It happens every year. Come Halloween, vehicles that were once hailed as the best and newest make their way into the annals of history, where they are either fondly remembered or scorned. And so, it’s time to mourn the vehicles whose time has come and gone, and that are about to enter the automotive afterlife for the 2023 model year. Most of them are cars, as America fortifies its position as a nation of truck drivers. But were they a trick or a treat?
Acura ILX: Never like the Acura Integra that it replaced, the ILX always seemed like a pretender to the throne. A half-hearted effort on Acura’s part dating to 2013, the Acura Integra thankfully takes its slot for 2023.
Acura NSX: The second-generation NSX proved that hybrids didn’t have to be boring. Yet as the world’s exotic carmakers are planning to release hybrids, Acura is killing theirs despite the NSX' contemporary demeanor.
