Acura Has One More Chance to Make the Integra Special.

While Acura just slightly refreshed the Integra for 2026, a new generation could be on its way in a couple of years. A new Civic is due at the end of this year and a redesigned Acura Integra could switch to the new Civic platform as well.

I think the new Integra was a really good idea. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem to offer much more than a loaded Honda Civic, for quite a bit more. It does look fine, but not that great either. A new generation based on the next generation Civic could look much better as well. Let’s face it, Acura designers still did a pretty good job with what they were given to start with, the Honda Civic hatchback. Which is, in my opinion, one of the very worst looking Civic ever. 

If given something much better looking with anew platform, a next generation Acura Integra could be pretty attractive. And this time around, it really would need to offer a Hybrid powertrain. One with more power than the Civic. Honda really needs to learn from the huge mistake they just made with the Prelude. A car that is over $8000 more than the Civic hybrid Touring it is based on. With less standard feature and the exact same power. A new Integra really needs to offer more than a loaded Civic. It also needs to get its own interior. 

Some journalists have already driven test mules of the next Civic and have said these prototypes are already lower than the current Accord. This means a lower sportier design would fit a next-generation Integra very well.

I know Honda is desperate to recoup some cash, but going cheap on the Integra or Prelude doesn’t even make any sense. Sales of the compact Acura sedan have come down to about 20,000 units last year. A modern, good looking and slightly upscale Acura sedan should be more popular than this. 

Let’s hope they really try harder next time, if there even is a next time…