GoHabsGo

I was talking to my friend in the US about my new RDX and i said "i got a new Acura" and he said " a new what?". I said "a new Acura". He said "oh...an
AAH-cu-ra..its AAH-cu-ra, not a-CUR-a" He then proceeded to make fun of everything Canadian...after which i did have to remind him yet again that we do have toilets and electricityup here, and that we didn't invade Iraq.

It seems we pronounce it differently up North. So what is the correct way? How do you pronounce it?

AHH-cu-ra or a-CUR-a???

Love my RDX but.....only 8 weeks till the S2K comes out!!!!

CaSHMeRe

i pronounce it a-CUR-a ... and I was born and raised in los angeles, cali.

and the new 2008 s2000 is HIDEOUS. It Screams Boy Ricer !!!

mau108

I pronounce it AHH-cu-ra and im a proud Canadian

MMike1981

r u referring to the CR model? cuz the overall look has barely changed

The Dougler

iTrader: (1)

AHHH-cur-a is how I say it

scottRDX

Acura is pronounced with an accent on the A, AAH-cu-ra.

I have to admit , the other pronounciation, a-CUR-a, has a certain exotic ring to it though. I imagine the Brits saying it this way.

Good observation btw.

ShadowGirl

Funny, this reminds me of the old debate over how to pronounce "Celica". I always used to put the emphasis on the second syllable, as in Cel-EEK-a, but a lot of people would argue that it is pronounced CEL-i-ca.

CaSHMeRe

i'm referring to the blue one at the auto shows with the horrible wing on it ... eeek

MMike1981

CR Model

VeNeNo

iTrader: (1)

The CR model is lighter though and is tuned for the race track, its actually pretty quick..?

XLR8R

So is it ..."EYE-rack"......or "ir-RACK" and if they ever open a premium Honda factory there, will the cars be called.......Iracura's?

GoHabsGo

Canadians, along with the rest of the world, say it the right way: IH-rack not EYE-rack, IH-ran, not EYE-ran. Could never understand why Americans (alot of them anyways) say it the wrong way!!

The new S2000 is thr CR. Tuned for the track only. It wouldn't survive a day on our potholed streets. And yes it looks kinda ugly. Other than minor cosmetic changes, the S2000 hasn't really changed much...I LOVE MINE.

mvwood

me too, but my Dad uses the other pronunciation, and we live a few minutes from each other, so I doubt it has anything to do with nationality.

CaSHMeRe

i do think they need to update the whole s2000 platform, not just a few little "ugly" (IMO) cosmetic details.

It has kept almost the exact same body style for what 9 years now ????

2000 S2000



2008 Honda S2000

XLR8R

While we are being so careful about proper speech, perhaps you would consider that the English language has not yet deteriorated to the point at which "anyways" and "kinda" are recognized in lexicography.

GoHabsGo

Ya (another great word) theS2000 does need an update. I think they may retire it rather than restyle it. Just my opinion. Mine is an 04 so it was still fresh back then. Still the best bang for the buck around...

MMike1981

THEY HAVE 2 MODELS. 1 is the regular, 1 is the CR.



http://automobiles.honda.com/s2000/

red herring

Have you guys never seen a commercial for Acura? Even if not, given that it's a made-up word based on "accurate", why would anybody pronounce it a-CUR-a?

Or is that not a-CUR-rate?

cFoo

I'm waiting to see the new Aact-Cur-Ra NSX, that's my replacement for my 02 S2000. I hope they'll get it right, the design of the new TL and TSX are questionable.

G&V

Ditto!

catnippants

That's where I get my pronunciation as well...from the AAH-q-rah commercials. If it's wrong, you'd think that ah-KU-rah would fix it...

Mike

brizey

I think it is ih-RACK.