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Acura cars for sale are available at the duPont REGISTRY.
Currently the Acura model line includes five different vehicles in a variety of
trim levels and options. The Acura cars vary enough to provide the perfect car to
meet certain people’s needs. The lowest-priced Acura car for sale is the TSX, which
is a perfect first car. The medium-priced Acura car for sale, the TL, is designed
for the needs of a young professional, offering a sporty ride that doesn’t neglect
those luxury interior touches. While the Acura car designed for the busy mother
has to be either the MDX or RDX sport utility vehicles. The premier, flagship model
in the Acura line is the RL, designed to be both luxurious and sporty, the RL provides
the best of both worlds. The Acura NSX should be revived by 2014, hopefully, and
win back its trophy as the best Japanese sports car.
Introduced in 2004, the TSX is viewed as a cheaper alternative to the BMW 3-series.
The Acura TSX comes with a 200-hp 2.4-liter i-VTEC I-4. The TSX obtains its sporty
nature from the double-wishbone front suspension and torque-sensing variable-assist
steering. At its heart, the TSX is a Japanese Honda Accord rebadged as an Acura.
The Acura TL is in direct competition with the BMW 3-series, a car that holds the
hearts of the masses. Debuting in 1996, the Acura TL offered a 3.2-liter V-6 producing
200 hp. Revised in 2000, the new TL came standard with a 225-hp version of the 3.2-liter
V-6 but was also available with a 260-hp version of the same engine in Type-S trim.
The second generation was praised for its ability to do most things very well but
not specifically better in any one aspect than its competition. The third generation
of the TL was introduced in 2004 with sharper styling and a standard 260-hp V-6.
The new Type-S got the 3.5-liter V-6—found originally in the RL—rated at 286 hp.
The new TL is clearly the market leader over the past generations and continues
to sell exceptionally well.
The MDX is the sport utility vehicle offered by Acura since 2001. Based off the
Honda Pilot, the Acura MDX now comes equipped with a 3.5-liter V-6 producing 265
hp, although when first introduced it made 240 hp. The vehicle is large enough to
hold three-row’s worth of people, unlike the Acura RDX, MDX’s little brother, which
is a compact crossover. The RDX is less than the MDX in size, price, and total sales.
Although, in size and price, the RL competes directly with the mid-sized competition
from Mercedes and Lexus, Acura likes to say the RL, its flagship, competes with
full-sized luxury cars,like the Mercedes S-class and Lexus LS. The first generation
was offered from 1996–2004 and came equipped with a 3.5-liter V-6 making 210 hp.
It unfortunately did not sell well. The second generation came out in 2004, again
with the same 3.5-liter V-6 making 290 hp and a sophisticated all-wheel-drive system
intended to improve handling. In 2009, the RL had a mid-life change that included
revised styling and a 3.7-liter V-6 making 300-hp.
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