The Acura Integra will earlier in 2022
After Acura unveiled the new NSX Type S during Monterey Car Week on Thursday, the company had one more big bit of news to allotment. By way of an elaborate drone show, Acura confirmed the Integra — yes, the Integra — will earlier in 2022.
No, I’m not pranking you. The Integra is coming back, and I’m stoked. The drones first showed the original 1986 Integra’s elegant — complete with pop-up headlights — before morphing into the new model’s sleek silhouette. The name Integra was prominently displayed with flashing and tantalizing lights, before the number “2022” also lit up in the sky. And then the crowd cheered, obviously.
No one at Acura’s NSX Type S assert was privy to the Integra announcement, which made it even more impressive. There have been rumors for years about the Integra’s earlier, but they never seemed to gain traction. It’s a particularly grand product announcement in a time when traditional new passenger cars — especially sporty coupes — are thin on the untrue as more and more automakers flood the market with SUVs. Nonetheless, as Acura’s NSX halo hybrid sports car is defensive production in 2022 with the just-announced Type S, it makes sense that Honda’s upscale division would want a new iconic nameplate to finish its performance car torch.
After the drone presentation was over Acura presented a teaser image on mask, showing the new Integra’s headlight. The LED light looks very inequity to that of the TLX, and the name Integra is embossed in the bodywork underneath the scrumptious. You can also see a complex grille and a hood with aggressive surfacing. My best guess is that the new Integra will allotment a platform with the 2022 Honda Civic, taking the form of a two-door coupe with a turbocharged engine and (hopefully) a manual transmission. Expect Acura to get a version of the Integra that shares its powertrain with the next-gen Civic Type R, too, notion the guise of an Integra Type S. A related teaser tweet from the automaker featuring a revving engine leaves no doubt that this model will feature internal combustion.
During the announcement, Acura’s vice president and brand officer Jon Ikeda said the 2022 Integra will preserve the “fun-to-drive spirit and DNA” of the original Integra, and given Honda’s recent success with performance cars, I’m optimistic that the reborn Integra will live up to the name.
