Acura EL / CSX / ILX - 1997-today
The Canadian market has actually had a few exclusive sedans over the years. Some may not know it, but the American market never received the 1.6 EL, 1.7 EL and CSX sedans, all three of which were essentially fancy-pants versions of the Honda Civic sedan.
Only the ILX was distributed south of the border.
By the way, these compact sedans will soon have a spiritual replacement in the Acura lineup in the form of the new Integra, which is based on the latest version of the… Honda sedan. Except that it will have a hatchback…
See: 2004 Acura 1.7 EL Touring Road Test: A Honda Civic in Drag
See: 2005 Acura RSX Premium Road Test: A Notch Below the Original But Still Great
See: 2006 Acura CSX Premium Road Test: It's Good, But There's Something Missing
See: 2007 Acura CSX Type-S Road Test
See: 2008 Acura CSX Type-S Road Test
See: 2009 Acura CSX Tech Review: The High-End Civic
See: 2013 Acura ILX Dynamic Review: An Identity of its Own
See: 2016 Acura ILX A-SPEC Review: Grin-inducing powertrain, great mileage, and standout value
See: 2019 Acura ILX Review: Falling Stylishly Between Two Stools
