Thats a very very easy question to answer!

Of course like any car, there are different models that you can get. If you buy a WRX, there's also the bigger badder version...the STI

the type R is simply a limited edition race car...the highest model of integra. Has limited slip, nicer interior, front lip, 195 HP, rear spoiler, nicer gear ratio, flywheel, sway bars, strut bars, wheels, 5 lug wheels rather than 4 lug like other integras....way too many things to list.

to put it into perspective for you....

a regular integra lx or gs is like buying a regular mustang v6
an integra GSR is like buying a mustang GT
a type R is like buying a mustang SVT cobra

you see where im going with this? obvious i dont mean that the type r is like a mustang, but hopefully u get the drift

the people who own an R, get an R because they must have it, not because they want it. You may not understand that..