The compact cars of Honda and Acura formed a huge part of the street tuner and import performance scene beginning in the mid-Nineties. Who can forget the iconic Acura Integra Type-R ? Honda, Acura, and their newly-rebranded Honda Racing Corporation US are looking ahead by glancing back at their glory days with the Acura Integra Type S HRC Prototype, which debuted today at Monterey Car Week , and will be on display tomorrow at The Quail motorsports heritage show.

Oh, my, it’s so yellow. The color is called Indy Yellow Pearl, a hue that was originally found on the second-generation Acura NSX . Picture a fast, loud, pearlescent New York taxi cab that doesn’t smell like last month’s gyros and you’ve got the picture. Yellow is a legitimate color for a performance Acura beyond the NSX, of course, as Phoenix Yellow was featured on the beloved DC2-chassis Integra Type R .

And the performance bits added throughout make this a proper throwback. 19 x 9.5 forged alloy wheels adding 30mm of track width? Check. Larger intercooler and lightweight cat-back exhaust? Check. 15-inch two-piece front brake rotors with six-piston Brembo aluminum calipers ? Of course. Adjustable carbon-fiber rear wing, large front splitter, and big cooling ducts for the intakes and brakes? It’s right out of the NOPI Nationals playbook.

Oh, and it’s 200 pounds lighter than the standard 2024 Acura Integra Type S. The air conditioning and rear seats have been removed – the better to carry a spare set of Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R 265/30-19 track tires on the custom carbon-fiber tire-carrying shelf. Carbon-fiber Recaro one-piece front seats help keep you in place.

Wait? What The Heck Is HRC?

You wouldn’t be asking that if you followed Honda motorcycle racing – it’s been the Honda bike racing arm since the early Eighties. But in the US for four wheels, the performance arm of Honda has been HPD – Honda Performance Development . Earlier this year, however, HPD rebranded as Honda Racing Corporation US, supporting Indycar, IMSA, and grassroots racing teams, and once Formula One changes the power unit regulations in 2026, they’ll be involved in F1 as well.

But for the street, this is all new. And it’s not yet confirmed to be a thing – Honda and Acura are evaluating whether they should be making performance parts and higher-performance vehicles available from the dealership.

On behalf of all of us who lusted after the Type R a couple of decades back, let’s all raise our hands and say yes to the Acura Integra Type S HRC Prototype, and hope it comes to dealers soon.

Source: Acura