Celebrate 25 Years: Acura Owners stories

My name is Kiku, which is the word for “Royal Chrysanthemum” in Japan, the place of my birth.

My human companion and I met at Marin Acura, just north of San Francisco, in 1987. I was very young. I had been only 12 miles. She had looked carefully at other breeds --German, Swedish, Bavarian – but when we met, it was love at first sight.

Auto aftershocks: Quake hits U.S output; Japanese scramble to recover; prices could rise

Lindsay Chappell
Automotive News -- March 21, 2011 - 12:01 am ET

As Japan's escalating disaster comes ashore in North America, automakers, suppliers and dealers are preparing for shortages of parts and vehicles.

-- On Thursday, March 17, American Honda Motor Co. Executive Vice President John Mendel sent a memo to U.S. Honda and Acura dealers saying the disaster in Japan will disrupt dealer orders into May.

Japan quake halts work at Toyota, Nissan, Honda plants

2012 Acura TL, an AW Flash Drive

What is it?

The 2012 Acura TL takes a step back from its "keen edge dynamic" styling and ends up looking more like the third-generation TL than the aggressive fourth-generation model it's based on. That's the result of customer feedback criticizing exaggerated features such as the so-called power plenum grille and the tall and boxy tail.