Honda Australia planning to trial cooking model UK Civic hatch

**s2o0o** · 07-04-2009 11:28 PM

You may think the price is steep - but you should see the amounts of people interested in this car! They will sell out like hotcakes.

I cannot stress the amount of people I have seen walk into the showroom ready to purchase a Type R and not knowing how to drive a manual. The Civic Si will appeal to these people - and from the feedback I've gotten from the Melbourne International Motorshow; this is definantly a head turning hot hatch!

**EGB18CT** · 08-04-2009 02:34 PM

sohc 1.8L ... 103kw fails... what on earth are they thinking with the price!!

**s2o0o** · 08-04-2009 09:10 PM

Unlike the Type R; this is a more luxurious variant with top of the range features.

If the response, demand and sales of the Civic Si is successful; Honda may bring in a standard type in this shape for a lesser price. Hopefully sales go well!

I drove the manual Si today. Sorry for the quality of the shots as these are taken on my phone; but here is a peek:

**aaronng** · 08-04-2009 09:22 PM

I'm not liking that front grill... The Type R one is nicer. And that gearstick base looks..... american?

**Sp00ny** · 09-04-2009 05:04 AM

Originally Posted by aaronng

Bring in 50 FD2Rs without change from japspec at 50k each, they might sell like hotcakes ehhehehhe

Might is an understatement. Although the problem with Honda's is that the vast majority of enthusiasts can't seem to afford/want to buy a new one at a very high price. We rely on the second hand market too much, that's probebly why they haven't brought it in... along with other reasons of course...

**The X Man** · 12-04-2009 12:36 AM

Honda = one word - idiots.

**aaronng** · 12-04-2009 02:50 AM

Originally Posted by Sp00ny

Might is an understatement. Although the problem with Honda's is that the vast majority of enthusiasts can't seem to afford/want to buy a new one at a very high price. We rely on the second hand market too much, that's probebly why they haven't brought it in... along with other reasons of course...

People bought the DC5R. That's where the supply for the 2nd hand market came from. There were also quite a few DC5S sold. I bought my Euro new as well and there are also quite a few with a new CU2 on this forum alone.

**SPEEDCORE** · 12-04-2009 05:30 PM

Originally Posted by s2o0o

this is definantly a head turning hot hatch!

Hot hatch with a R18.... -ve

And for a price of over $40k for an auto variant..... if anyone buys this over a Golf they must have smoked a meteor sized chunk of rock.

**Riviera** · 13-04-2009 10:10 PM

geez theyre ugly... youd back the rear of that thing into everything...
id do it on purpose....

is all the drivetrain and suspension functions all the same as the current
FN2R??? by not having Independant rear suspension???

**burak213** · 13-04-2009 10:15 PM

i really like the pic with the stockings MOAR

**rodericb** · 14-04-2009 09:51 PM

+1

It really is a bit expensive I think - $40k is a lot of money considering what else is on the market (even Hondas own stuff like the Accord Euro and existing Civic sedan!)