Car came in! Apex Blue Integra A-Spec

[Integra805]

I took delivery of an apex blue six speed yesterday. I needed to go out of state to get it at MSRP (Atlanta is charging 10k or so in markup). I have put around 400 miles on it so far, and here are my initial impressions and order process.
Ordering process- I never made a reservation though the Acura site when it launched. Rather, I spoke to the dealer and did a factory order. It meant I did not need to do a deposit and I got the first delivery. The experience was fine and they were pretty forthcoming with details and overall process
Pros-
way better than I would have thought. The car is not fast, but it is quick. You can row though every gear without fear of a cop flashing his lights on.
it is super nimble and the LSD is a must have. When you combine the lsd, rev match, and the low end torque, it is super fun
The interior quality is great and way bigger than I would have thought.

The tech is amazing. It really is

cons-
There is no home link. This feels like a giant miss
No padded area for your legs on longer drives. I hope the aftermarket fixes this one.
the truck is smaller than I thought. I can fit my golf clubs in there, but they have to go diagonal.

Overall, I love it so far and think you will be thrilled when yours comes in. Happy to answer any questions

 

[Xcfool]

"Factory Ordered"? All I been told and read is that's not an option.

 

[Integra805]

That’s fair. Let me clarify, the dealer ordered it for me and I did not do the reservation process

 

[Xcfool]

OK, technically that may be the same thing I did. Which was contacted my dealer a couple weeks before reservations opened telling them I wanted one.
I never did Acura's website reservation. My dealer contacted me that Monday after orders went live and said they were allocated 9 in the first round and what specs did I want. Never took $500 from me and I got mine this Wednesday with no markup but a mandatory $2k protection pkg. Sorry, probably TMI.

 

[Integra23]

She looking good! Is this one of the first Apex in the forum? I almost went with this color combo but I'm lazy and figured the carbon would be less up keep.

 

[Integra805]

Maybe?

so far, I love the color. It is sooooo bright

 

[2023Integra6]

I took delivery of an apex blue six speed yesterday. I needed to go out of state to get it at MSRP (Atlanta is charging 10k or so in markup). I have put around 400 miles on it so far, and here are my initial impressions and order process.
Ordering process- I never made a reservation though the Acura site when it launched. Rather, I spoke to the dealer and did a factory order. It meant I did not need to do a deposit and I got the first delivery. The experience was fine and they were pretty forthcoming with details and overall process
Pros-
way better than I would have thought. The car is not fast, but it is quick. You can row though every gear without fear of a cop flashing his lights on.
it is super nimble and the LSD is a must have. When you combine the lsd, rev match, and the low end torque, it is super fun
The interior quality is great and way bigger than I would have thought.

The tech is amazing. It really is

cons-
There is no home link. This feels like a giant miss
No padded area for your legs on longer drives. I hope the aftermarket fixes this one.
the truck is smaller than I thought. I can fit my golf clubs in there, but they have to go diagonal.

Overall, I love it so far and think you will be thrilled when yours comes in. Happy to answer any questions

You didn’t discover Jackson Acura in Alpharetta GA. They did my liquid carbon A spec manual with red interior for 37,323 with only GA title tax being the only addition to that price. They said they’re currently selling them at MSRP. Reggie is the guy to talk to he was fantastic. Price was the price, no bait and switch no issues what so ever. Awesome sale in this market, highly recommend.

 

[NeoDiNardo]

Leg extension adjustment for this price is likely never going to happen. Unless you just mean a padded area off to the right for your knee. For that uou could add a bit of thin memory foam I’d imagine.

 

[Apex-blue]

I took delivery of an apex blue six speed yesterday. I needed to go out of state to get it at MSRP (Atlanta is charging 10k or so in markup). I have put around 400 miles on it so far, and here are my initial impressions and order process.
Ordering process- I never made a reservation though the Acura site when it launched. Rather, I spoke to the dealer and did a factory order. It meant I did not need to do a deposit and I got the first delivery. The experience was fine and they were pretty forthcoming with details and overall process
Pros-
way better than I would have thought. The car is not fast, but it is quick. You can row though every gear without fear of a cop flashing his lights on.
it is super nimble and the LSD is a must have. When you combine the lsd, rev match, and the low end torque, it is super fun
The interior quality is great and way bigger than I would have thought.

The tech is amazing. It really is

cons-
There is no home link. This feels like a giant miss
No padded area for your legs on longer drives. I hope the aftermarket fixes this one.
the truck is smaller than I thought. I can fit my golf clubs in there, but they have to go diagonal.

Overall, I love it so far and think you will be thrilled when yours comes in. Happy to answer any questions

In lieu of HomeLink I installed the Meross smart garage door device to enable my (compatible) opener to work with Apple CarPlay. About $40 on Amazon while on sale. Perfect solution so far..when I get near home a button appears on the center CarPlay display to open/close the door. Installation in under 1 hour. Might also work with Android and Alexa but I don’t have direct experience. I do have a strong WiFi signal in the garage.
link to device: https://meross.com/Detail/29/Smart Wi-Fi Garage Door Opener

 

[captainchadl]

@Apex-blue Thanks for the tip on the garage door opener. I ordered one. I may like this solution better than a built in button.

 

[EasyPickins]

I took delivery of an apex blue six speed yesterday. I needed to go out of state to get it at MSRP (Atlanta is charging 10k or so in markup). I have put around 400 miles on it so far, and here are my initial impressions and order process.
Ordering process- I never made a reservation though the Acura site when it launched. Rather, I spoke to the dealer and did a factory order. It meant I did not need to do a deposit and I got the first delivery. The experience was fine and they were pretty forthcoming with details and overall process
Pros-
way better than I would have thought. The car is not fast, but it is quick. You can row though every gear without fear of a cop flashing his lights on.
it is super nimble and the LSD is a must have. When you combine the lsd, rev match, and the low end torque, it is super fun
The interior quality is great and way bigger than I would have thought.

The tech is amazing. It really is

cons-
There is no home link. This feels like a giant miss
No padded area for your legs on longer drives. I hope the aftermarket fixes this one.
the truck is smaller than I thought. I can fit my golf clubs in there, but they have to go diagonal.

Overall, I love it so far and think you will be thrilled when yours comes in. Happy to answer any questions

Congrats on the purchase! I agree with many of your comments. It really needed additional cushion for the driver right knee area. I found this on Amazon and have been using it for the last couple of months. It really takes that sharp edge off. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09TK5J94S/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Still scratching my head, why Homelink wasn't included. It came standard with the ILK.
The other bummer was, no rear vents.

 

[Wojo]

"Congrats on the purchase"

i got the apex blue / black CVT, ( i'm to old & have hand problems so a manual is hard for me ) the CVT is ok,
shift paddles are quick not much lag, stick would be so much better, experience at dealer was fine, no mark ups,
or any other junk, ( i have been dealing with same dealer for 20 years ) like you said " car is not fast but it is quick"
i came from a 2015 TLX V-6, that car was much faster but i don't think as quick, throttle reponse is so much nicer, the
TLX you had to really press the gas to move, Integra just a little gas & it goes, it's about 700-800 lbs lighter, the main
differance's between the two are the noise & front seat comfort, big difference, i did think about a new TLX but i really
liked the hatchback, you can store so much more & bigger items, & the gas milage, also about 10-12 grand less, this
might be my last car so i had to think about the future & the hatch was the selling point, if you want comfort & quiet
go for the TLX, road noise can be a little loud but with the very very nice stereo i just turn it up, otherwise no problems
with 3000+ miles other then a few rattles that i hope to figure out, i'm happy with my puchase

 

[steel2heel]

Mine finally came in last week picked it up on monday. Love the blue and 6MT and after a couple days of driving loving it so far