2026 Acura Integra Bows With Tweaked Styling, Honest

The Integra gains better standard tech, while new colors and trims round out this mild refresh.

This is the 2026 Acura Integra. No, really. Acura's entry-point model sees the subtlest of facelifts for this year, and that's okay: it's still a fresh and handsome design in the compact luxury market. The updates also include a broader standard tech suite, along with the usual adjustments to exterior (and interior) colors.

Visually, the biggest tell for the '26 is its body-color grille—at least if buyers are opting for the new Double Apex Blue Pearl (as first seen on the ZDX) or Performance Red Pearl. The blue brings the new car even closer to the look of the old RSX—no, not the new EV. A black grille is still available as an accessory on those two, and standard on other exterior colors, including new-to-Integra Solar Silver and Urban Gray. A color-matched grille is an accessory choice on the latter as well as Platinum White, for those digging the monochrome look.

Look closely and you'll spot a revised body kit on the A-Spec model, with small corner spoilers on the front bumper and matching side sill extensions along the body. Acura says these improve the Integra's aerodynamics. If the 18-inch wheel design is tweaked, it sure is a subtle change; the black paint, not so much.

Acura will continue to offer accessories for those looking to further upgrade their Integras, including sharp 19-inch alloys and a more aggressive, carbon fiber rear lip spoiler.

Inside the Teggie's cabin, all models now feature the larger 9.0-inch touchscreen as standard. The new infotainment extends wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto to all models, and features a new processor for quicker responses.

A new trim piece across the dashboard adds a bit of metallic contrast. Black interiors gain yellow contrast stitching, while the white treatment adds blue microfiber inserts to the seats a la ADX. Yes, the red interior option is still available. A-Spec models also gain extended ambient lighting. While Acura has switched over to B&O for its newer models, the Integra can still be had with the excellent 16-speaker ELS Studio 3D audio system.

Mechanically nothing has changed: all Integra models save for the Type S are powered by the familiar 1.5-liter turbocharged four-cylinder, producing 200 horsepower and 192 pound-feet of torque. A continuously variable transmission (CVT) is standard and sends power to the front wheels, while the A-Spec still offers the only six-speed manual in the segment—and it's a good one. The manual benefits from a front limited-slip differential as well. Acura's adaptive damping is also available.

The Integra's safety suite continues to include features like blind-spot monitoring, full-range adaptive cruise control, and rear cross-traffic alert as standard across the board—not a guarantee in the premium space.

Nowhere in the press release is the high-performance Type S mentioned; we assume that, like its sibling the Civic Type R, the Type S will see its own updates a year or so after the normie models. As for when you can expect the '26 Teggie in dealerships? It will begin rolling out of the Ohio plant and into showrooms in August; expect pricing details closer to that time, too.

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