Acura was the first of the spinoff luxury brands from a Japanese automaker. Honda, which spun it off, did everything just right: Franchise laws prevented the opening of new Honda dealerships too close to existing ones. By creating a new nameplate (Acura), it was able to open more dealerships in the profitable urban areas, where Honda already had considerable strength, and to ignore the areas less likely to buy imports. The upscale positioning of Acura was good for Honda's entire image. In 1994, just over 1 million Acuras were sold, with the Acura Legend representing the majority.
Car models[]
Name | Model years | Type |
---|---|---|
Acura Integra | 1986-2001 | Hatchback, coupe, sedan |
Acura Legend | 1986-1995 | Coupe, sedan |
Acura NSX | 1991-2005 | Coupe |
Acura Vigor | 1992-1994 | Sedan |
Acura TL | 1996-2003 | Sedan |
Acura SLX | 1996-1999 | Sport Utility |
Acura RL | 1996-2004 | Sedan |
Acura CL | 1997-2003 | Coupe |
Acura MDX | 2001-2006 | Sport Utility |
Acura RSX | 2002-2006 | Coupe |
From the 1986–1995 model years, all Acura vehicles were either hatchbacks, coupes or sedans, before the first SUV was introduced as a 1996 model.
Production totals[]
Model year | NSX |
---|---|
1991 | 3,133 |
1992 | 1,271 |
1993 | 608 |
1994 | 512 |
1995 | 780 |
1996 | 505 |
1997 | 338 |
1998 | 245 |
Sales[]
Calendar year | Integra | Legend | NSX | Vigor | TL | SLX | RL | CL | MDX | RSX |
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1986 | 27,807 | 25,062 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1987 | 54,757 | 54,713 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1988 | 57,468 | 70,770 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1989 | 77,423 | 64,638 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1990 | 83,599 | 53,666 | 1,119 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1991 | 64,755 | 65,689 | 1,940 | 11,324 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1992 | 55,174 | 49,926 | 1,154 | 13,846 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1993 | 58,757 | 38,866 | 652 | 10,016 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1994 | 67,426 | 35,709 | 533 | 8,469 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1995 | 61,316 | 18,259 | 884 | 253 | 16,539 | 200 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1996 | 46,966 | 629 | 460 | 0 | 24,700 | 2,565 | 15,848 | 16,740 | N/A | N/A |
1997 | 38,331 | 4 | 415 | 0 | 23,151 | 1,299 | 16,004 | 28,939 | N/A | N/A |
1998 | 34,904 | 0 | 303 | 0 | 31,883 | 1,634 | 15,024 | 26,644 | N/A | N/A |
1999 | 26,184 | 0 | 238 | 0 | 56,566 | 694 | 13,366 | 20,968 | N/A | N/A |
2000 | 25,975 | 0 | 221 | 0 | 67,033 | 198 | 14,827 | 24,677 | 9,750 | N/A |
2001 | 13,376 | 0 | 182 | 0 | 69,484 | 0 | 10,723 | 18,993 | 40,950 | 16,401 |
2002 | 19 | 0 | 233 | 0 | 60,764 | 0 | 9,392 | 12,072 | 52,955 | 30,117 |
2003 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 0 | 56,770 | 0 | 6,829 | 6,593 | 57,281 | 24,292 |