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Thruth About the Cars >> Car Review: 2010 Acura MDX Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:13:01 +0000 Review: 2012 Acura TL SH-AWD 6MT Even if the Acura TL SH-AWD 6MT were not a good car, it would still deserve our support as the only upscale midsize sedan available with both all-wheel-drive and a manual transmission in North America. Even BMW has vacated this space. You can still get the 5-Series with either all-wheel-drive or a manual transmission, but [...] Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:28:58 +0000 Review: 2012 Acura TL Here’s a mind game I sometimes like to play: imagine your car was destroyed by some horrible accident while you were away (e.g., Godzilla was in the neighborhood). To your good fortune, your insurance company gave you a sufficient settlement to buy a brand new version of whatever it was you were driving. Would you [...] Fri, 22 Apr 2011 18:50:46 +0000 Review: 2011 Acura TSX V6 Detroit has a long, sad history of self-delusion when comparing its cars to premium imports. Could you tell the difference between the Ford Granada and the Mercedes-Benz 280SE? Murilee’s take: people on ‘ludes should not drive. But what choice does Buick have? The Regal Turbo I reviewed a few weeks ago lists for $35,185. So [...] Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:06:11 +0000 Review: 2010 Acura TL SH-AWD Pity Acura. Honda gambled in creating the first Asian luxury brand, and enjoyed four years in the spotlight when this bet paid off, only to then be completely overshadowed by Lexus. Acura has spent the last two decades trying to regain car buyers’ attention. The logical solution: offer cars that look and drive like no [...] Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:15:43 +0000 Review: 2010 Acura MDX The MDX was the first luxury brand crossover to offer three rows of seating, and Acura was rewarded accordingly. For its tenth model year the second-generation MDX has received a refresh. But is there enough here to maintain Acura’s position in an increasingly crowded segment? Much of the Acura MDX’s exterior remains the same with [...] Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:52:54 +0000 Review: 2010 Acura TSX V6 Remember the ’86 Acura Legend Coupe, the definition of elegant muscle? Or how about the ’97 Integra Type R, the weekend racer you couldn’t break? These were Acuras that inspired passion, joy, and a special place burned into my long-term memory. Even though it’s been 24 and 12 years ago respectively since I drove these [...] Mon, 11 May 2009 14:25:55 +0000 Review: 2009 Acura RDX Some vehicles are doomed from the start. Take the Acura RDX: a not-inexpensive CUV with aesthetically challenging looks nestling amongst Honda's "Huh?" brand. The RDX seems carefully designed to appeal to the few, the proud, the pistonheads. You know: enthusiasts who absolutely must have a willing engine, a chassis that's a suitable dance partner and the elevated driving position of SUV---all at a price that's significantly higher than more sensible (if dull) alternatives made by brands whose street cred didn't die with the Integra. You see how that doesn't work? Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:27:05 +0000 Review: 2009 Acura TL Take Two Once upon a time, I mistook an automotive journalist for a member of ZZ Top. After a proper introduction, L.J.K. Setright subjected me to a twenty-minute lecture on the Euro-Accord's five-spoke wheels. He was deeply offended by the fact that the lug nuts didn't line up with the spokes. I got the message: people who truly understand and appreciate engineering excellence are wrapped WAY too tight. And yet, the desire for a meticulously designed automobile transcends geekery. The market rewards over-engineering-- or at least the aura of over-engineering (cough Mercedes cough). In that sense, the Acura brand is not without inherent appeal-- despite the TL's inability to live up to the marque's upmarket aspirations. Which is a fancy way of saying the TL is an epic fail. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:26:43 +0000 Review: 2009 Acura TL The Acura TL is like the brainy girl in math class. If you’d told your friends you had the hots for her, they'd have stifled laughs, paused and said “who?” Since the turn of the century, the Accord-based Acura TL has been the deeply sensible alternative to premium-priced imports. But the TL’s fans knew the joys of stealth smarts: a super-smooth six powering a superbly-crafted cabin sitting atop a well-built and reliable chassis. So, will channeling the spirit of Frank Lloyd Wright help or hinder the TL’s ongoing quest for luxury car legitimacy? Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:29:37 +0000 2008 Acura CSX Navi Premium Review Evaluating the Canadian-designed, built and sold Acura CSX without mentioning the Honda Civic is no easy task. (See?) Comparisons are so tempting, namely because the latter is an excellent car in its own right. The feeling’s mutual. Honda of Japan loved the Acura CSX so much that it served as a template for the JDM Civic. And why not? The CSX delivers an excellent compact luxury package without the reliability issues bedeviling certain (cough German cough) imports. Said otherwise, the CSX is the penny-pinching—I mean, thinking man’s luxury compact.

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