Quote Originally Posted by SHIFTY View Post
donno but 2 me all the newer type r's are not real type r's...

dc2r, ek9 and the nsx-r are the real type r's 2 me...

The rest are 2 fat and don not follow the type 'r' meaning of being 'raw'.. how can it be 'raw' if it got fancy dash and fancy that and all and big fat wheels ect... it defies the meaning of the type r... it is sad that honda is almost just throwing the sticker on to these cars... it would make so much more sense 2 be badged a type s... and im not saying because type s is shit, as they are nice 'sports' cars... not raw cars which are (basicly from factory) made for racing...

but then again the question should be... with 2days modern car standards for safety and all that... could honda be aloud 2 make another real type r that is raw like the originals ? i personally doubt it!
Completely agree.
As for safety standards, all they're removing is sound deadening, replacing some parts with lighter (usually stronger) material, and adding reinforcements where necessary, so I guess they just don't think there's a big enough market for the raw cars nowadays.