RE: Honda Civic Type R prototype - Paris 2016

[Blayney]

This thread is now about pre-FN2 Civics...



Lovely stuff!

[FN2TypeR]

driftingphil said:

I half bet this will turn out to be 4wd. Did anyone actually look at the underside?

It's pretty bloody low so that might not be easy, it's likely covered in plastic too - and some bod n a suit might take umbrage at folk rolling around on the floor.

[Sheets Tabuer]

I quite like that.

[Ali_T]

Butter Face said:

But as we're talking Type R's, the EG never counts

What was sold to us as a VTi was sold elsewhere as an SiR...

[Butter Face]

Ali_T said:

Butter Face said:

But as we're talking Type R's, the EG never counts

What was sold to us as a VTi was sold elsewhere as an SiR...

And what about the EK SiR?

Wasn't a Type R, neither was the EG SiR in my opinion. They chose not to brand an EG as a Type R, the brand was around at that time.

EG's have never had a Type R variant, simple as that.

[5ohmustang]

I bet the middle red exhaust is actuated by a butterfly valve when R mode is selected.

[Bright Halo]

Just had a call from a French colleague.
350hp 4WD with rear bias. + 15% on price.

[FN2TypeR]

Honda have seemingly talked about it re capturing "the record", IE the Ring FWD laptime, so I don't believe for a second that this will be anything other than FWD.

FWD, 335bhp and retain the manual box.

[Ali_T]

Butter Face said:

And what about the EK SiR?

Wasn't a Type R, neither was the EG SiR in my opinion. They chose not to brand an EG as a Type R, the brand was around at that time.

EG's have never had a Type R variant, simple as that.

It was far more a Type R than the EP3 ever was, especially the rubbish EP3 sold in the UK...I owned both FYI, as well as two EKs.

[Podie]

Spotted in London last week...

[ChemicalChaos]

This is a very valid point:

[Mastodon2]

That is absolutely stunning.

[Daston]

I was going to be looking into buying a near new Type R in the next couple of years and I did some googling to see if there would be a Mugen FK2 and well I found a load of spy shots of this protype instead. From what I read its apparently the same engine and drive-train from the FK2 but just a new body that will be universal.

I might hold off buying until this is out as I would like to see the differences and if I don't like it then the FK's should have dropped in price.

[DexB15]

used to love Type R's, but now......sorry, they have simply gone far too bonkers with it. the whole idea of the Type R used to be cheap power-200hp for 16k- but now honda has stolen the aventador SV's bodykit and plonked it on the civic. the current one is bad enough, but this one.....

[SidewaysSi]

I love it. Much more appealing than the bloody Ford.

[Butter Face]

Ali_T said:

It was far more a Type R than the EP3 ever was, especially the rubbish EP3 sold in the UK...I owned both FYI, as well as two EKs.

Ah, you must be right as you've owned a few.

I had two EK4's, one EG6, two del sols (one with a B18C4), I've currently owned 4 EP3's, an ATR and a 5th gen lude.

The hate for the EP3 (especially the 'rubbish' UKDM model) is completely unjustified.

Comparing UKDM with JDM models is unfair also, in the history of Civic models they've also had the better deal in Japan.



But anyway, new model looks interesting, chatter seems to indicate 4WD, decent power and possibility of a 'drift' style function ala Focus RS.

[Butter Face]

I also meant to mention that I saw the new Civic testing at Millbrook back in July, unfortunately just low speed and fully camo'd but you could see those rear vents quite clearly, they do look a bit odd!

[Oz83]

How to make the looks of the current ugly model easier to swallow. Make the next one even uglier. FFS Honda.

[rb5er]

Mastodon2 said:

That is absolutely stunning.

Good one.

Edited by rb5er on Friday 30th September 09:16

[Composite Guru]

ChemicalChaos said:

This is a very valid point:

Brilliant analogy!!