The first Acura Integra was made to be both fun and exciting to drive and useful for everyday tasks. This one has only 55,000 miles, so that you can relive the glory days of pop-up headlights and Paula Abdul. The date for bids is March 5. When Acura said the Integra brand would return for the 2023 model year, not everyone believed them. How could this four-door hatchback compete with the stripped-down engine and sharp handling of the Integra Type-screamin’ R? Because the Acura Type-R was a friendly but rare oddity, the new Acura Integra didn’t have to be the same way. The new Integra needed to look like cars like this 1989 Acura LS being sold on Bring A Trailer (which, like Car and Driver, is part of Hearst Autos). The Acura brand started with the Integra for the 1986 model year, and Car & Driver quickly named it one of the top ten best cars of all time. We liked the three-door and five-door Integras because they had fast sixteen-valve engines, good looks, decently sized cabins, and fun driving dynamics. Even though Acura was the new kid on the block, its parent company, Honda, made essential improvements when the big H was at its best. This 1989 LS is an excellent example of an Integra from the first generation. It has a beautiful two-tone interior and a 1.6-liter DOHC four-cylinder engine that makes 118 horsepower at 6500 rpm. It is a manual transmission that has five different gears at your disposal. In addition to this, the chairs offer a great deal of support. The neatly folded metal still looks good, and the headlights that pop up are a nice touch. Laguna Gold is the color of the outside of this small coupe. If your first thought of driving through the famous Corkscrew at Laguna Seca, turn it down a notch. This color was also meant to remind people of a calm sunset over a beach in Southern California. Acura was made so everyone, from regular people to Brazilian Formula One drivers with steely eyes, could enjoy driving. The person selling it says it was given to a woman in California who operated it until 2022 when she stopped going for good. As of right now, the car has only been driven 55,000 km. There were some problems with the title because the previous owner’s family gave this Integra to the Kars4Kids group. Even though the California DMV and CarFax gave it a clean bill of health, it now has a title in Arizona that says “Restoration Salvage.” It would be better if this kept it from becoming something that could be put in a museum. The seller fixed the CV axles, the spark plugs, and the tires, so this beautiful old Acura is now ready to be driven. Look in your attic for old Memorex tapes that you can use to make mixtapes. So, what about Roxette and Beautiful Young Cannibals? It’s the thing. The new Integra, which you can get at your local Acura dealer, is just as good as the first one. The new car doesn’t have a tape player or headlights that pop up. This is your chance to return to when Acura first started.
