I have so many thoughts on this....
Quick background so you can understand the thought processes better. I actually own a 2018 Civic Type R and an S2000 and then my daily driver, which has morphed itself from a manual 2015 Honda Fit to a 2022 Civic Sport Touring (CVT) into the manual 23 Integra I own now.
I had an opportunity to drive an Elantra N (DCT) at a local/regional dealer and took the opportunity before purchasing the Integra. While test driving this car I immediately fell in love with its "shit eating grin" inducing performance and character. I had an absolute BLAST driving this thing. The dealership made me an offer on trading in my 22 Civic and sale price/financing on the N. I WAS SOOO CLOSE TO SIGNING THIS! the dealership actually gave me very see through/transparent numbers that were honest and more than fair. They actually made it quite hard for me to NOT buy this thing. It was so refreshing to have that type of good dealership experience in 2022. (Mastravito Hyundai in Utica,NY)
The car was so much fun that even owning a Civic Type R was not going to sway me from not purchasing another performance car so close to it as a daily. In fact I feel like I wanted the Elantra N even more now! I wanted to have a daily driver that was this monster automatic/dct trans car to get from A to B. To be able to drive the Civic Type R in all its glory and row through the gears all summer long in the nice months, just to get back into my daily and have it perform almost just as bonkers, sounded amazing to me.
So why didn't I buy it? Sometimes I still ask myself if I made the right decision. But as people have spoken here it came down to my comfort level with the brand. For starters it was very apparent that the interior fit and finish were not up to the same standard as a civic or integra. Secondly, the paint was noticeably bad. As in, the amount of hardcore swirl marks and the type of micro marring on the paint made me very scared for the car having very soft clearcoat (which is hard to maintain). Thirdly, the stories I have heard first hand and on news article outlets/ social media just left me too uncomfortable to trust the drivetrain of the Elantra N. Sure there is a 10 year 100k mile warranty, but I don't care. I don't want to spend any time at a dealership/service if I don't have to. I've heard of powertrains having issues early on even on UNMODDIFIED vehicles. That's unacceptable to me. Sure the Integra does not make anywhere near this power, but if left alone and all you do is stay up on oil changes I can tell you there is about a 0.001% chance it leaves me stranded on the side of the road. That has just been the going standard for the slew of Honda products I have owned. I can't IMAGINE having a transmission grenade itself 10k into a vehicles life with no modification or extra power.
I don't regret owning my Integra. I enjoy driving the Integra to and from work, having a bit of fun here and there and listening to its amazing ELS Studio.
But I would be lying to say that I don't think about the power of that Elantra N every other time I floor it in the Integra.