There’s low mileage, and then there’s this absoutely stunning 1999 Honda Integra Type R — European market, right-hand drive, Starlight Black. It has just surfaced in the UK showing a mere 12,000 miles on the clock, which turns out to be around 460 miles a year since it rolled out of a Honda dealership in Exeter, England, back in June 1999.

One of the Greatest Front-Wheel-Drive Cars Ever Built

The DC2 Integra Type R needs little introduction. Honda’s 1.8-liter B18C6 VTEC inline-four — rated at 187 horsepower and spinning to 10,000 rpm — remains one of the greatest naturally aspirated engines ever fitted to a front-wheel-drive car. Paired with a close-ratio five-speed manual and a limited-slip differential, it delivered a driving experience that embarrassed far more powerful machines through sheer precision and balance. Twenty-six years on, nothing about that reputation has faded.

This particular car began life as a dealer demonstration vehicle before being sold new for £20,785 ($28,000) — the original invoice is still with the car. The European-market specification brings quad headlights shared with US Acura counterparts and Honda badging rather than Acura’s. Inside, the Recaro seats in black microsuede with red stitching remain in excellent shape, joined by a MOMO steering wheel, billet shift knob, and Type R–branded floor mats. A plaque on the center console identifies it as build number #04665.

This Integra Type R Is Not For America, But There Is Still Good New

The car has been thoroughly recommissioned ahead of sale — valve adjustment, timing belt, brake components, and tires all freshly sorted — and it passed its MOT in 2023. A numbers-matching, documented, 12k-mile DC2 Type R is the kind of thing that doesn’t come up twice. It’s currently listed in the UK on Bring a Trailer — not the US market, so American bidders will need to factor in import logistics.

And here is the good news. For US-based enthusiasts, the timing on this one is almost perfect. The 25-year import rule — which allows any vehicle older than a quarter-century to be brought into the United States without having to meet modern federal safety and emissions standards — means this 1999 Integra Type R is now fully eligible for legal import. That’s a significant shift. For years, clean DC2 Type Rs were sitting just out of reach for American buyers. Now the door is open.

Given that the US never officially received the European-market DC2 — Americans got the Acura-badged variant with different headlights and trim — importing one of these is the only way to own the genuine article stateside. Factor in the quad headlights, Honda badging, right-hand drive, and a mileage figure that most American Acura Type Rs couldn’t dream of, and the case for making the transatlantic trip starts to look very compelling.