Ever since Acura announced the return of the Integra in the summer of 2021, the hype has been through the roof. The original Integra, sold by Honda and Acura, has always been one of the best JDM cars ever created. Naturally, speculation has been rife as to what the new Integra will look like, drive like, and have under the hood. Well, we can wonder no more as Acura has now unveiled the new generation of the Integra, set for the 2023 model year and set to arrive at Acura dealers in 2022.
2023 Acura Integra: Engine And Prototype Details
The press release from Acura gives us plenty of meat to sink our teeth into regarding the new car. First off, the prototype revealed by Acura is in the Indy Yellow Pearl livery that the company has borrowed from its NSX. Under the hood of the new Integra is a 1.5-liter turbocharged engine with VTEC, although what form exactly that engine is in is not yet known. This is the first-ever factory-turbocharged Integra, and the new car will have a six-speed manual gearbox with a limited-slip differential. So for the enthusiast, this could be a great drive.
The Sport Compact's Styling Details
The new Integra is of Japanese design, not the United States, and naturally, it is quite a bit different to the last Integra we saw. The new Integra has a dramatically sloping roofline and lift-back tailgate. This gives the car a coupe-like presence on the road. As we saw on the Type S concept, the new Integra features Acura’s new and frameless Diamond Pentagon grille, also seen on the MDX Type S as well. The Chicane LED daytime running lights add to Acura’s unique styling language, as they are above the Integra’s JewelEye LED headlights.
A More Muscular Integra
Another standout feature of the new Integra is its more muscular stance. The rear wheel arches, for example, are very muscular and the rear fascia as a whole is incredibly aggressive and very different from the last generation of Integra. The Indy Yellow Pearl paint, borrowed from the NSX, pays homage to the Phoenix Yellow that we saw on the now-iconic 2000-2001 Integra Type R, perhaps the greatest version of the Integra. Acura says that more details on the new Integra will be available closer to its market introduction in the first half of 2022.
Source: Acura