Honda has introduced its plans to start promoting the Acura Integra Kind S and the Honda Passport TrailSport Elite in Japan within the second half of this 12 months, via a simplified certification system for passenger autos inbuilt america by the Japanese ministry of land, infrastructure, transport and tourism (MLIT).
That is to allow the reverse-import of the US-built fashions as a way to “accommodate the varied wants of shoppers in Japan,” in accordance with the assertion by Honda. Each the Acura Integra Kind S and the Honda Passport Trailsport Elite are made on the Honda Growth & Manufacturing of America (HDMA) plant in Ohio, Alabama.
The presence of each fashions in Japan was previewed at Tokyo Auto Salon 2026 in January and the Osaka Auto Messe 2026 in February, the place guests to each reveals expressed sturdy curiosity in each fashions and had expectations for a Japanese-market launch, in accordance with the carmaker.
The Integra Kind S made its US market debut in April 2023, packing the K20C 2.0 litre VTEC Turbo inline-four cylinder engine that outputs 320 hp at 6,500 rpm and 420 Nm at 2,600 – 4,000 rpm, driving the entrance wheels via a six-speed guide and helical LSD, as on the FL5 Civic Kind R.
This tops the Integra vary that launched in that market a 12 months prior with a 1.5 litre VTEC Turbo four-cylinder petrol engine that made 200 hp and 160 Nm, paired with both a CVT or a six-speed guide.
The second half of the Japan-bound duo, the Passport is a five-seater SUV additionally initially developed for the North American market and bigger than the CR-V, and is powered by a 285 hp/355 Nm 3.5 litre V6 petrol engine paired with a 10-speed automated transmission and all-wheel-drive with torque vectoring, and this TrailSport Elite variant rolls on 31-inch tyres and 18-inch wheels for heightened off-roading functionality.
GALLERY: 2024 Acura Integra Kind S
GALLERY: 2026 Honda Passport
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