Ok I'm lost... i keep seeing this vid around the net about the "New Honda Integra Type R" if you have myspace here is a link to the vid http://vids.myspace.com/index....02116

please tell me what this is, as im very interested....

 

Its the Honda Integra Type R in Japan.

Acura only exist here in North America. All our Acura's are Honda's around the world with different names.

 

so basicly its the rsx?

is the rsx type s equivalent to the honda integra type r?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 94Integra_Ls &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so basicly its the rsx?

is the rsx type s equivalent to the honda integra type r?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yes, the RSX is the Integra everywhere else in the world.

No, the Honda Integra Type R like the one above is a tuned version of the RSX Type S. A better RSX than what we have. Its like comparing a DC2 chassis Integra GSR to the Type R.

Another fact is that our Integra Type R and all the lower models are Honda's over there. Every Acura here has a different name in Japan. Like the Acura TSX is the Honda Accord Euro R in Japan and the rest of the world.

 

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The Acura name has also been used in Hong Kong for many years. And Honda recently announced that they will be setting up the Acura division in other countries around the world, including China later this year and Japan in 2008. (See related news story here.)

 

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The Acura name has also been used in Hong Kong for many years. And Honda recently announced that they will be setting up the Acura division in other countries around the world, including China later this year and Japan in 2008. (See related news story here.)
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I knew about the announcement but never knew Hong Kong already used the Acura name. Good info.

 

Blood Type....R+ haha

 

ok thx for the info... i have one more question.. how hard would it be to get ahold of one and get it imported

 

plenty of places in california do it and will convert it for you...only problem is that it would be equivalent in price to get an S15 silvia Spec-R. I'd take the Silvia over the RSX-R any day of the week

 

yeah i rember seeing this..
gots to lov eit..

hehe as for silvia over rsx
oh yeah!!
hehe

 

its easy to get them imported but a PRICEY bitch to get it registered with VIN numbers and everything . Better jus get an rsx and put the K20aR motor in it and convert it to RHD. Its the same thing and wont cost as much!

 

Why convert the ride to a RHD? Just leave it as is. No need to cut up your firewall and what not for the bling factor. K20 is good enough as it is. Spend the rest of the money you could use for a rhd conversion into some other stuff.

 

converting to RHD is just waste of money and retard...

engine swap is enough

 

Anyone knows if the NEW Type-R has the same Chassis reinforcements as the Older One ?

People say that the Older ITR are much more Raw feeling.

 

the DC2R is alot more RAW then the DC5R in terms of each of their chassis

 

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H Motors Online has two for sale in their "What's New" section ($18k). I still can't believe you haven't heard of the DC5 Integra Type-R before. It's been out for YEARS man (since the RSX)!!!!

 

There is another great Honda Type R



Honda was stupid not to sell these in N.A.

 

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No, they weren't stupid at all. The previous time they sold a special edition, lightweight, track version of the NSX in North America - the Zanardi NSX, in 1999 - it sold very poorly (with only 50 cars nationwide, many of them sat in dealer showrooms for months). After that, it's no wonder they didn't bring the NSX Type R here.

 

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Honda was stupid not to sell these in N.A.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I wonder what the MSRP would've been on one of those.. $100K? I could see Acura selling 4 or 5 of them.

Great to look at, to watch on Best Motoring, and I'd imagine great to drive, lol.. but who is going to pay that? The badge *****, snob factor (prestige, I think the Euro weenies call it) just isn't there in the States.

 

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No, they weren't stupid at all. The previous time they sold a special edition, lightweight, track version of the NSX in North America - the Zanardi NSX, in 1999 - it sold very poorly (with only 50 cars nationwide, many of them sat in dealer showrooms for months). After that, it's no wonder they didn't bring the NSX Type R here.
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The Zanardi edition wasn't anything close to the NSX Type R. The performance improvements over a stock NSX were marginal.

Besides - at that time - the market for expensive sports cars was totally flat - everyone was buying Escalades with dubs instead.

http://video.google.com/videop...ype+r

NSX TyPe R wins!

 

I agree with BPR....I think Honda needs to take a risk and bring the full out version of whatever high performance car they have in Japan.....Honda has historically brought "dumbed down" versions of their cars to see if there is any interest......The problem with that whole idea is that we in NA want the best version....not the crappy version with all the goodies removed and less everything.

I mean the one time they did bring the pretty much full "race" version car.....they sold all of them......it is called the ITR

 

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I mean the one time they did bring the pretty much full "race" version car.....they sold all of them......it is called the ITR</TD></TR></TABLE>

How many people in America are willing to pay over $100k for a Honda? A lot of buyers of the cars in that price range are looking for cars with "prestige" and "status".

 

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How many people in America are willing to pay over $100k for a Honda? A lot of buyers of the cars in that price range are looking for cars with "prestige" and "status".</TD></TR></TABLE>

Nissan is facing that same question with the new GTR yet, they are still badging it as a Nissan not an Infiniti. I say good move.

 

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Most people say the same thing about the NSX Type R. There are more rice boy body changes to it than changes to the drivetrain, for example.

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The market for expensive sports cars isn't much different today from what it was in 1999.

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The ITR didn't sell all that well in 1998. A lot of those white cars also sat around dealer showrooms for months. (Which is why they didn't bring it in the following year.) They were pretty easy to find when they came back in 2000, as well.

 

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Will you be purchasing one?

It's nice when a major manufacturer caters to our market, but if no one buys the cars that'll all end very quickly.