About Acura Integra
In North America, the Honda Integra is sold as the Acura Integra. It debuted in Japan in February 1985 as the Honda Quint Integra. It was offered in Japan only through the Honda Verno dealer channel. It went on sale in North America a year later as part of Acura's new luxury model lineup. Initially available only as a three-door hatchback, a five-door model was introduced in October 1985. The four-door sedan was offered in Japan in 1986, and the five-door hatchback was also sold in Australia under the new Rover 416i name. With the exception of the United Kingdom, the company did not offer Europe the more powerful DOHC fuel-injected engine. The ZC engine was also used in the Concerto. The four-door VX and RX models were equipped with the EW5 engine in Japan. All other models and configurations were equipped with the carbureted DOHC ZC engine only in GS, ZS, and LS versions.
The five-door sedan is also sold in Australia as Rover 416i. With the exception of the UK, the company does not offer the more powerful DOHC fuel-injected engine in Europe. The ZC engine is also used in Concerto. It is sold by the newly formed Clio dealer network in Japan. It sells luxury products such as Legend. Compared to the American model, the European Acura Integra targeted the lower end of the market and was generally poorly equipped: none of the trim levels had painted bumpers, central locking, power windows, or air conditioning, although a small number of Acura Integra models were sold in the Netherlands fully equipped with left-hand drive and fuel injection. The Acura Integra EX16 had a sunroof, painted bumpers, rear spoiler, hi-fi system, but no power windows, central locking, or air conditioning. It was seen as a disadvantage compared to European rivals. It could boast extensive but expensive equipment.
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Like the Prelude and Vigo of the same era, the Acura Integra had sleek, sporty pop-up headlights, much like the Japanese Honda Verno, while the CRX had partially concealed doors above the headlights. The first-generation model sold nearly 228,000 units in four years, primarily in the United States. The first-generation Acura Integra was available with two engines. Although they had the same engine code, they were still different from each other. The engine differed between 1986-1987 and 1988-1989. And the two engines are generally referred to as "Browntop" and "Blacktop" because of their color. The Browntop model was available for the 1986 and 1987 Acura Integra models, while the Blacktop model was available for the 1988 and 1989 Integra models. The 1988 and 1989 Integra models also underwent a minor facelift. It included slightly modified turn signals, upgraded air conditioning, and revised instrumentation.