Civic Type R $39,990 + On Roads

[UNLS1]

Why do you think it shouldn't have bremos??!
Perhaps you care to explain why the jap CTR and DC5R both have brembos and an LSD.

Anyway, aside from an H badge, what in the flying fark do Legends and Accords have to do with a type-r civic???

what im saying is WHY does the CTR need brembos?? have u drivin it yet and had a go at the brakes??? Its not a massive power heavy car why does it need brembos????

ITs not a jap car its from UK its not the end of the world coz it doesnt have brembos. 147kws dont need brembos.

[xtercii]

If that's your logic, we can then probably starting arguing road cars don't need X amount of power and sports cars and supercars are redundant and unnecessary as there is no way we can legally use all the power on the road.

[obsessionz]

Hi guys has anyone actually driven the new ctr... im interested to see how it actually handles... how hard can you take corners in it etc? cause apparently you cant change the suspension in it ... you cant access the front suspension top mounts as its covered up? i had a look inside the engine bay ... and theres no way of getting to them??

[e240]

I don't quite follow your logic...

My bike makes only 74kw ATW, but its got monoblock brembos. LOL.

Frankly, there are alot of OEM brakes out there that are more than sufficient for most purposes but if I'm paying >40K for a hatchback, I'd expect some bling factor and Brembos are just synonymous to a performance car.

and a performance FWD without an LSD? Just what were they thinking?

once again why do people think this car should have brembos???
its got 147kws ffs! have any of u actually drivin it and hit the brakes hard? its bloody fantastic!
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[SeverAMV]

apparently a set of genuine brembo brakes cost around $16000, and thats just the trade price. so sticking brembos into a sub-$40000 car will kinda kill its price advantage.

[ginganggooly]

Well, if honda UK is using the Accord v6 and legend as their collective performance yardstick, i can see what the issue is.

[ginganggooly]

apparently a set of genuine brembo brakes cost around $16000, and thats just the trade price. so sticking brembos into a sub-$40000 car will kinda kill its price advantage.

Think lad, there is more than just one model of brembo caliper.

[industrie]

you do realise that honda australia has always down graded the cars here regardless based on the power decrease because of fuel availablity and option availablility...so I dont know why a few people complain that it doesnt have LSD and brembos etc are going to change what Honda Australia prefers in the larger segment...yes its nice to have those things but it adds costs to the overall package and that doesnt seem like a good business strategy for the company itself

[obsessionz]

just go out and buy some brembos don't think you would bother anyways .... the car is way to heavy and looks like a Peugeot. I went to the dealers in my mates real civic type R (EK9) to look at it ... and wasnt impressed at all.. the car is very high... and not wide... the seats are bulky side bits arent high its more for everday driving...

If you want a car to modify this car isnt for you. the exhaust at the back make it hard to modify suspension is a nightmare to get to ... don't even think they can be changed... the plastic fuel cover looks cheap.... and the stereo cant be changed to an aftermarket one as its built it... its pretty much get in and drive...

[SeverAMV]

Think lad, there is more than just one model of brembo caliper.

well the base model of brembos can be bought for around $6000, but for honda to stick them in, they'd still end up doing testing/R&D for it, which brings up the price a notch. altho if the CTR did come with brembos and cost only a tad more, i'm sure a lot of people would buy it, but the sub $40000 price tag is more attractive to people, and so far it seems like its one of the few japanese front wheel drive sports cars still available, which kinda puts it in competition with the toyota sportivo range, and as mentioned in this thread, the golf. most people probably wouldnt care less about brembos unless CTR turns into GTR and gains an extra 400kg.

[aaronng]

I don't quite follow your logic...

My bike makes only 74kw ATW, but its got monoblock brembos. LOL.

It's all about the power-to-weight ratio.

[aaronng]

Think lad, there is more than just one model of brembo caliper.

LOL, so you want 1-pot Brembo calipers? Those things are like stock calipers except for the red paint and the word "B-R-E-M-B-O".

If you went for large Brembos (or any brand of 2-4 pot calipers), the car would then need a bigger master cylinder.