At that time was still in the 80s of the last century, in the era of Japan's bubble economy, Japanese car companies crazy launched different positioning of new cars to meet this demand and its rich market, it can be said that it is a Japanese car blossoming era, take the Toyota Corolla we are familiar with, the same car series actually made a sedan, hatchback, two-door sneakback sports car, two-door sedan sports car, station wagon So many styles, while the drive form is also divided into front-drive, rear-drive and four-wheel drive versions, and even more aggressive performance version of the model. If it is a luxurious executive model, such as the crown, it is a Hardtop model with frameless doors, equipped with V8 engines, air suspension, and satellite navigation, compared with European cars in the same period, it is simply luxurious to no friends.
Well, back to the topic of this article, the type was also born in the background of Japan's bubble economy, when the Civic honda product sequence was positioned as a cheap car for the family type, in addition to Japan, the more important overseas market is the United States. However, under the impact of the diversified demand for domestic cars in Japan, it is necessary to withdraw from a compact car positioned at the entry level, but the product tone and Civic make a difference, so in 1985 launched the first generation of Integra, frame code AV, the most typical feature of the appearance is jump lights, and many models that were biased towards sports positioning in the same year are similar, body style, the original Integra only has a two-door sports car and a five-door hatchback style to choose from, which is distinguished from the Civic of the same period.
Yes, on the positioning type is more sporty than the Civic, such product features know that the second generation of Integral has gradually established, the second generation of Integra is also a generation of classics, it canceled the five-door model, only retained the three-door sports car model, the explosive point is equipped with VTEC engine, this code-named B16A engine exhaust capacity of 1600cc, but can make 160 horses of amazing output, shocking the car world, this turning point also letIntgra from mediocrity to sports, But in terms of the official positioning of it, it is more like a sporty model, only equipped with a high-horsepower engine, but the frame and chassis are still a family-class level, until the emergence of the third generation Oftegra.
The explosive point of the third generation of Integral is that it launched the Type-R (DC2) version, compared to the ordinary version, type-R has a more lightweight body design, the frame strength is higher than the ordinary version, and the chassis, brakes, gearbox and steering mechanism have been specially configured, but also equipped with a more powerful B18C engine, horsepower output of 200 horses, is also shocking the world. You know, DC2 is the only official export of the Integra Type R, but also the only model with a left-hand drive version, but the Japanese are still so stingy, the Type R lost to other regions, although called Type R, but the performance is slightly inferior to the pure Japanese standard.
The third generation of Integra, produced from 1994 to 2001, has a longer life cycle than any other generation of Integra, perhaps Honda wants to use a longer time to sharpen a sword relationship, which is nowhere to be explored. It was not until 2002 that the fourth and final generation of the Integra model was introduced. Probably because the DC2 was too successful, the PRESSURE on the DC5 to improve both in terms of body design and strength was great. In this generation, Honda intends to build a powerful sports car, and in addition to the Type R, other versions of it also have considerable potential. Since it is a sports car design, this generation of Integra has only one body design, that is, the 3-door Coupe. However, this generation of Integral Type R only has a daily standard, and in other regions, such as the fourth generation of The American standard, The Intelgra-Acura RSX does not have Type R, and the JDM is really JDM.
However, this generation of Integral has proved two things to the world, one is that Honda can make a civilian 2.0L self-priming engine (K20A) to make a powerful output of 220 horses, and the other is that even with mcPherson front suspension, Integra can still continue the name of Street Fighter.
But with the bursting of the bubble economy and the rise of the two-dimensional trend, fewer and fewer young people in Japan regard cars as a hobby, and the contraction of the market has also led to the direct cutting of Integra successors. But in China on the west coast of the ocean and North America on the east coast, Integra ushered in the second spring. In China, Integra is Hiromoto's civic reach, Chinese name is type (following the name of Integra in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao), and there are only differences in appearance details and configuration distribution between the two vehicles, but in order to inherit the sports spirit of Integra, Hiromoto is still equipped with 6MT for the type, which is simply touching.
In North America, Integra is still the old routine hanging on the Acura logo, based on the eleventh generation Civic Si platform, and redesigned the appearance, now into a very North American characteristics of the USDM.