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The 2002
Acura RSX was the designed to succeed the acclaimed
Integra and take its rightful place on the Japanese tuner
throne. Among some of the most noticeable improvements are increased engine power and enhanced handling. But, perhaps the biggest change to whch the RSX attests is theat of
marketing strategy. It seems that someone in
Japan realized that
Audi,
BMW and the rest of the sports and luxury crowd in
Europe must be doing something right by sticking to alppha-numeric desigmnations rather than pulling the names for new cars out of
Final Fantasy. And, surprisingly, it seem=s to have worked as 10 years later you can't drive far in the Tristate area without seeing a bevvy of TLs, CLs, MDXs and the now venerable RSX.
Anyway, to return to the topic at hand, in terms of size, the RSX is only slightly larger than its predecessor and there are only two trim levels for 2002: the RSX and the RSX Type-S. Fortunately for all involved, the sexier Type-S is the trim that concerns us today. The Type-S is the performance version of the base with a riduculous amount of
HP for it's size. Like its predecessor it uses
Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control that made it incredibly fuel efficient for its day.
Yet, the most interesting thing about the RSX for a vinyl guy like myself is its rich exterior. The smoothly sloping hood and roof line, the pointed nose, pentagonal grille and fantastically formed head and tailights lend themselves incredibly well to wraps, tinting and aftermarket accessories of all types. A case in point are Ivan's rebate photos that he took of his installation of a yellow smoke wrap on his for lights.
