Juicy Couture

In 2005, Juicy licensed their name to T-Mobile for a designer version of their Sidekick II smartphone, and to Movado for a line of Juicy watches. It made a return on the Ten Best as the Acura RSX for 2002 and 2003. Five more stores were planned as of 2005 in Boston, Manhattan, Santa Barbara, San Francisco, and Scottsdale. The GS-R model was called out specifically in 1994 and 1995. A flagship store was opened in Las Vegas in October 2004. The Integra was on Car and Driver magazine's annual Ten Best list six times, in 1987, 1988, and 1994 through 1997. Skaist-Levy and Nash-Taylor remained co-presidents of the company, and remain the creative minds behind Juicy Couture. It also has an entirely new engine, the K-series, which is considered by some to be the best engine Honda has ever released.

for US$53 million, plus a percentage of future earnings. NSX, TSX, MDX, etc). In 2003 Travis Jeans Inc, which owned all of Juicy assets, was purchased by Liz Claiborne Inc. The new name conforms to Acura's new naming scheme for all cars in its line up (e.g. Juicy Couture added collections for men and children in 2002, and bathing suits and accessories for women, including shoes, handbags and jewelry (including very popular charm bracelets) were added to Juicy's line in 2004. The fourth generation Integra, produced from 2002 onwards, has been renamed the Acura RSX. Taylor and Duran Duran singer Simon Le Bon performed at a party launching the line's East Coast debut in New York City in November, 1999. The Type R was a no-compromise sports car, and it showed the world what Honda was capable of.

Nash became Gela Nash-Taylor in March, 1999 when she married bassist John Taylor of Duran Duran. This provided for a much noisier ride, but since the Type-R was a racecar for the street, most owners didn't mind. The brand was originally popular on the West Coast of the United States, when their fashion lines focused on comfortable women's sweat suits and sportswear. The air conditioning system was removed and nearly all the sound-dampening material was eliminated. The company was co-founded in 1994 by Pamela Skaist-Levy and Gela Nash as Travis Jeans Inc., a line of maternity jeans named for Nash's son. The interior was stripped down to reduce weight. The signature Juicy Crest, as well as the phrases "Love, P&G" are stitched on the inside tag of each item of Juicy apparel. Mild oversteer was easy to induce with a lift of the throttle, and during steady-state cornering the car maintained a slight tail-out stance.

Entertaining slogans often adorn Juicy apparel, such as "Wake up and smell the Couture" and "Dude, Where's my Couture?". The result was a chassis with very responsive, racetrack-ready handling that ably absorbed mid-corner bumps well. The line is sold in upscale department stores and specialty stores, such as Neiman Marcus, Nordstroms, Bloomingdales, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Bergdorf Goodman. The front anti-roll bar retained the same size, although the end links were changed to a more responsive sealed ball joint as opposed to a rubber bushing on the lesser models. Juicy is very well-known for their terry, velour, cashmere, and fleece tracksuits, which have been made famous by the many celebrities who wear them. The rear anti-roll bar diameter was increased to 22 mm in diameter. Juicy Couture is a stylish contemporary line of casual apparel based in Pacoima, California. The springs and dampers were much stiffer, with a 10 mm reduction in ride height.

March 28, 2005. All soft rubber bushings were replaced with much stiffer versions, as much as 5.3 times higher in durometer readings. "To Live and Thrive in L.A.", Business Week. The Type R received very aggressive tuning in its suspension settings. Juicy Couture official site. The tires were upgraded to Bridgestone RE010 "summer" tires. Under those wheels was a much larger set of disk brakes front and back.

The Type R's body also received a new functional rear wing, body-colored rocker panels, and 5 bolt hubs with special lightweight Type-R wheels. Camber rigidity was improved at the rear by increasing wheel bearing span by 10 mm. The front strut tower bar was replaced with a stronger aluminum piece. "Performance rods," chassis braces that were bolted in place, were added to the rear trunk wall and rear subframe.

The chassis received enhancements in the form of reinforcements to the rear wheel wells, roof rail, and other key areas. The GS-R's open differential was replaced with a torque-sensing limited slip type. The clutch disk has a slightly smaller swept area, for improved bite. The American version retained the same 4.4 final drive throughout the Type R's production run, unlike the Japanese market version, which in 1998 changed to a 4.785 final drive along with revised gearing.

The transmission was upgraded with lower and closer gear ratios in second through fifth gears, in order to take advantage of the additional rev range. A retuned engine computer also contributed to improve power output. An improved stainless steel exhaust collector with more gentle merge angles, a change to a larger, consistent piping diameter, flared internal piping in the muffler allowed easier exit of gasses. That intake fed a short-runner intake manifold with a larger throttle body for better breathing.

Intake air was now drawn from inside the fender well, for a colder, denser charge. Stiffer valve springs resisted float on more aggressive camshafts. The intake ports were given a minor port and polish. The intake valves were reshaped with a thinner stem and crown that reduced weight and improved flow.

Two extra counterweights on the crankshaft altered its vibration modes to enhance durability at high RPM. Molybdenum-coated, high compression pistons and stronger-but-lighter connecting rods strengthened the reciprocating assembly. The B16A's cylinder head returned for an encore, with differently shaped combustion chambers and intake ports compared to the regular B18C in the GS-R. The B18C5 Type R engine contained more key differences than just some manual assembly steps and an increased redline.

It had many exclusive features found on no other Integra. The Type R was the pinnacle of the Integra line. Once again, the Type-R saw a limited release in the US. The GS-R edition received 5-spoke "blade" style wheels as a stylistic change.

It also has all-red taillights and a revised rear bumper. The 1998 Integra had slightly larger headlights and a more aggressive front bumper. Despite some popular demand for a new Integra model for 1998, Acura chose to give the third-generation model a slight facelift and rerelease it. Although the engine's "split personality" and unusually high capability to rev made it popular among hardcore enthusiasts, it cost the vehicle points in comparison tests where drivers noted that the vehicle was too hard-edged, loud and rev-hungry to be an easy daily driver.

Although impressive, the Type R was still hampered by some criticism; its maximum torque output was only 130 ft·lbs, and maximum output could not be achieved until 7000 RPM, meaning that the engine was only performing at peak between 7,000 RPM and its 8,400 RPM redline. A Type R model was added for the 1997 model year, powered by a highly tuned, hand-finished variant of the GS-R's powerplant producing 195 horsepower, meaning it made more hp per litre than the Ferrari F355's V8. Standard horsepower increased to 142, and the GS-R recieved a dual-stage intake manifold and a displacment boost to 1.8 litre, bringing horsepower up to 170. Acura debuted the third generation model in 1994, now based on the all-new Civic chassis that had been introduced in '92.

Every Integra made since then has had the "A" badges. For the 1991 model year however, Acura's "A" logo appeared for the very first time on the front of the hood, as well as between the taillights. Therefore, from 1986 to 1990 the only external clues to any Integra's identity came at the rear, where badges for "Acura" "Integra", and the trim level appeared. Prior to the 1991 model year, Acura had made a minor point of the supposed understated elegance of minimal exterior badging.

This generation also saw Acura make a bit of a marketing shift. Canada and the rest of the world got regular seat belts. Motorized "passive" seat belts were used instead. The second generation was the last Integra to be sold without airbags in the United States.

Honda had already used the vtec system in the b16a engines in the late 80s which are a predacessor to the b17 engine. Other small updates came on at the same time, namely new front and rear bumpers, a new steering wheel, new rear turn signals, new ECU, chromed interior door handles and an increase in power to 140 for the non-VTEC engine. For 1992 Honda added the GS-R trim level, powered by a de-stroked, 1.7 litre version of the standard engine with the VTEC system from the then-new NSX added-on, bumping output to 160 horsepower. The GS model could also be had with a leather interior, which made it a sort of "deluxe" model, and featured its own model number.

Trim levels for 1990 and 1991 included the RS (base model), LS, and GS. The three-door hatchback and 4-door sedan body styles continued to be available, but the 5-door hatch was discontinued due to poor market reception. Acura debuted the second generation Integra in 1990, now powered by a new 1.8 litre engine making 130 horsepower, giving the model a necessary boost in performance. The model was not without its shortcomings though; despite having 113 horsepower and a reachable 7,000 RPM redline, the new twin-cam engine had little torque and needed to be wound up quite a bit to make full power, leading to criticism that the model wasn't well-suited for day to day driving on surface streets, but was better tuned for spirited driving down tight, windy roads.

Combined with sleeker styling and a nicer interior, buyers were effectivly convinced that the Integra was worth the extra money, and nearly 228,000 units were sold during the five year run of the first generation model. The Integra shared its platform with the less-sporty Civic, although it featured a small list of key upgrades over its lesser stablemate to help merit a price increase over the CRX Si, which was otherwise the sportiest compact vehicle being offered by Honda/Acura; enlarged 4-wheel disc brakes replaced the small front-disc/rear-drum setup used by the Civic and CRX, suspension calibration was re-worked, better tires were used and a 113 horsepower DOHC fuel injected 16-valve engine was used in place of the SOHC, 90 horsepower unit from the CRX Si. The engine was the vehicle's most publicized feature, as twin-cam, multi-valve engines were anything but commonplace in entry-level models at the time. Three and 5-door hatchback bodies as well as a traditional four-door sedan were available, with a 1.6 L DOHC 16-valve engine powering all three.

The vehicle debuted in Japan in 1985 as the Honda Integra before going on sale a year later in North America as part of the then-new Acura lineup. . Although a sedan was available for several years, the 4-door body was dropped when the vehicle transitioned to its current fourth-generation "DC5" platform, which is now sold as the RSX in North America. It is Acura's smallest, least expensive model, designed to offer a competitor to vehicles like Volkswagen's Golf GTI, which was the most well known and popular "hot hatch" of the 1980s when the Integra was introduced.

The Acura Integra, sold as a Honda in most of the world, is a small, sporty vehicle sold primarily as a coupe. 301,103 Units sold from 1994-2001 - 2005555. 262,285 units sold from 1990-1993.