I get that, but it’s now 2021 and we have lots of tech to get more HP and TQ to the ground. Asides from the clutch a base tune on the 1.5 is pretty reliable, so there’s plenty of power to be had. Look at the GTI 240/270 and gets civic MPG. There’s really no reason asides from California to be...
I’ve thought about it for a while, but if was to go non type S, I think I’d really have to consider a base tune. Specially since the Integra will be heavier and I can’t see them bumping the power up enough to make it feel any different from the Si. I’ve always been a no tune person for warranty...
I don’t understand how this all happened really. Honda has an Acura Canada arm, which means they will get an Integra too. Why buy an Integra up there if the civic Si comes with everything for a cheaper price.
What happened up north only makes sense if Acura wasn’t sold in Canada and all was...
Honda and Acura as of late have been using the reveal color as their range topping/high performance color - orange was for Si, TLX and MDX was tiger eye pearl.
It’s a shame that yellow will be the pinnacle color for the Integra. Id have hoped for just about any other color especially the Long...
Idk about you guys but I’m really just burnt out over this. They did it with the civic too. I just want the bulk of the details released together so I can make a choice in a bad market.
Yep agreed. ILX 8 speed would be my choice as well. Other similar cars in the price range all use regular DCT/autos:
Mazda 3 / GTI / A3 / Hyundai / Lexus. Main exception is subaru.
I don’t think there’s any high end car with a CVT that comes to mind.
Well you haven’t been wrong yet, but man that really makes me sad. I know there are benefits to the CVT but my wife’s civic is just so boring to drive I can’t stand it, CVTs have no soul (personal opinion of course) lol
I’m personally hedging my bets that it will be a DCT trans. CVTs are not what you think of when you think luxury performance car. If they want to compete with the Germans and Hyundai, all of which have DCTs or traditional autos they can’t have the economy transmission.
hate to say it but it...
I really appreciate what they did with the Integra. They could have made a more extreme hatchback that looks closer to a coupe and basically neutered the Back seats. Instead they just make sure it’s a fully functional hatchback first and then try to style it as swoopy as possible.
They could have picked anything but yellow??
I’m totally with you on having either apex blue (TLX blue) or Long Beach blue (RDX PMC color). The lunar silver metallic is also an amazing silver color, I hate silver normally but this color absolutely pops even at night.
At the snails pace that Acura leaks stuff, I’ll take just about any new info! I know it won’t happen but
this whole sub will be counting on you to put on your best car journalist impression lol
Yeah, just in terms of crash structure and safety equipment i don’t think it’s possible to emulate a car from the 90s lol. Like you said I don’t really know much about designing but im not crazy and somehow think there will be a 2000 pound coupe coming out lol
From what I remember reading the new turbo on this civic was the one from the accord for efficiency right (not 100% on this)? Could just be a matter of swapping one turbo for a more performance oriented one
I’m sure I’m not the only one, but most of us going the Type S route will be looking for the automatic and sound system for comfort and not performance.
That’s the great part about what they are doing here, it sounds like you would be better off with the Type R but hey you are going to have a...
Hate the piecemeal reveals that Honda/Acura does. They finally showed the real civic interior a couple weeks after the prototype reveal so hoping in December we’ll know what the full car looks like!