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title: "2024 Acura Integra Type S or 2023 Honda Civic Type R: Which Would You Buy?"
date: "2023-04-11"
modified: "2023-04-11"
authors:
  - name: "Andrew P. Collins"
    job_title: "Executive Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/andrew-p-collins"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/2024-acura-integra-type-s-or-2023-honda-civic-type-r-which-would-you-buy"
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  - "QOTD"
---

# 2024 Acura Integra Type S or 2023 Honda Civic Type R: Which Would You Buy?

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/11/CTR-vs-ITS.jpg>)
*\<em\>Andrew P. Collins\</em\>*

The [2024 Acura Integra Type S](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/2024-acura-integra-type-s-the-320-hp-widebody-manual-hatchback-youve-been-asking-for>) dropped Tuesday, splashing its delicious essence of sport-compact luxury all over the car scene. Conceptually, it seems pretty much perfect: Distinctive design elements hiding a 320-horsepower K20 engine and a high-class interior. But its rowdier cousin, the [Civic Type R](<https://www.thedrive.com/car-reviews/the-2023-honda-civic-type-r-review-specs-price-options-drive-new-cars>), has been refined for this generation, too. Which would you run?

We don't normally limit our weekly [Quick Question](<https://www.thedrive.com/category/qotd>) post to an "A/B," but with the release of the new high-po Integra variant, I couldn't help myself.

As you can see from the pictures in Acura's announcement, the ITS is not what I'd call reserved-looking, but it is a little more professional than the CTR ... namely due to the absence of a wing off the back. It also gets heated seats, but it'll also be a little more expensive.

Anyway, the question that must be asked today: Civic R or Integra S? If you had the coin, which would you rather buy?

## Author
As Executive Editor, Andrew touches everything on the site from daily news coverage to feature stories, sponsored content, product reviews, road testing vehicles, ecommerce, and more. He's held pretty much every role there is to have at an automotive news site and has been with The Drive's publisher Recurrent since 2020. Andrew's a lifetime gearhead and longtime writer with a particularly strong penchant for road trips, off-road adventures, and archaic vehicles. His passions outside of the automotive world include skiing, obsolete video games, and his dog Bramble who occationally helps review cars.

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