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Honda CR-X Successor the “CR-ZX” Rendered

Sunday, June 28, 2009

It looks like Acura’s replacement for the NSX is getting cancelled (victim of the recession, apparently) and that plans for a successor to the S2000 Roadster might be getting shelved as well.The absence of the high performance models leaves a gap in performance offerings for the collective Honda/Acura model lineup. Could there be a remedy for that? [...]

Acura ZDX Crossover Spied

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

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Acura first showed it’s ZDX Concept at the New York International Auto Show only about 2 months ago. I’ve always seen the vehicle as a step forward for the brand in styling and design. Much better then the recent designs we’ve seen coming out from the company. However, while Acura made it clear that it was just [...]

Top Ten: Great Sounding Engines

Monday, May 18, 2009

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One topic that automotive enthusiasts can never seem to agree on is: what is the best-sounding car? I realize it’s a HIGHLY subjective field, and there isn’t a possible definitive answer. Everyone has different tastes in what sounds good -- heck, some people think Harley V-Twin’s sound good -- but I’ve compiled my top ten [...]

PCA Cars & Coffee, 5/2/09

Saturday, May 2, 2009

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On the first Saturday of every month, the Porsche Club of America has a morning car show in Briar Creek. It’s always worth going to take a look, because you just never know what’s going to turn up. Today was no exception, with plenty of drool-worthy exotics present, friendly people, and coffee. Hey, it’s an [...]

Top Ten: 80′s Icons

Monday, April 13, 2009

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These days, the 1980′s have something of a bad reputation. There was Rick Astley,MC Hammer pants, Metallica (personal opinion here!), a minor recession, massive inflation, and a general air of bad taste was prevalent. However, you have to give the 1980′s it’s fair share of credit. Cars were quite bad in the 1970′s; by the [...]

New York 2009: Acura ZDX Crossover

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

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Thanks, BMW! With the X6 (and 5-Series GT, for that matter) you’ve helped start a whole new generation of vehicles that are utterly confused as to what they are. It’s not a crossover, or a wagon. It’s a “provocative luxury four-door sports coupe – plus”. Got that? Umm, OK. Acura says it’s a “segment-bending”vehicle, and [...]

Used Car Buying Guide: Acura NSX

Friday, February 13, 2009

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1990+ Honda(EU)/Acura(US) NSX The Ferrari, as Soichiro Would’ve Done It. It’s a tired automotive cliche at this point, but the NSX was one of those rare automobiles that turned a segment of the market on it’s head when it arrived. Sure, it’s a narrow segment -- race-bred sports cars for the street, with pricetags to [...]

Chicago 2009: 2010 Acura TSX V6

Thursday, February 12, 2009

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We talked about it earlier, and now it’s here. The rumored six-cylinder version of Acura’s small TSX sedan (the American version of the Euro-market Accord) will be receiving a full-sized powerplant for 2010, addressing one of the main concerns of critics – a lack of power. As I said a few days ago, the TSX [...]

Acura TSX to get 3.5L V6?

Monday, February 9, 2009

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Rumors are beginning to swirl that Acura will debut a V6-powered version of their controversially-styled TSX small sedan next week at the Chicago Auto Show. A reader over at Honda Lunatic site Temple of VTec reports that Acura will be debuting a high-performance version of the euro-Accord based TSX sedan next week at the Chicago [...]