A sleeper hit about 20 years ago, Acura is jumping on the “let’s bring back car names that younger buyers won’t remember” bandwagon, populated mostly by Dodge and Buick.

Slipping out of a seductive one-piece cover at Detroit’s Cobo Center, NSX Concept appears to be a sleek and powerful example of Japanese luxury design. Oddly enough, the car will be produced right here in the United States (Ohio), and possibly on sale within 2 – 3 years.

It has been confirmed (at least based off of the concept) that Acura NSX will have either rear wheel drive or all wheel drive, available in both manual and automatic transmissions.

Power for those rear wheels comes from a mid-engined V6 and new SH-AWD system, “which uses the gasoline engine to power the rear wheels and provide juice for the two electric motors mounted up front.”

Yes, we said electric motor. AWD and hybrid options should be available upon completion. Check back for more details as the NSX progresses.

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Acura came to the 2012 Detroit Auto Show (better known as the North American International Auto Show) with their new sports sedan concept. The “entry-luxury” ILX is setting itself up to replace the current (and slightly larger) TSX. It will arrive at dealerships next year, along with an updated RDX.

Acura is looking to re-imagine their line up over the next 18 to 24 months, hoping to reclaim slow sales due to the tsunami that ended up trashing several thousand units.

“Over the next 24 months the Acura brand will unleash a series of new models that will remake our product lineup and shake up the luxury market,” Acura General Manager Jeff Conrad said.

The ILX will share it chassis with Honda Civic, and start somewhere around $20,000 – making it one of the least expensive Acura models out there.

ILX will offer two four-cylinder engines: a 2.0-liter or 2.4-liter, as well as hybrid with added 1.5-liter. Standard features will include: keyless locks, push-button start, Pandora radio and front, side and side-curtain airbags. ILX will be built exclusively at Honda’s Greensburg, Ind., plant.

Source: Auto News

A movie-ready version of NSX will be the featured ride of Tony Stark (aka: Superhero Iron Man) in the upcoming Avengers movie! A hybrid variant is also in the cards from Honda, who actually produce the vehicle and sell it under their nameplate overseas.

Online rumors suggest this all wheel drive sports car will “hit dealer showrooms in 24 months.”

The same Acura concept will also appear LIVE in January, 2012 at the Detroit Auto Show (North American International Auto Show).

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The 2012 Acura ZDX sees no significant changes for this year, but will 2013 bring new promises? ZDX already offers impressive standard features, including a spacious interior and a slew of tech gadgets such as in-dash infotainment system and various safety features. One drawback many are saying about Acura is that grille. But the Japanese auto maker states their face will change on 2013 models. Will ZDX make the cut?

With a starting price around $46,000, you’d expect this crossover to achieve more than an average MPG rating of 16 City, 23 Highway. But for the lack of mileage, Acura adds in many special features. The ZDX shares its all-wheel-drive undercarriage with MDX, but lowers the roofline, seating only 5 passengers (instead of MDX’s 7). Acura describes ZDX as “a personal sports coupe, a four-door sports coupe and a crossover utility vehicle.” Seems someone can’t make a decision.

Even though an entry level trim ZDX comes well-equipped, the Technology and Advance Packages are some of the key options bringing folks onto Acura dealer lots. Some of those additions include:

Milano leather upholstery, navigation system with real-time traffic information, weather information and maps shown on an 8-inch screen.

The Advance Package adds:

Standard heated, leather power front seats. Standard USB connector and Bluetooth hands-free connectivity. Available voice-operated navigation system. Available surround-sound audio system with 15-gigabyte hard drive. Available solar-sensing automatic climate control.

Power for the ZDX comes from a 300-horsepower, 3.7-liter V6 engine, matted to a six-speed automatic transmission. The aforementioned Advance Package adds adaptive cruise control, as well as:

Six-speed automatic allows manual shifts with steering-wheel paddle shifters, along with active damper Integrated Dynamics System.

But there’s that grille / grill. Many are hating on the latest generation of front ends from Acura. The auto maker has heard your cries, and promises to shrink or completely redesign the face of all upcoming models, beginning in 2013. Will ZDX survive? Only time, and sales figures, will tell.

Source: Cars.com

As they call it in Europe, the Accord Tourer (rebranded at TSX in North America) will have a 4 cylinder that produces somewhere in the range of 40 MPG combined. Good for touring the kids around in style. Like we mentioned above, TSX Sport Wagon is sporty looking, may not live up to that name under the hood, but you can fit grandma and three dogs in the rear compartment.

For now other details are sketchy, aside from that 2.4-liter gasoline engine and an approximately $30k price tag. At least we have a few real pictures now.

The Source: Jalopnik

As for pricing, Jalopnik hypothesizes: “the Honda Accord Crosstour starts at $29,670, just higher than the Acura TSX starting price of $29,310. It’s big brother the ZDX starts at $45,495 so we’re hoping the TSX slots somewhere in between.”

Other details (outside of a pretty obvious V6 matted to a 4-cylinder) like styling, transmission and extra features will have wait until the show’s March 31st opening…or til someone leaks details online.

The Source: Jalopnik

It’s not just Farmville updates and funny Lolcat posts – through their Facebook profile, the all new Acura ZDX gives away test drives, free subscriptions to online magazines/newspapers – and even auctions off car head rests autographed by popular artist. What I don’t understand is if you use a Crosby, Still & Nash signed head rest, won’t the oils in your hair eventually wipe it off? I’d switch them out before a long drive. ZDX’s page is already up to over 2100 fans – So, why not add the ZDX to your friends list?

Acura usually borrows many of their vehicle styling from Honda and their Japanese / European design studios. When Acura realized they were in desperate needs of a Coupe Concept, they strayed away from the Japanese auto maker, which probably left some hurt feelings. Instead, they went over and asked Mercedes E-Class scribes Lorinser to give them a two-door roadster, so far the result is this front-grill mash-up “Acura” E-Class.

Lorinser is best known for the tuning kits and body re-styling of Mercedes vehicles, such as the new E-Coupe and the M5. No news on how serious this supposed Acura Coupe really is, but it is time for the once great Integra makers to have a fast two-door again.