I own an Integra Type-S and it’s my most favorite car! I’m a father and the surprisingly spacious rear seats fit a car seat perfectly, and the hatch allows a stroller to fit with ease. This car is perfect for the enthusiast father!!
I got my Type-S in March, paid MSRP, no hassle. I am 47yr and my kids are now older and can fit in the back seat. I can have fun and drive this daily, smiles with every drive. The only thing I wish it has was the memory seat but it did not stop me from buying the car. I drive on Sport+ all the time except on long highway drive I will flip to comfort mode. The sport+ ride is perfect for when you are engaged with driving.
I usually drive in Individual with Steering in Sport, suspension in comfort and Engine in Sport+. When I feel cocky, I will just put it in Sport+. Agree with the memory seats, that was a inexcusable miss from Acura.
I bought a tiger eye gold one yesterday. Dealer told me it was the only gold available in California, I believe it. Rich guy bought mine, turned it in for different interior (mine's ebony he went with white stripe). So it was used with 1.7k miles. Ran a tank of gas through it in the Sierra foothills and I'm in love! My son will get my current Chevy Sonic 1.8 which is a fine car, no problems. My daughter is fuming that I am spending her money 🙂
Great review! I'm not a fan of MOST new cars, but this is the rare one that I could see myself happily owning a few years down the road (in these exact colors, please). Future classic too, I bet!
The Civic Type R was made to be the ultimate track car, while the Integra Type S was made to the be the ultimate canyon carving daily driver. Each are great in their own rights, but the Type S seems to strike the perfect balance for many driving dynamics.
@@p.informatico1320 Both are the same car. The ITS has better suspension tuning for the track. CTR owners already learned this and are swapping their suspension controller with the ITS one.
I wish I could seriously consider having a manual car as my daily driver. The recent cortisone shot to my arthritic left knee was a harsh reminder that I'm probably forever stuck just occasionally driving a friend's car or maybe someday having something with a manual as a second car. I'd love to get to drive a Type S for a few hours some day.
Love the vids! The issue that I have with this car is…it’s a FWD, 4-door, and expensive. Honda/Acura are trying to pull on us 30s year old nostalgia. Yet, what I remember was an affordable car 2-door Integra that was fun to drive and cheap.
I prefer FWD over RWD, and the reason is than a FWD is always more predictable than a RWD, you point the car into a curve, and the car goes where you want it to go. Right now, thanks to traction control, RWD cars are more predictable, but with heavy rain the traction control tends to get crazy, and do strange things.
"I'm looking at you, Mitsubishi Eclipse cross!" Lol 😂😂😂 Agreed. I understand their fears, but they could have been part of this mild sporty car revolution. We own a Type S, it's great. Good video, man.
I bought one and think I made the right choice. If this wasn't a hatch I may have very well went with my other choices. My other choices were m340i and is500, I really loved the V8 in the is500 but it just felt a bit too disconnected to me. M340i was nice but wasn't a fan of bmw depreciation.
An awesome daily beater. Im assuming the next few years will only improve the car and add the extra creature comforts that should've been there from the beginning.
Love the wheels...they look like a nice update to the 07-08 Acura TL Type S Wheels. Also really like this color combo. It seems like such a well-balanced package for what it has and how it is priced. The lack of a sunroof option is the biggest downside for me. It's kind of surprising since Honda/Acura has usually had moonroofs on their sporty/upper trim models even as far back as the early 90s in the US. Even my grandfather's 2000 Honda Civic EX had a moonroof.
@@Marbind I like how they look too... But I prefer how they did them on the FL5 type R. Laugh all five still has very wide rear hips and front fenders, but they're just more smoothly integrated. I guess it's just personal taste
good luck. Dealers will price gouge the heck out of the Type S. Anything under $10k "market adj fee" will be non-existent. You have to want this very badly to bend over at the stealership.
Real sports car enthusiasts finds this as a win. Sunroofs are another point of failure, when you open them they add a lot of wind noise, reduce structural ridigity, raises center of gravity (not good for handling). Want sunroof? There is a whole world of choices to pick.
@@Marbind my Civic Si had a sunroof and so did my Integra GSR had a sunroof, no issues there. My Si was considered a track car. No problems at all. Quit letting the car companies tell you how to think. It's just more cost cutting that the car companies want you to think is a good thing. Go ahead and believe it. There's one born every minute.
Looks like a shoe. They missed the mark on the front end. Even with the argument for a 4door. 02 RSX best design by far of all integras. At least it’s manual and still a car.
Again, I like your videos and admire your intelligence, but I am just Against Cars now. I wish it weren't that way. I wish we could have just the right amount of cars for enthusiasts, hobbyists, and road trippers, but Cars means car dependency. I wish the car loving community would face up to that fact. Or, at least try to rebut it with facts and logic. I'd love to be proven wrong.
@@chrisbrownazyea no kidding, I work out of the downtown core in a large city & I regularly bike but it’s almost impossible to travel 50km out of the city to jobsites where the start time is at 6am & the subway doesn’t operate until 6am…. I’d being looking at commuting by night bus for 2-3 hours over 1 hour of driving. I’m a huge advocate for less cars, but I basically need to own one to work…
@@chrisbrownaz And that's because the car industry and its allies wanted to create a dependency. The US had the world's best trains and trams 100 years ago. We had better options.
@@anthonykiedis1765 As I wrote, prove me wrong with facts, evidence, and logic. I would love to be proved wrong. You have just ventilated your emotions. I understand because I used to love cars too, but I started thinking more deeply and changed my mind. Best wishes to you.
That is what makes it great. Many CTR owners are swapping their suspension controller and posting better times in the track. The CTR suspension is so aggressive that affects how it performs in a negative way. Car jumps too much.
What do you think of the Integra Type S?
I think it's like a fancy Honda Civic Type R, even more now with the 2024 version, which is more discreet than the old FK8...
Love it!!
The best daily I’ve ever had !!
I love everything about it... However I wish the flared fenders would have been more sculpted like on the type R, as opposed to the stuck on look.
I own an Integra Type-S and it’s my most favorite car! I’m a father and the surprisingly spacious rear seats fit a car seat perfectly, and the hatch allows a stroller to fit with ease. This car is perfect for the enthusiast father!!
Ethan, I credit Honda for keeping the top spec model manual . 🥳
The best part of manual drive: most American car thieves don't know how to drive manual/stick shift 😅
The new Integra is one of my favorite cars currently produced. It's speedy, it's attractive....exactly what i want in a car.
I got my Type-S in March, paid MSRP, no hassle. I am 47yr and my kids are now older and can fit in the back seat. I can have fun and drive this daily, smiles with every drive. The only thing I wish it has was the memory seat but it did not stop me from buying the car.
I drive on Sport+ all the time except on long highway drive I will flip to comfort mode. The sport+ ride is perfect for when you are engaged with driving.
I usually drive in Individual with Steering in Sport, suspension in comfort and Engine in Sport+.
When I feel cocky, I will just put it in Sport+.
Agree with the memory seats, that was a inexcusable miss from Acura.
I bought a tiger eye gold one yesterday. Dealer told me it was the only gold available in California, I believe it. Rich guy bought mine, turned it in for different interior (mine's ebony he went with white stripe). So it was used with 1.7k miles. Ran a tank of gas through it in the Sierra foothills and I'm in love!
My son will get my current Chevy Sonic 1.8 which is a fine car, no problems. My daughter is fuming that I am spending her money 🙂
Great review! I'm not a fan of MOST new cars, but this is the rare one that I could see myself happily owning a few years down the road (in these exact colors, please). Future classic too, I bet!
Thanks! Compared to most modern cars this really does feel a bit like a throwback. Lightweight, manual, and NOT a crossover!
@@HelloRoad AND a hatchback!
The Civic Type R was made to be the ultimate track car, while the Integra Type S was made to the be the ultimate canyon carving daily driver. Each are great in their own rights, but the Type S seems to strike the perfect balance for many driving dynamics.
The CTR is as capable in curvy roads as the Integra, if not more....
@@p.informatico1320 Both are the same car. The ITS has better suspension tuning for the track.
CTR owners already learned this and are swapping their suspension controller with the ITS one.
Picked one up this past weekend...what a great car.
Glad they stuck to the integra’s original roots. Looks great without attracting too much attention. Fun when you’re on backroads I miss my 96 ls
Great job, as always! This is one of those very few new cars that get me excited and I'm thrilled that you got a chance to spend time with one.
Hey thanks, I appreciate it!! :) :)
Love the video and the Type S, looks like this was a fun one to film!
I wish I could seriously consider having a manual car as my daily driver. The recent cortisone shot to my arthritic left knee was a harsh reminder that I'm probably forever stuck just occasionally driving a friend's car or maybe someday having something with a manual as a second car. I'd love to get to drive a Type S for a few hours some day.
Love the vids! The issue that I have with this car is…it’s a FWD, 4-door, and expensive. Honda/Acura are trying to pull on us 30s year old nostalgia. Yet, what I remember was an affordable car 2-door Integra that was fun to drive and cheap.
I prefer FWD over RWD, and the reason is than a FWD is always more predictable than a RWD, you point the car into a curve, and the car goes where you want it to go.
Right now, thanks to traction control, RWD cars are more predictable, but with heavy rain the traction control tends to get crazy, and do strange things.
The Integra Type S certainly does ‘grow on me’!
Not a big fan of the way the integra looks, but I’m really impressed they’ve kept the manual as an option.
"I'm looking at you, Mitsubishi Eclipse cross!" Lol 😂😂😂 Agreed. I understand their fears, but they could have been part of this mild sporty car revolution. We own a Type S, it's great. Good video, man.
I own the Integra Type S and love it, it's far and away the best car I have ever owned
I bought one and think I made the right choice. If this wasn't a hatch I may have very well went with my other choices.
My other choices were m340i and is500, I really loved the V8 in the is500 but it just felt a bit too disconnected to me. M340i was nice but wasn't a fan of bmw depreciation.
Aldo notable: This car will be on the road far longer than the German competitors
Many fail to miss this very important fact.
Nice! Love the color and your shades
Thank you!! 😊
Amazing video!
This thing as a coupé.... would be so friggin awesome!
I love it! Car of the year
03:40 that was close to the railguard😁
An awesome daily beater. Im assuming the next few years will only improve the car and add the extra creature comforts that should've been there from the beginning.
Love the wheels...they look like a nice update to the 07-08 Acura TL Type S Wheels. Also really like this color combo. It seems like such a well-balanced package for what it has and how it is priced. The lack of a sunroof option is the biggest downside for me. It's kind of surprising since Honda/Acura has usually had moonroofs on their sporty/upper trim models even as far back as the early 90s in the US. Even my grandfather's 2000 Honda Civic EX had a moonroof.
Nice video!
I wish the flared fenders would have been more sculpted like on the FL5 type R, as opposed to the stuck on look. Other than that it's perfect IMO
I like how they look. Similar to the FK8 ones.
@@Marbind I like how they look too... But I prefer how they did them on the FL5 type R. Laugh all five still has very wide rear hips and front fenders, but they're just more smoothly integrated. I guess it's just personal taste
Great video! This car is going to be a classic
I have a 10th gen si….i love the car….but my next purchase is going to be the type s.
STILL more practical than a pickup
I think the Civic looks better. Would prefer a hatchback version of Si🤞
good luck. Dealers will price gouge the heck out of the Type S. Anything under $10k "market adj fee" will be non-existent. You have to want this very badly to bend over at the stealership.
Not true got it at MSRP
Got mine at MSRP.
Not true.
I found mine, back in August, at MSRP barely trying
Found one with $10k miles and the sticker was $44,500
You'll be lucky if a clapped out Infinity wants to race you. Where I live those cars wants to rob you
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💙💙💙
No sunroof?!? FAIL!!!
Real sports car enthusiasts finds this as a win.
Sunroofs are another point of failure, when you open them they add a lot of wind noise, reduce structural ridigity, raises center of gravity (not good for handling).
Want sunroof?
There is a whole world of choices to pick.
@@MarbindThere are less than you think for a sporty daily driver.
@@Marbind my Civic Si had a sunroof and so did my Integra GSR had a sunroof, no issues there. My Si was considered a track car. No problems at all. Quit letting the car companies tell you how to think. It's just more cost cutting that the car companies want you to think is a good thing. Go ahead and believe it. There's one born every minute.
@@Steve-O_FPV If your Civic SI was a great track car with a sunroof. Imagine how much agile could it be without all that weight in the roof. 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
i have had one these for 14 months, it has been in the shop one month of that. Unreliable and they will not honor the warrantee.
Looks like a shoe. They missed the mark on the front end. Even with the argument for a 4door. 02 RSX best design by far of all integras. At least it’s manual and still a car.
I love how mine looks 🤷♂
Again, I like your videos and admire your intelligence, but I am just Against Cars now. I wish it weren't that way. I wish we could have just the right amount of cars for enthusiasts, hobbyists, and road trippers, but Cars means car dependency. I wish the car loving community would face up to that fact. Or, at least try to rebut it with facts and logic. I'd love to be proven wrong.
What the hell are you yapping about?
Not everyone lives in a place with good public transportation.
@@chrisbrownazyea no kidding, I work out of the downtown core in a large city & I regularly bike but it’s almost impossible to travel 50km out of the city to jobsites where the start time is at 6am & the subway doesn’t operate until 6am….
I’d being looking at commuting by night bus for 2-3 hours over 1 hour of driving. I’m a huge advocate for less cars, but I basically need to own one to work…
@@chrisbrownaz And that's because the car industry and its allies wanted to create a dependency. The US had the world's best trains and trams 100 years ago. We had better options.
@@anthonykiedis1765 As I wrote, prove me wrong with facts, evidence, and logic. I would love to be proved wrong. You have just ventilated your emotions. I understand because I used to love cars too, but I started thinking more deeply and changed my mind. Best wishes to you.
2:40 🙄get over it.
All new cars drive great because they have new tires.Dont get sucked in to all the hype.
new cars drive great due to new cars that's pretty obvious 😂
You know that tires can be replaced with new ones right?
@@Marbind Nope ,never new that.
This car is way too soft. Even in sport mode
That is what makes it great. Many CTR owners are swapping their suspension controller and posting better times in the track.
The CTR suspension is so aggressive that affects how it performs in a negative way. Car jumps too much.