I think the issue is that every Honda was reasonably sharp when the last Integra was around. The DC2 and the DC5 didn’t look that different to their contemporary Civics and Accords, just a little sleeker. But it’s been gone for the past 15-odd years, and in the meantime the rest of the Honda lineup got progressively…

The Z4 is close. They’re both built on a JV platform. The other two are solely BMW.

Having driven both, the sportiness was evident - a lot of that was driving position. I suppose the Integra was more luxurious because it had power windows and alloy wheels, but it was not a luxurious car.

Clearly the I6 wasn’t irrelevant:

The Integra was never a luxury car, it was a sleeker, more sporting version of the Civic. Granted, the current Civic is not as lithe as the versions of 15-30 years ago. But this is a frumpy, fussy, overstyled mess of a design. It’s probably going to drive quite well because it’s based on the Civic, but it offers…

The styling is so overwrought...

I think a lot of people know, but when you revive an iconic nameplate, surely you’re doing it to conjure memories of the original. And when the new one doesn’t reference the things the made the original iconic, people get annoyed. Same as Chevy Blazer fans were pissed when the new one launched. Same as Supra fans were…

The sad thing is that it looks *worse* than a Civic. It’s not unexpected, but it’s disappointing nonetheless. If Honda had pulled a fast one and relaunched the Civic coupe as an Integra I think most people would have been happier:

It’s pretty blobby isn't it?

It really is an elegant solution.

“Here’s hoping that it’s got the clean and luxurious interior that we know from Integras of old.”

It would be interesting to see how much the DC2 performance numbers improve on modern tyres. Quite a lot, I suspect.

I couldn't agree more!

It allows you to use electrical power though, which means that you can avoid the use of fuels that you have to burn. It’s then a question of whether it’s more or less energy-efficient (in total) than a more conventional rocket fuelled with green hydrogen.

Germans, by the sound of it... Pioneers as ever.

Not quite - it's a liability (money she owes) rather than a loss.

The input torque would be an issue for most - though a TR-6070 will handle it (just) depending on the gearset chosen (625lb.ft output with a max input torque of 635lb.ft).

If we stretch the definition of “car” to breaking point, an OKA would do the job pretty nicely:

Land Cruiser Troop Carrier. Next question.

They’ve designed some great watches: