What Will Customers Think Of That Body-Color Grille?
The updated 2026 Acura Integra is now on sale, with pricing confirmed as being very close to the 2025 model. The base model starts at $34,595 with a $1,195 destination charge that’s unchanged from the previous model year. That’s an increase of just $400 counterbalanced by a new standard 9-inch touchscreen (two inches larger than before), standard wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and standard wireless phone charging.
The rest of the lineup looks the same as before. The Integra A-Spec is one step up from the base model at $37,145 with destination. There’s also an A-Spec with Technology Package starting at $40,395 available with either a six-speed manual transmission or the continuously variable transmission (CVT) that’s standard on lower grades. Finally, the sporty Integra Type S starts at $54,595.
What’s New For 2026?
The bigger touchscreen and wireless Apple CarPlay/Android Auto are major upgrades for the base model, as customers previously had to step up to the A-Spec with Technology Package to get those features. However, shoppers still need to go to that trim level to get a head-up display and upgraded 16-speaker ELS audio system (a generic-brand eight-speaker system is standard).
The other big update applies to the A-Spec model, which gets a body kit, 18-inch wheels, and ambient lighting. The body kit includes a body-color grille insert that Acura claims will improve aerodynamics, but might also prove to be an acquired taste. Three new colors are also available: Solar Silver Metallic, Urban Gray Pearl, and Double Apex Blue Pearl. Fans of the brand will recognize the latter from the Acura ZDX Type-S electric SUV.
Sharing most of its engineering with the current-generation Honda Civic, the front-wheel drive Integra hatch comes standard with a turbocharged 1.5-liter four-cylinder engine producing 200 horsepower and 192 pound-feet of torque. The Integra Type S—essentially a luxe Civic Type R—is powered by a 2.0-liter turbo-four making 320 hp and 310 lb-ft of torque.
Acura Keeps The Faith
The Integra is one of many nostalgic names to make a comeback in recent years, and its return in updated form for 2026 is an encouraging sign after the flameout of the latest Toyota Supra and the lackluster sales performance of the current Nissan Z. Being a more practical hatchback probably helps, as does the availability of a manual transmission at a time when other choices are dwindling. Acura also claims the Integra has found a niche for itself since returning in 2022.
The Integra now accounts for 37% of sales in the premium compact segment, has attracted younger buyers, and has the highest conquest rate of any Acura model, meaning it’s pulling in the most buyers from other brands, according to the automaker. That’s despite initial criticism from brand loyalists that the Integra was too similar to the Civic (a criticism that could also be levied against the original) and wasn’t true to the name because it lacked a two-door body style (this was before Acura announced it was repurposing the RSX name for an electric SUV).
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