Post Your Firsthand Thoughts on Dealer Demo Integra Type-S

[Ilyam5]

Thank you for the review. good information coming from a CTR. How is the ride quality since CTR is on rougher side on bad pavement.

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[Estoril]

Embargo lift can't come soon enough! It seems posts fall on opposite ends of the spectrum and there's a lot of mental gymnastics going on on social media. I get it people innately will justify what they have/are going to spend but I'd love to hear from someone who is on the fence and has experienced a fair amount of cars

 

[Bzal1122]

Actually, yes, inquiries do effect your credit score. Not so much as a Hard inquiry but, yes, every pull will effect your score.

Mike

You’re wrong , 100000% wrong. I came to this forum to talk about the Integra and help where I can but everyone thinks they are an expert and smarter than the rest in every single area. A soft pull takes 0 pints off your score. Not 1 ….not 2 …..not .5 ….not .1. Pull your FICO score before and after the inquiry. It will be the same. Those of you complaining about a credit pull for a joyride in the ITS aren’t really serious about buying, if you were you would have a deposit in and would be on a waitlist. If you’re not on a waitlist already you aren’t getting a car this year anyway , so there’s no reason to test drive it until you get closer.

 

[Bzal1122]

Yep. lol the guy was scared to drive it cause it's a manual

Big question is why is he getting a test drive. He is most likely not buying it , he knew zero about the car. Is this “loaded “. Come on.

 

[mattaleo]

Hello everyone,

I have owned a 2017 Type R and I currently own a 2020 Type R. I am trading my car 2020 Type R in for a 2024 Integra Type S. I had a local dealership give me the keys on Friday night.

First impressions. I absolutely love the seats, they are VERY comfortable and I felt held in really well, I was pleasantly surprised how bolstered they were and how close to the Type R they are in comfort and feeling planted and secure in the seat. I love the dealer installed accessories. And most importantly, and there's absolutely no doubt, the ITS IS FASTER and GRIPS the road better than my FK8. The braking was absolutely amazing! No brake fade, brakes did not overheat at all. The car was VERY responsive. I loved how the car communicated through the steering. I felt extremely confident behind the wheel. I experienced no shaking or body roll or front end raising during hard acceleration and absolutely no vibration when braking.

During the corners the car gripped the road hard, absolutely no torque steer. I almost couldn't tell it was FWD. I could feel the LSD engage very aggressively and was super responsive.

It has REAL engine noises, no fake plumb in noises. You could understand and tell what gear you were in with engine noise and responsiveness without having to look at the cluster.

Shifting: was a amazing and the clutch is SUPER LIGHT compared to my FK8. I was shocked how easy it was to drive. I was impressed at how easily/fast it revs. There's no question the car is tuned differently compared to the FK8.

Turbo: Very responsive and I could hear it spool up which was very nice. I couldn't hear the BPV though but a filter or intake would fix that, however the stock intake is actually pretty nice but I like my turbo noises.

Heat soak: I experienced absolutely NO heatsoak from the intercooler from what I could tell, my FK8 heats up fast and you can feel the decrease in power. From what I could tell they got the cooling right this time.

I took the car up to over 65mph(not going to specify exact speed but suffice it to say I was able to test out acceleration at different speeds)I had several opportunities to open up the gears. You can feel the power and you can feel it pull you down the road.

Overall I was VERY impressed with the car. The power was consistent and repeatable throughout the drive. When pressing the accelerator it just wants to take off, you can definitely feel the torque in the low rpm band. The gearing is definitely different from my Type R. Not exactly sure what or how they changed it but the gearing is different it seemed shorter to me.

I can't say enough how impressed I was with how responsive it was. I didn't expect it to be such a noticeable difference in acceleration compared to my FK8. With how the tuned it and setup the gearing it "felt" like it was closer to 350hp instead of 320hp. But that could be a combination of the lightened flywheel, different gearing, and different tune. It's definitely setup for low to mid range power which would make sense with how Acura has described the car. I drove exclusively in Sport+. The ride is overall a different experience from the FK8. When driving it I quickly forgot about having LogR or "fun" looking gauges because the car itself was so much fun. I had a smile from ear to ear.

Rev Matching: HUGE IMPROVEMENT HERE, It Rev matches on Upshift and Downshift and it's so fast that you don't even realize it's Rev matching which compared to my FK8 I have Rev Matching TURNED OFF, I absolutely hate it in my FK8 because it's so slow.

Where the care lacks in "creature comforts" it 100% makes up for it in regards to the performance. You can tell the attention to detail in the performance. It felt more like a Sports Car than my 2020 Type R.

What this car IS NOT: This is NOT a Sports Sedan. This is NOT a luxury sedan.

This is 100% a factory production Sports Car. Once you drive it you will understand why I say this. I will admit I am a Honda Fan boy so my opinion might be a little biased but I tried my best to be as objective as I could and to pay attention to as many details as I could. The shifter just simply fell right into the gears without any specific effort. It is THE BEST 3 pedal Sports car I have ever driven in regards to the transmission. Its smooth, extremely easy, I experienced no "notchyness", and the effortless shifts made it an absolute dream to drive.

Honda/Acura built this car right. The entire car communicates to you while driving in regards to feel and responsiveness. Is obviously not the fastest car I've ever driven as I have a 800whp Honda Civic which is an absolute beast. But this is the fastest 4 cylinder Honda/Acura I've ever driven from the factory. And you can feel and you experience the work and engineering that went into this car. It feels light, doesn't feel heavy at all. I was surprised at how still the engine was as far as engine movement is concerned, however I would like to see some Dyno Runs to actually see the engine movement with my own eyes. I feel very confident that these cars are going to Dyno higher than what Honda/Acura has stated on the HP, I would be surprised if I'm wrong here. Again could just be some bias here but we'll see once dyno runs are completes.

To make a long story short, I'm buying 1. I like the white with red interior and black badging with illumination and carbon fiber goodies. I'm working on getting it for MSRP. And I'm being offered a very competitive price for my Type R. Hopefully I can get a good interest rate and at the correct price.

In my opinion:

Is $52k pricey? Yes.
Is the ITS worth $52k? IMHO Absolutely. I could feel and experience where the value is and it was where it really mattered at least for what I'm looking for. I'm a more performance oriented preferenced guy and don't care much for creature comforts and besides it reminds me a lot of how the 2017 Type R was released, it didn't have a lot of creature comforts but the performance was there so I'm not surprised at all which how this care was designed, built, and is being sold.

I would like to say I don't understand why so many people are complaining about the ITS because of sunroof and vents and all these other silly requirements they have. If you don't like stop complaining and don't buy it because you obviously don't appreciate what Honda/Acura has done here. I definitely do. And in my opinion they have delivered.

Now on to a couple of things that I didn't like. I do wish it had gauges for the engine like the FL5. Oil temp, intake temp and ect.

I would have liked to have had a more performance oriented gauge cluster and I do think that is a fail and I would have liked to have navigation, one thing my Type R does excellent at is the navigation one of my favorite features. And I would have really liked to have had cooled seats seeing as Florida gets super hot here.

That's really my only 3 complaints if you will lol.

If I was to give it a rating out of 10 I would give it a 9 out of 10 with 10 being the best.

I apologize if my comments aren't of a consistent flow. I tried to think of as much information as I could while being informative. I'm not used to writing articles or reviews. I'm just a guy giving my impressions of my drive with years of experience behind the wheel of 2 different FK8 Type R's. And if your wondering my 2020 Type R is stock with a PRL High Flow Intake.

If anyone thinks of any questions or concerns you would like to bring up feel free to ask and I will try to answer them to the best of my ability if I can. I know this was long winded but I appreciate you taking the time to read as these are all things I've personally wanted to know that no one has mentioned in any reviews up to this point. Thanks.

Thanks for the detailed in depth description of your experience! By chance did you examine the fit and finish? A guy from the facebook group took a really close look at his black one, and opted out of purchasing it. He said it appeared as though several areas on panels were repainted over sand (bumpy and not smooth), evidence of paint pen etc... also one of the rear taillights stuck out noticeably further than the other etc. I'm curious if his experience was a one off..hoping that's the case.

 

[meki22]

Thanks for the detailed in depth description of your experience! By chance did you examine the fit and finish? A guy from the facebook group took a really close look at his black one, and opted out of purchasing it. He said it appeared as though several areas on panels were repainted over sand (bumpy and not smooth), evidence of paint pen etc... also one of the rear taillights stuck out noticeably further than the other etc. I'm curious if his experience was a one off..hoping that's the case.

just want to weigh in on that person’s description on FB. I find it extremely hard to believe since he described so many defects in great detail yet did not provide any evidence. A photo or two would’ve sufficed. It honestly sounded like he was just convincing himself that he made the right choice by not getting an ITS.

 

[Integra23]

Big question is why is he getting a test drive. He is most likely not buying it , he knew zero about the car. Is this “loaded “. Come on.

Because he has a small YouTube channel. Free advertisement for the dealership but with the embargo it's could backfire.

 

[mattaleo]

just want to weigh in on that person’s description on FB. I find it extremely hard to believe since he described so many defects in great detail yet did not provide any evidence. A photo or two would’ve sufficed. It honestly sounded like he was just convincing himself that he made the right choice by not getting an ITS.

You may be right, I hope that's the case. Yes I made a note of that as well, there wasno evidence. Although he did seem very excited initially, went back the following day and supposedly then noticed all these issues in direct sunlight. I'm hoping it's bs, or a one off.

 

[meki22]

You may be right, I hope that's the case. Yes I made a note of that as well, there wasno evidence. Although he did seem very excited initially, went back the following day and supposedly then noticed all these issues in direct sunlight. I'm hoping it's bs, or a one off.

It could also be he may not be in the best situation to actually go through with the purchase so he backed out while convincing himself it was the right decision. I find it hard to believe that Acura would release a subpar product with the way he described the defects. I don't expect the vehicle to be perfect but Acura is no startup.

 

[Grelco]

I checked out my apex blue one and didn't see anything like that, although it was not the best lighting. I'll check more closely in the sunlight before buying, but I thought the fit & finish looked good, didn't notice anything wrong, and the panels lined up pretty well.. nothing like some of the visibly mismatched panels I've seen posted in the past. I say pretty well, because if you run your finger along it you can of course feel a small variation in height, but it's pretty much as close as you can expect in my opinion. Lights looked good, interior looked good, what can I say...I didn't spot anything to complain about. This was inside though so if there are paint issues I probably wouldn't have seen them, so we'll see.

 

[Rdrcr]

You’re wrong , 100000% wrong. I came to this forum to talk about the Integra and help where I can but everyone thinks they are an expert and smarter than the rest in every single area. A soft pull takes 0 pints off your score. Not 1 ….not 2 …..not .5 ….not .1. Pull your FICO score before and after the inquiry. It will be the same. Those of you complaining about a credit pull for a joyride in the ITS aren’t really serious about buying, if you were you would have a deposit in and would be on a waitlist. If you’re not on a waitlist already you aren’t getting a car this year anyway , so there’s no reason to test drive it until you get closer.

Alright, shoot me over a PM with your DL and SS and I’ll have our sales manager pull your credit. You’ll have a new inquiry on you bureau which will affect your score from 2-5 points on average.

edit: I should clarify that yes, immediately after the pull, your score will remain unchanged, however, once your bureau reports the inquiry, typically within 30 days, you’ll see the drop the following month.

Mike

 

[mattaleo]

I checked out my apex blue one and didn't see anything like that, although it was not the best lighting. I'll check more closely in the sunlight before buying, but I thought the fit & finish looked good, didn't notice anything wrong, and the panels lined up pretty well.. nothing like some of the visibly mismatched panels I've seen posted in the past. I say pretty well, because if you run your finger along it you can of course feel a small variation in height, but it's pretty much as close as you can expect in my opinion. Lights looked good, interior looked good, what can I say...I didn't spot anything to complain about. This was inside though so if there are paint issues I probably wouldn't have seen them, so we'll see.

Thank you for your input and observations, eases my anxiety a little lol. Expecting/ hoping to see mine before the end of the month. No VIN yet though...

 

[Grelco]

It's not like this is the first time the Marysville factory has ever painted a car. I wouldn't expect massive paint issues. Yes it's possible the color will be slightly different on plastic vs metal...that's not an application error though. I would worry about fit & finish when you're buying, not before!

 

[BlackCTR]

Thank you for the review. good information coming from a CTR. How is the ride quality since CTR is on rougher side on bad pavement.

The ride quality was excellent. Very minimal road noise. You're able to focus more on the car communicating to you than being distracted by all the outside noises. You can still "feel the road" to an extent but it's not annoying or overbearing.

If you're asking how stiff the ride was, I would say it's stiffer than my FK8 but I liked it. It had a VERY good balance. I wasn't bouncing all over the place and the power was being put to the ground. Under hard acceleration on straights and corners I couldn't really feel any body roll that I noticed, everything was being routed and put to the front of the car where it should be.

In my 2020 Type R I can feel body roll, I can feel and see the front end slightly raise under hard acceleration. And it's super stiff and bouncy. The ITS handled the road very well! Roads in Jax Florida are terrible so this was a pleasant surprise as well.

I know I keep saying it but I just can't get over how responsive everything is. The parts are definitely stiffer but it definitely maintains its presence and stance on the road. And it's not overbearing.

I could be wrong on this but in my opinion I think the parts are made better on the ITS compared to the FK8. Just based on feel and how the car communicates to you. But my car is a 2020 so it's almost 4 years old. So that could be the reason.

However Acura has always been a step up from Honda in premium quality and I could definitely feel the difference. I'm sure some people are going to change the struts out and ect but I think Acura designed it right and I see no reason to change them, maybe my opinion will change over time but if you ask me today that's my personal opinion. .

 

[BlackCTR]

Thanks for the detailed in depth description of your experience! By chance did you examine the fit and finish? A guy from the facebook group took a really close look at his black one, and opted out of purchasing it. He said it appeared as though several areas on panels were repainted over sand (bumpy and not smooth), evidence of paint pen etc... also one of the rear taillights stuck out noticeably further than the other etc. I'm curious if his experience was a one off..hoping that's the case.

Yes I did. I got to see the car on the showroom floor with some daylight left and I was able to see it outside with light but it was dark at that point. They made me wait until all their customers were gone before I could drive the car.

I took a bunch of pictures but the forum wouldn't let me add them not sure what I did wrong.

The paint is something I paid attention to because I've seen comments about different issues like shading slightly mismatched paint and ect.
The one I inspected was very even on the lines, all the lights were even and lined up, all the paint matched from what I could tell.

The Platinum White has sparkles in it lol but I like it. It's not a traditional white. And it looks different in person than on pictures/videos, so do the seats. This is a car you have to see for yourself. None of the pictures or videos I've seen online compare to how it looks in person. It looks and feels like a high-end sports car. It was nicer than some Porches and BMW's I've given. I'm not a fan of tons of buttons, dials, and screens. I like straight forward interaction with simple easy to navigate features and systems.

I'm no expert but I am a very picky person and I didn't see any blemishes, chips, mismatched paint, all the lines of the vehicle were straight and even and everything was bolted in place and looked like it should be there. And I was looking at this car for about 3 hours overall examining it.

I drove it, sat in drivers seat, sat in passengers seat, sat in the rear seats and went over almost every inch of the car.

My conclusion is that this is a very well made and beautiful car from front to back. If I wasn't such a budget oriented person I would buy 1 for me and my wife lol.

One thing I forgot to mention to everyone, these cars are numbered. They number them by the last characters of the vin. Mine was 111th.

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