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2002 Acura RSX Reviews

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Acura RSX Reviews

2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo 2002 Acura RSX Base
The Acura RSX is a sport coupe for drivers who want upscale sophistication. That sophistication extends from the well-appointed cockpit to the superb driving dynamics.

Honda's po... click here to read more

2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo 2002 RSX Type-S - Accurate Acura
See why Freddy Harrison and his 2002 Acura RSX Type-S won't take nothing less than first place at my next show.... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo Rookie Year - 2002 Acura RSX Type S
Check out the Hondata Team's nitrous fed 2002 Acura RSX Type S on the Bonneville Salt Flats... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo Rookie Year - 2002 Acura RSX Type S
Check out the Hondata Team's nitrous fed 2002 Acura RSX Type S on the Bonneville Salt Flats... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo 2002 Acura RSX-S EBC Brake Install - The EBC's of a Brake Install
Follow along as we install EBC Ulitmax Sports Rotors and Red Stuff Ceramic Pads on Mazzy's 2002 Acura RSX-S.... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo 2002 Acura RSX Type-S - World Domination
Check out this JDM 2002 Acura RSX Type-S fully equipped with K20 engine, Spoon Sports oil pan, gunmetal Work Emotion wheels and more!... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo Carbing Chassis Braces Install - Car Bing!
Project RSX Part VIII: Adding Carbing Chassis Braces To The Mix To Eliminate Chassis Flex... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo Repeat Offender - 2002 Acura RSX Turbo
This Acura Rsx Turbo Is Back With A Vengance And 428 Whp... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo 2002 Acura RSX Type-S - Big Block Stealth Bomber
Kenneth 'Turtle' Lau's relentless pursuit of race car performance in a street-legal package would result in a DC5 2002 Acura RSX... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo Acura RSX Type S - Nisei Style RSX-S
Check out this JDM inspired and supercharged 2002 Acura RSX Type-S.... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo Project RSX: Part 3
Part III: Upsized Volk Racing Wheels, Falken Tires, and HKS Coilovers.... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo 2002 Acura RSX Type-S - Broken Arrow
What's lightweight, strong, radar absorbing and made of carbon fiber? Until recently, we could only come up with the stealth bomber and the stealth fighter. But Matthew Weiner took... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo Fight Fire With Fire
The first-gen RSX (2002-2004) hasn't proven to be the most popular platform for forced induction. Comptech and Jackson Racing both offer blower kits for the K20, and only a handful... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo 2002 Acura RSX Type-S - Street Stalker
We've all seen the "daily drivers" running open exhausts, zip-tied body kits and heinously off-camber wheels. This RSX was built to perform on the street, and to do it tastefully a... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo 2002 Acura Type-S - RSX Type Turbo
When the Acura Integra died in the U.S., we all cursed. When the Acura Integra became the Acura RSX, we all cheered. When the B-series engines died, we all cursed. When the RSX Typ... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo Yellow Fever
In January of 1987, Dijon Cars opened its doors as a small wholesale parts company with one goal in mind: to provide the highest quality automotive components. Four months after th... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo Neuspeed's 2002 Acura RSX Type-S - Tuner Car
There are two types of companies in the automotive aftermarket: those that try to impress with wild claims and flashy marketing and those that let their products speak for themselv... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo Neuspeed's 2002 Acura RSX Type-S - Tuner Car
There are two types of companies in the automotive aftermarket: those that try to impress with wild claims and flashy marketing and those that let their products speak for themselv... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo 2002 Acura RSX Type S
Climbing the hill up the front straight at the Streets of Willow, the uncorked high-compression 2.0-liter wailing on the big lobes, I shift into fourth and land squarely in VTEC. T... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo 2002 Acura RSX Type S
Climbing the hill up the front straight at the Streets of Willow, the uncorked high-compression 2.0-liter wailing on the big lobes, I shift into fourth and land squarely in VTEC. T... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo 2002 Acura RSX Type-S Four Seasons Test
Back in the 1980s, when Acura was just a babe in the woods, Honda's upscale brand sold its cars with the simple tagline "Precision crafted performance." But the ad campaign wasn't ... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo Hard Chargers
It's on. The heat on the RSX and Civic Si forced induction aftermarket is blistering in the wake of Jackson Racing's K20A2/A3 supercharger debut. Sure, you can squeeze the K engin... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo Go Big
AEM says no worries, as it offers a big rotor brake kit that utilizes the OE calipers, keeping the price tag down. Serenity Sound Performance hooks up our project RSX-S with a set ... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo Only The Best
Mr. Toda is a no-nonsense kind of guy when it comes to racing. His no-frills approach is what sets Toda Racing apart from the competition. He loads his cars with only the bare esse... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo AEM 2002 Acura RSX Type-S - Road Test
Exclusive AEM 2002 Acura RSX Type-S, featuring a Thermal R&D cat-back system, AEM high-volume fuel rail , fuel pressure regulator, & More!... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo AEM 2002 Acura RSX Type-S - Road Test
Exclusive AEM 2002 Acura RSX Type-S, featuring a Thermal R&D cat-back system, AEM high-volume fuel rail , fuel pressure regulator, & More!... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo Starburst
The "think tank" over at American Products Company (APC) in Temecula, California, is always abuzz with activity, especially after company Marketing Director Larry Ashley and Market... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo First Drive: 2002 Acura RSX
Upstart luxury sport coupe meets its target... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo First Drive: 2002 Acura RSX
The Acura RSX is so clean, so minimalistic, so bereft of wings, moldings, and assorted bric-a-brac, the old Integra now looks like the bubble wrap the RSX came in.... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo First Drive: 2002 Acura RSX
The Acura RSX is so clean, so minimalistic, so bereft of wings, moldings, and assorted bric-a-brac, the old Integra now looks like the bubble wrap the RSX came in.... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo All in the Family
In the April/May issue of Honda Tuning, we took an up-close look at Honda's new K series engine, the motivational power behind the RSX, new Civic Si and CR-V sport utility. We comp... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo Mobile Theater
Actually owned by Honda, this car is part of a joint venture between Wings West and Alpine Electronics. Wings West has dominion over the exterior of the vehicle and Alpine has auth... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo 2002 Acura RSX - R U Kidding?
I'm sure by now most of you have scrolled through all the pictures in absolute awe. No, this is not a joke! Indeed, we are not kidding! This vehicle is for real. Yes, we realize th... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo Installation R U Kidding?
I'm sure by now most of you have scrolled through all the pictures in absolute awe. No, this is not a joke! Indeed, we are not kidding! This vehicle is for real. Yes, we realize th... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo DC Sports Acura RSX Type-S - Supertest
This Acura RSX Type-S has been loaded with all the DC Sports goodies, like the 4-to-1 header, TCS exhaust, DAC intake and more.... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo DC Sports Acura RSX Type-S - Supertest
This Acura RSX Type-S has been loaded with all the DC Sports goodies, like the 4-to-1 header, TCS exhaust, DAC intake and more.... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo 20002 Acura RSX Type-S- Top Eight Rides Of 2002
Do we miss the Acura Integra Type R? Duh. Does a bear shit in the woods? Are the Kennedys gun shy? Does Carmen Electra look good in a thong?... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo 2002 Acura RSX Type-S - The Suspension Smack Down - Project RSX, Part 1
Looking for a DIY to install those lowering springs? Well check out our guide for the 2002 Acura RSX.... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo Sharper Image
"Refinement" is an ideal all too often at odds with "performance." As automakers strive to quell the drone of an engine at highway speeds, quash the bumps under the tires, and codd... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo Blue Streak-RSX
Imagine for a moment that you had your own private roller coaster--the rapid acceleration, high g loads and skull-rattling fun of an amusement park--yours to enjoy at a whim.... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo AEM RSX Intake
That didn't take long. A mere month after the RSX was unleashed to a slavering public, Advanced Engine Management is already on the scene with a new, better intake system for Acura... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo RSX Brake Install
You're going downhill fast. The curve ahead is a difficult, sharp right hander. You've run through this mountain road a hundred times, and now, with your more powerful engine, you'... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo 2002 Acura RSX Type-S Borla Exhaust
Although the Acura RSX was just recently released, Borla has already designed a cat-back exhaust for the new tuner car.... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo 2002 Acura RSX Type S - Fast Frugal Fun
A Trio Of Hot Coupes For Under $25,000... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo 2002 Acura RSX Type-S - First Look
We take a first hand look at the replacement for the Acura Integra.... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo 2002 Acura RSX - Replacement Killer
A surly platoon of journalists descended upon the Motegi complex about 18 hours after setting foot on Japanese soil; frosty, rested, and eager to sink their teeth into pre-producti... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX Base Review Photo 2002 Acura RSX Type-S
Proving that pavement makes a perfectly good playground.... click here to read more
2002 Acura RSX