RE: Honda Civic Type R: Driven

[otolith]

Yeah, but do you really want to be spotted lying on the floor of the car park so you can admire your car?

[Quickmoose]

Ali_T said:

This photo, with the light making it look like the wheels are silver, is a big improvement. In black, the wheels look under endowed and chavtastic. Do they have any wheel options?



You can also get the rear wing in carbon, though they charge a small fortune.

Throw a dust sheet over it and you can pretend its the concept version, then it doesn't matter what angle you view it from or what colour the wheels need to be.

[Ali_T]

Quickmoose said:

Throw a dust sheet over it and you can pretend its the concept version, then it doesn't matter what angle you view it from or what colour the wheels need to be.

[Gompo]

Bladedancer said:

Right Honda. Now back to the drawing board and make us an estate version of this pronto. Chop chop!

Agreed. A 5 door hatch rarely looks right to me, and often even worse with 'hidden' rear door handles. The Tourer could look alright though, less compromised to a degree.

[Ali_T]

As long as the tourer doesn't attempt a stupid rear wing, it might be the pick.

[Guvernator]

Ali_T said:

As long as the tourer doesn't attempt a stupid rear wing, it might be the pick.

Sorry, I'm not up on the current car naming nomenclature. What exactly is a "tourer"?

[otolith]

Guvernator said:

Sorry, I'm not up on the current car naming nomenclature. What exactly is a "tourer"?

"Touring" is what BMW started calling their estate cars in the mid 80's, and has since been more widely adopted.

[jonm01]

Gompo said:

Agreed. A 5 door hatch rarely looks right to me, and often even worse with 'hidden' rear door handles. The Tourer could look alright though, less compromised to a degree.

Seriously? you'd rather have another ugly handle on the rear door? (see new Focus RS)

[kambites]

otolith said:

Guvernator said:

Sorry, I'm not up on the current car naming nomenclature. What exactly is a "tourer"?

"Touring" is what BMW started calling their estate cars in the mid 80's, and has since been more widely adopted.

I must admit that's a new one on me. I've never seen it used to refer to anything other than BMW models.

[Axionknight]

An estate would indeed be awesome, needs to happen IMO.

So many new cars to tempt me so at the moment

[Guvernator]

otolith said:

"Touring" is what BMW started calling their estate cars in the mid 80's, and has since been more widely adopted.

I am aware of the Touring used on BMW's, just wasn't sure if Tourer meant the same thing as you also have "Grand Tourer" which is obviously something else again. So it's an estate car (things were a lot simpler when there was just the one word for a long car)

Thanks for clearing that up

[otolith]

Honda have been doing it for a while now, this is the current one.

http://www.honda.co.uk/cars/civictourer/

[Quickmoose]

kambites said:

otolith said:

Guvernator said:

Sorry, I'm not up on the current car naming nomenclature. What exactly is a "tourer"?

"Touring" is what BMW started calling their estate cars in the mid 80's, and has since been more widely adopted.

I must admit that's a new one on me. I've never seen it used to refer to anything other than BMW models.

Vauxhall and Renault in on calling an estate something racy...

[Guvernator]

otolith said:

Honda have been doing it for a while now, this is the current one.

http://www.honda.co.uk/cars/civictourer/

Err still no looker is it?

I think the best we could hope for might be a Type R version of the new civic coupe or saloon mentioned in this thread previously, although they'll probably be JDM only. IF it does happen, I just hope they don't overdo it like they have done with the hatchback version.

Edited by Guvernator on Monday 8th June 16:45

[otolith]

Don't think there are any lookers in that class, to be honest.

[Ali_T]

Guvernator said:

Err still no looker is it?

I think the best we could hope for might be a Type R version of the new civic coupe or saloon mentioned in this thread previously, although they'll probably be JDM only. IF it does happen, I just hope they don't overdo it like they have done with the hatchback version.

Edited by Guvernator on Monday 8th June 16:45

Years back, that would have been ideal. But have you seen what they get in the states as a coupe?



and the concept for 2016s replacement...



Oh dear.

[Quickmoose]

there is no defence for that..... shameful.

[aka_kerrly]

Ali_T said:

Years back, that would have been ideal. But have you seen what they get in the states as a coupe?



and the concept for 2016s replacement...



Oh dear.

Both of those look far better than the FN2!

Saying that the US Accord Coupes look better than anything we get in the UK



One thing they all have in common though is horrendous alloys!

[Quickmoose]

That a matter of opinion really and that Accord coupe is a shameful 4 series rip off with a Honda face hastily grafted on...

I guess the new ugly Civic has orginality on it's side.

[RossB_eg4]

On the basis of the review; i don't mind this car as it certainly sounds like it lives up to or certainly trumps it's rivals.

However i would loved it, like previously mentioned if they'd stuck to their historical guns, so to speak and just went for a high revving simplistic hot hatch; true to previous flagship civics.

Having owned an EG6, EK9 and EP3; i know all too well that the power is not the be all and end all of Honda's, the fact you can ring every last bit of power out of it where other cars would fall victim to their 'lumps' of torque or power. 180ish bhp in the EG6 (modified) and EK9 were always enough to have fun on tracks and B roads.

The power war is probably taking the fun away from being able to use a car at 10/10th's when the moment is given; something which Honda were probably the last to give in to unfortunately.