Acura's 25th anniversary: Celebrating years of luxury car firsts
Published Wednesday, 27 July, 2011 by Shawn Finger. Categories: News.
The 1980s
- First Japanese luxury automotive brand - March 27, 1986
The 1990s
- First production vehicle in the U.S. to have a variable valve timing system (VTEC®) - NSX, 1990
- First production vehicle in the U.S. to have electric power-assisted steering - NSX, 1990
- First production vehicle with aluminum monocoque body - NSX, 1990
- First production vehicle to have titanium connecting rods - NSX, 1990
- First production vehicle in the U.S. to have a drive-by-wire throttle system…