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Acura CSX GraceFul Car 2010 Model

Acura CSX GraceFul Car 2010 Model Pics And Info

Unlike its forebear, the EL. The Canadian-only Acura CSX never sold well, even Honda Canada has agreed it isn’t as a marketing succeed as all the EL preceding it.

Dynamically speaking, CSX is a very delightful car to drive. Our tester is the mid-level Tech package with manual gearbox. Honda has always been known for building excellent front-driver, which is balanced and agile. Steering is sharp with great feedback. CSX has lived up to its tradition as a very fun-to-drive sports sedan. Its Type-S version would certainly run like a wind. With 155hp and 139 lb/ft of torque pumped out from a 2.0 liter i-VTEC motor, there is plenty of power with both 5-speed manual or manumatic transmissions.


When it comes to use of materials and fit-and-finish, CSX is a notch above Civic which its loosely based on. There are plenty of classy plastic materials with tactical feedback on all switchgears. It also feels spacious inside with comfortable leather seats abound.


The biggest problem with CSX is its priced too close to the Accord. There isn’t any market as price-conscious as Canadian market, regardless of how small it is. But consumers are simply flocking to lesser Civic with 1.8 liter or to larger Accord instead of going to Acura showroom. In terms of execution, Acura has done a wonderful job with the CSX. All the conceptable areas are so much better than all the ELs have gone before. But its the market positioning that has killed this nice little luxury car.

2010 Acura ZDX

2010 Acura ZDX Grateful Car


One could argue that what Acura needs is a really good-looking sedan rather than a really good-looking crossover, but a four-door crossover coupe is what Honda's luxury division has cooked up. It's the first Acura to have been conceived and executed entirely within the confines of the new Acura studio in Torrance, California, which was split off from the Honda studios in California a few years ago in an effort to imbue future Acuras with their own identity. Judging from the ZDX, this was a worthwhile move on the part of American Honda, because the newest Acura, all sinewy and modern, looks terrific. It also represents by far the most successful use of Acura's double-pentagon grille, although one wonders if Acura will ever have a facial identity that is at once attractive and readily identifiable.

In any case, the ZDX prototype that debuted at the New York auto show is nearly identical to the MDX-based production vehicle that will go on sale this October. Exterior designer Michelle Christensen was inspired by the tension and shape in a slingshot that's about to be fired, and she translated this notion into the shape of the roof structure. Seen from above, the roof rails are wide in front, where they form the A-pillars, and are drawn tightly inward as they are pulled taut at the rear of the vehicle. The ZDX's haunches themselves invoke the flanks of a wide-body Porsche 911, which is not bad company to keep. A full-length, panoramic glass roof will be standard.

"The ZDX is a four-door luxury sports coupe," explains the project leader on the exterior design, Damon Schell. "But it is a celebration of the front passengers. We tried very hard to hide the fact that the rear door is even there, hiding the door handles in the C-pillars." Yet since the ZDX is roughly the size of an Infiniti FX, there's room for three passengers in the rear seats or, when the seats are folded down, a decent amount of cargo. Up front, the ultramodern instrument panel is bisected by a cleaned-up version of Acura's T-shaped center stack and is copiously accented in pearlescent white leather. The MDX's 3.5-liter V-6 and all-wheel drive will be standard.

WEAPONS-GRADE: In addition to a slingshot, Acura designers say they were inspired by the motion of a bullet shot through water - the way the ripples affect all of the surfaces around it - when they drew the ZDX.

2010 Acura TSX V-6 Car

2010 Acura TSX V-6 Car


We never found Acura's TSX wanting for power, but in order to fill the gap between its entry-level model and the larger TL, the company's added a V-6-powered TSX model for 2010.

That V-6 is the same 3.5-liter, 24-valve, SOHC V-6 found in the front-wheel-drive TL. It's still rated at 280 hp and 254 lb-ft of torque, which represents a 79 hp and 84 lb-ft jump over the 2.4-liter I-4. Helping channel that power are new 20-inch wheels and larger disc brakes, which are exclusive to the TSX V-6.


Opting for the six-banger also yields buyers features like leather seating, a power sunroof, and a seven-speaker audio system as standard equipment. Acura's Technology Package, which includes navigation, real-time traffic updates, and a ten-speaker Panasonic/ELS surround sound system, remains an optional extra.

Certainly this sounds like an attractive option, but it comes with one caveat: there's no manual transmission. The TSX V-6 comes standard with Acura's five-speed automatic transaxle, and though it does offer a manual mode and requisite shift paddles, we'll miss the silky-smooth six-speed manual offered on four-cylinder cars.

Acura's surprisingly quiet on most details about this car, but promises we'll know learn more closer to the TSX V-6's launch this summer. Pricing hasn't been announced, but we'd estimate base prices hovering around $32,000 - right between the four-cylinder TSX and the front-wheel-drive TL.

Acura MDX 2010

Acura MDX 2009 2010 Reviews

Whats New: Revised Gen II MDX arrives shortly with a stout 300-horsepower, 3.7-liter V-6, Super Handling All-Wheel Drive, and a magnum load of premium standards. Luxuriously appointed, this midsize SUV boasts leather upholstery, 253 watts of premium sound, a power moonroof, and seats for seven, though room is tight. Key options include an Entertainment Package with rear-seat DVD, a Technology Package, and a Sport Package with active damping


Acura MDX Specifications


Acura MDX Performance & Efficiency Standard Features

3,471 cc 3.5 liters 6 V front engine with 89 mm bore, 93 mm stroke, 10 compression ratio, overhead cam, variable valve timing/camshaft and four valves per cylinder

Premium unleaded fuel

Fuel economy EPA highway (l/100km): 10.2

Multi-point injection fuel system

Main 73 liter premium unleaded fuel tank

Power: SAE and 179 kW , 240 HP @ 5,300 rpm; 245 ft lb , 332 Nm @ 3,000 rpm

acura RL 2010

Acura RL 2009 2010 Reviews
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Whats New: Pending a 2009 remake, Acura's flagship sedan carries over unchanged. Lavishly appointed even in base form, sole upgrades for the midsize AWD RL are the Technology Package (voice-activated nav with real-time traffic info, "active" HID headlamps, upgraded wood trim), and the Collision Mitigation Braking System plus PAX run-flat tires.

Acura RL Specifications

Acura RL Performance & Efficiency Standard Features

3,500 cc 3.5 liters 6 V front longitudinal engine with 90 mm bore, 84 mm stroke, 9.6 compression ratio, light alloy block, light alloy head, overhead cam, automatic valve adjustment and four valves per cylinder

Premium unleaded fuel

Fuel economy EPA highway (l/100km): 10.2

Multi-point injection fuel system

Main 68 liter fuel tank

Power: 149 kW , 210 HP @ 5,500 rpm; 210 ft lb @ 4,500 rpms

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