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Cynthetiq · 10-08-2003, 05:08 PM

I saw this and had to share. IMHO I don't think that the premium to pay for an Acura badge on top of the high price of a Civic in comparison makes it a worthwhile vehicle.

I do like the tail lights and front fascia. It's different.

laconic1 · 10-08-2003, 05:44 PM

Wow, they didn't even try to make it look different. Almost like the Cadillac Cimmaron in the lack of effort department.

ElwoodBlues · 10-08-2003, 07:02 PM

wait, is this a production model? On sale in the US?

wakelagger · 10-08-2003, 07:03 PM

The internals of similar model Honda's and Acura's are pretty much the same, so I guess it was only time before it progressed to the body of the car.

0001 · 10-08-2003, 07:44 PM

here the price difference is negligable...

madsenj37 · 10-08-2003, 11:45 PM

Acura does not exist in Japan. Honda sells everything under the Honda name there. Acura is just a brand name associated with quality for the rest of the world.

ducati999 · 10-09-2003, 09:19 PM

a more expensive civic.....why

Lestat · 10-09-2003, 11:06 PM

Man, I was thinking the same thing when I seen it on the freeway! Acura not looking too good (and this is from an Acura owner) the cars are starting to look bland (even the RSX).

telekinetic2 · 10-10-2003, 01:16 AM

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Originally posted by madsenj37
Acura does not exist in Japan. Honda sells everything under the Honda name there. Acura is just a brand name associated with quality for the rest of the world.

Japan does a lot of things that make sense....like sell cars under the manufacturer's label, (Toyota, Nissan, Honda) instead of a 'luxury' label (Lexus, Infiniti, and Acura, respectively). Also, their car models are the year it was produced....not the next year. So you can't buy a 2004 model car...until a little after 2004 begins. And so on...stupid logical Japanese automotive industry making us look vain and confusing :-)

Jonny123 · 10-10-2003, 02:22 PM

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Originally posted by telekinetic
Japan does a lot of things that make sense....like sell cars under the manufacturer's label, (Toyota, Nissan, Honda) instead of a 'luxury' label (Lexus, Infiniti, and Acura, respectively). Also, their car models are the year it was produced....not the next year. So you can't buy a 2004 model car...until a little after 2004 begins. And so on...stupid logical Japanese automotive industry making us look vain and confusing :-)

you said it!

shakran · 10-10-2003, 07:42 PM

except for the fake wood crap and the chrome around the gauge faces I don't really see any difference between that thing and the civic. At least when the Integra was sold there were obvious differences despite the fact that it was just a civic with a bigger engine.

ducati999 · 10-11-2003, 12:43 PM

This model is actually a model apparently I think only sold in Canada...check out the acura canada webpage....

el pato loco · 10-12-2003, 12:44 AM

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Originally posted by ducati999
This model is actually a model apparently I think only sold in Canada...check out the acura canada webpage....

yeah, Canada ONLY....

that's the 1.7EL, and the one before it is the 1.6EL...

arcane · 10-12-2003, 02:46 AM

yeah....canada does weird stuff with honda badging.

i remember that on the older canadian civics an "Si" model was the american "Ex" and that if you wanted the american "Si" model in canada then you had to get the "SiR" model.

strange our neighbours to the north

pezking4 · 10-12-2003, 07:20 PM

Kinda like the Acura TSX is just a rebadged Type R Accord

Peryn · 10-12-2003, 08:37 PM

Yeah, at first i was skeptical, thinking the acura had a very similar body, but that it was a much larger sedan. Checked out hondacanda and acuracanada webpages, specifications are basically the exact same. I just closed the window, but the canadian Acura had and extra 10HP or so over teh civic if i remember right.

shakran · 10-13-2003, 02:30 PM

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Originally posted by pezking4
Kinda like the Acura TSX is just a rebadged Type R Accord

No it's not. It's a rebadged european Accord. The type R is faster.

(that said, the TSX rocks. If you can afford it, it's an awesome car!)

ace81385 · 10-13-2003, 05:12 PM

ya i wouldnt buy a rebadged civic lol or the acura acquivalent either way thats hilarious

pezking4 · 10-13-2003, 06:33 PM

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Originally posted by shakran
No it's not. It's a rebadged european Accord. The type R is faster.

(that said, the TSX rocks. If you can afford it, it's an awesome car!)

hmm maybe I meant to just say JDM/Euro Accord. I remember reading it in a recent Sport Compact Car.

BoCo · 10-17-2003, 04:34 PM

It doesn't even have power seats!?!

Peryn · 10-17-2003, 04:39 PM

Dont forget, no matter how many ways you spell it, or whos name is on it, a civic is still an econobox...not a racecar, and not a luxory sedan.

never · 10-19-2003, 10:01 PM

yea its a civic with the tailights a bit modified. Thats all it is

reconmike · 10-21-2003, 04:28 PM

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Originally posted by telekinetic
Japan does a lot of things that make sense....like sell cars under the manufacturer's label, (Toyota, Nissan, Honda) instead of a 'luxury' label (Lexus, Infiniti, and Acura, respectively). Also, their car models are the year it was produced....not the next year. So you can't buy a 2004 model car...until a little after 2004 begins. And so on...stupid logical Japanese automotive industry making us look vain and confusing :-)

I am sorry but I have a hard time understanding this,

a lexus ES is a rebadged camry, a Infiniti I, is a rebadged Maxima, as a Acura rl is a redone Accord.

Here is the 2004 Civic, I have already serviced them.

10-08-2003, 05:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	Acura EL = rebadged Civic I saw this and had to share. IMHO I don't think that the premium to pay for an Acura badge on top of the high price of a Civic in comparison makes it a worthwhile vehicle. I do like the tail lights and front fascia. It's different. __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!

10-08-2003, 07:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
ElwoodBlues Psycho Location: Massachusetts	wait, is this a production model? On sale in the US? __________________ I think Pringles initial intention was to make tennis balls. But on the day that the rubber was supposed to show up, a big truckload of potatoes arrived. But Pringles is a laid back company. They said "Fuck it. Cut em up." -Mitch Hedberg, '68-'05 Bauer's the man.

10-08-2003, 11:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
madsenj37 Still searching... Location: NorCal For Life	Acura does not exist in Japan. Honda sells everything under the Honda name there. Acura is just a brand name associated with quality for the rest of the world. __________________ "Only two things are certain: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not certain about the universe." -- Albert Einstein

10-09-2003, 09:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
ducati999 Crazy Location: USA	a more expensive civic.....why __________________ Twist of the wrist

10-09-2003, 11:06 PM	#8 (permalink)
Lestat Psycho Location: Riverside, CA	Man, I was thinking the same thing when I seen it on the freeway! Acura not looking too good (and this is from an Acura owner) the cars are starting to look bland (even the RSX). __________________ I hope life isn't a big joke, because I don't get it. - Jack Handy

10-08-2003, 05:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
laconic1 Junkie	Wow, they didn't even try to make it look different. Almost like the Cadillac Cimmaron in the lack of effort department.

10-08-2003, 07:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
wakelagger Insane Location: Toronto	The internals of similar model Honda's and Acura's are pretty much the same, so I guess it was only time before it progressed to the body of the car.

10-08-2003, 07:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
0001 Crazy Location: Canadeh!	here the price difference is negligable...

10-10-2003, 07:42 PM	#11 (permalink)
shakran Tone.	except for the fake wood crap and the chrome around the gauge faces I don't really see any difference between that thing and the civic. At least when the Integra was sold there were obvious differences despite the fact that it was just a civic with a bigger engine.

10-11-2003, 12:43 PM	#12 (permalink)
ducati999 Crazy Location: USA	This model is actually a model apparently I think only sold in Canada...check out the acura canada webpage.... __________________ Twist of the wrist

10-12-2003, 02:46 AM	#14 (permalink)
arcane Insane Location: SLC, UT	yeah....canada does weird stuff with honda badging. i remember that on the older canadian civics an "Si" model was the american "Ex" and that if you wanted the american "Si" model in canada then you had to get the "SiR" model. strange our neighbours to the north __________________ <Arcane> so if you banged 2000 chicks then at least one had a pen0r?

10-12-2003, 07:20 PM	#15 (permalink)
pezking4 Crazy Location: NC	Kinda like the Acura TSX is just a rebadged Type R Accord

10-12-2003, 08:37 PM	#16 (permalink)
Peryn Junkie Location: San Diego, CA.	Yeah, at first i was skeptical, thinking the acura had a very similar body, but that it was a much larger sedan. Checked out hondacanda and acuracanada webpages, specifications are basically the exact same. I just closed the window, but the canadian Acura had and extra 10HP or so over teh civic if i remember right. __________________ Dont cry kid, It's not your fault you suck.

10-13-2003, 05:12 PM	#18 (permalink)
ace81385 Insane	ya i wouldnt buy a rebadged civic lol or the acura acquivalent either way thats hilarious

10-17-2003, 04:34 PM	#20 (permalink)
BoCo Fear the bunny Location: Hanging off the tip of the Right Wing	It doesn't even have power seats!?! __________________ Activism is a way for useless people to feel important.

10-17-2003, 04:39 PM	#21 (permalink)
Peryn Junkie Location: San Diego, CA.	Dont forget, no matter how many ways you spell it, or whos name is on it, a civic is still an econobox...not a racecar, and not a luxory sedan. __________________ Dont cry kid, It's not your fault you suck.

10-19-2003, 10:01 PM	#22 (permalink)
never Tilted	yea its a civic with the tailights a bit modified. Thats all it is