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