same price as the DC5R back in the 2001 ish :)
only 500 are bring to Australia in the first batch mid 07 until next year
100 are in WA
400 on the rest of the state
be quick guys :)
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same price as the DC5R back in the 2001 ish :)
only 500 are bring to Australia in the first batch mid 07 until next year
100 are in WA
400 on the rest of the state
be quick guys :)
The Civic may slightly weigh less than the Golf (35kg) but look at the difference in torque figures between the two vehicles. I find it hard to believe the Civic Type R can do 0-100 in 6.6 seconds given the weight and power figures. Something doesn't add up.
^^^ i agree...
that is an official CLAIMED to be 6.6 could be faster or slower :p
Yeah I know it is claimed. I am interested to see what car magazines achieve. I am tipping they will get figures in the 7-7.4 second range. I think when Honda got that figure it was on a freezing cold day in the UK with a very fit example with 50,000kms on board, 40kg driver - and slightly downhill. ;) Happy to eat my words on this when Wheels or Motor do tests.
At $39,990,the CTR is not really doing anything competitive price wise,however we must wait for the specification/options that will be available.
Also ,I have yet to see the 6.6 sec figure in any of the reviews I have read and quite frankly,I don't expect to see that figure in any upcoming Aussie test.
are you saying you havent seen that proved or havent seen that as a listed spec?
cos thats what honda are claiming
http://www.civictyper.com.au/?WT.ac=HP_CTR07
click on the "in Brief" and it lists that spec.
Haven't seen it proved.I don't think anyone on the British Civic Type R forums that actually own one, have managed to achieve 6.6sec.
A more likely figure that I have read about is 7.2secs.
The 1/4 mile figure seems to be around 15.3secs -I've seen this figure in the EVO mag.
cools, yeah manufacturer claims are always faster, i guess it helps that they can launch at redline as many times as they like and not worry about paying for broken stuff