The Vigor made a lot of sense on paper. Contrary to popular belief, it wasn't based on the Honda Accord, but on the very Integra that brought Acura the profits needed to attempt the project at all ...

The Vigor employed a longitudinal inline-five engine and was sold in North American markets under the Acura brand until 1994 as a luxury mid-size car, when it was quietly retired and replaced by ...

Based on a stretched Accord chassis, the Vigor featured an unusual drivetrain in the form of a longitudinally-mounted inline-five powering the front wheels. That engine was attached to a 5-speed ...

I'm no fan of Acura's alphanumeric names, but Vigor wasn't all that great either. It sounds like something Buick would try and push on people in retirement homes. The TL also had the five-banger.

An Acura Vigor is currently up for sale from Phoenix, Arizona and while it is quite old being a 1994 model, it has been very well maintained. Production of the Vigor ran from 1981 to 1995, but the ...