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Acura Integra
Ask anyone to name their favourite Acura model, and there’s a good chance it would be the Integra. Sold from 1986 to 2001, spanning three generations, the Integra offered refinement, great handling and just enough power to make things interesting, without going overboard with the luxury features to keep the car’s price down to an affordable level. In 1992, our blood starting boiling with the arrival of the GS-R, which boasted a 1.7-litre VTEC engine good for 160 horsepower. The third-gen car is the most desirable with its much sportier design, quad headlights and more potent engines, notably the 170-horsepower 1.8-litre four in the GS-R, and especially the mighty Type R’s high-revving, 195-horsepower four.