It's still a long way from a real race car, with power windows, mirrors, and door locks, and good climate control and sound systems. Any interior color you want is available, as long as it's black with red stitching. Safety equipment on the 1997 Acura Integra Type R includes nimble handling, impressive acceleration and brakes, dual front airbags, and side-impact protection. Under the skin, many parts of the Type R's unibody structure have been strengthened and extra crossmembers have been added for extreme stiffness. Its very firm ride worked perfectly well on the street, with no harshness.
Few cars go quicker easier.
Ported, polished, balanced, and blueprinted. Suffice to say that it shares little besides the number of cylinders, camshafts, and valves with the GS-R, and should be sturdy enough to last even at its astronomical redline. The Type R is impressively quick for its displacement, and has a race-car powerband. The Type R doesn't feel all that different from the GS-R until 7000 rpm. From there until the rev limiter stops the fun at 9000 rpm, it makes serious power.