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VIDEO: Why the Acura Integra Type R is worth $60,000

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Ben Hsu

These days, Acura Integra Type R values are higher than those of an Acura NSX. Prices have shot as high as $82,000, with most decent examples in the $60,000 range. On paper, the numbers don’t look that spectacular. Its 1.8-liter … Continue reading →

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PIXELATED: Acura video game matches its graphics with the car’s era

Posted on February 10, 2020 by Ben Hsu

We pooh-poohed Acura’s “Beat That” ad when it came out last October. A video game based on that spot, though? Well, that’s just undeniably cool. Here’s how you can play.

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Japanese Classic Car Show 2019: Upping the Game and Best in Show

Posted on November 27, 2019 by Dan Hsu

We are 60 percent of the way to the point where the JCCS itself, if it were a car, would be eligible for classic status. In its 15 years in existence, the Japanese Classic Car Show has grown from a … Continue reading →

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KIDNEY, ANYONE? Some nut “walled in” an Acura Integra Type R inside a barn

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Ben Hsu

The honest but sad truth is that Hondas are thief magnets. Shout the name of any 90s model from Civic to Prelude in a room of car enthusiasts and you will hear back a dozen stories of how someone’s friend, … Continue reading →

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SEMA 2018: A mega-gallery of SEMA J-tin

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Ben Hsu

It can be hard separating the wheat from the chaff at SEMA. There is so much going on that the pressure to build ever-wilder cars in order to stand out can result in some technically impressive but aesthetically questionable choices. … Continue reading →

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EVENTS: 2018 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 03 — Hondas

Posted on September 25, 2018 by Ben Hsu

To celebrate the 70th anniversary of Honda has  founding, we continue our JCCS coverage with the brand that Old Man Soichiro built. Thanks to a bigger venue this year at Marina Green Park, JCCS is now able to allow 90s … Continue reading →

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EVENTS: The Best of Radwood 2

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Ben Hsu

Among the, like, totally awesome cars of Radwood were a few that hit us in the face like a blast of Drakkar Noir. This isn’t a scientific polling, because who wouldn’t want to take home the Wolf’s NSX, but just a few cars that we and … Continue reading →

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MINICARS: 2016 Hot Wheels Custom Acura Integra

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Ricky Silverio

At the recent annual Hot Wheels convention in Los Angeles, a new model was quietly revealed for 2016. It’s not quite nostalgic yet, but the Acura Integra was a long time coming.

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EVENTS: Petersen Museum Japanese Car Cruise-In

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Ben Hsu

There are many things to hate about Los Angeles, but its car culture isn’t one of them. As the trendsetting capital of the custom automobile, it holds the motorcar in such high regard that there’s a shrine to it located smack … Continue reading →

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GALLERIES: The American Honda Collection, Part 02 — Soichiro’s Dream

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Ben Hsu

From a shed in the middle of a burned out lot in 1946 to a small US subsidiary selling motorcycles in 1959 to their first US-sold car in 1970, the company Soichiro Honda founded has come a long way. In Part 01 of our visit … Continue reading →

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