The Acura Integra is coming back in 2022!

[McLaren]

Think I’d rather put that kind of money for an Integra on a DC2 Type R.

 

[05XR8]

Think I’d rather put that kind of money for an Integra on a DC2 Type R.

Seriously. Not the same car to compare, but over here, nice DC2s are about half the price of the new Civic Tyoe R.

https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/honda/integra/

 

[DC5Remy]

That price is ridiculous. I was thinking about selling my DC5 and getting one, not at that price.

 

[Tornado]

I guess that's one way of getting people to buy a TLX Type S instead.

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

Truly ridiculous price. I bet with options and ADM these will be listed for more than base Caymans.

 

[GranTurNismo]

To be fair, an Integra Type R in 1997 started at $25,000, which is almost $50k in 2023 dollars.

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

To be fair, an Integra Type R in 1997 started at $25,000, which is almost $50k in 2023 dollars.

I think you are kind of rounding up or down at each step to make it seem a little closer. Based on some window sticker searches, the ITR was selling for about 24.3k in 2000 which is more like $43k in 2023 dollars. The 1997 model was a little cheaper. $43k actually sounds somewhat reasonable for the ITR, but the CTR is already that much. IMO the CTR should be like $35k and the ITR should be about $40k. $52k for a FWD hatchback is ludicrous.

 

[Keef]

IMO the CTR should be like $35k

Not sure if you've checked the economy but money isn't worth anything anymore. Friends and I were talking recently about how a six-figure salary is basically required to own a house and raise kids as our blue-collar parents did, even in Ohio.

I'd rather have a relatively rare and special car for $52k than a bare-bones BMW 3-series that gets lost in a Target parking lot for $52k. I don't care if the hatch isn't as nice, it's an experience, and we millennials love experiences.

 

[MSZ]

$35k can buy you a top of the line Corolla sedan after taxes.

Welcome to 2023 folks.

 

[ProjectWHaT]

According to Matt Farah, it's a perfect car

 

[GranTurNismo]

Perfect car, imperfect price, pretty much it in a nutshell.

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

I'm really annoyed by how much I like this car.

 

[AshenGraey]

This might not be a popular opinion but for the price Acura is asking for that car, I think they should have offered optional AWD with Automatic Transmission to attract more buyers. I hope I'm wrong but I can't see them selling a whole lot of them at that price. Other than that, I think it's quite a stunner with the wide body design and I quite like the looks.

 

[toastet]

This might not be a popular opinion but for the price Acura is asking for that car, I think they should have offered optional AWD with Automatic Transmission to attract more buyers. I hope I'm wrong but I can't see them selling a whole lot of them at that price. Other than that, I think it's quite a stunner with the wide body design and I quite like the looks.

It's marked up to 70k in the US.

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

It's marked up to 70k in the US.

They are, almost unbelievably, not being marked up around me. A CTR is still typically a 65k car.

 

[ImaRobot]

They are, almost unbelievably, not being marked up around me. A CTR is still typically a 65k car.

Yeah they don't seem to be marked up around me either. All I can find is MSRP.

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

Yeah they don't seem to be marked up around me either. All I can find is MSRP.

I'm curious to see how they sell. I still think they are holding the car back a bit from a marketing perspective by not calling it a Type R and not doing simple things like the red badge on the steering wheel, not doing something more special with the digital cluster, not giving it the ridiculously sexy seats, etc. It seems like an amazing car, but it also doesn't seem quite as special nor as much of an event as the Civic Type R. At the same time, the Type S badge is probably more appropriate for this car based on its more street focused nature. So maybe all is right in the world. It's still too expensive though.

 

[McLaren]

Triple on no-mark ups here. Dealer near me has its first one in, $52,595 out the door with only a $1,000 worth of add-ons included in that price.

 

[GranTurNismo]

Pricing around me seems to be… all over the place. One dealer a few suburbs away from me has two Type S’s, one at a mere $51,495 and the other at $52,595 while another dealership in Queens is charging almost $73,000 for one.

 

[MSZ]

Honda is showing the Type-S in Japan. I wonder if they're planning something big there:

 

[ProjectWHaT]

Integra Type S HRC Prototype

https://www.motor1.com/news/730170/acura-integra-type-s-hrc-prototype/

Most obvious are the aero upgrades. There's a new splitter, larger vents in the hood, new side skirts, and prominently, a huge adjustable wing out back. It's similar to the aero package developed for the Integra Type S race car, and Acura says the kit improves both downforce and high-speed stability compared with the standard road car.

Acura managed to cut out 200 pounds of weight from the road car, with a new carbon-fiber hood, rear door cards, Recaro bucket seats up front, and a rear-seat delete. In place of the back seats is a carbon fiber blocking piece and additional chassis bracing painted in body-color Indy Yellow Pearl. Acura also deleted the air conditioning. Given the standard Type S weighs in at a relatively slight 3,219 pounds, the 200-pound savings here is substantial.

The standard tires are gone in favor of more track-focused Pirelli P-Zero Trofeo Rs. They wrap new forged wheels with a greater offset than the standard alloys giving the Type S HRC Prototype an extra 30mm of track width front and rear. Behind the wheels are new two-piece brake rotors, with six-piston Brembo calipers up front. Chassis-wise, the Type S HRC Prototype gets adjustable coilovers that drop ride height by 15 mm, camber plates from the Type S race car, and an adjustable rear anti-roll bar.

There's no power boost, but the 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder benefits from a bigger intercooler, twin oil coolers, and the exhaust system from the Type S race car.