We just may get the JDM CTR in Australia.

honda needs a hot hatch, because that market is untapped by them ever since the ek4 (vti-r) stopped selling.

Also need a "sports" sedan so it can make sense that honda au would sell both concurrently.

I like your theory hehe...

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Originally Posted by 350G

Dont tell me it is how u tell you customers when u are back in the old days while DC2R or DC5R were just out.

the Magic of R speaks for itself

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nah i moved on from the old days...
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Originally Posted by UNLS1

thats the thing with the jap one, all the internals and sus, interior ect are type R and great!, but from the outside just looks like a riced up civic with bolt on cosmetics from autobarn!

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please note, autobarn not sell 4-pot brembo brakes, rear wing with real carbon fiber part and legendary 18" type-r wheels (white)
but this place sell :):):)
http://www.gtmotoring.com/civic-fgfd-jdm.htm

but they sell brembo covers, fake carbon vinyls and 18in white spinners, those should make a pretty authentic replica...

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Originally Posted by dmx

please note, autobarn not sell 4-pot brembo brakes, rear wing with real carbon fiber part and legendary 18" type-r wheels (white)
but this place sell :):):)
http://www.gtmotoring.com/civic-fgfd-jdm.htm

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LOL. I don't think he really means "autobarn sells it", he is just quoting an example that the FD2R looks like an ordinary civic which is souped up with exterior parts.

Anyway it is really a challenge for Honda Australia to get it, as according to Temple of VTEC, Honda Japan's R&D development team will point to the UKDM CTR for any requests for the JDM CTR and say "The european CTR is what is made for your market." Still a long way to go for negotiations and this is by no means a certainty.

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Originally Posted by 350G

i hope it wont cost more then 45k. but end of the day it is a Honda Type R. Dont compare it with Aurion LOL

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45k is at edge of reasonable. 50k is not reasonable price. You cant charge something at more than 2 times the price of base model, its not that different.

Of course cannot comapre with Aurion. Aurion is a whole class up! in size and engine capacity. So should be more expensive than a Civic.

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You cant charge something at more than 2 times the price of base model, its not that different.

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Ummmm Holden and Ford :p ...oh wait, more like 3x !

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And I can't help but notice, that the European CTR looks just like their normal base model counterparts, no matter how fast it is.

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Maybe thats why we got the FN2R...to create that extra little bit of differentiation over the range of civics we already have here.

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Originally Posted by Jaso

Ummmm Holden and Ford :p ...oh wait, more like 3x !

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but then most Holden/Ford loyalists are not the most rational consumers or intelligent humans, actually where we come from we call them as morons.

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Originally Posted by Jaso

Maybe thats why we got the FN2R...to create that extra little bit of differentiation over the range of civics we already have here.

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Agreed. We dont need any more FD shaped 4 door honda shape sedans in Australia. The streets are already overrun with Accord Euros and Civics, sometimes I feel like Im stuck in a Honda sponsored game when driving on the streets. Its obsurd

bring in something new and exciting.

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Originally Posted by Jaso

Maybe thats why we got the FN2R...to create that extra little bit of differentiation over the range of civics we already have here.

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If you read the quote within that reply, then you would know I was taking the piss out of certain forumers for their strong bias.