The former "ghost fire teenager" may be old, but the sports car has always been there.
The INTEGRA, which has enjoyed the same status as legendary models such as the STI, EVO, RX-7, GT-R and other legendary models, has been hailed as "one of the best front-wheel-drive cars ever built", and it carries all of Honda's desire to conquer the road and track.
With such a "prominent" background, it is not difficult for you to understand the reasons why the type INTEGRA, which has become the "new architecture Honda performance king", has attracted consumers after entering the country, the car has been full of topics since its debut on September 28, 2021, and after listing, the order exceeded 10,000 units in 2 weeks, and the hot selling momentum is unstoppable. However, behind the hot sales, does the type INTEGRA have "veritable" hard power? We'll find out today.
INTEGRA breaks through the ceiling of the dynamic performance of civilian vehicles
Who is INTEGRA?
If you're a JDMer, you'll be sure to emphasize that THE INTEGRA is an exciting driver's car, and perhaps the first-generation model introduced in 1985 was a hatchback model that focused on the home. But the second-generation INTEGRA, introduced in 1989, began to conquer the market with performance, powered by honda's first VTEC engine in history, the famous B16A. With a naturally aspirated engine with a displacement of 1.6 liters, the maximum horsepower reached 160 horses (later optimized to 170 horses), which directly broke through the ceiling of the dynamic performance of civilian vehicles at that time.
Tasting the "thrill of driving", the third generation of INTEGRA launched in 1993 in addition to the unique four-eye headlights make it super recognizable, the INTEGRA TYPE R, built by Uehara in 1995, is equipped with a B18C red-headed engine, 1.8L displacement, but can burst out 200 horsepower. In 2001, the fourth generation of INTEGRA was launched, only a three-door version of the model, but Honda also equipped this generation of INTEGRA Type R with a real hard cargo - K20A i-VTEC engine, 223 horsepower to make it the limelight, and further strengthened the body, once again pushing the INTEGRA Type R to the peak of performance, making the car undisputed a banner for Honda.
In the future, why is the type OFTEGRA the desire of young people?
Type INTEGRA is the most stylish, the most out-of-the-box action, in the author's opinion, the first is to make a "6MT manual transmission version", and the manual transmission version is also the lightest weight of the entire integra series, only 1312kg, for Honda fans, the rush is right.
Secondly, the type INTEGRA also has a set of exterior design, the overall shape has a good sense of sport, including a visually long engine compartment, very performance car taste; the side from the front headlights to the rear taillights of a waist line, more set off the slender body proportions; from A-pillar to C-pillar streamlined back-up shape, showing the visual feeling of the whole vehicle ready to go. Coupled with the cool black SPORT exclusive sports kit of the phantom version, the two unique appearance liveries of emerald blue and hot yellow, and the 18-inch five-spoke wheels, the model INTEGRA does have an innate aura of a sports car.
In addition, the interior of the type INTEGRA, from the workmanship materials to the color matching, in the author's opinion, is the most attentive one in the same level. For example, the card key used when entering the car, such as the honeycomb trim panel with matte material, and the atmosphere light on the inner door panel can enrich the lighting details through the trim plate pattern, plus the delicate and comfortable new multi-functional steering wheel, full LCD dashboard, suspension central control screen and sporty color-block seats, etc., which really break the rules that sports cars cannot take into account texture and luxury.
However, the most noteworthy thing in the car is probably the extravagant 12-speaker BOSE surround sound. This is Honda's BOSE Centerpoint surround sound system tailored for integra, coupled with 12 high-performance speakers, 12-channel digital power amplifiers, as well as virtual surround sound technology and DSC dynamic speed compensation technology, etc., and strive to create extraordinary clarity of real emotion, immersive wide sense of space, and blood-boiling shocking power for the rider in the three dimensions of sound range, spatial sense and large signal.
Not only that, Honda CONNECT 3.0 intelligent guidance interconnection system, common car-machine interconnection, intelligent voice control and third-party Apps are not absent, you can also get rid of the mobile phone, daily travel is no problem; and the latest Honda SENSING safety super sense system, such as ACC adaptive cruise, lane keeping, blind spot monitoring, parallel assist, front collision warning and other functions are all complete, in the intelligent driving assistance configuration is better than the same level.
Who says smart cars are the patent for electric vehicles? The type INTEGRA also gives the same intelligent driving experience.
New architecture Honda performance king, I serve!
Speaking of which, perhaps you have been fascinated by the spiritual heritage and model charm of the type INTEGRA, but the whole series is equipped with Honda's star product - the Earth Dream 1.5T turbocharged high-power engine, the maximum horsepower is 182 horses, the peak torque is 240 Nm, the power is strong and stable, and there is a certain degree of scalability, which has a lot of potential and playability.
But what the author cares more about is the advantages of its high-rigidity body for driving control and safety.
As we all know, body rigidity (also called body stiffness) refers to the ability of the body to resist deformation when the vehicle is subjected to general external forces that will not damage the body during use, mainly including bending rigidity and torsional rigidity, the two are usually combined, that is, bending and twisting rigidity, and then to put it bluntly, it is not easy to deform it is called rigidity.
There are usually several ways to improve the rigidity of the body: First, optimize the structure, including the selection of cutting edges, the increase of parts, the reasonable layout and design of the reinforcement ribs, etc. can effectively enhance the bending rigidity of the body. The second is to use reinforcements, but this method will increase the number, cost and weight of parts, which is more expensive, usually this way is applied below the middle channel and in the AB column area. The third is material upgrades, which are effective for improving the lack of rigidity of the body; usually applied in areas such as longitudinal beam areas and seat beams. The fourth is to increase the number of solder joints, and the rationality of the number and position of the solder joints is often very influential on the rigidity of bending and twisting.
After talking about "theory", let's look at how the type INTEGRA is "practiced". On the one hand, through the use of high-stiffness body structure materials, including the A-pillar, sill, roof front beam using tensile strength of more than 1500MPa hot-formed steel plate; while the middle layer of the B-pillar using tensile strength of more than 1500MPa hot-formed steel plate, the inner layer is made of tensile strength of more than 980MPa ultra-high-strength steel plate; including the front wheel cover & front wheel cover upper part and the roof beam, front floor skeleton, inner sill also use tensile strength of more than 980MPa ultra-high strength steel plate ...... Such body steel materials can be said to be completely fine for the type INTEGRA and the European rivals to "hard and hard".
On the other hand, it is based on the high rigidity platform, the body structure is strengthened, including the longitudinal passage of the body floor using a reinforced structure to strengthen the bending rigidity; the front and rear ring areas of the body are reinforced to strengthen the torsional rigidity; the body floor is equipped with a lattice longitudinal beam, which strengthens the floor; the body floor dashboard beam adopts channel reinforcements to enhance the rigidity and floor vibration performance, so that the torsional rigidity of the body is increased by 8%, and the bending rigidity is increased by 13%, which brings better dynamic performance to the type INTEGRA. It is also very beneficial to the quietness and driving stability of the car.
On this basis, the type INTEGRA adopts the aluminum alloy subframe commonly found in luxury cars, which can more calmly cope with the fierce handling, thus breaking people's stereotypes of the lack of rigidity of Japanese cars in the body. Not only that, but INTEGRA also strives to create a quiet interior space, effectively equipped with sound-absorbing materials and sound insulation materials to suppress noise transmission and generation. In addition, THE INTEGRA is also equipped with 10 airbags, pedestrian protection systems, preloaded seat belts, etc. as standard, making every sense of speed feel at ease.
So, how about the type INTEGRA? Following the national test drive meeting, the author once again visited a 4S store in Beijing for test driving, and under careful experience, he felt that the type with the name of INTEGRA is indeed not a general person, but has two sides: D gear + ECO mode It is a fuel-saving, easy to drive grocery shopping car; and in the S gear + floor oil mode, the soul of INTEGRA's "fore-driving track king" will wake up, and its wild side is also exposed, and this side is used to interpret the sports genes of INTEGRA.
To be honest, for international manufacturers, the style of the product has always been not a technical limitation, but a matter of choice, and the current Honda products in the setting, relative to competitors, neat hands still have a strong sense of comfortable stability belonging to Honda car products, perhaps not as sharp as the predecessors OFTEGRA, but for the current buyers who pay attention to the fun of control, it seems to be more in line with the needs of most people.
Write at the end:
Just like Gu Ailing's good results in the Winter Olympics, her good looks can't hide the years of hard work.
The hot sales of the type INTEGRA in China are not only obtained by virtue of the historical aura of the INTEGRA brand, but its product positioning and strength, which truly solves the "thirst" of young people. The driving experience interpreted by the "New Architecture Honda Performance King" has brought a new travel experience that exceeds expectations, and has undoubtedly become the brightest new star in GUANGC Honda's powerful sedan matrix. According to the latest sales data released by Guangqi Honda, in January, that is, the first full month of listing, the sales volume of the type INTEGRA has reached 9215 vehicles, which gives us more reason to believe that the hot sales of the type INTEGRA will be a matter of course.