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As the sun sets on one icon in the Acura NSX, another is resurrected in the Acura Integra. Here are all the current details on both.
Acura Endings and Beginnings
There have been some interesting rumblings from Honda’s luxury arm, Acura, of late. First is the introduction of the final model year of the current NSX, and it looks every bit the proper send-off for the brand’s current halo car. The second bit of news is the eminent return of another storied Acura nameplate, the Acura Integra, which will likely take the place of the outgoing NSX as Acura’s flagbearer.
S Stands for Swan Song
Acura has said this, the 2022 model year, will be the last for this version of the NSX. (Though there is a strong likelihood we’ll see the NSX return as a full EV in the not-too-distant future.) To honor the NSX, Acura has given it a thoroughgoing update that allows to the car to go out in peak form.
In its final year, the 2022 Acura NSX Type S will be the company’s fastest, most powerful car they’ve ever built. The hybrid 3.5L twin-turbo V6 and dual electric motors are still here but with updated components including new intercoolers, new fuel injectors, and new turbochargers. The hybrid battery pack also sees an upgrade with 10 percent greater output and 20 percent greater capacity. The nine-speed dual-clutch automatic returns as well. Pirelli P Zeros specially made for the Type S will come standard. Even the suspension has been recalibrated. This all adds up to an impressive 600 horsepower and 492 lb.-ft. of torque in the NSX Type S. Acura says this will take the NSX from zero to 60 in under 3 seconds.
The Type S is receiving updates to its exterior. First are the new front and back ends. The front gets a lower, wider look complete with a new front splitter. The back gets a new diffuser. All around new black accenting can be seen, including a repositioned black Acura badge up front. A new Lightweight Package can be options for *just* $13,000 that adds carbon fiber bits and carbon-ceramic brakes. Even without, the NSX Type S will come with a standard carbon fiber roof for a lower center of gravity.
Just 350 examples of the NSX Type S will be produced with 300 units heading to the US and the remaining 50 staying in Japan. Starting price is $171,495.
Return of the Acura Integra
The NSX may be leaving but that doesn’t mean Acura will be without a proper halo car for long. Shifting that role down their lineup, Acura plans to reintroduce their iconic Integra as the brand’s new entry-level car. For fans of the original, it’s difficult not to be positively giddy at the prospect of Acura returning to the two-door FWD sports car arena.
Details are currently scarce beyond the company confirming their plans to release a new Integra for the next year as a 2023 model. The company won’t even confirm whether they plan to offer the Acura Integra in both two- and four-door varieties. It will apparently live alongside the ILX for sometime before supplanting the latter as the brand’s entry-level car.
What is likely, however, is that the new Acura Integra will heavily based on the new 11th generation Civic and the Civic Type R in particular. Speculations have included the possibility of a hybrid powertrain, torque-vectoring all-wheel drive, and/or a spicy Type S version. One thing is for certain, the new Integra will have to come with an option for yellow paint and red badging, or I’ll riot.
