Vehicle: 2009 Acura CSX Tech
Price as tested: CDN$31385
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. [...]

Vehicle: 2009 Acura TSX Premium with Automatic Transmission
Price as tested: CDN$39225
Since the inception in 2004, we always considered TSX as one of our all-time favourite sports sedans. New for 2009, Acura introduced the 2nd generation TSX. We already impressed with its level of refinement, feature content, build quality and, most of all, dynamic abilities, as [...]

Vehicle: 2009 Acura TL
Price as tested: CDN$41815
Performance: Beneath TL’s interesting looking body lies a heart of a lion. The new TL is motivated by an exceptional V6, which has 3.5 liters of displacement, along with all the advanced i-VTEC technology combined with SOHC and 24-valves. This engine is anything but. Its not only smooth and [...]

Vehicle: 2009 Acura TSX Premium with automatic
Price as tested: CDN$39225
Performance: Before Acura introduces the 2.2 liter i-DTEC diesel engine sometimes next year, TSX is currently powered by one engine. Its the same 2.4 liter 4-cylinder 16-valve DOHC i-VTEC that has been widely praised in the outgoing model. Even though the hp has been dropped from [...]

Vehicle(s): 2007 Acura CSX Type-S
2007 Acura TL Type-S with 5-speed manumatic
Price as tested: CDN$34680 (CSX-S) CDN$49030 (TL-S)
Performance: CSX-S is powered by the same powerplant as Civic Si coupe, which means its the same upgraded 2.0 i-VTEC DOHC 4-cylinder 16-valver with 197 ponies and 139 lb/ft of torque. Consider its maximum torque arrives at 6200 rpm, [...]

Vehicle: 2007 Acura MDX Elite
Price as tested: CDN$63330
Performance: Underneath the MDX is Honda’s new SOHC VTEC 3.7L V6 engine. With Honda’s variable valve timing and lift electronic control or VTEC, its good for 300 horses and 275 lb/ft of torque. Honda has set the standards, in terms of smoothness/quietness/sweetness and flexability with this new powerplant [...]

Vehicle: 2007 Acura RDX
Price as tested: CDN$41000
Performance: Powered by RDX is one of the world’s finest turbocharged 4-cylinder engine in the world. Its a 2.3 liter i-VTEC DOHC, which shares the same engine structure with Acura’s excellent 2.4 liter i-VTEC normally aspirated unit currently resides in TSX. In RDX’s case, this powerplant is good for [...]

Vehicle: 2006 Acura MDX with Tech Pkg
Price as tested: CDN$58630
Performance: The MDX is powered by only one engine. A superb 3.5L SOHC VTEC V6 that is good for 253hp. Power is never an issue with this motor as it has equally impressive torque: 250 lb/ft of torque at 3500rpm. Since this engine is designed for [...]

Vehicle: 2006 Acura RL
Price as tested: CDN$70930
Handling: One of the most impressive aspects of RL has to be its Super Handling all-wheel drive system. This AWD uses independent torque distribution system to varies between front and rear wheels. Its smart enough to distribute up to 70% for either front or back. When you pushed through [...]

Vehicle: 2006 Acura CSX Premium with 5-speed automatic transmission
Price as tested: CDN$29380
Performance: CSX is powered by the same K20 powerplant as Civic Si. As one expects from Acura, the level of refinement and smoothness are amazing. This DOHC 16-valver 4 banger i-VTEC 2.0L is good for 155 ponies and 139 lb/ft of torque. The maximum [...]

Vehicle(s): 2005 Acura RSX Premium leather with 5-speed automatic and Type-S
Price as tested: CDN$30750 (Premium)/CDN$34050 (Type-S)
Performance: The RSX is motivated by 2 engines: spicy and extra spicy. The spicy version of RSX uses the same 2.0L i-VTEC DOHC that bumps out 160hp and 141 lb/ft of torque, on the other hand, extra spicy Type-S has [...]

Vehicle: 2004 Acura EL Premium with 4-speed automatic
Price as tested: CDN$24100
Performance: The EL is powered by a 1.7L SOHC VTEC 16-valve engine that bumps out 127 hp and 114 lb/ft of torque, the same engine that found in Civic Si sedan and coupe. This engine is adequate for daily driving but insufficient when pushed. Its [...]

Short review of 2002 Acura TL/CL Type-S
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I didn’t expect this platform with 250hp can get so little torque steer through the front wheels, another prove of Accord global platform is stiff. It handles relatively well although understeer is pretty serious. The drawback is these cars can’t motive any emotion through driving as with its German [...]

Vehicle: 2004 Acura TL
Price as tested: CDN$40800
Performance: 3.2 liter SOHC V6 VTEC with 270 hp and 238 lb/ft of torque is the only powerplant that powered the TL. It has 20 more horsepower and 25 lb/ft of torque more than the outgoing Type-S version. Power has never been an issue with the [...]

Vehicle: 2004 Acura TSX with 6-speed stick
Performance: The 2.4L i-VTEC with 200 horses and 166 lb/ft of torque has given TSX plenty of get-up-and-go. The torque delivery of this i-VTEC is simply amazing. The throttle response in low-end is responsive and linear. A response that feels more like a 6 than most normally [...]