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Drive Notes: 2024 Acura Integra Type S

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The 2024 Acura Integra Type S is, on paper, the commuting enthusiast's dream car. Speed rarely comes cheap, and this test car started at $50,800. Pros Honda/Acura has really dialed in the handling here -- it's smooth yet sharp. A few materials were more "Honda" than "Acura". liter turbocharged four-cylinder.

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Used Car of the Day: 1992 Acura Legend

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Today we bring you a project car with this 1992 Acura Legend. This could either be a cheap daily for someone who needs inexpensive wheels, or someone can pour some money into fixing the paint, muffler, A/C, ABS light, and driver's seat. Other cosmetic issues include worn seats and an ABS light that is stuck on.

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Here's How You'd Fix Cadillac

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Both XT6 and XT5 get an Acura-style AWD system that will make them stop feeling so much like front-drivers. (3) While a beautiful design, there is no LUXURY, the ride is hard with a stiff suspension, there is a no name poor sounding sound system, ugly cheap wheels and more unflattering features. 2) XT6 gets the 3.0T I have an xt4.

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Chevy Equinox EV first drive: GM may have cracked the code in delivering a quality SUV that’s affordable [Video]

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Moving into the cabin, the Equinox EV’s dash and steering wheel are familiar if you’ve driven other Chevy models (or the Honda Prologue or Acura ZDX). That being said, it is more than adequate and by no means appears cheap or plasticky.

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Junkyard Find: 1993 Isuzu Stylus

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Troopers , Rodeos , Amigos and Pickups sold pretty well in North America during the 1990s (though the Pickup was replaced with an Hombre-badged S-10 ), and SUV-desperate Honda sold Isuzu-built Passports and SLXs while the Acura MDX / Honda Pilot was being designed. The Impulse disappeared during 1992, leaving just the Stylus.

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Consumer Reports Says EVs Less Reliable Than Traditional Automobiles

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If a defect robs a vehicle of motive power and/or results in a giant repair bill, it’s deemed as more important than the windows failing to work or the paint being cheap. Lexus and Toyota took the number one and two spots, respectively, and were followed by Mini, Acura, Honda, Subaru, Mazda, Porsche, BMW, and Kia.