The 2024 Acura Integra Type S made its public debut Tuesday forward of the IndyCar Grand Prix of Long Beach. This sportier model of Acura’s revived Integra hatchback goes on sale in June.
After bringing back the Integra for the 2023 mannequin 12 months as basically a plusher model of the Honda Civic hatchback, Acura wasted no time in confirming a Type S efficiency model. The Integra is the fourth Type S mannequin launched in the previous two years, following the TLX Type S sedan, MDX Type S crossover, and the NSX Type S to mark the tip of NSX manufacturing.
The two regular-production Type S fashions to date, the TLX and MDX, don’t deviate a lot from their base fashions’ styling. That modifications with the Integra Type S, which will get flared fenders that make it 2.8 inches wider than the usual Integra, a vented aluminum hood and new entrance fascia with a bigger grille opening that enhance airflow by a claimed 170%, and centered exhaust retailers with three ideas just like the Civic Type R.
Acura previously revealed a 2.0-liter turbo-4, the identical engine that powers the Civic Type R, producing 320 hp and 310 lb-ft of torque; the Civic has 315 hp and the identical 310 lb-ft. Those are will increase of 120 hp and 118 lb-ft over the 1.5-liter turbo-4 that powers the usual Integra. A 6-speed guide transmission sends energy to the entrance wheels by means of an ordinary limited-slip differential. An lively exhaust system offers various ranges of sound for the three driving modes—Comfort, Sport, and Sport+—together with loads of “pops and bangs” in Sport+ mode, Acura says.
Chassis tweaks embrace 3.5-inch wider entrance and 1.9-inch wider rear tracks, a thicker entrance stabilizer bar, and a dual-axis entrance suspension, which Acura claims will assist cancel out torque steer. Adaptive damping is normal, together with 19-inch wheels that Acura claims are 2 kilos lighter than the 18-inch Integra A-Spec wheels. They come wrapped in Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires. Braking is dealt with by 1.5-inch bigger entrance and 0.9-inch bigger rear rotors, with Brembo 4-piston aluminum entrance calipers.
We’re nonetheless ready for some high quality time with a Type S to gauge the effectiveness of those modifications, however a 2022 prototype drive on a banked oval observe signaled good stability at triple-digit speeds.
The entrance seats get added bolstering and artificial suede inserts. The similar materials can also be used for the shifter boot, whereas the shifter itself will get a Type S-specific knob lined in leather-based (a titanium model can also be obtainable as an adjunct). Infotainment options carry over from the usual Integra, encompassing a ten.2-inch digital instrument cluster, a 9.0-inch touchscreen with wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and a 16-speaker, 530-watt ELS Studio 3D audio system.
The Integra Type S will probably be constructed alongside the usual Integra at Honda’s Marysville Auto Plant in Marysville, Ohio. Pricing will probably be introduced nearer to the June on-sale date.
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