Acura revived the Integra nameplate for 2023, slapping it on what’s basically an upgraded model of the newest Honda Civic Hatchback.
To show that the automotive is sporty sufficient to hold the Integra identify, Acura will enter a barely modified instance within the 2022 Pikes Peak Worldwide Hill Climb. The automotive will solely run in an Exhibition class, and tasked with doing the driving is Pikes Peak rookie Paul Hubers.
The automotive will run the inventory 1.5-liter turbocharged inline-4, which is rated at 200 hp. The engine will likely be paired with the accessible 6-speed guide, which is the choice to go together with should you’re planning on shopping for the brand new Integra. The choice is a constantly variable computerized.
Modifications made for the Pikes Peak run will embrace upgraded suspension, differential and brake elements from Honda Efficiency Growth. The automotive may also be fitted with light-weight 18-inch wheels from HRE, wrapped in Pirelli racing slicks. It’s going to additionally function a customized livery honoring the livery used on the first-generation Integra that raced in IMSA occasions in 1987 and 1988.
Becoming a member of the Integra will likely be a pair of TLX Kind S sedans and a pair of NSX Kind S supercars. Each NSX Kind S fashions will likely be entered within the Time Assault 1 class, the highest class for production-based automobiles.
This yr’s Pikes Peak is scheduled for June 26 and is about to be the one hundredth operating of the occasion.
