We just may get the JDM CTR in Australia.

[aaronng]

Hey Aaron, you might be best to answer this...
It seems the FD2R being released in Malaysia has the 165kw engine.

http://www.honda.com.my/

I thought maximum readily available RON in Malaysia was 97?

Does this mean Honda Australia are purely cost cutting if they detune? Thoughts?

You should read WHY the FD2R is being released in Malaysia. Then you will understand why they are bringing in a 100RON engine into a country that sells only 97 RON.

Anyway, at the price that it is being sold in Malaysia, the buyers would be rich enough to afford racing fuel (which can be purchased through the many thousands of work/tuning shops) anyway.

[mpd076-chuck]

You should read WHY the FD2R is being released in Malaysia.

Got a link?

I read the TOVA articles and the reasoning there is "The Civic Type-R is only the beginning and if it succeeds, it will lead to more such desirable models for Malaysia and elsewhere across the world."

So they want the car in full effect to really show people what Honda can do? Or because it will compete against the WRX and Golf GTI and it needs to be as competitive as possible? I assume with the TOVA quoted extremely limited numbers (10 units a month) running 100 RON can be justified as you say by tuning shops etc.

For those wanting to read TOVA article.
http://asia.vtec.net/news/myJDMCTR/index.html
http://asia.vtec.net/news/myJDMCTR/index1.html

PS - Many thousands of tuning shops... that sounds pretty cool, I don't know much about the Malaysian tuning scene.

[aaronng]

Got a link?

I read the TOVA articles and the reasoning there is "The Civic Type-R is only the beginning and if it succeeds, it will lead to more such desirable models for Malaysia and elsewhere across the world."

So they want the car in full effect to really show people what Honda can do? Or because it will compete against the WRX and Golf GTI and it needs to be as competitive as possible? I assume with the TOVA quoted extremely limited numbers (10 units a month) running 100 RON can be justified as you say by tuning shops etc.

For those wanting to read TOVA article.
http://asia.vtec.net/news/myJDMCTR/index.html
http://asia.vtec.net/news/myJDMCTR/index1.html

PS - Many thousands of tuning shops... that sounds pretty cool, I don't know much about the Malaysian tuning scene.

http://www.vtec.net/forums/one-messa...page_number=1&

In this thread, "WongKN" is the same guy that runs Temple of VTEC Asia. It's solely because of him that Malaysia is getting the FD2R.