hyunelan2
05-16-2006, 05:14 PM
Acura's Lowest-Priced Car a Goner
Acura got rid of its popular Integra in the 2002 model year. Now, after just five model years, the Integra's replacement—the RSX coupe—is getting the boot, too.
Officials said the RSX, with a starting price around $20,000, ends after the 2006 model year. With a youthful group of buyers, the RSX is Acura's lowest-priced car by some $8,000. There's speculation that Acura will replace the RSX with a coupe version of the next Acura car up in the food chain, the TSX.
Acura has been working for years to move upscale, and any RSX replacement is likely to be priced higher than the sporty, high-value RSX that has a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine.
In addition, Acura is bringing out a compact sport-utility crossover in summer 2006 called RDX that's expected to appeal to some youthful buyers, and it will be priced lower than Acura's only current SUV, the $37,000 MDX.
Lastly, RSX sales have been declining and totaled just 6,186 for the first four months of 2006.
http://autos.msn.com/advice/article.aspx?contentid=4023981
Other cars that are being discontinued: Hummer H1, Pontiac GTO, Acura RSX, Volkswagen Phaeton, Ford GT, Ford Taurus, Mazda MPV, Porsche Carrera GT, Honda Insight and Lincoln LS
Acura got rid of its popular Integra in the 2002 model year. Now, after just five model years, the Integra's replacement—the RSX coupe—is getting the boot, too.
Officials said the RSX, with a starting price around $20,000, ends after the 2006 model year. With a youthful group of buyers, the RSX is Acura's lowest-priced car by some $8,000. There's speculation that Acura will replace the RSX with a coupe version of the next Acura car up in the food chain, the TSX.
Acura has been working for years to move upscale, and any RSX replacement is likely to be priced higher than the sporty, high-value RSX that has a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine.
In addition, Acura is bringing out a compact sport-utility crossover in summer 2006 called RDX that's expected to appeal to some youthful buyers, and it will be priced lower than Acura's only current SUV, the $37,000 MDX.
Lastly, RSX sales have been declining and totaled just 6,186 for the first four months of 2006.
http://autos.msn.com/advice/article.aspx?contentid=4023981
Other cars that are being discontinued: Hummer H1, Pontiac GTO, Acura RSX, Volkswagen Phaeton, Ford GT, Ford Taurus, Mazda MPV, Porsche Carrera GT, Honda Insight and Lincoln LS