Acura is the premium brand that Honda created for North America. It opened in the spring of 1986 and was the first luxury division set up by a Japanese automaker, with a line of newly built dealerships behind it. The launch pair was the Legend, an executive sedan developed with Austin Rover, and the Integra, a compact hatchback. The NSX mid-engine sports car followed in 1990, the MDX family crossover in 2001, and fast Type R and Type S versions have come and gone across the decades. Today its showrooms are in Panama, Mexico, Canada and the United States, and buyers in a handful of other countries took its cars for a time. Many Acura models are close cousins of Honda cars sold elsewhere under Honda's own badge.
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is the luxury and performance division of Japanese automaker Honda
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is the luxury and performance division of Japanese automaker Honda
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WikipediaLead paragraph, what Acura is
is the luxury and performance division of Japanese automaker Honda, based primarily in North America.
Lead paragraph, first Japanese luxury brand
Acura was the first luxury division established by a Japanese automaker.
Lead paragraph, markets today
Acura sells cars in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Panama.
Lead paragraph, markets in the past
The company has also previously sold cars in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Russia, Ukraine and Kuwait.
History, 1980s, first models
Its initial offering consisted of two models: the executive class Legend and the compact class Integra
History, 1980s, Legend origin
The Legend was the result of Project XX, a joint venture Honda entered into with the UK's Austin Rover Group.
History, 1990s, NSX
In 1990, five years after the debut of the Legend and Integra, Acura introduced the NSX
History, 2000 to 2003, MDX
The MDX replaced the slow-selling SLX
Lead paragraph, launch date
The brand was launched on March 27, 1986, marketing luxury and performance automobiles.
Lead paragraph, owner
is the luxury and performance division of Japanese automaker Honda
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It is the first purpose-built race car by the Acura division of Honda Motor Company
Acura ARX-02a (Wikipedia)
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The Acura ARX-02a was a Le Mans Prototype constructed by Acura
Acura ARX-05 (Wikipedia)
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The Acura ARX-05 is a Daytona Prototype International (DPi) sports prototype racing car developed by Honda Performance Development (HPD) in collaboration with Oreca
Acura ARX-06 (Wikipedia)
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The Acura ARX-06 is a sports prototype racing car designed by Honda Racing Corporation USA
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