Thank you hey everyone welcome to the life of equilibrium it’s all about balancing life the right way this review is not being sponsored by anyone and is completely from my own experience and my own opinion only well i can see that you’re looking for the all-new fifth generation accurang tiger 2023 the cbt transmission which was released in early june 2022 well
I will give my hands-on full deep dive review on the cvt version with the aspect tech trim as i purchased in the last week of june and currently have already 3 500 miles on it already by the mid-august this will be my genuine review and i feel that is what most of you are looking forward for accurate is at least four trims for the integra 2023 and out of them
Three trends are cvt continuous variable transmissions and one trim is a manual stick drive integra is a legendary car from honda acura from years 1986 to 2006 and here it is back again in june 2022 with the 2023 year model as you released its first integra in 1986 which was a huge hit and then they discontinued it in 2022 in us with the name integra but then in
2022 to 2026 they released acura rsx which was also considered as integra in us but in japan it was integra it is now back again with new design specifications with active lifestyle design we are also expecting an integra type s or type r for the performance car vehicle integra is considered a premium version of honda civic si with better luxury features design
And higher price point most of the pre-orders for integra were manual transmission as per the news the reason i preferred the cvt automatic transmission for integra bus because of my needs and usage i will share with you why integra 2023 cvt transmission and i will also be showing you my experiences my opinions and along with that what are the pros and cons and
Why did acura come up with this and again this is going to be the aspect tech trim level review because that is what i opted for and i will also tell you why i opted for the inspect tech package and in my opinion i feel that this car is perfect for a daily drive with good driving experience with good comfort and performance spacious interior for at least four to
Five members with comfortable seating and space better mileage for its performance sharp exterior style with futuristic design i’ll share my 3 500 miles experience with this car i’ll discuss the pros and cons let me start with the pros first and then i’ll go with the cons adaptive damper system which is adaptive suspensions also called as ads it is available
Only in the aspect tech trim on the cvt transmission and manual transmission as well the manual transmission comes with the high end trim itself so it has uh it has the adapter damper system the integra a spec tech trim comes with low profile tires for better performance and looks and can feel the road to every small bump to a pothole these adaptive suspensions
Bring more comfort to the drive by making us feel less when hit to a bump it comes with four modes for interest and gives us comfortable drive with luxury and stiffness in sport mode for a proper driving experience and in my experience with this car the adaptive damper systems are really good because the low profile tires we’re talking about feeling every single
Pump my previous car was the acura ilx 2019 and even those were having the low profile wheels and that can really feel those tires and like really feel those roads and the bumps and very potholes and everything there and i also always used to feel like oh it would have been better if i could have a little bit more luxury towards it an integra brought them here in
This car which is really good perfect timing to kind of upgrade it has a really good mileage for a cvt and a decent for manual transmission i drove 3500 miles in 45 days and i have used it for my daily commute to work all five days had three long trips as well to different places i have seen 40 plus miles per gallon on highways approximately i’ve seen a lot of 43
To 44 and 30 plus miles per gallon in the city areas which is around i’m talking about 32 approximately for my driving now these are some good numbers for a performance sport compact car on a comfort and normal modes acura close to 29 cd and 37 highway for the top trim but the real numbers are showing more than what they mentioned which is a good sign again it all
Depends on how you drive i’m a normal driver and i feel that these numbers are looking good now let’s talk more on the feature side basically smart safety features are kind of a thing these days and integra has all the smart features that a new generation car has and most of them are standard on all trims acura watch and drive assist features are mostly standard
On all trims except for the traffic jam assist low speed braking control and rain sensing windshield wipers it recognizes the traffic speed signs and displays on the dashboard screen and hd display as well has apple carplay and android auto and the maps are displayed on three screens including the hd display the 10.2 inch digital instrument cluster the dashboard
And the central main touch screen display showing the maps on all three screens is really a good feature because trust me when you’re on long drives and you’re driving long for a long long path it’s kind of a time when you kind of you know don’t remember where to take an exit but again apart if and if you’re the person who don’t want to kind of put the alerts on
Then i think this is a good feature where you can see in all these three screens so if you’re missing someone else in the car is also kind of watching the screen as well and again it’s right in front of your windshield on the hd display so you will never miss it starting with 2023 models acura is giving complementary three-year accurate link subscription for the
New buyers which includes the full statistics of your car including remote start lights horn trip detail and review of each trip including the hard brakes the hard accelerations and the driving performance ratings for each trip along with gps locations and the maps for each trips that you have driven from a starting point to the ending point in that particular
Trip scorecard is provided for you driving and these metrics can also be used to submit for a better insurance rates depending on how you’re driving these scorecards can also make you be aware of how well you’re driving and where you need to you know control yourself now there are lots of other devices as well as applications that are provided by the third party
Companies outside but acura link has everything in here so that you can you know have everything in one place rather than connecting any third-party devices to your car so for a starting car in acura lineup i think it has a pretty good interior space the interior is spacious enough for a proper seating of four to five members there is good leg room for each rare
Passenger and the shoulder room is also good enough more interior space compared to its previous class cars such as ilx which i have been you know using it for like three years and i feel like it’s kind of like you know a small size car and this kind of beats that up so that’s the reason it’s a good option to kind of upgrade the trunk space is huge and fits much
More than what sedans and hatchback cars can fit integra is considered as a hatchback crossover and the trunk space is a good plus for buyers along with the interior space the 6040 split of its rare folded seats gives more space to large store large items the integra aspic technology package comes with 16 speakers including subwoofer with amazing sound clear and
The subwoofer gives some extra bass these speakers give best music listening experience in its class it also has two small speakers above the driver and passenger seats for better and clearer output coming to my favorite part is the individual driving mode the best part is that you can set up your own driving configurations according to your preferences you can
Configure five options individually such as the engine suspensions steering front gauge color and the auto stop and start option i’ll have a deep dive on the individual mode and the options that are available but again this brings up a cool feature of personalizing your own way and i love it i believe it has the lowest price point in its premium class vehicles
In its premium class vehicles like audi bmw bands lexus etc integra 2023 stands at a lower price point with reliable engines that honda acura gives along with good comfort levels and driving experiences that you can get integra comes with an acura maintenance program which is for 2 years or 24 000 maths whichever one comes first this program contains oil changes
And tire rotations for every 7 500 miles i’m gonna talk about few things that i disliked and i wish they were there it is kind of disappointing that there are no rare seat air vents for a premium car there is space for it but it was not utilized for the air once but my experiences show that the air winds were not much needed considering the size of the car where
The front air vents were enough to go till rare to keep the price point lower i believe acura chose to not go for it it never bothered me but it would have been better to have the rare earrings there are many good features in the integra 2023 but to get the best out of them you have to opt for the a-spec technology package which is the top trim level having the
A-spec package gives you a really cool exterior design and that would be really nice to have and the technology package with it is the best way you can get to experience the whole new integra all the best features are assigned to the technology package and that is the highest price point starting at 35 800 usd so integra has less luxury features for a premium car
Compared to other premium car features integra lacks few luxury features such as no ventilated seats front or rare no rear seat a2 air vents no 360 degree camera no inbuilt navigation or any trims no automatic trunk hatch open etc but these features are not much of a necessity but good to have features as mentioned earlier acura kept the lower price point to give
Strong competition to the other premium cars i’m also going to talk about the key fob of the integra 2023 with the a spec tech cvt so integral remote start is only available on the cvt transmission with the aspec technology package and is not available in the manual aspect technology package it is a perfect size and the design is also very good the remote start has
A feedback as well which tells us that the car has responded to the keys with a green light which means the action is performed and with the red light that means there is no feedback coming out from the car that means you can acknowledge saying that it did not go through you can also open all the windows and moon roof with the remote hit the unlock once and then
Hold unlock again until you want the windows open you can stop wherever you want or completely open all the windows in the moon roof so as i mentioned i previously owned an acura ilx 2019 a spec tech package one and upgraded to their new integra 2023 cvt with any spec tech again for many reasons integra is more spacious than the ilx more comfort levels with the
Adaptive damper system better mileage and more safety features including the parking sensors and new upgraded acura watch system there are many other features that i feel like you know it’s a good point for me to kind of upgrade to the integra from the ilx and i’m going to compare the honda civic si with the integra as well under the hood the integra comes with
The same turbocharged 1.5 liter four-cylinder engine that you will find in the honda civic si similar to the civic si the integra produces 200 horsepower finally to summarize in few words the all-new acura integra 2023 is a great car with good performance comfort levels good for daily drive and active lifestyle spacious enough but good mileage and also real good
Safety features and design i would recommend to get an integra 2023 specifically the aspect tech package as it is loaded up with many good features and useful features as well my experiences had many long drives short drives daily commute to work and i feel that it was a good choice in opting this car considering many factors and i have not faced any negatives
Or met with any issues till date acura came up with this nameplate for a reason and i believe that they want to target all kinds of individuals keeping current scenarios in mind that are going on in this world their cars are so reliable and i feel that they will come up with the type r or type s in the near coming years for a more performance car for the drivers
Who are very much eagerly waiting for i will be posting more content on each feature in the upcoming post along with the interior exterior night view and the features that are there like the adaptive boost control and how it works and the individual mode which was my favorite i will be explaining everything in different videos please like share and subscribe and
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Acura Integra 2023 ASpec Tech CVT transmission review after 3500 miles By Life Equilibrium
