The Integra, a car sold as an Acura in North America and as
a Honda elsewhere, was a sporty front-wheel drive vehicle sold both
as a sedan and hatchback. In the Acura lineup it was the smallest,
least expensive model, designed to offer a competitor to vehicles
like the Volkswagen Golf GTI, which was the most well known and
popular "hot hatch" of the 1980s when the Integra was
introduced.
Although a sedan was available for the first
three generations of the Integra, it was dropped when the vehicle
transitioned to its fourth generation "DC5" platform, sold as the
RSX in North America. Enthusiasts refer to the Acura TSX as the
second coming of the Integra GS-R sedan.