The 2024 Acura Integra Sort S made its public debut Tuesday forward of the IndyCar Grand Prix of Lengthy Seashore. This sportier model of Acura’s revived Integra hatchback goes on sale in June.
After bringing again the Integra for the 2023 model yr as basically a plusher model of the Honda Civic hatchback, Acura wasted no time in confirming a Sort S efficiency model. The Integra is the fourth Sort S model launched prior to now two years, following the TLX Sort S sedan, MDX Sort S crossover, and the NSX Sort S to mark the tip of NSX manufacturing.
The 2 regular-production Sort S fashions to date, the TLX and MDX, don’t deviate a lot from their base fashions’ styling. That adjustments with the Integra Sort S, which will get flared fenders that make it 2.8 inches wider than the usual Integra, a vented aluminum hood and new entrance fascia with a bigger grille opening that enhance airflow by a claimed 170%, and centered exhaust retailers with three ideas just like the Civic Sort R.
Acura beforehand revealed a 2.0-liter turbo-4, the identical engine that powers the Civic Sort R, producing 320 hp and 310 lb-ft of torque; the Civic has 315 hp and the identical 310 lb-ft. These are will increase of 120 hp and 118 lb-ft over the 1.5-liter turbo-4 that powers the usual Integra. A 6-speed handbook transmission sends energy to the entrance wheels by a normal limited-slip differential. An energetic exhaust system gives various ranges of sound for the three driving modes—Consolation, Sport, and Sport+—together with loads of “pops and bangs” in Sport+ mode, Acura says.
Chassis tweaks embody 3.5-inch wider entrance and 1.9-inch wider rear tracks, a thicker entrance stabilizer bar, and a dual-axis entrance suspension, which Acura claims will assist cancel out torque steer. Adaptive damping is commonplace, together with 19-inch wheels that Acura claims are 2 kilos lighter than the 18-inch Integra A-Spec wheels. They arrive wrapped in Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires. Braking is dealt with by 1.5-inch bigger entrance and 0.9-inch bigger rear rotors, with Brembo 4-piston aluminum entrance calipers.
We’re nonetheless ready for some high quality time with a Sort S to gauge the effectiveness of those adjustments, however a 2022 prototype drive on a banked oval observe signaled good stability at triple-digit speeds.
The entrance seats get added bolstering and artificial suede inserts. The identical materials can also be used for the shifter boot, whereas the shifter itself will get a Sort S-specific knob coated in leather-based (a titanium model can also be accessible as an adjunct). Infotainment options carry over from the usual Integra, encompassing a ten.2-inch digital instrument cluster, a 9.0-inch touchscreen with wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and a 16-speaker, 530-watt ELS Studio 3D audio system.
The Integra Sort S might be constructed alongside the usual Integra at Honda’s Marysville Auto Plant in Marysville, Ohio. Pricing might be introduced nearer to the June on-sale date.
HIGH-RES GALLERY: 2024 Acura Integra Sort S
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