Civic Type R $39,990 + On Roads

[bennjamin]

test driving one next week - one thing i didnt like was the plasticy door handles - felt quite cheap and will easily break with my man-grip.
Looks great in black tho ! And the mph/kmh switch is cool

[Tofu]

i thought this FN2 uses a similar chassis as a Jazz...?

[aaronng]

test driving one next week - one thing i didnt like was the plasticy door handles - felt quite cheap and will easily break with my man-grip.
Looks great in black tho ! And the mph/kmh switch is cool

Oooh nice nice!

Even the Euro's door handles are chrome-plated plastic!

[aaronng]

i thought this FN2 uses a similar chassis as a Jazz...?

Yes it does.

[xenfacta]

And the mph/kmh switch is cool

switch to mph with the mrs in the car so she wont get shitty :-P.... honestly officer, i WAS doing 60....

[Khrome]

switch to mph with the mrs in the car so she wont get shitty :-P.... honestly officer, i WAS doing 60....

Lol, best idea ever. With that and the "Automatically folding side mirrors at 140mph" what else could you want.

[xenfacta]

Lol, best idea ever. With that and the "Automatically folding side mirrors at 140mph" what else could you want.

thats a good idea, who cares whos behind u at 140mph?

[matt]

well drove a CTR today so heres my thoughts.

all comparisons made to stock and lightly modified dc5r

pros

-looks good in the metal (tho i prefer the looks of the dc5r)

-suspension feels very nice, take bumps and edges very well considering 18's and handles nicely.

-g/box feels nice, tho shifter is further over than dc5

-engine is very revvy

-steering feels good too.

-interior is nice, glovebox is massive, could fit heaps of shite in there (again prefer dc5r interior but this one is nice)


cons

-doesnt feel that fast

-too quiet, i think its quieter inside at least than stock dc5r

-seems to do little blip of throttle on upshifts which gave me the shits,
i kept thinking i wasnt lifting throttle off properly till was
mentionted it was somethign to do with fly-by-wire throttle, tried it conciously a couple of times and it still does it. very off puttin at high rpms as it sends it past redline...

-dash is nice to read when putting about, but speedo is too hard to read when giving it abit and the
little shift light thing is absolutley useless, too small too dull and in wierd spot.

-rear wing is in a farked spot, blocks rear view right where car would be.

-seats dont feel as grippy

-door handles are a bit plasticy, and fuel cap is silly.

-i still think lack of LSD is a bit of a pity, i could notice the LSD in my car pretty quickly, and if the CTR had one i think it would defo be a good thing



overall i think its a good car, more time at the wheel would obviously help and might change some of the above.

but it will definately have a wider appeal than earlier type r's we've had access too, and i rekon it will sell pretty dam well.

[CTR Coupe]

-doesn't feel that fast

-too quiet, i think its quieter inside at least than stock dc5r

-seats dont feel as grippy

-door handles are a bit plasticy, and fuel cap is silly.

have you driven the golf GTI its direct competitor in the price range?

it doesn't feel slow to me. felt faster than the golf GTI but the golf had more pull down low.

The seats are worse in the golf

I think theres a fair bit of road noise due to the 18" wheels. still noisy inside the cabin when you hit mad vtec y0.

i agree with you on the fuel cap. i don't know wtf they were thinking with that its the biggest piece of plastic rubbish.

theres better vision out of the rear than the gen 2 CRX which had a similar setup.

[matt]

no i havent driven the GTi, that is all in comparison to my dc5r.

from what i had read about the CTR it was supposed to have more low down torque than other k20's but didnt feel that way to me.

might have to head to VW dealer and take a GTi for a spin i think

[CTR Coupe]

no i havent driven the GTi, that is all in comparison to my dc5r.

from what i had read about the CTR it was supposed to have more low down torque than other k20's but didnt feel that way to me.

might have to head to VW dealer and take a GTi for a spin i think

Don't get me wrong the golf is nice but is just so dam boring compared to the CTR.
plus you need to upgrade to leather purely because the standard cloth trim is just awful.

Honda claim that the CTR doesn't need an LSD due to the new traction control system. I think they are seriously wrong and torsion bar rear end for extra boot space

i think my 3 biggest complaints would be

-No LSD

-torsion bar rear end

-horrible cheep feeling plastic fuel cover

[CRXY01]

I found the CTR quite impressive, would like a longer test drive to have a true appreciation.
-Driving position is great, no reach for the gear knob
-Vision of dials was fantastic, for me at 6ft
-The seats I found really comfortable
-The interior style I'm quite a fan of
-The rear seats have a huge amount of room
-The engine seems even more happy to rev than the DC5R
-Nothing like hearing a car at 8,000RPM
-The vision out the back window was reasonable, better than CRX genII
-The accessories are reasonable compared to the price of competitors.

Not a fan of.
-The door handles they feel cheap
-The fuel cap looks cheap
-No LSD, they say traction control will sort that!!LOL

The dealer would not negotiate on price! Would only allow short test drives, which is poor when your trying to decide on a purchase.

Compared to the Golf GTI
Better
-Driving feel
-The engine feels like more fun, GTI I find a little boring!
-The seats
-Interior style
-Gear box
Worse
-Plastic handles, fuel cap
-Low down torque