold in Japan as the Honda Saber and Inspire from 1996-2003, and also the sedan version of the CL from 1997-2003.
	CL	1997	2003	2	Personal luxury coupe, also the coupe version of the TL.
	EL	1997	2005	2	Subcompact executive sedan and a rebadged version of the Civic sold only in Canada.
	RSX	2002	2006	1	Compact coupe, and a rebadged version of the Fourth Generation Honda Integra of North America.
	TSX	2004	2014	2	Compact executive sedan, also sold in Japan and Europe as the Honda Accord and First Generation Honda Spirior, and a Station wagon called the Sport Wagon from 2011-2014.
	CSX	2006	2011	1	Subcompact executive sedan and a rebadged version of the Civic sold only in Canada.
	ILX	2013	2022	1	Subcompact executive sedan, based on the Civic.
	RLX	2014	2020	1	Executive sedan, Sold in Japan as the Honda Legend.
	CDX	2016	2022	1	Subcompact luxury crossover SUV, related to the Honda HR-V. sold only in China.