Didn't see a topic like this, so I thought I'd post one.

It's too bad Acura is moving away from its entry-level car. In many ways, this was always their best car--definitely their best seller. I'm definitely saddened that they made the Civic such a large car and squeezed out the Integra.

Gen 1. 86-89



Gen 2. 90-93



Gen 3. 94-01



Gen 4. 02-06



(Whether you loved or hated the RSX, it was still an Integra. As far as daily drivers go, it was by far their best effort.)

Anyhow, sad to see Acura discontinue this model. With the loss of the Integra and the Prelude, we're now stick with the Civic if we want a FWD performance coupe, and the only hatch is a 1.5L 4-door Fit.

Let's hope we see a new CRX soon, or a 2-door TSX that is under 2900 lbs.

 

R.I.P. or maybe they'll revive in the future>

 

Isnt there a new V6 S2K coming out? Kinda sucks there isnt much left to choose from in the Honda world of cheap little ******** to build up. I think the current popular cars we all build will stay popular for quite a while.

 

i gotta say R.I.P to all tegs but.. specially for a ITR..

honda needs to make another itr that's just like dc2..

 

Good riddance.

 

94-01 FTW ....

When i think of the integra (keeping the RSX in mind of course too) a pic of the DC2 will always pop into my head first

 

i've had the pleasure to own GEN 1, 2,and 3

87 RS
93 LS
94 GSR
98 ITR

 

I currently own all 3 gens...i don't count the RSX since it was a step backwards suspension wise.

87 LS with turbo B18c5
92 GSR
2 x 98 ITR supercharged

 

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Maybe one day they will. They are great cars. I've owned 4 of these bad boys over the years.

92 LS
95 GSR
99 LS
01 Type R

Now i'm down to 1...but she's a beast!

 

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Please don't start with that. It was still labeled an Integra in Japan. Suspension aside, it had the best powertrain and interior ever put into an Integra.

Basing an Integra solely on the suspension is a mistake. If you do that then the 1st gen torsion bar/beam axle shouldn't count, either.

 

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The Civic didn't "squeeze out" the Integra. They discontinued the Integra/RSX because they wanted the Acura brand to move upmarket and didn't want the Acura nameplate to be associated with inexpensive cars. And also because the RSX wasn't selling all that well, anyway. (The Integra sold over 50,000 cars per year during 1987-1995, but sales have been 25-30K per year since 1998, with under 17,000 sold in 2006.)

 

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hitting a bump mid-corner on the 1st gen was

weeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!

 

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The Civic didn't "squeeze out" the Integra. They discontinued the Integra/RSX because they wanted the Acura brand to move upmarket and didn't want the Acura nameplate to be associated with inexpensive cars. And also because the RSX wasn't selling all that well, anyway. (The Integra sold over 50,000 cars per year during 1987-1995, but sales have been 25-30K per year since 1998, with under 17,000 sold in 2006.)
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Symantecs, but glad you typed it out. But to quote myself, "It's too bad Acura is moving away from its entry-level car."

 

R.I.P Integra

 

All good things come to an end.

 

R.I.P

 

Blame fat-*** Americans

They can't fit into small cars anymore (nor are they willing to unless gas prices force them into taking the loser cruiser to work). And because their fat asses weigh so much you have to put at least a V6 motor in the car so they feel the car has some guts off the line. They don't understand the coolness of a high-revving aluminum block motor with double wishbone suspensions.

thus everything is basically turning into sofas with wheels.. Everybodys turning into Sofa Kings...which is we todd did

The Korean automakers (and soon Chinese) have taken over the cheap econobox market segment.

 

Not exactly true.

Not all cars are getting softer and cushier. There are more sports cars and sporty cars and cars with firm suspensions on the market than ever before.

What's funny is that the same complaints (about cars getting bigger and softer/cushier) were being made in the late 1980s and early 1990s, particularly about the evolution of the Z and the RX-7 and the Corvette, yet many of the corresponding cars today are firmer and taughter and lighter/smaller than the ones back then.

As for cheap econoboxes, the Fit (and Versa and Yaris) are selling pretty well.

 

yes, we need another real crx (even though the insight is basically one)...

my favorite integra body style was the 2nd gen...92-93 GSR in frost white or teal ftw...

 

so sad to think about it.. this is one car i really liked.. from 99gs to 01 itr, i really was hooked on acura/hondas after them 2..

3rd gen integra - best ever!!!

 

honda needs to make a new affordable sports car that is completely different from the rest so those bitch *** thieves with hatches or other low grade chassis cant use the parts

 

looks like eclipse is the only one left out of all, i wonder if celica is going out of production

 

they havent made the celica in a while bud

 

I always thought to grow out of the civic kiddie scene and be a grown up in the Acura Integra but I guess from Honda's point of view, Kiddie rules.

 

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They can't fit into small cars anymore (nor are they willing to unless gas prices force them into taking the loser cruiser to work). And because their fat asses weigh so much you have to put at least a V6 motor in the car so they feel the car has some guts off the line. They don't understand the coolness of a high-revving aluminum block motor with double wishbone suspensions.

thus everything is basically turning into sofas with wheels.. Everybodys turning into Sofa Kings...which is we todd did

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Sorry, but I don't follow you.

I can't see what the 4th gen Integra being discontinued has to do with the above rant.

If anything at all, the playing field has now been made level, and, working class folks can now buy world class performance cars at attainable prices.

Albeit, not from Honda. But Subaru, Mitsu, and, Nissan offer a whole lot of trackable hardware in the $30K segment.

And, new players in the low $20K compact hatch market offer lot's of bang for the buck.
(i.e. Mazdaspeed3, SI, MKV GTI- ALL STILL POWERED BY HIGH REVVING 4CYL ENGINES, NO V6's ANYWHERE IN SIGHT)

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The Korean automakers (and soon Chinese) have taken over the cheap econobox market segment.
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Sorry, but the Fit, Versa, and, Yaris are head and shoulders above the Aveo, Rio, and, Accent.



Modified by H-PIMP at 8:17 PM 1/17/2007