The 2024 Acura Integra Type S will go on sale in June offering performance enthusiasts distinct and aggressive styling as well as 320 hp from a turbocharged 2.0-liter inline four-cylinder engine.
The engine is the same one used in the Honda Civic Type R, but with 5 more horsepower thanks to center-mounted exhaust outlets on the redesigned rear fascia. Both performance variants offer 310 pound-feet of torque and come with a six-speed manual transmission only.
The Integra Type S positions performance and design at the gateway to the Acura brand and, despite significant performance enhancements, does not compromise on daily driving characteristics, said Emile Korkor, assistant vice president of Acura National Sales.
Compared with the standard Integra, the Type S increases output by 120 hp and 118 pound-feet of torque. Its stance is 2.8 inches wider. And it has a reworked front fascia with a larger diamond-shaped grille and vented aluminum hood for improved airflow as well as a wider, lower opening that enables more air to feed into the intercooler.
Acura has equipped the Integra Type S with a dual-axis front suspension — the same as with the Civic Type R — and widened the tracks by 3.5 inches in the front and 1.9 inches in the rear. The front stabilizer bar adds 2 millimeters of thickness. The front and rear rotors also are larger, by 1.5 inches in the front and almost 1 inch in the rear.
The Type S gets a limited slip differential, a performance-tuned adaptive damper system and NSX-inspired, lightweight 19-inch wheels wrapped in sticky summer tires.
The souped-up compact sedan is the fourth performance variant from Acura in 24 months. Also in that group is the TLX Type S and MDX Type S as well as the limited-run NSX Type S for the 2022 model year, which marked the end of the hybrid supercar’s six-year run.
A Type S variant of Acura’s forthcoming ZDX electric crossover is expected to go on sale this fall as a 2024 model.
The Integra Type S will be built at Honda’s factory in Marysville, Ohio, on the same line as the Integra, TLX and TLX Type S. The four-cylinder turbocharged engine will come from the Anna Engine Plant, also in Ohio, which also produces the V-6 inside the TLX Type S and MDX Type S.
Pricing for the Integra Type S will be announced closer to launch.