The reskinned Civic is China's take on reviving the Integra nameplate.
While the Acura Integra has been, it's fair to say, a divisive revival for the nameplate, let's not forget it's not the only Civic-based product trading on that nostalgic badge - there's the Honda Integra too. The Chinese-market Integra got its public debut at the 2021 Guangzhou Auto Show. The Honda Integra is being positioned as a sportier affair than the Civic but features far less visual differentiation than its Acura namesake. The Integra is slightly longer than the Civic, measuring 4,675 mm long, 1,800 mm wide, and 1,415 mm tall, with a wheelbase of 2,735mm. The Integra also gets Honda's Connect 3.0 operating system, with Baidu CarLife. The reason the Integra exists is to provide an option for Honda's tie-up with GAC, with the Civic already being made by another JV in the form of Dongfeng Honda. The GAC-Honda Integra's 1.5-liter engine will be sourced straight from the Dongfeng Honda Engine Co. The L15C engine is the same 1.5 turbo found across the Civic range that develops 180 hp and 177 lb-ft of torque - despite that confusing '240' badge at the back.