35 years of Acura in Canada: 10 Milestone Models The Canadian division of Honda’s premium brand blows out a bunch of candles! For the occasion, we look back at some highlights of its time in Canada

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Acura EL / CSX / ILX - 1997-today

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2001 Acura EL

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

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2006 Acura CSX
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2020 Acura ILX
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2020 Acura ILX, front