2024 Acura Integra Type S // Road Review, Drag Race + Lap Time

The 2024 Acura Integra Type S ($58,328 starting in Canada, $51,995 starting in the US) is a brand new performance sedan that shares the same 2.0 L turbocharged VTEC engine as the Civic Type R. Being the more luxurious Acura, the Integra Type S weighs slightly more than the Civic, but has 5 more horsepower with 320 hp total. It has also seen some Type S specific suspension tuning and a rowdier high-flow exhaust that creates more pops and bangs.

But does it succeed as being a luxury-infused sibling to the Civic Type R? And how does it stack up against its stiff competition? Thomas and James can’t wait to put it through the paces on the Throttle House Test Track and drag strip! We hope you enjoy the episode. Subscribe!

Huge thank you to @Unity.Performance for letting us feature their FL5!

Editor: Daniel Mason
Sound: Harrison Dickson and Daniel Mason
Drone Operator: Joey Alford
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[grapefruitzulu]

I absolutely love the way James always says "and I'm James". It's like a super excited child whose still just a tiny bit nervous to be on TV. Literally puts a smile on my face to start every single video!

[whoawoahh]

The dealers are going crazy with this one. I’ve seen $70k plus price tags

[unityperformance]

James, Thomas & the crew, it was great getting to spend the day with you guys again with our shop FL5! From where I was standing behind the start line the launches were perfect on both cars; ITS definitely showed its low and mid-range torque advantage in the drag race, so a very fair win to it 👏🏼

It's true the +R mode in the FL5 is dialed up too stiff for use on anything but the smoothest of surfaces. We daily drive our FL5 on a different 18x9.5 +45 275/35R18 setup and even tried 265/40R18 on 18x9.5 +38 setup, both are better for real world use.

Now it's time to mod this like our shop FK8 build, and get it up in the 4xx whp range so no stock ITS can bully it around 😂

Edit: Savagegeese shared in their video that the ITS Dyno'd with 15 more WHP (same fuel, same day, same dyno). It should come as no surprise the DE5 will win a drag race.

[Tanner_Teves]

If I could get one at MSRP I’d choose this over the Type R. I just love the looks of the ITS and I like how there isn’t red carpet in the ITS. I’m a V8 guy but man the ITS is just very compelling to me.

[joeoliver]

Your comments on price hit the nail on the head. Back in the mid 90’s, the Integra GS-R undercut the entry level Bimmers and Mercedes to the point where they made sense. You got an option loaded and performance value. Today, not so much. From what everyone has been saying, you get a great car, it’s just difficult to really justify buying when compared to the offerings from Audi and BMW. Shit, I would consider a VW Golf R and save a couple bucks in this price point range.

[hey_myk]

the back-to-basics approach on this review. No scripting or side stories. Just cars, driving and good characters.

[KealeyOnCars]

Objectively it’s a great car. The problem is the Honda and Acura dealership markups that have been going insane. The last three years have changed the reputation of these cars from being ”Oh wow look a cool car, ” To “Someone with the financial literacy of a dolphin paid $75, 000 for that civic.”

[tylerbetthauser]

This quality....
I hope you guys get and stay rich off this content.

[MandMMan]

Am I the only one who really enjoys and appreciates the track part of the video dedicated to hearing the raw audio of the experience❤🔥🔥🔥 12:11

[liliagilliam]

watching thomas kill those laps is always so cool. Your videos never miss, do they? Keep up the good work.

[GuilleSanchez.answers]

It's great to see that yet another manual transmission sports car comes to the road.

[whorok]

Wanted one of these until the price was announced. Ended up getting Wrx with no markup. Couldn't be any happier.

[maximus]

Pricing and availability have really killed the lust for this and the Type R. It's a real shame because I've always been a Honda fan at heart. But I'm happy with my Elantra N and it's nice hear Thomas agrees too

[broseph]

Although the platform has changed so much, I still would love to see an “Old vs New” on this from you guys

[carloscanizares]

Can we all just appreciate how consistent Thomas is, as a racing driver, to pull that time off?

I bet if Thomas drove for Williams F1 instead of Latifi, Lewis would be an 8x DWC.

[mrinalkantimishra]

Your videos never miss, do they? Keep up the good work

[taidee]

Come man, give James a flower . Another high level review from these guys, this has become the standard we expect, thank you.

[matthewfuller]

It’s a great car (as is its Civic Type R stablemate ) but sadly, even excluding the dealer mark ups it’s too expensive for ordinary consumers. Enthusiast vehicles are now only affordable to the well off, and not the every day consumer that they were originally targeted for.

[alexonstott]

Honestly, for me the biggest value proposition for the Integra is that Honda/Acura are in a different league of reliability and maintenance cost than its performance competitors in the Germans and Hyundai/Subaru. In addition, if you like to work on cars yourself, the design of the engine, the layout of the car, and even the amount of space you have in the engine bay is so inviting. When these cars are 10 years old, out of warranty, parts getting replaced anyway, they are going to be tuner dreams.

[NvSrAgE]

Killed it again guys. Was waiting for your review of this! Well done.