Honda has confirmed to MotorTrend {that a} pause within the manufacturing of the Civic
Si and manual-transmission Acura Integra will final via the 2027 mannequin 12 months, with the Civic Si, and presumably the manual-transmission Integra, returning in 2028.
On Tuesday, a leaked internal memo was published on Reddit indicating that, as a result of uncertainty about 2027 mannequin 12 months EPA rules, Honda was going to “pause production” of the 1.5-liter turbo four-cylinder and six-speed guide transmission powertrain, efficient instantly. This combo is the unique driveline for the Honda Civic Si and an possibility for the Acura Integra A-Spec.
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Honda is because of launch a new Civic for the 2028 model year, based mostly on a platform that will even underpin the Accord, CR-V, Prelude, and different automobiles. In an e-mail to MotorTrend, a Honda spokesperson mentioned that “The Si will return with the launch of the
next-generation Civic. The earliest anticipated return for [the] Integra A-spec 6MT is the 2028 model year.”
Now, you’ll observe there’s a wee little bit of ambiguity there: Honda solely confirmed that the Civic Si would return, not that it might return with a guide transmission, whereas the Integra 6MT is a possibly. We think about this’s extra hedging than a touch at a loss of life warrant. Honda has been splendidly deliberate about sustaining the Civic Si (in addition to the Civic Type R) as a purist’s sport sedan, clutch pedal and all. As for the supply of a manual-transmission Integra A-Spec, which is principally a sartorially superior Civic Si, we suppose that’s luck of elements commonality. We think about Acura doesn’t promote a lot of them, and we applaud the corporate for maintaining a clutch pedal within the lineup. (Acura’s Civic Type R analog, the Integra Type S, can also be manual-only.)
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Should you rush out and purchase a manual-transmission Civic Si or Integra A-Spec? It’s definitely price contemplating. According (heh) to Honda, “Based on current forecasts, American Honda expects dealer inventory to remain available into early 2027,” although we’d not be stunned if there’s a little bit of panic-buying amongst fanatics.
Meanwhile, the Honda Civic Type R and Acura Integra Type S stay in manufacturing with guide transmissions. And whereas stick-shift selections are dwindling, the guide transmission definitely isn’t useless but; Infiniti not too long ago introduced that the
next-gen Q50 sedan will offer a manual transmission.
