What is the Honda version of the Acura Integra?
The direct Honda-branded counterpart is the Honda Integra, sold in Japan and many markets outside the United States. In the United States, the closest Honda-based alternatives are the Civic Si and Civic Type R, while the US-market successor to the Integra lineage was the Acura RSX.
To understand what that means, it helps to know how Honda and its luxury division Acura split branding by region and over generations. The Integra began as a compact sport model under Honda, with Acura handling the badge in North America. In Japan, the same car carried the Honda Integra badge.
Regional naming and generation context
Branding and generation alignment across markets determine what to call the car in each region.
Branding across markets
Below is a concise map of the main regional relationships between Honda and Acura Integra offerings.
- Honda Integra (Japan and many other markets): direct Honda-badged version of the car known in North America as the Acura Integra.
- Acura Integra (North America, 1985–2001): the early models marketed under Acura in the US; share a platform with Honda's Civic-based designs.
- Acura RSX (2002–2006): US-market successor to the Integra name, a sport compact that many buyers treated as the spiritual continuation of the Integra lineage—sold only as Acura in the US.
- Civic Si and Civic Type R (Honda): contemporary Honda-based equivalents in the North American market for buyers seeking a similar compact-sport experience.
These points illustrate how branding and market region determine which badge appears on the same underlying car in a given country or era.
Summary
In short, the Honda version of the Acura Integra is the Honda Integra in Japan and other markets. In the United States, the closest Honda-based alternatives are the Civic Si and Civic Type R, and the Acura RSX served as the US-market successor to the Integra's lineage. As of 2024–2025, Honda has not reintroduced a new Integra under its own badge in the US.
