Anyone driven the R yet?

[lemmingjames]

I was told that the parcel shelf was not included for non-gt but included for GT.

Im sure i read somewhere that they (whoever said it and wasnt the salesman) suggested non-GT cars would be the more sort after

[Composite Guru]

lemmingjames said:

I was told that the parcel shelf was not included for non-gt but included for GT.

Im sure i read somewhere that they (whoever said it and wasnt the salesman) suggested non-GT cars would be the more sort after

Yeah because that's what Type R was supposed to be about. They seem to have forgotten that and modified a luxury car with all the toys.

RIP to great cars like the DC2 EK9 etc.

[AmitG]

I saw it today for the first time. I work in the City near Liverpool Street station, and there was a display in Broadgate Circle. They had the simulator too. They offered me a go but I was scared

They had the Type-R in white. I thought it looked superb; much better in real life than in the pictures. Really liked it. Only criticisms are that the rear spoiler really is a bit OTT, and I don't like the red in the interior, I would prefer all black.

The Honda bod on the stand said that there had been quite a lot of interest, which was expected. What wasn't expected is that it was generating interest in the rest of the Civic range; he said that "normal" Civic sales were noticeably up following the release of the Type-R.

[havoc]

AmitG said:

What wasn't expected is that it was generating interest in the rest of the Civic range; he said that "normal" Civic sales were noticeably up following the release of the Type-R.

Erm...what muppet wouldn't expect a halo car to increase interest in the cooking models?!? BMW and Audi have been selling thousands of tarted-up shopping trolleys on just this principle for decades...

[kingston12]

havoc said:

Erm...what muppet wouldn't expect a halo car to increase interest in the cooking models?!? BMW and Audi have been selling thousands of tarted-up shopping trolleys on just this principle for decades...

True, but it is actually a bit bizarre when you think about it. If I saw and liked the new Type-R but couldn't afford it, I would never look at one of the lower level Civic models, I'd move to a different brand that had an equivalent car instead.

[spudgun GB]

I wonder how many of the lower models being sold are the new Civic sport. To my eyes, in the right colour, look every bit as good as the type R.

[MyVTECGoesBwaaah]

spudgun GB said:

I wonder how many of the lower models being sold are the new Civic sport. To my eyes, in the right colour, look every bit as good as the type R.

Indeed, looks very similar but without the vents and aerodynamic bits everywhere. The design looks a lot cleaner than the R

[Catz]

MyVTECGoesBwaaah said:

spudgun GB said:

I wonder how many of the lower models being sold are the new Civic sport. To my eyes, in the right colour, look every bit as good as the type R.

Indeed, looks very similar but without the vents and aerodynamic bits everywhere. The design looks a lot cleaner than the R

It just doesn't drive quite the same.

[MyVTECGoesBwaaah]

Catz said:

MyVTECGoesBwaaah said:

spudgun GB said:

I wonder how many of the lower models being sold are the new Civic sport. To my eyes, in the right colour, look every bit as good as the type R.

Indeed, looks very similar but without the vents and aerodynamic bits everywhere. The design looks a lot cleaner than the R

It just doesn't drive quite the same.

Fair point, didn't actually think of that

Soon got bored of my EP2 sport before moving to the real deal

[macky17]

I'm not a Ford fan boy, or a Honda one really, so I say this from an objective PoV: went to see a mk3 frs on display at Dunton in Essex today. It was black, understated and very cool. 346bhp v 306, 4wd v 2wd, probably the same price: why would anyone choose the CTR? If it still had the usp of a >8k revving na engine then yes I would understand totally but now it's a generic 4 pot turbo, the Honda (on paper) loses everywhere. If the reviews here and road tests were unanimous that the civic was incredible to drive then perhaps it might be different but people seem split. It will probably be the ford for me (was always going to buy one or the other). I think fords rival will be the golf r, not the Honda.

[Martin_Hx]

If its a similar price then it just depends on what people prefer, until road tests come out it will just be speculative!

Personally I'd probably go for the Civic at this moment and time.

[Gandahar]

Below is a summary from Autocar road test


Gear 3 4 5 6
30-50 2.6 4 6.4 10.2
50-70 2.6 3.2 4.2 6.7
0 - 60 5.5
0 - 100 13.4

Looking at the torque curve it hits top torque at 2000 and then is capped into a plateau. I can imagine if the rest of the drivetrain can handle it after market remapping will be able to make those figures tumble when not traction limited. They're pretty good as it is to be honest.