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There's a distinct benefit to automakers having their own premium brand. After all, why develop one vehicle to be sold under one nameplate if you can turn it into two? Especially if a little reconfiguration and some premium accoutrements allow said automaker to charge significantly more for the luxury version. It's a winning formula can am – for crossovers especially – that Toyota has used to turn the Highlander into the Lexus RX (even if the first-gen can am RX arrived before the original Highlander), that Ford has used to transform the Edgee into the Lincoln MKX and that General Motors has applied to the Chevrolet Suburban to turn it into the Cadillac Escalade (to name just a few of the many examples can am out there). And it's one to which Honda and its Acura division are certainly not unaccustomed. can am Acura has adapted its Euro-spec Honda Accord into the TSX , the Civic into the ILX , the CR-V into the RDX and the Pilot into the MDX . And now that the Honda Vezel is coming to market, Acura reportedly has its eye on that as well. The idea was first introduced when Acura unveiled the SUV-X concept (shown above) at the Shanghai Motor Show this past April, just a few months after Honda revealed its Urban SUV concept that previewed the production Vezel. At the time, says Automotive News , Acura said it intended to put the concept into production in China for the Chinese market, and it's reportedly moving ahead with those plans. But now that it is, executives are wondering can am where else they might find buyers for the premium compact crossover. With the Vezel soon to begin production alongside the Fit at Honda's new plant in Mexico, can am it wouldn't be a stretch to see the Acura version follow suit. The market does, after all, seem to be heating up with entries like the Audi Q3 , BMW X1 and Mercedes-Benz GLA , and we couldn't blame Honda – pardon us, Acura – for wanting a slice of that pie.
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Choose an Automaker Acura Aston Martin Audi Bentley BMW Bugatti Buick Cadillac Chevrolet Chrysler Dodge Ferrari Fiat Fisker Ford GMC Honda Hyundai Infiniti Jaguar Jeep Kia Lamborghini Land Rover Lexus Lincoln Lotus McLaren Maserati Mazda Mercedes-Benz MINI MISC Mitsubishi Nissan Porsche Ram Rolls-Royce Saab Scion Smart SRT Subaru Suzuki Tesla Toyota Volkswagen Volvo
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Brabus can am takes on Range Rover Sport with Startech widebody kit
There's a distinct benefit to automakers having their own premium brand. After all, why develop one vehicle to be sold under one nameplate if you can turn it into two? Especially if a little reconfiguration and some premium accoutrements allow said automaker to charge significantly more for the luxury version. It's a winning formula can am – for crossovers especially – that Toyota has used to turn the Highlander into the Lexus RX (even if the first-gen can am RX arrived before the original Highlander), that Ford has used to transform the Edgee into the Lincoln MKX and that General Motors has applied to the Chevrolet Suburban to turn it into the Cadillac Escalade (to name just a few of the many examples can am out there). And it's one to which Honda and its Acura division are certainly not unaccustomed. can am Acura has adapted its Euro-spec Honda Accord into the TSX , the Civic into the ILX , the CR-V into the RDX and the Pilot into the MDX . And now that the Honda Vezel is coming to market, Acura reportedly has its eye on that as well. The idea was first introduced when Acura unveiled the SUV-X concept (shown above) at the Shanghai Motor Show this past April, just a few months after Honda revealed its Urban SUV concept that previewed the production Vezel. At the time, says Automotive News , Acura said it intended to put the concept into production in China for the Chinese market, and it's reportedly moving ahead with those plans. But now that it is, executives are wondering can am where else they might find buyers for the premium compact crossover. With the Vezel soon to begin production alongside the Fit at Honda's new plant in Mexico, can am it wouldn't be a stretch to see the Acura version follow suit. The market does, after all, seem to be heating up with entries like the Audi Q3 , BMW X1 and Mercedes-Benz GLA , and we couldn't blame Honda – pardon us, Acura – for wanting a slice of that pie.
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AutoblogGreen Meet ZelectricBug, the amazing '63 VW Bug converted to EV power Honda, GM fuel-cell partnership wants to reduce hydrogen refueling costs Tesla Gigafactory will be capable of supplying 500,000 EVs a year
Engadget Volvo announces new 'human machine interface' and it looks a lot like a tablet can am (video) can am Tesla's can am raising $1.6 billion to build its battery 'Gigafactory' and mass-market $35k car Automatic Link driving assistant can now auto-post to Facebook, other apps
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