Is the new Type R concept too much of a boy racer special?

[MRobbins1987]

If the new Type R costs in the region of 30k on release can you see the styling putting some people off if it looks anything like the concept? Are four exhausts excessive? Do we really want a large wing on the back of a fwd hatchback? Is it a bit max power? Discuss...

[MRobbins1987]

It could just be me getting old but we used to laugh at people who put silly bodykits on cars... Now manufacturer's are selling them to us... Hatchback's of old were never so out there...

[MRobbins1987]

Have Honda's designers taken inspiration from this... http://www.barryboys.co.uk/photos20/7109167337a62b...

[MRobbins1987]

Time will tell I suppose, I can only see it's styling putting potential suitors off... Those with 30k to spend genuinely care about image, Its a bold move from Honda...

[MRobbins1987]

kingofdbrits said:

I agree, i'm the same age as you and i also had an EP3 and an FN2 for a combined 6 years, loved them both, but the new car is a bit too much. Now i'm a father with No 2 on the way and a bit further up the professional ladder i'd feel a right plonker picking kids up from school or attending meetings in the new Type R.

I'll be looking for a new hot hatch after christmas and this won't even be on my list.

The fn2 is bad enough for drawing attention, I get plenty of boy racer comments thrown my way and it doesn't look a million miles away from the standard car, like you the new one is way to extreme for me, I'm sure they will sell a few but its not a car that I would ever consider... They are closing the gap on supercars in performance terms but Its still a fwd family car that needs to do everything, I don't want idiots trying to race me on the road, I don't want to be getting pulled over every 5 minutes either... I think many will be sending their money towards the less brash German offerings.

Despite my reservations kids are going to love this and I do hope that it gives Honda a platform to build from...

[MRobbins1987]

Kawasicki said:

Yes, all cars have got bigger, but why do I think that height is growing more than width and length? Headroom in many cars now seems excessive.

To fit all the big heads in who like to boast that they have the quickest fwd car around a track in Germany...