from vtec.net

anyone else saddened by this news? I know that Acura is a luxury brand, but there is no room for the RSX in the Honda line up.

WHAT THE FUCK!!!!! :angry2: why would anyone do such a horrible thing..... ? the rsx is the car that gives acura its upscale image

no, you're thinking of the NSX.

The RSX is the cute little coupe that is starting to get into the hands of ricers now. Immensly satisfying driver's car though, can't believe acura's getting read of the integra-class car.

Or...not

The Si is the new RSX. Acura wants to ditch the boy racers and let the TSX be its entry level car. Kinda sucks for the enthusiasts, but it makes sense.

Yea..... i read it wrong i meant NSX .... i'm glad they dont mean the nsx

That's too bad. I thought they could have done some work on the 2006 Civic Si's interior and bodywork, and come out with a real winner at about $23k. Plus, the RSX is really popular--I'm surprised they're retiring the name.

The NSX is already dead you moron...2006 was the last year. It'll be '09 before there's another one.

You know the NSX is dead, right? They killed it like a year ago.

i know its dead but theyve been working on a new car the last couple of years. one concept being the HSC i thought they meant they had ditched the whole project to come out with its new taker

First Toyota killed off the Celica and replaced it with the Scion tC, now Honda thinks they can get rid of the Integra and replace it with a Civic coupe. Thank God, Mitsu and Hyundai still offer truly stylish, affordable, and decently capable coupes.

That has to be sarcasm (about the hyundai and mitsu)

And the Si is a totally worthy successor to the RSX...in fact, it's really almost the same car in a lot of ways, just less costly and with an LSD.

Yeah, but at least they look good. I mean I'm sure the Si is good and all, but still, the RSX was infinitely more stylish.

I'd much rather be seen in an Si than a RSX. Seems the entire enthusiast honda market is relying on the Si.

Civic for the poor, Accord for the snooty, TL for the contempuous, and so on.

Since when are the S2000 and the TSX not aimed at enthusiasts?


I have no idea what you're talking about. The Accord is hardly a "snooty" car. Most people I know who drive them are friendly folks who don't really care about cars, and just want something reliable and comfortable.

The Civic Si is not what is going to replace the RSX, they are supposedly working on an all new coupe version of the TSX or the TL (not sure).







It all ends in 2006

http://www.honda.co.jp/pressroom/library/a...EGRA/index.html

Well, if they had intended for the Si to replace the RSX that would make total sense.

i just can't see Acura dropping the Integra-class car. It's sold far too well for them.

You're still wrong, the NSX is Honda's enthusiast car. The Luxury part comes from the flagship RL or TL. I find that the Si is on par with the RSX.

Oh well.
After the DC2 ITR was replaced, the entire Integra/RSX hasn't been very inspiring anyways.


Within the Acura lineup, the NSX was the performance flagship while the RL was the luxury and technology flagship.

but will we get a Si Type R? XD

It makes sence...but what makes more sense ir Honda thinking that the up and coming SIR is directly inline with the RSX, and not wanting to compete against it self anymore, removed the car it thought it could best do without.

Yeah, I mean I don't like seeing the RSX go, but it didn't fit with Acura trying to go upmarket. Until Infinitis recent surge of new products, I thought Lexus was the only Japanese luxury brand that got it right. Now it seems that Acura is the only one that has it wrong. They're kind of a halfass premium brand, a step-up from a Honda or a Toyota, but still a step-down from Lexus, BMW, etc. Kind of like Saab, Volvo, and VW... still, they should bring the Integra back as part of the Honda line-up, or maybe a new CRX or del Sol or something.

I don't know about you, but I've seen less than 5 of them on the streets.

Less then 5 RSXs over its entire production run?! Yea, that is definitely just you...RSXs are common here in Atlanta...

Let me guess--you don't live in a college town? RSXs are a dime a dozen in both Eugene, OR and Boulder, CO. I'll bet they're much less common outside of college towns.

Nope, Huntsville is essentially a glorified military base.

Yeah, doesn't sound like RSX territory. On the other hand, I've probably only seen five Camaros in my life. Different crowds, different cars, I guess.

Not that my opinion matters in the grand scheme of automotive marketing, but many of my favorite brands and cars occupy that sorta "not-quite luxury" area of the market...including Acura. I can't tell if liking Acura is causing me to say that, or if that's why I like Acura.

I wasn't counting the NSX and S2000 (and the S2000 is a honda) as they are expensive sports cars. I ment sporty boy racer types. And yeah I walk by about 6 or so RSXs on average just in the parking garage. And the TSX.. just no.

The RSX is kinda a vestige branch of their chassis line, would make sense for Acura to drop it and try to move upscale to make more room for honda underneath.

Seconded. I'm thinking about the brands that occupy that niche--perhaps Acura, VW, and Volvo--and I like all of 'em. More rewarding for drivers than your typical non-luxury cars, but not sacrifice-everything-else-to-make-the-payments expensive either.

I already said this earlier...Saab also goes in this category in my opinion.

Sorry dude, the glands in my neck are the size of golf balls right now, and I've got a slight fever, so I'm not the brightest crayon in the box right now.

Saabs are like the most expensive cars on the planet.

I dunno when it happened, but the 9-3 underwent a huge price cut sometime in the last couple years. You'd be hard-pressed to spend more than $35k on one, and that's for the turbo V6 Aero model.

Do you even think about what you're typing or do you not have control over your fingers?

The last time I asked Matt "What's the price of a 9-5?" I nearly shit myself.

What did I tell you? Because they start at just under $35k and top out at $43,500 with every option box ticked.

I guess it was when I was shopping for the WRX? I can't remember really, the lesson was that you pay a BMW-esque preium for your consequtive vowels.

No, not really. For $34,000, you get:
Midsize luxury sedan
260hp, 258ft-lb turbo engine
Manual transmission
Leather upholstery
Genuine walnut trim
Power seats w/ driver memory
Heated seats
Harmon-Kardon sound system w/ 6CD changer
17" alloy wheels

It competes very nicely with the Acura TL and the Passat V6, in price, amenities, and performance. Certainly no BMW-esque premiums involved. Last time I checked, the 5-series started at roughly $50,000.

They used to be much more expensive just a few years ago mitlov, if my memory serves.

My topical knowlege is about 5 years outta date a lot of the times. I Mean before the "new 9-3" which was quite a while ago.

When the Saab 9-5 was introduced in 1999, its MSRP ranged from $31,000 to $38,000. Or are we talking about a different Saab than the 9-5? I thought we were talking about the 9-5 because of Frederf's comment "The last time I asked Matt "What's the price of a 9-5?" I nearly shit myself."

Edit--the 9-5 was actually introduced in 1997, according to Wikipedia, but other internet sources seem to say that the first year was 1999.

Someone please call HONDA and let them know that they are better off dropping the TSX, the RSX is way more stylish.

Ouch! What's wrong with you? Sounds like you have strep throat or an infection of your lymph nodes Feeling any better?

Nasty spring cold, I guess. I'm most of the way better thanks to Nyquil. But colds during exams only heal up when you have time to relax, sleep, and not stress--in other words, not until exams are over

It seems to me like dropping the RSX may be a good move for Acura in terms of trying to increase their "luxury" image, but it's got to be a risky, if not bad, move financially. I see so many RSXs on the road I can't imagine it being a good financial move. Maybe after they drop the relatively inexpensive RSX they'll jack the price of their other "luxury" cars up more since they'll have that luxury image they're looking for.