- I think it's just kind of boring.
it just looks like every other freaking sedan.
I'm going to say it.
I don't think we've had a good luck streak
with new cars in awhile.
- That's fair.
- You know,
we saw the new WRX.
We saw the new Civic,
and now we have the new,
what some people are calling the new,
Acura Integra.
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We are going to take a look at the new Acura Integra today.
We're gonna take a look at
the debut prototype video, - Ooh.
where they unveiled the prototype.
And then we're gonna come in with some facts,
we got some facts about what this is
compared to the other generations.
What they're trying to do with it,
what the car actually is.
And then of course,
pros and cons.
- Yeah.
- About what we think is in there.
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- Yeah.
I'm super excited to get into this.
- Okay.
- Dear culture.
Look at all those old Integras.
- Okay, yeah.
So we got... - RSX.
- Oh that got an RSX in there.
Technically an Integra.
- That was surprising,
that they were just like,
yeah, it's an Integra.
I was like,
okay, cool.
- I mean...
- I mean,
I knew it this whole time.
- Yeah.
(man laughs)
- But it's cool to confirm.
- Why?
What is up with the one with
the yellow inside the exhaust tips?
- Wait, what? - Someone pointed it out.
- Yeah, did you not...
I didn't notice that - No.
right away either.
But okay,
it'll show up when you get to it,
but there's literally yellow plastic in the exhaust tips.
It's the weirdest (beep) thing I've ever seen.
It's like,
this is dope.
How do you get all these old cars gonna be like,
yup, this fits here.
This,
this belongs here.
And everyone is dead silent.
- All right so... - I'm just kidding.
- It's a sedan.
- Okay, yup.
So it is a sedan.
- Which...
- It looks like a TLX,
or whatever the (beep) they are.
- Yeah really,
it's like the same size.
I think it looks...
It looks good.
- Right.
The car looks okay.
Let's get into the specs a little bit.
1.5 liter,
1.5 liter turbo charge VTEC engine.
- Which they use in everything.
- Which, yeah.
- Which is a fine engine.
- And it's not confirmed that it's the same exact one,
if there's any modifying to it.
- They already have it,
what else would they do to it? - Yeah.
- That's kind of my thoughts.
It seems like,
it seems like the kind of the game plan now is like,
oh, we have the engine.
Let's just stick it in everything.
1.5 liter turbo.
Same as the Civic SI,
and kind of touching onto that,
I believe it's built off the same platform
and chassis - Yeah.
as the new Civic.
- Gen Civic platform is the Integra.
- Right?
Which is good,
because that's always what the Integra was.
- Yeah.
- The Integra was a play - Higher scale Civic.
on the Civic.
Yeah.
That's like,
when you look at Honda and Acura,
that's what the plan was.
But the new Civic
was not great. - Yeah, dude.
(man laughs)
- It's such a weird thing.
- It was kind of set up for failure.
- The Integra,
to me,
was always most famous as a coupe.
And then especially Civic dropping the coupe
for the 11th generation,
I was like,
okay, Integra.
It seems like a no-brainer that
Integra is going to be the coupe version
and they're going to split the two.
- Right.
- And they were like,
why do we have two sedans?
- Yeah.
It's a little weird,
so expected to have about, - Yeah.
or just over,
200 horsepower.
Right?
So typical numbers there,
nothing crazy.
Estimated curb weight of
right around 2935 pounds. - Which is light.
- That's pretty light for a modern car.
- Which isn't bad.
- Especially with four doors.
That's really good. - Yeah.
- So it's four-door,
and we know that manual transmission is confirmed.
They made a big deal about that.
When this happens,
when they revive a name like that,
or the new generation comes out,
it's like we're always looking back like,
oh, well,
what is it compared to older ones?
Compared to the one that I like.
Well, the Mark 4 Supra has this.
I love that.
Why didn't they do that with the Mark 5?
Looking at the DC2,
the older Integras,
they had a 1.8 liter B18.
- Yeah.
- VTEC (indistinct).
Produced about 170 horsepower, - Naturally aspirated.
naturally aspirated.
So however many years later,
in 2022,
we're getting a 30 horsepower bump.
- Right.
(man laughs)
- So it's like the same.
- Right.
- You could go buy a 2000 Integra LS
and they'd be like...
- It's 500 pounds heavier,
and you're only adding 30 more horsepower.
- So I suppose in that aspect,
technically they delivered us
exactly what they said they were.
- That's true.
- Heritage copy.
- It's the same exact specs. - Specs are the same.
- There's just a little different.
- It's just the four-door now,
and a lot bigger,
and it looks like everything else.
I think it's just kind of boring.
It just looks like every other freaking sedan.
Like I said,
we know it's based on the Civic platform,
which is good.
That's kind of paying tribute,
like I said.
However,
it was based off kind of a (beep)
Civic platform. - Yeah.
- You know,
we aren't buying the new cars.
- Right.
- Acura is not going to aim for us,
as the enthusiast,
to buy the car. - Yeah.
And I think that they...
- But they say they are though.
- Yes.
- 'Cause those people, - Which is weird though.
they still want to buy something that's like,
hey, this is heritage.
- It feels lackluster. - It does.
It feels like half (beep). - I feel cheated.
- It's like,
hey,
this is idea of what we want to do.
We want to bring back the same
or we want to make a new generation of this.
But it needs to be done like next year,
and we got to just do it - We got three minutes.
no matter what.
And it's like...
And either it just,
doesn't live up to what it's supposed to be,
or just completely changes what the car is.
So what,
what are your initial thoughts?
- You know,
it's a higher scale Civic.
- Right.
- Which is fine.
- Which is what it's supposed to be,
right?
- But I want a two-door,
higher scale,
slightly competitive Civic,
which they might do with the Type S.
- People are going to modify these,
there's going to be probably
a good amount of - There's a market for it.
aftermarket support for it.
Right?
- Yeah.
- Because it's got the same engine as the current Civic.
Kept the manual transmission,
they made it known.
- That is cool.
- That respect,
respect where respect's due. - Yes.
Right?
I appreciate that.
- Bright colors - Yep.
- Bright yellow.
- Potent.. - Potential.
- Potential for either the type S
or type R
platform in the future.
Maybe a two door?
- I hope so.
- I don't know,
maybe,
but the possibility is there.
And then you get a turbo Honda from factory.
- It is a turbo Integra,
that came from Honda.
- Which is what a lot of people really liked
about the type R,
and even the new Civic Sports
and stuff like that.
It was a turbo Honda from the factory.
Cons on my end,
a little bit disappointed - Yes.
in the small displacement engine.
Why can't we have a 1.8 or the two liter turbo?
It looks...
What makes this an Integra?
The only thing that tells me
that that was an Integra
was the weird decal
on the side. - That said Integra on it.
If you were to just
given me... (man laughs)
If you would have just showed me that car,
pulled up without that giant decal on the side,
and be like,
hey, what is this?
I'd be like,
I don't know.
It's a Kia or Hyundai?
- It's a TL Type S,
I don't know. (man laughs)
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- He's kind of paid to do that.
- Yeah.
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