In article <1Vfie.1819$X92.1175@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink. net>, y_p_w
<y_p_w@hotmail.com> wrote:

> R. P. wrote:
> > I wonder which Accura models are most similar to a Honda Accord LX and
> > EX models in a sense of most part commonalities. I also wonder what
> > price premium one must pay for the corresponding Accura model over the
> > Honda model. Any of you guys researched this before?
>
> There was a time when the Integra was based on an older Civic
> platform. The Acura versions always had a stiffer suspension and
> the engine choices were always more powerful (at least until the
> '98 Civic Si). There was no Acura equivalent for the del Sol.
>
> Of course some of the basic assembly parts are similar. But for
> the most part, the offerings with the Acura nameplate were very
> different than those with Honda. I don't think there's ever been
> an identical engine in an Acura and Honda, save the Acura EL sold
> in Canada, which was essentially an upscale, rebadged Civic. For
> the most part the Acura "equivalent" always offered more power
> and/or better handling for the premium price.
>
> Honda didn't play the game that Toyota did with Lexus, or that
> Nissan did with Infiniti. The Lexus ES300 had the same V6 that
> went into a Camry. The LX470 is pretty much a Land Cruiser (which
> is plenty luxurious). Nissan is rebadging some of their cars like
> GM would do with Cadillac.
>
> I used to buy some basic parts for my '95 Integra GS-R at a Honda
> dealer. This would be things like bolts, seals, washers, filters,
> etc. However - the Acura nameplate at least almost always means
> something different.

Hello,
You made some great points. I just wanted to add that many of the same
engines used in Acura cars are eventually used in Honda cars. For example,
I own a 1999 Accord (4 cyld.). I was under the false impression that the
type of engine in car was first used in the 1998 Accord (4 cyld.). I later
found out the identical type engine in my 1999 Accord was first used in
the 1996 Acura CL.
Jason

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