Ek Vtir Coupe Chassis?

HHmm i think we could all argue this till we each go black and blue in the face.

I personally think there wouldnt be much difference in the two. having said this i do know that the hatch has a stiffer body than the Sedan. I read this from a Honda press release on the EK series when it was released. So how much more than the Coupe... might be alittle huh?

Motor or Wheels also did an article a few years back titled Hot Four under 40 with cars like the ITR, Celica, SSS, Proton, VTiR Coupe etc (11 cars in all) and the ITR DC2 and Civic came 1st / 2nd respctively. The ITR lapped the circuit something like 8secs faster than any other car and did something like 11kmph faster down the straight than the Celica.

The civic lapped 2secs faster than the next car if i recall correctly.

Either way the VTiR is a fast car. Just depends on how deep your pockets get as to how much faster, not to mention how talented the driver is.

Also, the Coupe would never have been made into a Type R regardless of it possibly handling better than the Hatch simply cos Honda knows the Coupe is not a volume seller like the Hatch... Seems only the Americans have the appetite for the coupe in such a volume that makes it worth making.

my thoughts anyway.

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Originally Posted by Civic Type R

J-Mun, if the Honda Corporation wanted a Type R coupe or sedan i dont think their Million dollar Type R project would really care what factory the chassis came from.

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hmmm :o empirical evidence suggests that the manufacturing country has a role to play in terms of quality and/or workmanship. y do ppl ask (esp with electronic equipment) "where is it made?" and when there is a choice of between Japan or Taiwan, Japan is ALWAYS the choice without fail. Honda USA is different to Honda Japan. Honda USA have their own standards (which may be very very similar to their colleagues in jp) as opposed to Honda JP. When i was reading reviews and articles on the Coupe before i purchased it new, one article read "Although Honda Japan still had alot of say on the manufacturing of the vehicle". Hence this statement alone says they are different.

btw, are any of the DC5s or DC5Rs made in the US? or all from JP?

dunno about handling but logically, the hatch chassis would be a tad stiffer as the body section of the hatch's chassis is smaller and smaller is stronger. try bending a piece of plastic that's 10cm long as opposed to 5cm. You notice a difference in the strength of the whole object right?? :rolleyes: