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Acura Integra

The compact car, revived in 2022 after two decades and mechanically a Honda Civic again. The older cars remain heavily modified in the enthusiast population, so a stored code on one is worth reading alongside what has been changed rather than as a description of a standard vehicle.

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Acura Integra, front view
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Generations

  • DA 1990–1993

    The second-generation car on the B18A; still a double-wishbone chassis, and pre-OBD-II so a generic tool reaches little of it.

    Body styles
    Coupé · Sedan
    Platform
    Honda DA
    Engines
    • 1.7 four-cylinder — B17A · petrol
    • 1.8 four-cylinder — B18A · petrol
    • 1.6 — petrol · DA5/DA7
    • 1.6 — B16A · petrol · 150–157 Nm (111–116 lb-ft) · DA6/DA8
    Transmissions
    5-speed manual · 4-speed automatic
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive
  • DC2 and DB8 1994–2001

    The B-series era, and the generation the Type R made famous; VTEC engagement is oil-pressure driven, so level and condition are diagnostic inputs.

    Body styles
    Coupé · Sedan
    Platform
    Honda DC
    Engines
    • 1.8 four-cylinder — B18B1 · petrol
    • 1.8 four-cylinder VTEC — B18C1 · petrol
    • 1.6 — petrol · DB6, DB9, DC1
    Transmissions
    5-speed manual · 4-speed automatic · 5-speed close-ratio manual
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive
  • DC5 2001–2006

    Sold as the Acura RSX in North America and the Honda Integra elsewhere — one car, three names, and heavily modified in the surviving population.

    Body styles
    Coupé
    Platform
    Honda Global Compact
    Engines
    • 2.0 i-VTEC — petrol · K20A2 and K20Z1
    Transmissions
    5-speed manual · 6-speed manual · 5-speed automatic
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive
  • DE4 2022–present

    The revived nameplate, mechanically a Honda Civic again.

    Body styles
    Liftback
    Platform
    Honda Global Compact
    Engines
    • 1.5 turbo — L15CA · petrol · 149 kW (200 hp)
    • 2.0 turbo Type S — K20C8 · petrol · 239 kW (320 hp)
    Transmissions
    6-speed manual · CVT
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive

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