Future Acura Lineup in the Works
What’s in store for Acura fans?
An expanded lineup of niche models, according to John Watts, product planning manager for American Honda’s struggling luxury-car division, in an Automotive News interview.
Honda, a Japanese automobile company, is the manufacturer of Acura vehicles.
The auto company’s game plan is to focus on models with narrower appeal such as the CL, MDX, and RDX models—instead producing cars that cater to a broad consumer base. A retractable hardtop vehicle may also be developed in the near future.
A new eight or 10-cylinder powerplant is also in the works, an article in Autoblog reported.
The next-generation Acura NSX model is set to get a V10, which will eventually be placed in other Acura cars such as MDX or RL. V10 engines typically used only for the most expensive sports cars. Acura is in the process of developing the new NSX and preparing the new TL, which will debut in 2009.
The Acura NSX is designed as the first of a new generation of sports performance vehicles from Honda.
Early in September, it was announced that the Super Handling-All Wheel Drive (SH-AWD) system would be available on the MDX, RDX, and RL models this year. The SH-AWD features the stability control inertial and driver input sensors.