VarmintCong
Senior Member
There’s so little coupe competition that a coupe makes financial sense but only if there’s also a sedan. I don’t think Acura would go with a hatchback as the only model, since sedans outsell the Civic hatch 3:1. So it’s probably sedan only or sedan + coupe. The latter would match the Integra name very well.It's either a coupe, or a REALLY sloped sedan going for the coupe-like shape and it's going to have hardly any actual rear seat space, which I suppose isn't impossible. The TLX already took form over function being larger than an accord but having a really tiny back seat area. There is a chance that the integra will be a coupe in spirit with back doors for courtesy sake...
- Product road map says "new compact sedan"
- Acura shows coupe-like profile in reveal for Integra
- Says it's not a replacement for the ILX (but that could be taken a few ways, do they mean segment, or marketing?)
So is it just a much nicer and sportier sedan that will be a MASSIVE improvement over the ILX? Or is it a coupe? It's sad because, Honda/Acura gained a lot of their diehard following with their amazing FWD coupes (integra, RSX, Civic Coupe, Prelude, Accord Coupe, CRX, CRZ, etc), but market trends and more focus on volume sales, rather than passion have stripped both brands of what made them what they were.
Granted... Acura is a bit less conservative than Honda, more about taking chances on niche products, but how big of a chance are they willing to take on an affordable sports coupe? As much as I want to hope that the Integra returns true to form as an attainable sporty coupe, my gut says it's going to be a sedan/liftback/hatch (essentially the Si hatchback we didn't get from Honda, which would explain why we didn't get things like a hatch Si or an auto option). And I'm sure it'll be a fun and attractive car, possibly priced very competitively. So it's hard to be TOO upset really, at least they haven't abandoned small cars all together like some have.
But it still makes me a little miffed when I see other automakers continue to make coupes (granted mostly RWD or luxury) and Honda/Acura can't find the pennies to keep one fun and affordable entry in the coupe segment for the enthusiasts. But we will see how things pan out.
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