Quote Originally Posted by Ronny View Post
Me and my wife test drove it the other day coz my missus is looking for a smaller car and she reckons the new CTR looks good.

Interior and everything are all good, very fancy/modern design (Thumb up in this category). However the power is a bit weak from stand still to 5000rpm, vtec simply kicks in at about 5xxx + rpm and the response is OKAY. Compare to the MPS3 and GTi (I have test driven both cars), this is definitely not my cup of tea. I understand we shouldn't compare N/A car with Turbo but Honda claimed this thing can reach 100km in 6.6secs. I don't see this thing would get any near to low 7's (It could reach 6.6 if I chuck in shitloads of mods). In conclusion, this CTR is sorta similar to the corolla sportivo. I would say there aren't much different between the two in terms of power. I am not here to cause any trouble with the civic Type R owners but for my personal opinion, Honda was a bit exaggerated about this CTR's performance.

Yeah, Honda really did exaggerate the performance claims. But the issue with the engine not having anything under 5000rpm is similar for all NA engines with an aggressive highcam. Without a variable lift system, it's even worse like with the cammed 4A-GE engines.

I've driven a Sportivo and I don't think the CTR warrants a comparison to it. The Sportivo's suspension is so shitty that you can feel the nose lifting when you are in 2nd gear, 2000rpm and you just use about 1/4 throttle! That was bad.

Having said all that, if I was after outright power for the straight, I'd take an MPS. But if I wanted an all rounder, it'll be a tossup between the CTR and GTI, with the deciding factor being whether my missus will be driving the car (she can't drive stick). Value-wise, CTR > GTI.