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Acura to join BMW/Lexus ranks with new 400-hp sedan and coupe

omarrana submitted on 8/12/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:38:38 AM

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We keep hearing reports about Acura’s desire to become a Tier 1 luxury brand and now we get some insight into what the Honda brand has under its sleeve.

In an attempt to move the brand upmarket, Honda will start offering Acura-only models that will compete with Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Lexus.

Following the 2009 Acura TL, Acura will get a brand new luxury sedan, rumored to be a four-door-coupe, that will compete with the likes of the Mercedes-Benz CLS. The new model will arrive just before the next-generation NSX in 2011 and will be powered by a 4.5-liter V-8 producing more than 400-hp. It is rumored to be built on a rear-wheel-drive architecture with all-wheel-drive as an option.

Acura is also rumored to be working on a Acura-only coupe - that will replace the gap left by the...

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Acura to join BMW/Lexus ranks with new 400-hp sedan and coupe

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_43LE

I still believe that what was seen at the ring recently was not the body of the NSX replacement, but the coupe that is mentioned in this article.

— _43LE (View Profile)

Posted on 8/12/2008 10:19:02 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

HSCenterconsole

"It is rumored to be built on a rear-wheel-drive architecture with all-wheel-drive as an option."

I really hope the above excerpt true, but knowing Acura I wouldn't be suprised to have this be the first 400HP FWD car.

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Posted on 8/12/2008 10:25:00 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

hao420

Bring back the CL coupe....

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Posted on 8/12/2008 2:43:46 PM | | Votes: -2   

NARunner

There's no way this car could ever be FWD. Most FWD cars can't handle more than 300hp and even that is pushing it. This car will have to be AWD or RWD or it won't exist. Imagine stomping the throttle in a 400hp FWD car...you'd just sit there spinning the wheels while the people in civics behind your beep their horns because the light turned green 45 seconds ago.

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Posted on 8/13/2008 9:33:51 AM | | Votes: 3   

LexSucks

I hated the CL coupe. There's a reason why it didn't last.

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Posted on 8/15/2008 7:20:21 PM | | Votes: 1   

blackbr

Great news, as a 3X Acura owner, I wish them well... but their styling direction does need some tweaking.

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Posted on 8/12/2008 10:37:37 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 7   

204E60

Hopefully, Acura will see fit to hire an entirely new set of designers for their forthcoming Tier 1 sedan. If it's just another mega-badged grill thing with edgy fins and scooped-out flanks, we'll all need to shield our eyes when encountering them on the road.

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Posted on 8/12/2008 10:41:29 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

njsidekick3

...The next NSX looks like Crap. and Acura needs that name "LEGEND" back on it's Flagship & a New Coupe.

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Posted on 8/12/2008 10:53:15 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 8   

theoptimisticpessimist

Its still around in Europe the Acura RL is the Honda Legend.

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Posted on 8/12/2008 9:53:56 PM | | Votes: 1   

njsidekick3

...im excited for Acura (no homo), to me, this only means Infiniti will get that GT-R Engine for the New Q.

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Posted on 8/12/2008 10:59:27 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

sector

yeah! that's what I'm talkin' about, Acura is about bring some major a$$ whoopin in the luxury market!

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Posted on 8/12/2008 11:38:16 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

SVTruong

i hate how this site is just so full of anti-Honda/Acura enthusiast. Every positive comment is automatically deboosted while all the negative comments get boosted. They are a good company that makes solid products. Right now Acura is going through an identity crisis with their design department, but what they don't have in form they make up with function. Their cars are great cars with tons of technology packed into them that other marques would charge a large premium for. Love them or hate them, they are here to stay and will sell cars on that reason alone. =) Let the deboosting begin... I love all marques, but it sickens me that people hate a brand so much for no particular reason besides maybe that it's not styled to their taste.

— SVTruong (View Profile)

Posted on 8/12/2008 2:30:12 PM | | Votes: 2   

adamsaf723

I'm really glad that Acura seems to have a gameplan.
I love when car companies decide to come out with fresh new models.

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Posted on 8/12/2008 11:51:03 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

njsidekick3

...a great idea would be to name this New Sedan "LEGEND" as a way to kinda wipe away the mess they made with the RL. everything with that RL name sucked.

— njsidekick3 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/12/2008 3:17:19 PM | | Votes: 3   

TauronB2G

Only like 10 years late!!!!
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Posted on 8/12/2008 12:58:01 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 6   

LexSucks

Acura needs to first build a competitive non FWD car before I give them any consideration.

— LexSucks (View Profile)

Posted on 8/12/2008 1:06:57 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

Bored

Whatever is coming, I hope it's without the new corporate grill.

— Bored (View Profile)

Posted on 8/12/2008 1:46:35 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

blackbr

Interesting that someone said to bring the Legend name back...

Currently the only recent luxury cars (excluding SUVs) to have names are/were the Hyundai Genesis and Volkswagen Phaeton.

BMW/Mercedes have always used alphanumeric designations. The Japanese soon copied, finally Lincoln and Cadillac are doing the same.

Marketing nonsense, IMO.

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Posted on 8/12/2008 2:33:01 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

HSCenterconsole

It made sense for the Europeans because they had so many different engine options (ie S350, S550, S600, S63, S65). I feel like the Euros should be more exact in regards to their numeric badging. For example, both the 335i and 328i have 3.0L engines -- this is misleading in my opinion.

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Posted on 8/12/2008 2:58:40 PM | | Votes: 2   

audirevolution

All Acuras look ugly these days, especially the TL.
Honda needs new designers ASAP before they can even dream of becoming Tier 1.

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Posted on 8/12/2008 4:00:56 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

JudasLease

Acura=Advance running their mouths

Some of us have heard this same played story since the 1990s, then they debut a half ass luxury attempt. The Acura RL of 1996 was supposed to start this trend. Well its 2009 damn near and HYUNDAI has a RWD, V-8 Genesis and Acura has a I-4, FWD TSX still.

— JudasLease (View Profile)

Posted on 8/12/2008 9:47:56 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

huu76

They should revive Integra and drop the alphabet soup names.

The RL was practically a 4-door coupe. Probably better to stick with a safe full size sedan with RWD and HP to start.

— huu76 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2008 12:07:53 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

lovecars11

Were all the BMW tools. No comments boys.

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Posted on 8/15/2008 3:30:16 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

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