Top Gear: EP3R v FN2R

[80057]

im current in switzerland, been awhile since i posted.

i occasionally get Top gear on tele, last night J.Clarkson tested the EP3R and FN2R.

he rates the EP3R very highly over the FN2R.

when they raced the EP3R slowly was faster, handling alot better. to much understeer in the FN2R also it being heavier didnt count.

shame the stig didnt race them both, he did take out the FN2R and it was marginally quicker then a VW GTI.

has it been shown in OZ?? also any comments from owners. i am contemplating buying a FN2R when im back

[kevibumz]

yeah, the ep3 is quicker and costs less and yeah it has aired in aus already. but if anyone is like me, i download top gear so i saw that a while ago. i dont own an fn2R but i have driven one and its still a sweet ass ride though. i wouldnt mind getting one myself... except for the same price i can get a the fd2r which "might come to australia" says a dealer manager.

[denrie]

lol nah i doubt the FD2R would go for sale here. the EP3R in Top Gear is a UK spec aswell. most of the EP3R's here are JDM which are a whole lot better aswell.

[Philip Lee]

and the sad thing is, FD2R retails cheaper than an Accord Euro in japan. imagine they're selling for $45k here......

[J-Train]

mmm yer if it was 45k for fd2r tasty. I dont know i like fn2 its grown on me since getting one, even the rear vision doesnt bother me anymore. Does it really matter whats faster depends what your using your car for.

[curtis265]

that is a very old episode...

Unfortunately the FN2R isn't as good :(

[80057]

mmm yer if it was 45k for fd2r tasty. I dont know i like fn2 its grown on me since getting one, even the rear vision doesnt bother me anymore. Does it really matter whats faster depends what your using your car for.


yeh i agree about whats really faster, my boy racer days are over, i still do enjoy a involving spirited drive tho. before i needed more then 5 seats (hence the FRV), i had a euro which had enough power and torque for me, the drive was great IMHO. the power is the same but the FN2R's torque is 15-20% less (also a smaler engine of course) i guess in the end it will be a toss between a CU2 (not lux)of FN2R. it will be my daily driver and sometimes lug around the family, if i dont feel like sailing the odyssey space ship.

[KaZe86]

dont get me wrong i dont mind parts of the fn2r

but yeah when i saw that episode ages ago i was kinda set on it now i got one i love it even more!

[ndeuro_]

lol how fast can you drive it. no point unless you track it. and lets be honest most people cbf. you buy car for the looks and the fn2r are hawt ;D

[KaZe86]

im going track next month awsomeeee lols not sure about fn2r looks over the ep3

i like the front of the fn2r but like the rear of the ep3

imagine they combined it!!

en2/3R xD

[ndeuro_]

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[denrie]

im going track next month awsomeeee lols not sure about fn2r looks over the ep3

i like the front of the fn2r but like the rear of the ep3

imagine they combined it!!

en2/3R xD

Agree'd ^^ =]

[80057]

im going track next month awsomeeee lols not sure about fn2r looks over the ep3

i like the front of the fn2r but like the rear of the ep3

imagine they combined it!!

en2/3R xD

i agree to, but not sure about a combination.

i wonder what we will think in another 3-4 years

[FLICK]

Here is the Top Gear footage of the comparison.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jK3bkUZRGA

[KaZe86]

i demand a photochop!! lmao

[80057]

i demand a photochop!! lmao

lol...:thumbsup:

but yeh someone do a photochop, im good with numbers not computers

[curtis265]

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p171/roflcurtis/FP3R.jpg

My 10min job lol

Can't get the bodylines to flow right

[Malenic1981]

EP3 is much better deal than FN2 I think, almost half a price and a bit faster, FD2R would be perfect, we would get performance, looks and 5doors which makes it very family friendly :))

[curtis265]

do u mean just the FN?

the FN2R has 3doors.