Civic Type R to come to Oz?

**aaronng** · 07-10-2004 12:19 AM

Originally Posted by SiR

Blame that on our sh*tty fuel!

The Americans get worse fuel compared to us. Their premium unleaded is 95 RON I think. Yet, their TSX has a K24 that pushes 200hp. So I don't think it's the fuel. The engine makes power from the cams anyway. The fuel used determines how high the compression ratio can be. Euro has 10.5:1, but hey, the Corolla Sportivo runs 11.5:1 and still runs on our shitty 98 RON premium stuff. If highly-tuned Ferraris are seen running around Australia with petrol pump premium fuel, then petrol quality is no excuse, unless of course Ferrari actually sells octane booster to every Ferrari owner.

**Terry** · 07-10-2004 01:17 AM

HA sucks.......they think they can survive just by selling CRV and Jass......why they can bring the bloody hell MDX to here (which didnt sell at all!!) but reject ITR and CTR?........they think by killing ITR they can rise their image to Lexus? it totally doen't make sence to me.....

PS:Honda's product line is getting narrower and narrower and i think they will be marginalise.......

**JohnnyVtec** · 16-03-2007 03:48 PM

Originally Posted by aaronng

The Americans get worse fuel compared to us. Their premium unleaded is 95 RON I think. Yet, their TSX has a K24 that pushes 200hp. So I don't think it's the fuel. The engine makes power from the cams anyway. The fuel used determines how high the compression ratio can be. Euro has 10.5:1, but hey, the Corolla Sportivo runs 11.5:1 and still runs on our shitty 98 RON premium stuff. If highly-tuned Ferraris are seen running around Australia with petrol pump premium fuel, then petrol quality is no excuse, unless of course Ferrari actually sells octane booster to every Ferrari owner.

Close Aaron,

The Best fuel you can buy from a service station in the states is: 92Ron...

**aaronng** · 07-10-2004 11:19 AM

I remember reading that HA wanted to have an image like Lexus, and to focus on SUV, luxury sedan and sports sedan. No more hard core Type R. Too bad HA, Toyota can do Toyota+Lexus branding, bring in IS, ES series and also the Corolla Sportivo. Why can't HA something similar. They could have at least did the CTR on a manufacture per order basis like the ITR.

**yakuza** · 02-02-2007 11:13 PM

Forget about it, Honda Australia just blxxdy hopeless, they only know how to please the old people and forget about Honda's sporty image, it's quite obviously in the last of couple years. At the end, Nissan(S15, Z33 etc), Subaru (WRX, STI,..etc) and Mitsubishi (EVO8,9 & colt Ralliart) shared the oz sporty car market, Finally if u tell you mate or any chicks you have a Honda ---- something like that, they will ask how old are you? you look not that old mate.
Look! Honda's sporty image gone!!

**v8legend** · 17-06-2007 10:15 PM

Originally Posted by yakuza

Forget about it, Honda Australia just blxxdy hopeless, they only know how to please the old people and forget about Honda's sporty image, it's quite obviously in the last of couple years. At the end, Nissan(S15, Z33 etc), Subaru (WRX, STI,..etc) and Mitsubishi (EVO8,9 & colt Ralliart) shared the oz sporty car market, Finally if u tell you mate or any chicks you have a Honda ---- something like that, they will ask how old are you? you look not that old mate.
Look! Honda's sporty image gone!!

Hey yakka .... go to a Honda dealer and have a look at the new Honda Civic Type R ..... I went on Saturday,had a test drive and bought one .... what a blxxdy ripper car ... and really good value @ $44K on road .... leaves the other way behind and it looks really cool ... Honda Australia have got this car right in every way ...... Well done to all at Honda Australia

**marcus** · 03-02-2007 12:10 AM

apart from the s2k...no longer any sporty image in honda ozzie

**vupham** · 03-02-2007 12:47 AM

Well they had the integra, to me its a much better car than other sport cars like s15 wrx and celicas? The problem is most people dont know about honda integras and its underrated so they r not big with the sales compared to s1 and wrx's. With s2000, who can afford a 70k car and its a convertable too.
I dont really know what the problem is

**marcus** · 03-02-2007 12:50 AM

hmm...the problem is such cars are taxed tooo much in oz...such cars are much cheaper in the states and britain

**matt** · 03-02-2007 01:29 AM

surely wrx's and s15 would be taxed at similar levels tho?
definately agree with vupham that the integra is very underated, but australia seems to be fixated with either V8's or turbos so that doesn't surprise me.

yakuza: there are more recent threads about the new CTRso might be worth checking out.