Refreshed 2026 Acura Integra Gets A Color-matched Grille Not Everyone's Gonna Love

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The caller Acura Integra whitethorn beryllium a fancy Honda Civic Si, but that isn't precisely a bad thing. The Civic Si makes for a heck of a sporty regular driver, and besides, it's not for illustration earlier Integras weren't conscionable fancy Civics, either. Plus, erstwhile we drove nan Integra for nan first time, we recovered it was a batch much nosy than nan numbers connected nan spec expanse suggested. Now that it's been astir for a fewer years, Acura's fixed nan Integra a refresh for nan 2026 exemplary year. It whitethorn beryllium a subtle refresh, but it's still a refresh. 

The astir instantly noticeable alteration for 2026 is nan summation of a color-matched grille connected cars painted Double Apex Blue Pearl aliases Performance Red Pearl. Yes, you tin already get nan Integra successful Apex Blue Pearl, but Double Apex Blue Pearl is besides a caller summation to nan Integra lineup, borrowed from the ZDX Type S. It isn't clear if this caller overgarment action doubles nan number of apexes aliases nan bluish pearl, but thing gets doubled, that's for sure.

It's besides apt nan astir arguable determination Acura made connected nan refreshed Integra. The bully news is, though, if you don't for illustration nan color-matched grille, Acura says you tin adhd a gloss-black grille arsenic an option. Also, if you for illustration nan thought of nan color-matched grille but dislike cars painted existent colors, you tin adhd it to Integras painted Platinum White Pearl aliases the new Urban Gray Pearl arsenic an accessory. Additionally, a 3rd caller overgarment action called Solar Silver Metallic is besides available, moreover though nan only colors you should really see are nan bluish aliases nan red. You know, because they're existent colors. 

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Changes to nan 2026 Integra don't extremity astatine 1 caller overgarment color, 2 caller grayscale options, and a mates of color-matched grilles, though. Acura says nan assemblage kit has been updated pinch amended aero, and nan 18-inch achromatic wheels are "newly styled," arsenic well. There are besides a fewer interior updates, including blue microsuede inserts connected A-Spec models equipped pinch nan Orchid interior and respective caller yellowish accents connected A-Specs pinch nan Ebony interior. 

If you were hoping for much power, though, you're successful for a disappointment. The turbocharged 1.5-liter inline-4 makes nan aforesaid 200 horsepower and 192 pound-feet of torque arsenic past year. You tin still get it pinch a six-speed manual if you want, though, thing that's go a rarity these days. After all, it isn't for illustration you tin get a instrumentality connected nan Audi A3, BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe, non-Blackwing Cadillac CT4 aliases Mercedes-Benz CLA. 

That said, there's 1 much alteration for 2026 that customers will decidedly appreciate: an updated infotainment strategy that now includes wireless support for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Plus, while you antecedently only sewage a 7-inch surface arsenic standard, there's a caller modular 9-inch screen, which is bigger and truthful better. According to Acura, nan processor is besides faster now, which should make nan new, bigger surface much responsive to inputs. 

Acura isn't talking pricing conscionable yet, but pinch specified insignificant updates, nan 2026 Integra should costs astir nan aforesaid arsenic nan 2025 model, which carries a guidelines value of $34,195 including destination. Whether aliases not that's nan case, though, remains to beryllium seen.

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