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Not to be confused with the Honda INTEGRA TYPE R (DC5) Touring Car '04, the name for the Honda INTEGRA TYPE R (DC5) RM '04 (based on the facelift model) in Gran Turismo 6.

The Honda INTEGRA TYPE R Touring Car is a fictional race car produced by Honda. Based on the DC5 Honda Integra, it first appeared in Gran Turismo Concept and was featured in all subsequent mainline games up to Gran Turismo 6.

Colors[]

There are four colors available, all of which share the same number (#31). Not all colors are featured in every game:

  • Red
  • Blue
  • Yellow (GT4 and onwards)
  • Orange (GT Concept only)

In-game description[]

"The 4th generation Integra tuned to N1 specifications by Gran Turismo."

At the April 2001 New York Auto Show, the 4th generation Integra was announced. This touring car version is a homologation model based on this.

The biggest characteristic of this car is that except for the engine tuning, it nearly conforms to N1 racing regulations. The N1 spec Integra Type R had already been successful in Japanese endurance races like the Super Taikyu series, having attained glorious victories such as the 1-2 class finish in the Tokachi 24 hour endurance race in 2001.

Speaking of the N1-spec version, it is worth noting that Gran Turismo beat reality to the punch again. The N1 spec Integra first appeared in the 'Concept 2001 Tokyo' instalment of the game in October 2001. In game development of an N1 spec version began right after the NY show, but the real N1 spec version had not even been announced at that point. In other words, reality had to play catchup with the Gran Turismo team's fantasy model in this case.[1]

The N1 spec version is 172.6 inches long and 67.9 inches wide, exactly the same as the normal version. All Integras grew in width with the 4th-generation, finally exceeding 66.9 inches.

The engine has undergone a high-level natural-aspiration tuning, making it ready for even hardcore races. It uses the same K20A 2L DOHC inline-4 i-VTEC engine used in the Civic, but with the increased compression ratio and higher redline, it now produces around 296 BHP.

Except for the instrument panel, the interior was completely gutted to save weight, dropping kerb weight to about 1 tonne, and a rollcage and bucket seats were added. This is a front wheel drive racing machine that Japan can most certainly show off with pride.

Acquisition[]

Game Purchase location Credits Other methods
Gran Turismo Concept --- --- 2001 Tokyo: Win a race on Professional difficulty on Swiss Alps
2002 Tokyo-Geneva: Achieve Gold in Course License test #3
Gran Turismo 4 Honda Dealership 450,000 ---
Gran Turismo PSP Honda Dealership 400,000 ---
Gran Turismo 5 Used Car Dealership (Lv. 10+) 74,232 ---
Gran Turismo 6 Honda Dealership 75,000 ---

Trivia[]

  • In GT Concept, it originally allowed dirt tires. Additionally, it had the GT Concept logo (the "Concept" script) on the doors, which were changed to simply "GT" in later games starting from GT4. It also had an older Castrol logo.
  • Its engine sound in GT Concept was reused and taken from the JGTC NSX cars (from in GT3 and GT Concept) with a higher pitch, but was later replaced with those of the Alfa Romeo 155 2.5 V6 TI '93.
  • A replica of the car's blue livery is used by a DC5 Integra tuned by Tracy Sports in 2007.
  • A pre-facelift DC5 Integra Type R did compete in real life as a touring car in the BTCC from 2005 to 2011, where it won the driver's and team's championships in its first two years of competition.
    • Given that the Integra Type R Touring Car was built first and designed as an N1 (Super Taikyu) car, it can be considered as a coincidence.
  • The GT6 version appears to have some quality degradation on the bonnet, where the Gran Turismo and Honda logos, as well as the car number, blends in with the car's color.

Pictures[]

Notes[]

  1. For reference, the 2001 Tokachi 24 Hours took place on July 21-22, 2001.
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