When you hear the phrase "buy an engine and send a car", I believe many people will smile and then look at the Honda 4S store. Whether it is Fit, or Civic, and the strong power of the "mismatch" of model positioning, they have been sent to the altar and become the existence of civilian supercars in the hearts of car fans, so that "cars" have become accessories to buy engines.
But in the past two years, there is a trend that is very obvious, many models have begun to focus on the "sports trend", but in the eyes of fans, there seem to be only a few who really have hard core strength, and we all hope to see a sports car with blood, blood, heritage, and soul, rather than those "pseudo-sports" models that just look sporty.
At the same time, today's young people put forward more tough requirements for sports cars, because in the past, in order to perform this attribute, we may have to sacrifice space, configuration, etc. and other key product points, but now, not only to have blood, inheritance, but also to have a comprehensive and powerful product force.
Therefore, even if a brand like Honda "buys an engine and sends a car", if it wants to launch a sporty model for consumers, it cannot only play the power card, but want a product with higher comprehensive value.
Based on this, Guangqi Honda's INTEGRA has come to us and will be officially listed on December 16.
Seeing the word INTEGRA, I believe that many fans began to boil with blood, and in 1985 the first generation of INTEGRA was born, and the original intention was for those teenagers who pursued performance and boiled blood. Since then, each generation of INTEGRR has almost achieved benchmark performance in performance, from Japan to the North American market, with rave reviews and countless myths of their own.
Just like those classic stories that have been remade into movies, the original IP has a large number of loyal readers and fans, and if it is accidentally smashed, from the director to the screenwriter to the actor, all of them will be poked in the spine; I believe that the decision to launch the type INTEGRA car is also a big challenge for Guangqi Honda, how to inherit the essence of the INTEGRA brand? How do you balance performance with the market? How to present a better driving experience?
We have too many questions about this car, and Qingge first said his point of view: after the actual experience, the type INTEGRA did not disappoint me.
Although people love interesting souls, the premise is usually that they must have a good-looking skin bag. From a distance, the new car's official colour scheme of hot yellow and emerald blue and the more dynamic 18-inch wheels are enough to show their athletic attitude. Looking closer, the narrow long lights with a larger opening area of the middle net, coupled with small tails, deflectors and other blackened sports kits, make the type INTEGRA into a "walking hormone", which makes people look very good.
However, for the type INTEGRA, the appearance is only the most "superficial" expression of its movement, and furthermore, it is its dynamic performance. Looking at the words 240TURBO on the rear of the car, the old Hondas should know that this 1.5L VTEC TURBO engine is many different from the previous one.
Since it is called INTEGRA, the VTEC that "became famous in World War I" will naturally not be absent.
The engine of the model INTEGRA incorporates exhaust-side VTEC technology, which can enhance the exhaust gas recirculation ratio and reduce emissions, which is also used at higher levels of the Accord. Under high load operation, it can also increase the exhaust valve lift, reduce the exhaust gas residue in the cylinder, suppress the detonation, and the exhaust sound will be better.
Looking at the book data, 134kW and 240N·m data are definitely among the best in the same class and displacement, and also provide a rare MT manual transmission in the same class, which alone can "shoot" many sports models of the same level on the beach.
Note, though, that's not all.
Under Honda Architecture, Honda Architecture, many technical indicators closely related to the performance of the vehicle have undergone qualitative changes, such as reducing the height of the body and other design techniques, so that the model INTEGRA has a low center of gravity body posture, which not only reduces wind resistance but also improves driving stability; the A-pillar position is moved backwards, the thickness of the fenders is reduced and a wide glass area is used to provide a broader view for the driver.
It also includes a lightweight, highly rigid body that enhances the torsional rigidity of the body, and adjusts the rear track and wheelbase dimensions to enhance the dynamic texture of straight and cornering. With auxiliary systems such as AHA agile control system and VGR variable steering ratio, the steering is more accurate and stable.
It can be said that Honda in the type OFEGRA, spare no effort in showing a deep sports tuning skills, which is not the appearance and simple power parameters can be reflected, the feeling of the unity of people and vehicles as long as you drive, will be clear in the chest.
Through the above indicators, we can find that the new car has been quite in place for the interpretation of sports, but we said at the beginning of the article that consumers need a model with higher comprehensive value, so what efforts have been made for this aspect of INTEGRA?
The first is Honda's latest Honda CONNECT3.0 system, which I personally like to call the best set of car and machine systems in the current Japanese brand, whether it is functional or easy to use, it is a few streets away from the same level of brand. Honda SENSING, a familiar name, is not absent, and it really improves active safety.
What is more surprising is that the digital key function equipped with the new car can not only unlock the vehicle with the mobile phone unlock, but also realize the remote control of the engine, headlights, window/door locks, etc. Operation, and even the physical key has been made into a card style by Guangqi Honda, which is beautiful and portable. In fact, for many brands, will not spend too much effort on the physical key to make a fuss, I still remember a long time ago to borrow a friend's GT-R, he threw me a "natural" key of the sense of surprise, willing to spend effort on these small details, enough to see the sincerity of the manufacturer.
Finally, a blockbuster, the type INTEGRA is also equipped with 12 speakers BOSE audio, when seeing the BOSE logo on the car door, Qingge even can't believe his eyes.
After all, BOSE has mostly cooperated with luxury brands before, and as far as I know, BOSE will put forward many "unreasonable" requirements for the main engine factories it cooperates in order to pursue the ultimate sound effect. It seems that for the higher specifications of the configuration, Guangqi Honda also made a bloody investment this time, and finally presented a good sense of intelligence and luxury, quite "able to fight".
Fortunately, even in the context of the double integral and fuel consumption policy, many interesting souls are far away from the domestic market, but the type OFEGRA that interprets Honda's most authentic speed driving experience still comes to us, which inherits the essence of the INTEGRA brand, responds to the desire of the early young people of the times, and the reputation and accumulation of Guangqi Honda to meet people's balanced choices for sports, reliability, economy and strength. Let people who love Honda land on the ground, let people who know Honda for the first time fall in love with Honda, all the factors needed for popular models, the type INTEGRA are all matched this time.