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End Of Integra?

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Moving Upscale

Acura decides to kill the RSX coupe as it looks to separate from Honda brand

LOS ANGELES -- Acura will kill the RSX coupe at the end of the 2006 model year.

John Mendel, senior vice president of automobile operations at American Honda Motor Co., says the company is considering replacements for its cheapest vehicle but would not elaborate. Some dealers say Acura will add a coupe version of the TSX.

Elimination of the RSX, Acura's least expensive vehicle by about $8,000, looks like part of Acura's long-term plan to move upscale and separate from sibling brand Honda.

Consumers can now buy a 197-hp Honda Civic Si for about the same price as a base 155-hp RSX.

"The Acura brand has been inconsistent," Mendel said during an interview with Automotive News. "We want to be performance, luxury and technology -- in the BMW area a little bit."

This summer Acura will introduce the small RDX all-wheel-drive crossover, Acura's first vehicle with a turbocharged engine. A redesigned MDX SUV goes on sale this fall with a V-6 engine that Acura promises will deliver more horsepower than any other vehicle in its class.

The base RSX, on the other hand, is powered by a 2.0-liter inline four-cylinder engine making 155 hp. It is priced at $20,940, including the $615 destination charge.

By comparison, the Civic Si is powered by a 2.0-liter inline four-cylinder engine making 197 hp and teamed with a six-speed manual transmission. It sells for $20,840, including shipping.

The RSX was introduced in 2002 and freshened in the 2004 model year. U.S. sales fell 10.6 percent the first three months of this year, to 4,150 units.

By comparison, Acura's best seller, the TL, posted sales of 16,804 in the same period.

Guido Vildozo, automotive analyst with Global Insight in Lexington, Mass., says the RSX needs to go if Acura wants to distance itself from Honda and move upscale. "Where do you position RSX now that Honda has the Civic Si?" Vildozo asks.

Rob Mohr, sales manager for 20 years at Montano Acura in Albuquerque, N.M., says dealers have heard that Acura may add both coupe and convertible models to the TSX sedan, the second-least expensive Acura, which lists at $28,505, including shipping.

But Mohr questions the brand's decision to kill the RSX. He says the inexpensive sticker brought in a lot of customers.

"It's a mistake," he says. "It's a great first car for Acura. We had our chance at the luxury market and blew it. Now we're going to lose a lot of the RSX customers, and I'm not so sure we can get them back."

The RSX is the successor to the Integra, an Acura mainstay in the past. In 1995, for instance, the Integra posted U.S. sales of 61,316.

The Integra outsold the Acura Legend by more than 3-to-1 and accounted for 63.1 percent of Acura sales.

Acura already has learned some lessons about high price tags. The redesigned RL flagship sedan arrived in the fall of 2004 loaded with such equipment as all-wheel drive and a navigation system. The sticker is just shy of $50,000.

But sales are down by more than a third this year. So Mendel says the company will bring out a trim line this summer that will give customers more flexibility with options. He says the vehicle will be priced more in the mid-luxury range.

http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/arti...41/TOC01ARCHIVE

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Goodbye England’s rose.

May you ever grow in our hearts.

You were the grace that placed itself where lives were torn apart.

You called out to our hearts,

and you whispered to those in pain.

Now you belong to heaven, and the stars spell out your name.

Sniff Sniff

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Goodbye England’s rose.

May you ever grow in our hearts.

You were the grace that placed itself where lives were torn apart.

You called out to our hearts,

and you whispered to those in pain.

Now you belong to heaven, and the stars spell out your name.

Sniff Sniff

im having trouble sniffing so who are you singing to?? or what are you singing for?? 'england's rose' part is bit confusing :D

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Goodbye England’s rose.

May you ever grow in our hearts.

You were the grace that placed itself where lives were torn apart.

You called out to our hearts,

and you whispered to those in pain.

Now you belong to heaven, and the stars spell out your name.

Sniff Sniff

if im not mistaken this song was sung by elton john... ammmmmmmmmmmmmmmm :D

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damn.. i thought of editing that :P:P now u have quote it I got no choice :D thought it might be offensive..

no offence hola.. just kiddin :unsure:

I edited mine, now edit yours :ninja:

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Goodbye England’s rose.

May you ever grow in our hearts.

You were the grace that placed itself where lives were torn apart.

You called out to our hearts,

and you whispered to those in pain.

Now you belong to heaven, and the stars spell out your name.

Sniff Sniff

oh boy... B)

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Goodbye England’s rose.

May you ever grow in our hearts.

You were the grace that placed itself where lives were torn apart.

You called out to our hearts,

and you whispered to those in pain.

Now you belong to heaven, and the stars spell out your name.

Sniff Sniff

B) ado nice story ...LOL

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Goodbye England's rose.

May you ever grow in our hearts.

You were the grace that placed itself where lives were torn apart.

You called out to our hearts,

and you whispered to those in pain.

Now you belong to heaven, and the stars spell out your name.

Sniff Sniff

Hey Hola... ... Nice :D

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that song was sung at princess diana's funeral.... so he is singing it for the integras funeral...

i'm the geni-ass!!!!

is the thread abt integra's funeral? oh sorry it was too freaking long.. out of my concentration limit. :D

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"another one of Hola's unsuccesful jokes"

on the contrary i think this song thing sounded hilarious :P

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well the article only speaks of dropping the RSX(which is of course integra in JDM), may be they drop the RSX and and reintroduce the so called TSX coupe which might still be another integra in JDM.

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how can Honda ever drop the Integra nameplate :P

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On another note.. the article speaks of the scrapping of the base model only.. the RSX Type S Coupe is very much alive and should be around to see 2007...

One thing however I could not understand was how the DC5 ITR, EP3 CTR and CL7 EuroR all came with the same K20 engine?? Thats never happened before!

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One thing however I could not understand was how the DC5 ITR, EP3 CTR and CL7 EuroR all came with the same K20 engine?? Thats never happened before!

guess the k20 is the way to go... although i thought the euro r came with 2.2 or 2.4 engine

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