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Honda's Secret Civic Type R HRC: What Are They Hiding?

Just when sport compact fans thought the current Civic Type R had reached the pinnacle of front-wheel-drive performance, Honda decided to up the ante. Hidden beneath a striking camouflage livery at the 2026 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, the Honda Racing…

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450-Mile 2022 Acura NSX Type S

The 19″ front and 20″ rear five-spoke alloy wheels are mounted with Pirelli P Zero tires. A ScienceofSpeed iLift front and rear lift system has been installed, and the car is factory-equipped with a double-wishbone front and a multi-link rear suspension with…

About Acura

When Acura opened its doors in March 1986, no Japanese automaker had tried selling luxury cars in America under a separate name. Honda did it first, with the Legend sedan and a sporty little Integra, and beat Lexus and Infiniti to market by more than three years. The bet was that buyers would pay extra for Honda engineering wrapped in nicer leather and a quieter cabin, and it worked well enough to rewrite the strategy of an entire industry, with Toyota and Nissan scrambling to follow.

The brand's high points read like an enthusiast's wish list: the aluminum NSX of 1990, which embarrassed Ferrari on handling, the Integra Type R of the late 1990s, and a run of TL and TSX sedans that made front-drive feel sporting. The low points came when Acura drifted, with forgettable styling, the much-mocked beak grille of the late 2000s, and a lineup that seemed unsure whether it was chasing BMW or simply upholstering Hondas. Critics have never quite stopped asking which one it is.

Today Acura is an SUV-first brand whose heart beats in Ohio, where the MDX, RDX, Integra and the NSX before them have been designed or built. The ADX gives it an entry crossover, the Integra keeps a manual gearbox alive, and the Type S badge marks the hot versions. Sedans have thinned out with the TLX's retirement, and the electric story has moved from the GM-built ZDX toward Acura's own hardware, with the RSX nameplate revived for an Ohio-built EV.

Expect a steady stream of trademark filings, concept cars from Monterey Car Week, long-term test verdicts on the Integra Type S, and the dealer and inventory news that tells how the brand is really selling. Recalls shared with Honda land here too, along with the occasional pop-culture moment, since an NSX built for a superhero film still draws a crowd at auction. Underneath it all runs the question that has followed Acura for four decades: how far apart from Honda should it really be?

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MDX Acura's three-row family hauler since 2001, built in Ohio, sharpened by the Type S and forever measured against the Lexus RX in the school pickup line.
RDX Acura's compact luxury crossover, a turbocharged pioneer turned family favorite, with a Monterey concept hinting at the next-generation RDX.
ZDX A badge reborn as Acura's first electric SUV, built by GM on Ultium bones with a Type S twist, and a short chapter in Honda's EV story.
ADX Acura's smallest SUV, a turbocharged, HR-V-based runabout with Civic Si muscle, aimed at young buyers who want a luxury badge on a budget.
Integra The badge that launched Acura in 1986 and the Type R hero of the 1990s, reborn as a Civic-based liftback with a manual and a 320-hp Type S.
TLX Acura's last sport sedan, heir to the TL and TSX, with a turbo V6 Type S finale before the brand bowed out of the midsize sports-sedan fight.
NSX Honda's mid-engine masterpiece, from the 1990 aluminum supercar that rattled Ferrari to the hybrid Type S finale built in Ohio.

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