We just may get the JDM CTR in Australia.

[yfin]

it would be strange for this to happen. Does anyone know of any other market where there is 2 platform versions of the Civic Type R sold officially by Honda dealers?

I can't think of any. Not even in Japan. It is one or the other.

Can anyone think of any?

[SHIFTY]

why not they do it with the accord..

accord and accord euro....

[yfin]

why not they do it with the accord..

accord and accord euro....

But that happens in other countries too - what about the CTR though..

[qstoria]

if they do then surely it will be significantly more $$$. if not then it will be a bit rough on the new owners of the FD2 if it happened anytime soon

[slipangle]

wow! this is very good, and somewhat surprising news.

It would be interesting to see how they position this car if it's made available here alongside the FN2. Maybe they'll have to call the FD2 a "RR" or something?! :-). Regardless, I'm way more convinced that the FD2 sedan is a much more credible Type R offering and am putting aside the money in case it arrives.

BTW, EVO magazine has just reviewed the FD2 and given it five stars, the review draws comparison with the car as possessing the spirit of the NSX-R. High praise indeed.

[EG30]

it would be strange for this to happen. Does anyone know of any other market where there is 2 platform versions of the Civic Type R sold officially by Honda dealers?

I can't think of any. Not even in Japan. It is one or the other.

Can anyone think of any?

I would be bit strange indeed if they offer both versions of CTR here, but no stranger than having both the Accord 4 cyl and Accord Euro avail for our market.

With the AUD at such a high against the USD, Japn Yen and Thai Bhat but not strong at all compared to the UK pound and Euro $; makes you wonder if Honda Aust is considering replacing the 3dr with the 4 dr sooner rather than later indeed.

[qstoria]

so FN2 is the uk ctr that we get and FD2 is the japanese ctr?

[Waggy]

Holy shit.

Put me down for one!

[Tofu]

hmm..that's an unusually short article for such "big" news...but eitherway...
Where do I sign? I don't care if this is $50k+...just hurry up and bring it in already!

[jeffske]

im starting a savings account for this, just hope its under $50k....as someone mentioned our dollar is quite strong against the yen so hope they dont shaft us on price
edit: actually i would pay $50k IF they kept the brembos and all the rest and didnt "detune" it too much...i know they prob have 110 octane in japan but come on, is 98-100 really that different?

[slipangle]

so FN2 is the uk ctr that we get and FD2 is the japanese ctr?

Yep! spot on

[qstoria]

Yep! spot on

thanks