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Many are stolen for engine and interior parts such as leather seats that can be used to customize its sibling, Honda Civic, for street racing. Acura is the luxury brand for Honda.
The Integra engine, which can fit in the Civic, produces 160 horsepower compared with the 127-horsepower motor in the Civic.
"You have a vehicle that is very popular with sophisticated mechanics," says Kim Hazelbaker, senior vice president at the Highway Loss Data Institute.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020515/ap_on_bi_ge/most_stolen_cars_1
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