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Acura ZDX S-Line first drive: A smooth, comfy ride, but it doesn’t scream ‘performance EV’ [Video]

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Acura has officially launched its first-ever BEV – the ZDX, and we at Electrek got the invite to Montecito, California, to test drive the top-tier S-Line trim of the crossover SUV. Acura did many things right in its first venture into electrification, but is it worthy of the performance grade the Honda division is known for?

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Used Car of the Day: 2006 Porsche Cayman S

The Truth About Cars

The Acura RSXs that show up here are indicative of that. Part of that is the $29,000 price tag -- I think I'd buy a new car first. As always, I try to pick used cars of the day that you, the B and B, would find interesting. Regardless of quality/price/mileage. But sometimes my biases show.

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Consumer Reports Lists Least/Most Expensive Car Brands to Maintain

The Truth About Cars

Brands here included Dodge, Jeep, Chrysler, Volkswagen, Cadillac, Ram, Lexus, GMC, Subaru, Mini, and Acura. But certain brands are undoubtedly going to be trickier to work on than others and the parts you’ll need could carry a higher price tag as well. “If The next group encompassed the $6,000-8,000 bracket over 10 years.

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Top honours for Porsche and Acura

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The first west coast stop for the challenge saw the Ferran Acura LMP1 prototype and the Flying Lizard Porsche GT2 scoop top honours in the shortest event of the 2009 American Le Mans Series. For Ferran-Acura it was its first ever American Le Mans Series victory as well as its first in the Michelin Green X Challenge.

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Acura ZDX S-Line first drive: A smooth, comfy ride, but it doesn’t scream ‘performance EV’ [Video]

Baua Electric

Acura has officially launched its first-ever BEV – the ZDX, and we at Electrek got the invite to Montecito, California, to test drive the top-tier S-Line trim of the crossover SUV. Acura did many things right in its first venture into electrification, but is it worthy of the performance grade the Honda division is known for?

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Honda to Begin Selling Insight and CR-Z Hybrids in China By End of 2012

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In addition, said Ito, Acura will introduce its first hybrid model within the next three years. Tags: Brief. Honda will begin selling two hybrid models produced in Japan—the Insight and CR-Z—in China before the end of 2012, said Honda Motor Co., Last year, Honda sales set a new record of 580,000 units in China.

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Cadillac teases the Celestiq’s $300,000 interior

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News broke a couple of weeks ago that Cadillac President Steve Carlisle said the vehicle would have a six-figure price tag, “and it won’t have a 1 in front of it.” ” After Carlisle’s comments, many anticipated that the vehicle would be selling for roughly $200,000. Little did we know that the vehicle would be selling for 1.5