The fourth generation Integra, produced from 2002 on, was renamed the Acura RSX for
the United States, Canada and Hong Kong in accordance with Acura's new alphabetical
naming scheme. It also had an entirely new engine, the K-series. It came
in two models in the United States, the RSX base model, and the RSX-S boasting
the K20A2 engine from 2002 to 2004, while the 2005 and 2006 RSX-S came with a
K20Z1. The RSX was still sold as a Honda Integra in Japan and Australia, markets
where Acura did not exist.
In March 2006, Honda announced that the
Integra would be discontinued in June after its final 300 cars were sold, due
to the shrinkage of the coupe market. The reaction of the consumers towards the
discontinuation, however, forced Honda to extend production until July 2006 and
produce 150 more Integras. The Acura RSX was discontinued as well, as the RSX
did not fit within the confines of Acura's re-structured market strategy, and
that the introduction of the similarly powerful and less expensive 2006 model-year
Honda Civic Si was there to fill in the gap left by the RSX.
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