2023 Acura Integra: sad news…

There was a leak about the final design late last year. But now, we have the bad news. 

The new Integra will indeed come with the Honda CVT as standard. Although it seems from the info above (from the Acura Integra Forum) that a manual 6 speed will only be available on the A-Spec Tech trim. Which is the top-of-the-line model.

This is really too bad the CVT is the only transmission available on the regular model. A-Spec will probably come with some spoiler and black wheels combo. Which is not to everyone’s taste (at least not mine) So the 6-speed manual will be an expensive model since the base Integra will start at around $30 000. ( also, the sportier A-Spec (non-Tech) seems to be CVT only which doesn’t make any sense). At a high price, no one will get the manual. Which will allow Acura to claim no one wants it. Which means it will probably be discontinued in the 2nd or 3rd year of production.

While the new Integra is really just a Civic with new body panels, the interior we saw earlier in spy shots isn’t all new either.

This is really too bad. the CVT in the 2022 1.5 Liter Civic ruins a lot of the driving enjoyment. Unless you drive the car like your grandmother would, in order to avoid any of the droning. Which is really not the point of an Integra. The 10 speed auto from the Accord would have been the perfect choice for the small Acura. But the new Integra seems to be a new car on a very tight R&D budget.

Bad news…