But for now only under the Acura brand
If you have a few tons to smash, you can go shopping in California this week. During Monterey Car Week you can peep on new releases from car brands or make a bid during one of the auctions. But also for normal people there is good news from the sunny American state. Honda, or actually the American branch Acura, comes with a new Integra. To avoid disappointment: there are as yet no known plans to bring this Honda Integra to the Netherlands.
“I’m pleased to say that the Integra returns to Acura with the same driving pleasure and DNA as the original,” said Jon Ikeda, Acura chief executive, “delivering on our commitment to “Precision Crafted Performance” in every way – design, performance and the overall driving experience.” Pierce the marketing nonsense and you will read that they do their best not to deny the primal values of the old Integra.
big words
They have to get serious if they want to match that ‘Precision Crafted Performance’ of yesteryear. Honda only built 25 Integra Type Rs a day because they hand-polished the intake ports on each engine. In addition, for example, the windscreen was made of thinner glass, while the cover for the spare wheel was gone, as was all the sound insulation. The car had less than 200 horsepower, but it weighed only 1,100 kilograms. Incidentally, Acura itself does not (yet?) talk about a Type R version of the Integra.
Little known
Unfortunately, we don’t know any more about the new Honda Integra (yes, it’s an Acura – let’s us). We hope for a front-wheel drive competitor for the Toyota GR 86. Unfortunately, we know that dusting a nameplate from the 1990s doesn’t always have the desired effect. We won’t name names, but erm, Mitsubishi Eclipse. Can we submit a wish list? It comes: a Type R badge, white rims, a four-cylinder without turbos, VTEC and 200 to 250 hp. Oh, and get yourself a set of red bucket seats.
