What everyone missed about the 2023 Acura Integra Prototype Reveal
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- The 2023 Acura Integra Prototype Reveal is insulting for me. If there's two words to describe it, it's "Marketing Manipulation". I can't believe that Acura (Honda) wants us to believe that this is the new Integra. I'll let you know what this new "Integra" really is in this video and provide further details on this new Integra and my speculation on the performance and Type-S. Let me know what you think about the 2023 Acura Integra prototype in the comments section below.
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The more I see the new integra, the more hyped I get about buying the new gr86
Yeah the GR design/intangibles blasts this humpty lumpty Integra away.
Really Toyota is saying "Whew!" lucky Honda/Acura made a mess of an iconic brand.
GR86 is on my list of deciding what car to buy next......but this Integra is certainly off my list.
Nissan Z is too but the price tag may be too heavy.
@@ericscottstevens there was a dealer that accidentally uploaded the new brz to their site here in south Florida and it was a premium edition at $33k. And I have been told by a Toyota rep at my local dealer that they will be selling the base version at about $29k. I’m really hoping the mark ups don’t make it much higher then that
@@8kdrei I think that price is about right for the specs and dealer invoice. I am afraid the Nissan Z performance with LSD will average about $51,000 after all the fees and whatevers dealers tack on to it. With that price tag you could get a GR86 and half a new Tacoma. I am hoping I am very wrong about the Nissan Z pricetag.
i said the same thing LOL
@@8kdrei hahaha pray brother
It's an 2023 Acura ILX.
As a RSX-S owner, I am very disappointed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RIGHT! lol
If it was branded a TL or something I would be happy about it, especially with a manual transmission. But I definitely don’t see Integra when I look at it. It looks so heavy and bloated.
Yes, exactly. it is an ILX or TLX variant. Not an Integra in any way. If they shorten the wheelbase & give it a 2-door version, then great. Otherwise, do not bother resurrecting a hallowed name.
Looks like a roasted chicken to me! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Feels like the Mustang Mach E all over again.
Toyota misses with Supra, Acura misses with Integra, Nissan nails it with Z.
Subaru/Toyota nails it with the new BRZ/86 too. These, the new Z, and the Mazda Miata, are the only true affordable sports car options now. We should reward them by buying those, not reward them for rebranding sedans (unless that happens to be what you want).
How did Toyota miss with the Supra? If they wanted to build it themselves it would be really overpriced. Imagine a Toyota sports car that's way more expensive than the Lexus LX. Nobody would even look at it.
@@damilolaakanni well these type of cars are aimed at people with money, so doesn't matter
@@damilolaakanni well they found a based car from bmw and just did some upgrades. So yea in my opinion they get a fat F.
@MT82 Man Pedal Not trying to drag race every car on the road. That's what muscle cars are for. It just needs enough to be fun. The current gen isn't bad but lacking a bit too much mid-range torque. The new gen 2.4L should fix that.
I have an Evo X MR too that is stupid fast. It's great for passing cars but I constantly worry about going to jail every time I get on it. I generally prefer driving the BRZ more as I can always wring it out and enjoy the handling of a lightweight RWD with low body roll.
Combined the ILX with a Honda Crosstour. I love how they Slapped the big Integra logo on the side to make remark and convince people to believe it's an Integra and not ILX.
Exactly! 💯
Literally an ILX not even speds would fall for this 😂
No it a 22 civic hatch with a 21 hatch power plant
we got bamboozled 😆🤘🤘
Im not easily offended but as a automotive enthusiast... this offends me.
Looks like my garage queen 06 DC5 increases its value even more. Good news to me.
You have any pictures anywhere of it? How many miles on it?
X2 for Dc2r
If they wanted to bring back an old name they could have called it the Legend. I think that would have been more in line with what it is.
The Legend is a full size family sedan.. this so called Integra is a compact. It should have been named TSX or ILX
TL
Legend or Vigor. Could have accepted either. = ]
@@raver208 The Legend and Vigor back in the day were full size cars. This "Integra" is a compact family sedan.
@@Randomguy-kn3nv The TLX is what replaced the TL
It's ugly ass hell, and shame on Honda for not creating the Integra, but rebadging a Civic.
I'm not a car guy, even I can tell this doesn't fit.
I’ve never been into Hondas or Acura’s much but when I think of an integra I think of lightweight, athletic, and nimble looking. This car looks bloated and much too large for what comes to mind when I think of the integra.
I hate it with the power of a thousand suns!
👏👏👏👏👏🤣🤣
Well at least it’s not an Integra Cross
Don't give them ideas
Name it a ilx and then it's perfect. It's nowhere near an integra
1 it should have been a coupe
2 it should look different to a Civic or Accord
3 it should have a similarity to the old Integra to show lineage
4 it should be compact drivers car not a family take everything and the kitchen sink design.
I said it years ago.
Honda/Acura needs to have their car design team and marketing team in Europe by Europeans.
Honda needs their design language overhauled
Honda needs to have their naming system overhauled
Hyundai did it
Kia did it
Others did it
Now look at how much better their cars look, how much more organised their model names are and how the car closely matches the target market.
we need to get this pinned
well put. I concur
A coupe was never going to happen. Most car companies aren't going to spend millions designing a bespoke chasis that has very limited market appeal. It makes sense from a business standpoint to make the car a practical daily driver so it appeals to the widest audience possible. I'm not super into the looks of it but it's in line with modern Acura's corporate front end design. All car companies follow a similar design philosophy for their entire line up so there's brand identity. They want you to know it's an Acura when you see it. As much as we'd like a coupe that's a driver's car, there's just not that much money it doing that anymore. Those segments are shrinking especially for fwd. Even if they made a coupe it probably wouldn't sell all that well because at a similar or cheaper price you could get a rwd coupe that's likely faster and better around corners.
@@ericpromisco2213 You do know the Integra shares the underpinnings with the Civic hence it is not a totally bespoke vehicle.
Also, other car companies have either continued with the coupe or reintroduced them such as Mazda Miata/Mx5, Nissan Z and Brz/Ae86 as examples.
Also, they are halo cars that compliment the company and not the bread and butter of the company and hence not judged on their own as you suggest. Much like the argument for the low volume NSX or Corvette vs Suv's etc.
A coupe is what people wanted and would sell as shown by the overwhelming negative comments and votes.
Even a company traditionally more boring than Honda also introduced the Supra on top of the Ae86.
I think the thought coupes and cars are dead are over rated and inacurate.
@@crxdelsolsir yes, and the current prototype shares a platform with the civic hatch. Honda was never going to use an old discontinued chassis to build a new car. The Z is still around because it's based off an existing platform and uses the engine from the Q50. Nissan fans are pretty split on that car. The brz/86 is co developed with subaru so the costs are shared. Look, I wanted a coupe too, but it just doesn't make much sense in 2021 when coupe sales are in the toilet. Honda would still be making the civic and accord coupes if they still sold well. People online always moan and bitch that there aren't cars made that cater to them but the ones usually screaming the loudest either don't have the money to buy one or don't buy the car when it's released. Like it or not most companies are run by bean counters. They're not likely to make a car that sells in very small numbers.
Even though the 1st gen Integra started as a 5 door hatch, it's most recognized as being a coupe. Yes, this is would have better off being called a TSX or ILX. I think if they would have made a coupe version to fill the void of the NSX, they would have gotten a better response. But, I also think some of this "fake rage" is silly from the enthusiast community.
If y'all were that hardcore about sport coupes, (from all brands) it would show in sales. A lot of people are just "window shopping" on the internet. When it came to buying, certain coupes sat on the lot. (like the SI coupe) I fully understand why Honda played it safe, they can't take their chances on a "flakey" enthusiast community. .
It's a cheaper baby downed version of the TLX.. it should have been the TSX or ILX replacement. This does not deserve to be named Integra.
If this was called the next generation ILX, no complaints at all! But they called it the Integra. That hurts us. The teaser images looked so promising! But same story with the Type-S, absolute disappointment. Their marketing team is too good LOL
People are hasty and wrong about the new Integra, here's why:
Right away, we have no specs, show some patients.
Everyone seems to forget the Integra was ALWAYS just a better Civic.
The 11th gen Civic, on which it's based, is already being lauded for its chassis, dynamics, and capabilities.
And the new Integra will be a serious enhancement of those proven characteristics.
Many wanted a Civic Si hatch, if you're one of them, congratulations you got your wish.
If you also wanted an automatic Si, congratulations to you as well.
What could make or break this car in base trim is the automatic transmission though. If they keep the DCT from the ILX then excellent, if they bring over the CVT from the Civic hatch, that will be a shame.
Styling wise, it's trying to be all things to all people, which isn't a bad thing.
People also forget the original Integra was a 5 door.
But this brings that liftback style hatch that made the Integra famous as well as practical, it's got four doors for the fast four door crowd (me), and it's got coupe lines for the coupe crowd.
If you think it's too tame in the looks department, just picture it as a Type-S.
Civic hatch is shaping up to be a really great looking Type-R.
TLX made an absolutely sensational looking Type-S.
Expect a similar transformation for the Integra Type-S.
Speaking of, we know nothing about it.
They're gonna gun for the S3, Golf R, A35, and 2 series to an extent.
That's a reason to expect SH-AWD paired to the 2.0T that's already in the Acura lineup.
A lot of potential in that for sure.
So at least hold off for that.
If they plan on giving us a rebadged Honda Civic, they can throw bleach in their eyes. Because, at least then, they really are blind.
Everyone so upset about the integra was going to be upset no matter what. I think Acura messed up by calling it an integra, but it's wrong to expect a classic integra in today's world as it is.
I personally am going to enjoy this car if it comes with an SH-AWD version. I've been eyeing the golf R, but I want to stay with a Japanese car, especially a Honda one.
@@jeremymetcalf2502 You must throw bleach in your eyes because the 1986-2001 Integras were based on the 1985-2000 Civics and 2002-2006 RSX's were all based on the 2001-2005 Civics.
You're welcome.
That red Integra prototype is mouth watering. The reason why they put Integra on the side of it is to identify it from a civic! Bluh! I'm switching to Toyota!
The render looks like a Celica GTS. 😂
I would throw money at it no question
@@lamesamelame If the render was ever made, I bet you money that car enthusiasts would call it to Boy Racer-ish. Just like the FK8.
They never lied. Even the official teaser was spot on. So I dont know what the fuss is.
They were truthful in that this is "gateway vehicle for the next generation". I know people who have no idea what an Integra is...crazy I know...but Acura knows exactly what they're doing. They need mass appeal and this generation is fine with a regular looking car. If they can hit this out of the park, then they could bring bring back a coupe, and all that, but their business needs to thrive and if they can do that with a name like Integra to increase chances of re-solidifying the Integra name, then I'm in support of it. Forget the name, it's a decent looking sedan with a manual shift and peppy engine. Let's see how it goes, but yes, it's not what my GS-R is unfortunately :/ NSX is another example tho, it's not like the old NSX, but what an amazing super car!
@@PlasmadaeDal the problem with the NSX though is the fanbase is so toxic they forgot what a NSX was. It was suppose to take the best technology of the time and put it in a package at an affordable price comparably you other cars. This new NSX came out during the whole LaFerrari, Mclaren P1 introduction.
With the Integra people are more freaking out about the doors I believe. Sketch monkey redesigned the car as a coupe with a ugly underbite and people said “AcURa ShOUldVe hIReD yOu.” Another person literally just took away the rear doors and all of a sudden people loved the design.
@@MaddNomad1015 it’s essentially an ilx with a genesis back end
@@MaddNomad1015 I can understand against the NSX. From what I got out of ppl, the NSX was the Corvette C8 of 1995. The new one wasn’t. Sure it made hybrid supercar technology affordable, but it couldn’t keep up with the supercars it competed with. Hell, the modern Ferrari 296 and the McLaren Artura r both much better Acura NSXs, and they can actually compete with the competition. If the NSX were more like the C8 is now, then I think it would have been a smash hit. But what I’m getting at is that, while the NSX was a good car, it want a good NSX. The Integra however looks like it’s gonna b a good Integra since it’s gonna drive like an Integra (being based on the Civic SI like the old days certainly helps). Acura knows exactly what they r doing. The problem is that most ppl wanted a coupe. But they only asked 4 an Integra. Technically, they got what they asked 4. If they only wanted the 2 door Integra Type R back, they should have been more specific
And almost all Integras came in as a sedan as well back then. Honda doesn't have a Civic coupe to base it on today, plus it doesn't sell
Very disappointed! Even IF they release a coupe version, I can’t see it being the sleek sporty design fans want/have designed on their own
True 👍 ! I still have my 2004 Rsx and looks better than this new one🤦♂️my personal opinion!
@@Mysoulon2wheels your opinion is a certified fact sir, cherish it!
That POS is not an Integra!!! I drive a 92 Integra and I curse the day I sold it!!!
This is 100% NOT an Integra, shame on Acura
Someone needs to be fired from Honda 🤦
this thing reminds me more of an ugly mercedes Benz from the rear...I don't care if it has a 4 cylinder or v12 I wouldn't buy this thing
The ILX was cool but to slap an Integra name on it and call it something else is a lame form of deception. If you're going to bring back The Integra, make it look, act, and drive like an Integra. Honda this type of deception is dishonorable. It looks like it has nothing to do with its Integra bloodline, it's as if Honda is slapping a label on it in order to get sales. Yeah this is not an Integra, you can put Pearls on a Pig but it's still a Pig. The design looks like a semi sporty leaning towards boring economy car. Hell the new Toyota Corolla looks more fun and enticing than this...Honda do yourselves a favor, don't label this an Integra, call it something else. Go back to the drawing board and design a real Integra.
Red rendering was what car enthusiasts wanted! Acura has fail in an epic way! Diamond pentagone grille is also part of the problem!
They fumbled the bag after 3rd gen TL with the grills
The render looks just like a Celica GTS. I’d bet artist used it as reference. 😂
i dont mind the diamond pentagon style grill, just make it fit to a sporty 2 door coupe.
Except enthusiast make up an extremely small portion of new car buyers.
Its a rebranded ilx / civic parts car. They think we are stupid and tried to hide the 11th gen civic doors / ilx side profile by putting "Integra" on the sides... This is a lazy move by honda & are in hopes there is dumb enough buyers to sell these ilx remakes to smh....
You nailed it! You're review on the integra it's how most of us our feeling. People in their 40s like myself wants something that's close to last gen .
keep the Ilx name, or atleast just make it a ilx type S.
even dumber to put in a 1.5T
Yup it's basically a D series Integra
New Integra , for todays market , mature , up to date , and darn good look'n .... sign me up ,
Why can't we have cars that aren't BLOATED!
Probably for the same reason why Americans (and Canadians) have become bloated in the weight of their bodies. They don't take care of themselves and the masses wants bloated CUVs, SUVs, pickup trucks, and minivans.
If Americans and Canadians took better care of themselves weight wise, there would be more coupes, sedans, hatchbacks, and convertibles. Y'all only do it to yourselves.
@@antoinelee-thomas9536 I highly doubt that's the reason I think it's because manufacturers know they can get away with putting out sub par cars.
Crash and safety regulations.
Like the other guy said, the amount of regulations and tech that they are packing into these cars is what makes them so bloated. Remember we enthusiast are small in the grand scheme of things and while we may want a simple car thats lighter and less tech focused most buyers of new cars want all that stuff. Theres not alot of us that will go out and buy a new car anyways so thats why they are bloated long story short.
@@nashidaperv2351 I hate the world I live in sometimes is so hard to ask to try and make the world a "prettier" place
Complete let down. This new "integra" is really just a rebadged cross between the ILX and TLX. Like you said, "integra" name is used for their marketing.
I was looking forward to buy new Integra but after I saw the debut. I decided to keep my 2000 GSR instead.
As someone with an integra I'm a little disappointed but not surprised. Acura/Honda isn't going to spend millions designing a bespoke chasis that will very likely struggle in sales past the initial release. Not to mention the msrp would likely be much higher making it even more difficult for the average enthusiast to afford. I don't mind the design and hope the type s builds on this and uses the k20 from the CTR. While I'm not over the moon with the car thus far I'm going to wait until i see the car in person and am able to drive it before i make a decision. There's still so much we don't know.
Yep. No need to get ‘offended’ until you sit and drive. For 30k you are not going to get a track car/daily.
They would not have had to spend millions to design a chassis. They ready had the 2020 Civic Si coupe. It could have easily been updated. A Type R or Type S drivetrain would bolt right in. An Integra has always been fwd.
@@williamlevy1981 except they're no longer producing the 10th gen platform. You'd be making a 2023 model car based of a chasis that hasn't been used in 3 years. Then you'd have people complaining about them reusing an old chasis and charging 30k plus for it.
All Honda did was make it much easier for me to go and buy either the New Gt86 or Brz
I like this. Sport touring hatch & SI HPT w/HPD are around 29k. A hatch integra manual cmon SI hatch
This guy gets the concept. Its funny, people have been asking for an Si hatch and don’t even realize it’s an Si hatch with more creature comforts.
@@christopherrussell1808 exactly
This is literally a ILX hatchback lol , it has nothing in common with the Integra origins , huge L for Acura , and with the L series engine powering it , makes it even worse !
This is what you get when the marketing and accounting teams have more say than the engineering team.
Take a look at ACURA's new Reveal video of this new "Integra".
There's not one single 4-door Integra in sight... 😂
5:20 I hope it fails and rebuild it with the right integra design hahahah
I think it's hilarious how everyone thinks Integra only meant 2 door Type R? Integra were always gussied up Honda Civics
The main reason it should have been 2-door is that all of Acura's products are 4-door save for the outgoing NSX. Also, why buy this when the Civics (the car that shares this Integra's platform) is also a 4-door? Remember Prelude? Yeah, that was killed cause the Accord fulfilled the same wants and needs that Prelude offered. Overlap between different brands is fine, overlap within your own brand can be a disaster.
All I'm saying is that the Integra should take the 2-door role if the Civic is no longer going to have it and it would be a more special car that would have its own identity instead of being a smaller TLX. Like how Dodge is doing extremely well with Chargers and Challengers even though they are basically the same car.
I have waited since the 90s for Honda to give us a car worth me working my ass offffff to afford but after this absolute garbage I'm gonna say it I'm no longer a Honda die hard! I'm done
I don’t think the Integra will fail. This same cycle happened with the 10th generation CTR, where everyone said it was gonna fail, then they drove it, and they loved it. As long as this car drives like an Integra (cuz let’s face it; the Integra always had a sedan variant), I think it’ll b a smash hit. I know I’d buy it despite its rather polarizing looks
People remember the Integra as the Integra, not "Better Civic"
You don't build identity around a car based it's relation to another car. And by your definition, the Civic Si is a better Integra than this NPC-ass boat
Just wait until you learn about the Type R, which is even more premium and faster than even the Si
@@zgSH4DOW still tho, the Integra had 2 start somewhere. If the sedan wasn’t successful, there sure as hell wouldn’t have been a coupe. This might b Acura releasing the Integra now 2 c if its sales can justify the creation of a coupe variant down the line, just like with og Integras. Don’t lose faith, my guy
MrSoiSauce gets it. Respect to his comment.
Take a look at ACURA's new Reveal video of this new "Integra".
There's not one single 4-door Integra in sight... 😂
it's literally leaps and bounds ahead of the previous one, which was just a generic boring car. What the hell were you all expecting??
Ridiculous.
My only skepticism is that its a little bigger than I thought but whatever. But some of yall are insufferable. Integra has always been based off the Civic. Acura, builds a replacement for the ILX(which is a 4 door Integra) this time using the Integra nameplate PLUS bringing back the manual and you all still complain. You haven't even driven this car yet. Yall really expected a Cayman from Acura during an Integra press release? An Integra????
Only way I'll ever buy another Honda product is if they bring back the del Sol.
I'd even be fine if they pull a Mitsubishi and brought it back as like a body on frame mini-SUV with removable panels like the Katana was so long as they make it AWD with a manual.
But, yeah...I just can't with Honda, anymore.
It's marketing scheme. Acura is going to use the name integra to try to make more sales. Im really looking forward a 3 Dr coupe with the fk8 power train.
All the cars from Honda look the same now. I have a 2022 Civic Sedan Touring and really REALLY like it as a car. However, Honda has entered maximum boring and homogeneous design even onto the Acura line of cars.
I never accepted this like integra
The unveiling was so boring! The car returns after 2006 Integra ... And this short video introduction !
Acura: "The new Integra inspired by the DC2"
Me: "🤔 I don't see anything related to the DC2"
They Mitsubishi Eclipsed it
Complete let down and yes offended.
Totally agree with you. Is a HONDA CIVIC with a custom front and back 👎🏻
I drive an 05 Acura EL and an 03 RSX-S. This car is more like the EL than the RSX. Literally just a Civic with an A and different front and rear. Nothing about this car seems sporty or fun. Do they have no integrity calling this an Integra?
Don't forget the Canadian Acura CSX.
@@GTContent I actually wrote "Just like the CSX was the Acura version of the 8th gen Civic" in my original comment but backspaced because didn't want to write a paragraph 😂
@@HondAcura111 🤣
So much talking. Integra was always just some very overrated ugly Civic
Definitely a lil disappointing. It should've started out as a coup.
Grammatical error in the title. "Is thinks"
God, the more I look at this new Integre, the more I feel ashamed to even own an Acura. They've lied about numbers and just not met expectations from the loyal fans.
The TLX Type S performance against an S4 was falsified. It's performance just doesn't hold up when compared to other cars as with so many videos we've seen
The Integra, which is supposed to be a "Halo Car" was very underwhelming. So far just gave us a Honda Civic SI with a new skin. Appearance wise I knew it looked so damn familiar because it honestly looks way too much like the current Honda Accord body proportions wise and I can't get that idea out of my head.
I was expecting a coupe that would at least compete with the Nissan Z, Toyota Supra. Maybe fall a couple grand behind those in terms of price and be between the BRZ/86 and those. Give the Type S the TLX Type S motor, and SHAWD.
I feel so damn devastated was looking forward to being one of the first to own one. The renders looked so damn good I swear this thing would've sold like crazy, being fairly priced and uniquely styled
@ nae The odds of it being a coupe were slim to none. Not to mention not many people are going to cross shop a fwd car with rwd. The amount of money they'd have to spend making a bespoke chasis would likely drive the cost well north of $50k. The Z saves money because it's based on an existing platform and the engine is out of the Q50. The supra and 86/brz are co developed with bmw and subaru respectively so the development costs are shared.
@@ericpromisco2213 God I keep forgetting the Z is using old parts and Supra is a BMW.. Sometimes we gloss over these things in the moment lol.
Thank you for clearing that up!
Still though this is Honda we're talking about Fwd is expected on the Sedans and Hatchbacks, but I'm hoping we get a Type S Coupe with SHAWD. Now that you mentioned the prior it's looking more like we'll get a reskinned Civic Type R.
@@Bionimetic i honestly wouldn't be disappointed with a reskined CTR. The 11th gen CTR looks like butt thus far anyway and people have been asking for a more grown up looking car anyway.
This started as an ILX redesign. Acura knew no one is excited for an all new ILX so they decided to renamed it to Integra to create hype and sales. Plus the ILX never sold well. Remember the announcement came out of nowhere. Just my .02 cents. This car isn’t too bad as an ILX but it will never be an integra.
#TRUTH
The new integra should look different from the acura vehicle.
THe old ILX looks way better, Maybe I should find one
I see a base trim, luxury trim, a type s and someday a type r trim
They messed up by putting the same old 1.5t engine in this car, might as well get the ilx at least you still get the 2.4 n/a motor making more power than the puny 1.5t engine and itll be cheaper
Did I miss it? You never said "what everyone missed"??
Acura truly indeed insulted people with this BS.
Its trash
They stole my Hyundai gen coupe tail lights!
It’s almost like they tried to make it look bad on purpose
Rear looks like a Genesis Coupe
if acura/honda made the integra look like 5:30 then i would of most likely purchased it being said that it would be stick with an lsd 2.0ltr
The only thing that pays homage to the Integra is the manual transmission and front LSD. Also nice that it has Brembo brakes but yeah, using the Integra name is mostly just a marketing strategy to gain more interest in an otherwise boring platform.
It’s a squandered opportunity. They could have created a real buzz and brought some excitement back to the brand. Instead, it’s badge engineering.
Do they think someone who wasn’t interested in an ILX is going to jump all over it now that it’s called an Integra?
I don’t know who the target audience is here. I just don’t get it.
I thought this was a new rdx…
Honda must fire Ikeda.
Kinda looks like a school bus
Thank you for this video and your valid points. One of the few channels on RUclips actually giving their real thoughts. And offering valid points with visuals. New Integra was such a let down in design. Might be salvageable if they have a more squared off rear end so it does t look so bulbous.let’s hope they do a 2nd prototype
Thank you for watching.
I agree, I'm not in love with the civic yet, but it wears it's rear end better and maybe front end.
Love the Simpsons clip you use for the beginning of the video to some up the 2023 integra
Oh brother this car stinks
Yellow submarine!!!
The car would have been nice if it was a three door. It looks wrong 5 door. I honestly think the acura ilx was the rebranded integra. And the new integra looks like a new acura ilx. Acura has discontinued the ilx.
Civic and Integra of the past were as different as night and day.
Car enthusiasts are to close to the Integra. We know what it was like to drive and feel connected to the car and the Integra delivered it in a relatively inexpensive package. I did not feel as connected until I drove a Ferrari. Honda brought fun to the masses... few were smart enough to realize it. The new Integra was not built for the old car enthusiast it was built for the next generation of them. In the culture of Japan it is not good to stick out and the Integras of the past were chastised for this. If one steps back and really looks at what is on the table, and what the competition is offering, it is clear that Honda tried to deliver what we were asking for. LSD, Turbo, On and On... the car has great parts. It is a bit like having lusted after skinny women, or men, and then styles change and all of a sudden the full figure comes in vouge. The car is big and heavy, it is not light and nimble any one that has driven a GTR can attest you can still have fun with a little pork if it is combined well. I hope the new buyers of this car get a feel for the heritage of the legend when they strap their kids in the back and head off in to traffic. For those buyers the car is perfect and they will think it is amazing because again Honda has delivered. They delivered not to us but to the future generation.
I disagree.....i think Honda lost their way a long time ago. Before the FK8, when was the last exciting car they produced? The Nsx was a flop here in Europe....I'm in the UK. The last great Hondas we had here ended in the 2000's with the S2000 and Ep3. We had to wait till 2015 for the FK2 2018 for the FK8 which have done well so far. Very few in the line up to talk about these days as pure drivers cars. Other manufacturers are still making great cars for the "future generation". One case in point, Toyota. They've picked up where Honda left off for the "next generation"....Yaris GR - a Homologation special like we've never had since over a decade with the Evo's etc. Toyota Can't make them fast enough to meet demand. Not to mention, there's the GR Corolla, GR86 and GR Supra still to come. Exciting cars for enthusiasts that preform as well as look the part for the "future generation"! That what the future generation wants and not some generic looking shopping trolley with tricks up its sleeve!
@@koolkat969 at least the Integra’s got a manual going 4 it. The Supra doesn’t even have that. Sure the Integra isn’t everything u wanted it 2 b, but it could have been a helluva lot worse. It could have been a crossover, or not had a manual. My prerogative is: as long as the Integra drives like an Integra, I’m happy
@@mrsoisauce9017 It may still deliver an accomplished drive but it won't drive like an original Integra Type R. You have to drive an Integra then drive a modern car then you'll see the difference. No amount of technology can make up for the simplicity of a stiffened lightweight shell with little to none sound deadening offering a raw experience!
nice turbo Acura ilx. That is nothing like the integra without the k20 engine.
@@mrsoisauce9017 Plus to add to that, high revving NA compared to Turbo is a totally different driving experience!
I have a 9th Gen Honda Accord and I didn't think it could get any better😅this will be a nice upgrade😎
Acura got it all wrong.. That thing does not look like an Integra at all. New ILX maybe, but no even close to looking like the iconic Integra... Truly disappointed in Acura, just like i was with the amount of horsepower in the new TLX Type S, 355 HP is a joke after all the hypes they put on that car. For instance, my Acura RLX Hybrid produces 378 HP (a bit heavier) and Acura couldn't even get close to 400 HP on the TLX Type S....? Shame on them...!
The styling is a total YAWN, not distinctive AT ALL. You can see a VW GTI, Mini Cooper, Fiat 500, etc., from 500 feet away, and know what you're looking at. They have distinctive style and feel. This Integra, however, looks like a dozen other cars, including past Hondas like the failed Accord Crosstour. If it didn't have the obnoxious "INTEGRA" decal on the side doors, no one would know this isn't just another bland variant of the Acura ILX or Honda Civic
I own an RSX-S and I'll keep it thank you very much. I really wanted a new Integra too. I just wish it looked different from a Civic. It's like the same car! Oh, and I wish that they'd let that little 1.5 rev higher too. It's boring shifting at 6K Gives us 200 h.p. fine, but make it fun at least.
I was honestly expecting an ILX Type S, not this .. they would’ve been better off turning the 10th gen Civic coupe into an Integra. It’s not like they didn’t have the time or platform to do so… exit the Honda Civic Coupe enter the Acura Integra Coupe … but instead they got lazy. The only thing that may save this lazy mashup will be if the Integra (in name only) Type S or R receives their SH-AWD & a power bump. I think the new generation of Acura Integra fans will be all over it then .. markups and all
If I only knew! I would've bought all the colors of the last FK8 TYPE R! Why does companies always go backwards! 😤
ACURA|HONDA please don't even bring that so-called new Integra here in the USA! IT IS SO UGLY and looks like every cars on the streets! Nothing special about it!
I personally don’t know who tf this is for… we already know manual transmissions aren’t high volume sellers but enthusiasts love manual transmissions… why is an enthusiasts manual in a large docile 1.5 liter ILX when the new civic si (which I also think is large and ugly but not as large as this integra) already exists. I’ve had a 6 speed TSX, two RSX Type S’s, 8th gen Si, an S2000, FK8R etc etc. but this… I don’t want this, at all.
This...thing....is not an Integra. This thing is a combination Civic/Accord/Crosstour, not a focused drivers car. It's just...a thing to sell. Honda has dropped the ball, again. I am 50, I was there for Acuras entry into the marketplace and...this is not an Integra. The ONLY positive is that it actually has a name.
You guys should be happy. It has a manual and a hatch. Imagine being an Eclipse fan. At least not an SUV. Also you guys are off your nut. Most Integra's sold were 4 doors with autos to 25 year old girls or 40 year old men who had families who needed more then a Civic and couldn't afford an Accord. The GSR and Type R were so rare by comparison. Also all Integras were based on Civics always so shouldn't be upset about that would rather pure sports car costing double and being taken off the market in 4 years? I don't even know what to say. Integra fans are nuts be happy. The RSX coupe only you wish they brought back was sales fail and killed the Integra. This is styled nicely and targeted to 35 to 50 year olds will be a sales hit. Obviously the only thing you know about Integras is through car shows, movies and video games where everything is top spec. Like I said sold 100's of thousands and most were 4 doors with auto that were a little sporty. Sorry to burst your millenial bubble. I was there for all generations new.
It was a bad idea to call it an Integra. Otherwise, it is not bad as a cookie cutter jelly bean on wheels like all cars have become. So far no manufacturer is willing to cut out all of the tech bells and whistles to make the top task of the car the pleasure of driving it. Honda did the same thing with bringing back the NSX. The current car is nothing like the original model which is bad not only from a less is more standpoint but once tech support ends for the current NSX, it will vanish. The old models will still be around in 50 years. We kind of have to accept the fact that around 1990 to about 2005 is when Japanese cars peaked. The quality was superb, not drowning in tech that requires support, and most importantly made to drive instead of send text messages, post on social media, or stream music. Ever so often a fantastic car like the Lexus LFA comes along but it was not exactly affordable for most people so we will probably never see something great like an Integra GSR for below $30K in 1990s dollars.
Wack wack wack..m total LETDOWN... Honda n subaru killed their brand ambassadors... integra is now shitegra, and subaru is now poopoo 4u! .. what they have in common? They fit snugly down the center of ur toilet bowl and flush with ease...
Whoever designed this vehicle is cealrly out of touch with what Integra enthusiasts were looking for. What a fail, this car looks like a basic sedan..... The ILX looks better than this. This thing hideously atrocious. This is more than enough for someone to get fired for. Disgusting I've been hoping acura would get themselves together but they keep falling further from the top. Looks like I'm just going to buy a Tesla, ALL of Acura's newer vehicles have been ugly as fuck.
Listen, we common sense automobile lovers we know it’s not an Integra. But don’t think this marketing gimmick will not work. It could since the market that has the $$ and age to buy it, will just go along the name since they never lived along or drives the Integra. They will remember the Donut videos of the Integra and buy it. Anyway it’s a hatchback sedan which are very practical. I don’t like it, but it probably has a market we don’t identify with. Probably the aging Recent Civic Type R enthusiasts that over frowned the Civic.
On paper it looks bland and appearance wise it looks like ILX 2.0. No doubt it is disappointing to look at probably for a lot of old fans. Acura knows this isn't going to be a high volume seller so they aren't throwing a ton of money on it. This forces the Integra team to make the best of limited budget and focus on things that we can't see like the tuning, suspension, chassis, etc. Like the old saying goes don't judge a book by its cover. I think the driving dynamics will reminiscent of the old Integra. Look at the new WRX, a lot of people aren't please with its look and spec sheet. However the early hands on reviews are saying the car is better than one it replaces when putting it through the paces.
I think people will be pleasantly surprise once they get behind the wheel.
Key word entry level for new buyers not pass grown ups who now drives an SUV. If they say its an Integra its an Integra. Is it the old Integra? No. Hardly anyone buy those two doors cars and would be silly to invest in such. yall did not complain when they renamed the 2dr integra the RSX and 4dr TSX which then moved to ILX?