Japan · founded 1986

Acura Model History

Honda's luxury and performance division — the first Japanese premium marque, launched in 1986 with the Legend and Integra and still headlined today by the MDX, RDX, and revived Integra.

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Legend
Acura's founding flagship — a front-wheel-drive V6 sedan (and coupe) that outsold BMW and Mercedes-Benz in its early years.
Executive car · 1986–1995
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Integra
Acura's compact sports sedan and coupe — a four-generation icon discontinued in 2001 and triumphantly revived as a liftback for 2023.
Compact car · 1986–present
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NSX
Acura's mid-engine supercar — an all-aluminum everyday exotic that debuted in 1991 and returned as a twin-turbo hybrid for 2017 before retiring in 2022.
Sports car · 1991–2022
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TL
Acura's mid-size luxury sedan for nearly two decades — four generations from 1996 to 2014, including the Type-S performance variant and SH-AWD.
Compact executive car · 1996–2014
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RL
Acura's flagship sedan from 1996 to 2012 — successor to the Legend, notable for introducing SH-AWD torque-vectoring all-wheel drive in 2005.
Full-size luxury car · 1996–2012
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CL
Acura's personal luxury coupe — two brief generations spanning 1997 to 2003, sharing platforms with the TL.
Personal luxury car · 1997–2003
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TSX
Acura's compact luxury sedan from 2004 to 2014 — essentially a re-badged European Honda Accord that made Car and Driver's Ten Best list three consecutive years.
Compact executive car · 2004–2014
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RSX
Acura's compact sports coupe from 2002 to 2006 — a rebadged JDM Honda Integra DC5, beloved by the tuner community.
Sports coupe · 2002–2006
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TLX
Acura's consolidated compact luxury sedan from 2015 to 2025 — replaced both the TL and TSX, and revived the Type S nameplate in its second generation.
Compact executive car · 2015–2025
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RLX
Acura's flagship sedan from 2014 to 2020 — replaced the RL and offered a Sport Hybrid SH-AWD variant with three electric motors.
Full-size luxury car · 2014–2020
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ILX
Acura's entry-level luxury sedan from 2013 to 2022 — a Civic-based compact that served as an affordable gateway to the brand before being replaced by the revived Integra.
Subcompact luxury car · 2013–2022
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MDX
Acura's flagship three-row luxury SUV — the brand's best-selling model since 2001, now in its fourth generation.
Mid-size crossover SUV · 2001–present
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RDX
Acura's compact luxury SUV — launched in 2007 with the first turbocharged Honda engine in North America, now the brand's top-selling model.
Compact crossover SUV · 2007–present
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ZDX
Acura's four-door coupe-SUV crossover from 2010 to 2013 — the first vehicle designed at Acura's California studio, revived briefly as an electric SUV for 2024.
Mid-size crossover SUV · 2010–2013
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Acura models

Legend

Integra

NSX

TL

RL

CL

TSX

RSX

TLX

RLX

ILX

MDX

RDX

ZDX