The 2004 Acura RSX

Monday, December 15. 2003

Since we're a year away from the mild cosmetic refreshening all our cars get in the middle of it’s product cycle, I thought I’d use this opportunity to show you some the things that make the “magic” happen.
This diagram shows the front suspension and the Control Link acting as an upper control arm. This aids the Macpherson strut and helps to keep the font tires perpendicular to the road surface. (below)

This shows the modified double wishbone rear suspension. You can clearly see the upper control arm and the long tubular trailing arm. This type of suspension is optimal for maintaining precise control over wheel motions in high performance driving situations. (below)

The Type-S engine: Dual Over Head Cams (DOHC), 4 valves per cylinder, timing chain, and the i-VTEC valve train are all visible here. 2 liters, 200 horsepower. 100 hp per liter in a production engine and 8,000 RPM. All courtesy of a former Formula One engineer who was the engine designer for this engine.

The Type-S uses our most advanced version of VTEC. There are three rocker arms over each cylinder on both intake and exhaust. It’s our best cylinder head and one of the reasons this engine outshines the 1.8 liter that was used in the older Integra GS-R. See a detail of the valves below.