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IIRC, Integra sedans only made up about 10% of sales.
For now, I'll just be happy with my Acura EL (Canada's replacement for the Integra sedan since 1997), but it really need some more juice like the RSX.
There is now more info about the RSX available thru www.acura.com Not much in the way of specs, mostly pics and market-speak.
But the interior is one of the best I've ever seen:
So I can't decide whether I like it or not, guess the price will be what matters.
I don't think the RSX is beautiful (the propertions are a little off, hood too short, etc) but it has clean, classy lines.
The Cavalier has gentle curves that don't fit together right. The overall effect makes me think of a flabby person whose [non-permissible content removed] is a bit too big.
The dash is much higher than the current car's.
Too bad there are no aluminum pedal covers.
The exterior is questionable for sure. I imagine the performance will be quite strong.... but I just think $24K (which is what I've heard the Type-S is going to be around) is too much for this car.
Weird, anyone who thinks the RSX looks like an
egg must not like the look of Porsche's at all.
And yes, $24 Large IS too much for this car, but I'm guessing that once any initial fever for it dies down, dealers will be back to the 2-3% over invoice method. Give it six months before MSRP is history.
Photopoint in no longer free so I can't post pics on here any more. I think they want a lot of money IMO, especially for someone like me who only stores a few pics and uses them a couple of times/mo.
'06 Civic LX coupe
'11 BMW 335i coupe xDrive
'13 Honda Accord sedan (wife's car)
long-billed caps.
Only the desperate pay MSRP, and there are
precious few cars that people are desperate
for. Am I the only one who just naturally
assumed that- just like you said- pricing would
soon settle down to the typical 2-3% over
invoice?
Someone tell me why not to wait for the SpecV,Focus SVT ,or buy a Mitsu GTX even a Celica.
wait and see and have a good look at other models
coming out. Freedom of choice and competition
are good.
But remember, with a body kit to suit your taste
an RSX can look as cutting edge as you like. Some
of the Photoshop work I've seen is really good.
(And what else is Photoshop but prototyping for
show mods, eh?)
Does anyone have any information on the size
of the luggage area (detailed measurements would
be nice)
I need a 3'x2'x2' "brick" of space. The good news
is that I only need seating for 2. Will the
RSX handle my package?
I once fit a 19" pc monitor (box) in the back of my GSR with the back seats down.
'06 Civic LX coupe
'11 BMW 335i coupe xDrive
'13 Honda Accord sedan (wife's car)
And now back to the subject of the Acura RSX. Happy Motoring!
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The trunk opening wasn't tall enough...
Now, with the seats up the space is supposed to be 17.8 cu ft. There's even a picture online here.
Funny, though, now that you mention it. Automobile Mag thought that the RSX's C-pillar window treatment does look like the Alero Coupe's. *Yawn*
The Type-S has leather as a standard! That could be a problem depending on the point of view, IMO leather is NOT a good thing for sport cars like the integra (rsx) which is meant to be spun around corners at high speeds, and revved the heck out of. Having yourself sliding around in the seat doesn't work with the situation. If you look at the competition, none of them come with leather standard, and furthermore, cars like the SVT Focus wont even have the option. Also, the type-s doesn't even have a aggressive trim to boot. While the rest of the competition has cars that look and ride like they are suppose to.
Could it be me or is Acura softening up? I would hope to see maybe a Type-R on US soil by '03. If not, I see a major decline in sales if they want to go with a 'luxury' sport machine.
And what is with the i-Vtec? Until the new RSX can prove itself, I will stick with my 92 GS-R.
By the way ... the Focus SVT does come with leather standard.
'06 Civic LX coupe
'11 BMW 335i coupe xDrive
'13 Honda Accord sedan (wife's car)
I got my '99 GSR for $19,898 when there was a $1,000 incentive and dealer invoice was $20,450. Dealer made $548 (plus the 2-3% kickback the dealership owners get from Acura for each sale, but I 've been told many times salesmen don't make commission on that, it goes to the house..).
'06 Civic LX coupe
'11 BMW 335i coupe xDrive
'13 Honda Accord sedan (wife's car)
I wish it was a softer more 'cushy' leather too!
Hope this helps!
International reviews of the Type-R have remarked how plain the car looks, but they say it's the hottest factory front-driver on the planet.
Leather in GT-S: The leather remains an option. The dealer is ordering the cars with, pocketing the markup, and then telling prospects that they'll have to wait for the cloth seats. Whatever.
As for the RSX...I dont really like the styling and prefer the Integra's looks.
it'll be invisible to State Troopers?
From what I heard, prelude is going to be part of the accord line after this year. Which makes sense because they share the same platform, not to mention accord is lacking an manual counterpart in the v6 department.
Secondly, Acura won't discontinue the NSX because it is their "halo" car.
Thirdly, I find it interesting that the Prelude would somehow have better track performance than an RSX-S, when the current GS-R will turn nearly identical track times to the Prelude's. The Prelude is heavy (3,000lbs) and has only a 5spd.
The i-VTEC will give the RSX substantial torque from 4000RPM on up, same as the 'Lude, and the 6spd lets you spend more time in the powerband.
If all you need for better track times is more low-end torque and weight, why aren't F1 cars more like NASCAR stockers?
The Prelude is dead becuse it's too much $$ for what you get, and not many people wanted a car like that. Honda dealers hated it.
The 2nd biggest factor the Prelude didn't sell too well was the GSR. If you talk to many GSR owners they 'll tell you that like the Prelude or would rather own a Prelude, or admire the Prelude, etc. If you ask them (or me) why then didn't you get a Prelude instead of a GSR, the answer you 'll get will be "it was too much money". Most people are looking for inexpensive fast cars. The GSR for $20K (realistic prices paid) was that car for the mid-late '90s. The Prelude for ~$22K+ was not. Also the Mustang GTs back then were also under $20K! The Prelude was often compared to the Mustang GT even by car magazines! Stupid if you ask me, but the 0-60 times were similar or very close (6.9 for the Prelude) and in refinement and handling & braking, the Prelude always beat the Mustang. The Mustang also got faster over the years (duh, it's got a V8 with infinite power to explore) but still managed to remain lower in price than the Prelude. You still see posts here "GT vs Prelude". Then the styling became questionable and "hate it or love it" so all these factors together just doomed the Prelude and reduced its sales to just 4-5,000 units a year or so. The Integra enjoyed decent sales of 40,000 units/yr but they too started declining in '97-98 when people expected a new model to come out. Don't believe they ever fell below 30,000 though.
'06 Civic LX coupe
'11 BMW 335i coupe xDrive
'13 Honda Accord sedan (wife's car)
That is from Motortrend. Don't know about the plain RSX.
Seems a bit slow to me!
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The RSX is now firmly on my short list - but cargo space is critical to me. On the RSX, the rear seats would spend 99% of their life folded away. This may be highly unusual for someone in the market for an RSX, but my two main competitors are the VW GTI and the Mazda P5. Both of these would probably see the rear seats up 75% of the time (but, on the other hand, those seats would probably be empty 99% of the time).
So, consider this a general gripe - almost NONE of the Edmunds Photo Gallery images show the hatch open and matched views with seats up and down. For those of us here in "Hatchbacks", that's a very important part of the package!
I would definately choose it over the Celica and Eclipse. The only downside is that the dealers will gouge consumers, as they did with the TL, CL and MDX. I shopped for a CL when it first debuted and couldn't get a penny discount off MSRP, now they are going for $3-4K off MSRP. I just gotta snicker at them.
Oh, and chill out about pictures with the seats down. How much can you tell about cargo space from a mere picture anyway? Check out the dimensions, and then (even better) go check out the car in person if you are serious!