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2023 Acura Integra A-Spec Review – Worth the Premium

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I remember the vitriol spewed towards the newest Acura Integra when the wraps came off. Yet it all melted away when I finally had the chance to pilot a 2023 Acura Integra A-Spec. Were I shopping in this class, I’d probably fork over the extra 10 G’s for the Acura, and not just because of the luxury dealer experience.

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Lucid Gravity drive, Acura ZDX review, Jeep plug-in hybrid pickup: The Week in Reverse

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Lucid Gravity prototype The 2024 Acura ZDX EV is the quickest SUV ever from the Honda luxury brand—and it definitely looks the part. Yesterday in a review of the Acura ZDX Green Car Reports looked at whether the first fully electric vehicle from this Honda luxury brand keeps it on-brand—even with GM bones.

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2023 Acura Integra A-Spec Review – Worth the Premium

The Truth About Cars

I remember the vitriol spewed towards the newest Acura Integra when the wraps came off. Yet it all melted away when I finally had the chance to pilot a 2023 Acura Integra A-Spec. Were I shopping in this class, I’d probably fork over the extra 10 G’s for the Acura, and not just because of the luxury dealer experience.

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Honda to invest $40B over 10 years in electrification and software; launching 30 EV models by 2030; > 2M units p.a.

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To this end, Honda believes that a multifaceted and multidimensional approach is needed, not a mere replacing of engines with batteries. Honda brand: All-new Prologue SUV, Acura brand: an EV SUV model.). From now through the second half of the 2020s, Honda will introduce products tailored to the market characteristics of each region.

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Ford drastically cuts workforce at F-150 Lightning EV plant amid ‘much slower’ demand

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2024 Ford F-150 Flash (Source: Ford) Electrek’s Take The workforce reduction comes as Ford shifts plans from larger EVs to smaller , more affordable ones. Led by Alan Clarke, a top engineer for Tesla’s Model Y and 3, Farley said it has “some of the best EV engineers in the world” developing the platform. It starts at $73,495.

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Honda CEO: Honda Studying Battery Electric Commuter Car, But Holds Fuel Cell Vehicle as the Ultimate Eco-car

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Honda engineers were able to eliminate the compressor entirely to greatly reduce the size of the system to fit in the user’s garage. We will apply hybrid systems which are compact, lightweight and affordable to a wider range of products in the near future. President Ito. in 1998, and Managing Director of Honda R&D Co.,

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12 things to know about next-gen Honda EVs arriving in 2026

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Also don’t expect an affordable small EV much before 2030. Acura is being handled differently. We developed the Zero series with a target of 300 miles or more as the optimal range,” said Koji Nakano, the general manager and chief engineer for BEV product planning at Honda. 300-mile target range. “We

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