[kprocivic]

While my car was in the shop I dd'd my civic and can't believe how awesome of a little car it is. Power is cool, but keeping up with faster cars in the twisties is fun also. Honda makes great cars period.

[M6-Coupe]

I think the shiny years for Acura is gone. Still I miss my 2007 Acura TL Type S from the successful decade of Acura. That car was the best Japanese car in 2004-2009 but Acura stopped at that point for years...

[Alvinized52]

Originally Posted by Mywifes335

There just isn't a place for it. If you think about it, Honda had three of these sporty cars at one point.

Like the Civic Si/Type R, Integra, and Prelude.

Today, if you look at Hondas lineup it's sad. Pretty much a mirror of Toyota. All about generating sales and managing bottom line. Acura flip flops every 5 years between trying to be luxury and sports oriented. I feel they're always playing catch up since the 2nd gen Best-selling Acura Legend. In its day, it was a desirable car. Especially the 6-speed coupe if anyone remembers it...

Dont forget about the Acura NSX. I let go of mine and regret it ever since. What was I thinking?!

[Mywifes335]

Originally Posted by Alvinized52

Dont forget about the Acura NSX. I let go of mine and regret it ever since. What was I thinking?!

NSX is totally not in the hot hatch league. It was the sensible mans Ferrari. One of my college buddies had one. It was so awesome.

That and the Supra Turbo are cars I still want but just don't have the extra cash or garage space for.

How could you have given it up?

[Mywifes335]

Originally Posted by M6-Coupe

I think the shiny years for Acura is gone. Still I miss my 2007 Acura TL Type S from the successful decade of Acura. That car was the best Japanese car in 2004-2009 but Acura stopped at that point for years...

After that gen TL, Acura hit the series with an ugly fat stick. The last TL (> 2009) was a porky ugly thing. Like a fat chick with braces.

[M6-Coupe]

Originally Posted by Alvinized52

Dont forget about the Acura NSX. I let go of mine and regret it ever since. What was I thinking?!

That's another windows Acura missed... The upcoming NSX is the car must have been introduced in 2010 and not 2016... The new NSX doesn't have anything to say against 991TTS, R8, 570s or even AMG GTS... I mean at that price point I pick all of those cars over NSX NOW but not 5-6 years ago

[Never_Enough]

Originally Posted by M6-Coupe

I think the shiny years for Acura is gone. Still I miss my 2007 Acura TL Type S from the successful decade of Acura. That car was the best Japanese car in 2004-2009 but Acura stopped at that point for years...

I was set to buy a TL in 2007...then I drove a Mazdaspeed6 & bought that. So I disagree w/the TL being the best Japanese car from that time.

[RM7]

They probably sell a hell of a lot more crossovers and SUVs than they would with an Integra and who can blame them for not wanting to screw that up (lose money on something new)?

[M4chiavellif82]

Honda has completely shot itself in the foot many times.

let's see
crx
integra
legend
nsx
del sol
prelude
s2000

I am not sure what they are thinking. Let's kill the good models and see how long the company can last?

[Jdub679]

Having been a previous owner to 2 Integra GSR's and an S2000, I second this thread.

[fecurtis]

Originally Posted by buddalun

Agreed. Especially in RWD.

The day Acura builds a RWD car is the day I decide to drink out of a toilet.

[9krpmrx8]

I still own my 99' GSR, it has 200,000 miles on it and I just finished doing a mini restore on it so that my daughter can drive it. I was big into Hondas back in the 90's I had a swapped CRX, swapped Civic Coupe, and this 99' GSR and my son has a 97' GSR that was mine as well.

This is my 99'GSR.

[CanadianGatorBacon]

Never had an Integra personally. The only Acura I've had was a '99 CL 3.0, which I got a killer deal on since it was the last of two on the lot during the hiatus for the CL. Looking back, the CL was a nice car, great for my frequent 4.5 hour cruises up and down the FL turnpike. But day to day, the Integra would have been way more fun.

But I did have an '09 Fit Sport, and despite the puny output, that car was a blast to fling around. Nimble little platform. Swap out the engine for one that outputs at least 200ish hp and lbft, and some better suspension bits. That would be a fun BRZ/FR-S/MX-5 fighter,

[Viffermike]

Originally Posted by mrfat

Civic Type R is all we'll get and would have liked to see that in an awd platform.

Ummm ... I think, if the Integra ever comes back, it would be as something like this: based on the Civic platform (not the Fit or CR-Z; too compact) and with FWD/AWD variants.

Only problem is, it won't come back unless Honda decided to start a third brand below Honda, a la Scion -- which, as many of you know, is being killed later this year because Toyota no longer has a pressing need to attract younger buyers. Acura's now solidly a conservative luxury carmaker -- essentially the Buick of Asia. An Integra fits the brand these days about as well as, say, a performance variant of the coming Chevy Cruze hatchback would fit into Buick's.

[Coelho]

Originally Posted by Abstraction

I had an RSX, loved it. Had it to 200k kms and never had a single problem with it. Acura's never been good with marketing though. Around the time they discontinued the RSX is when they started going downhill with the big ugly silver "shield" in the front and pretty much nothing that could hold ground to their competitors performance or luxury wise.

I had a RSX type-s. Awesome car. Light and nimble, pretty fast. Nice on the eyes, inside and out.

[buddalun]

Originally Posted by fecurtis

The day Acura builds a RWD car is the day I decide to drink out of a toilet.

NSX? There is a frat house toilet I can direct you to.

[fecurtis]

Originally Posted by buddalun

NSX? There is a frat house toilet I can direct you to.

That's AWD.

The original was RWD but I meant any modern day Acura.

[buddalun]

Originally Posted by fecurtis

That's AWD.

The original was RWD but I meant any modern day Acura.

I can still direct you to my toilet.

[b0bab0i]

Originally Posted by fecurtis

That's AWD.

The original was RWD but I meant any modern day Acura.

Honda/Acura will also never build a V8. Virtually every brand has a V8. Shit brand. All their truck/SUV's have underpowered V6's.

[paliknight]

I'm buying an S2K as soon as it's released. I would prefer that, but the integra/RSX were iconic.

[Mywifes335]

Originally Posted by b0bab0i

Honda/Acura will also never build a V8. Virtually every brand has a V8. Shit brand. All their truck/SUV's have underpowered V6's.

They have never put one in a production car, but I believe their race teams have produced V8, V10 and V12.

Too bad their race technology no longer trickles down to their production vehicles. I recall double wishbone suspension and VTEC....

Maybe if you count the overdue Acura NSX that's coming (not V8).

[Mywifes335]

Originally Posted by paliknight

I'm buying an S2K as soon as it's released. I would prefer that, but the integra/RSX were iconic.

As much as people knock the S2K...and I did when I had a Z3 2.8 back in the day, but it is a legit car. Especially for Honda.