Civic Type R is coming!

**Q_ball** · 03-03-2007 11:29 AM

Player hater Perry

18s never stopped me LOL

**2002 TeGgY** · 03-03-2007 03:13 PM

i cant beleive some people are complaining about this CTR. i remeber like a couple of months back when everyone was so dissapointed when this wasn't gonna make it here..i think its a great car and should do well

**yfin** · 03-03-2007 03:28 PM

That weight of 1301kg for the Type R Civic surely can't be right if the std Euro is 1375kg. If it is correct the 6.6 second time sounds optomistic.

**2002 TeGgY** · 03-03-2007 04:04 PM

i agree. this has roughly the same output as the AUDM DC5R and the DC5R weighs around 1160kg and does 0-100kmh in about 6.9 or so seconds, so 6.6 for the CTR does sound a lot optomistic...

**yfin** · 03-03-2007 04:30 PM

Originally Posted by 2002 TeGgY

i agree. this has roughly the same output as the AUDM DC5R and the DC5R weighs around 1160kg and does 0-100kmh in about 6.9 or so seconds, so 6.6 for the CTR does sound a lot optomistic...

And it is running 18s versus 16s on the DC5R. You can only achieve so much with the gear ratios too so how does the CTR get that time?

Perhaps it hits 0-100kph still in 2nd gear to help the time - does the DC5R have a shift to 3rd before 100kph? I'll be interested to see if the magazines can get that time.

**2002 TeGgY** · 03-03-2007 04:36 PM

Originally Posted by yfin

And it is running 18s versus 16s on the DC5R. You can only achieve so much with the gear ratios too so how does the CTR get that time?

Perhaps it hits 0-100kph still in 2nd gear to help the time - does the DC5R have a shift to 3rd before 100kph? I'll be interested to see if the magazines can get that time.

yeh, DC5R has to shift to 3rd to get to 100. but still man no way it makes that much of a difference

**yfin** · 03-03-2007 04:47 PM

Originally Posted by 2002 TeGgY

yeh, DC5R has to shift to 3rd to get to 100. but still man no way it makes that much of a difference

The gearing can make quite a bit of difference. But it is interesting to note that the US Civic SI weighs about the same (1304kg). Honda claimed 6.7 for that car (0-60mph). It has the same if not similar K20 punching out 197 horses.

Edmunds could only get 0-60mph in 7.2 so 0-100kph is a tad slower.

See test below
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=108019

**2002 TeGgY** · 03-03-2007 05:00 PM

yeh, i think it might be a tad slower than a DC5R but its still an impressive car and i bet its more comfortable and has a shit load more accessories than the DC5R. DC5R's dont even have cruise control ffs

**Shimian** · 03-03-2007 05:10 PM

Went to the motorshow today. Saw the type R. Not a bad looking car. The 18" look great. The front foggies too. The rest is not bad, but ill stick with my sedan.