5th Gear FD2R v FN2R

[6ary]

i agree with that how the FN2R performs quite well in regards with it not having LSD and stiffer suspension etc .. but in my view with the rock hard suspension, i wouldnt be looking for comfort (ride wise) in any of the race bred Type R's (dc2, ek9 and so on). It cost about 50k or something around that mark for the FD2R and if i were for comfort i would be goin for something like BMW or something in that price range.

True that honda have gone a little soft on their typeR philosophy in regards to the FN2. But at 50k i much rather have an evo ix than a FD2R that looks like a vti or vti-s that you see at every turn on the road.

[Encor3]

Might seem weird but she's not just a TV presenter she's actually a Pro race driver.

yea i know shes a pro race driver.
but watchin rallies, F1 and other circuit racers, she seems quite close to it, i wasn't saying she cant drive.. just to make it clear.

back on topic

[Philip Lee]

apart from suspension, power, lsd and brake advantage which everyone mentioned, FD2R also enjoys tyre and weight advantage. with a combination of all these, 3s diff on a relatively long track (1:20+) is acceptable i guess.

[UNLS1]

thats a great comparison!

Remembering if the jap one was to come here it wouldnt be 39,990 it would be alot more, and u would expect more power, better breaks and LSD for alot more!

Both great cars!

[fasthonda]

As expected,the JDM version was faster.Can you imagine if a limited number came to Australia and were tested by Aussie reviewers?The first whinge would be about the hard suspension and how the ride isn't compliant as the GTI Golf.Anyways,the JDM version would be ideal as a track car, as a daily driver,who knows?
The comparision was ok,but I would've preferred a comparision with turbo charged cars such as the Megane F1 230,Astra VXR,Audi S3 maybe even the V6 Golf R32.

[ekhybrid]

That was really good..well obviously the FD2R is faster, still prefer my civic to be honest..as she said the suspension is like rock solid so for general driving which I do during day..the civic is already quite stiff and as she said the FD2 is even stiffer so yeh.. the FD2 is still a really nice car and I wouldn't mind stealing the brembo's off it lol.

Overall the FN2 still performs quite well against the FD2, as it doesn't have an LSD nor does it have hydrolic suspension and the difference is only 3.5's considering the power advantage the FD2 has over the FN2..the FN2 doesn't perform too badly.

ONLY 3.5 sec
stop trying to make urself feel better
get over it

[Chris_typer]

ONLY 3.5 sec
stop trying to make urself feel better
get over it

Stating fact buddy..and i dont have to make myself feel better, I feel good about my car anyway regardless of what reviews say.

[ekhybrid]

Stating fact buddy..

and wat is that?

[aaronng]

thats a great comparison!

Remembering if the jap one was to come here it wouldnt be 39,990 it would be alot more, and u would expect more power, better breaks and LSD for alot more!

Both great cars!

Why so? The UK CTR has an RRP of UKP18,000 (AU$42,250), while the Jap CTR is JPY2,835,000 (AU$28,770). Are you saying that Honda Australia is able to bring in the UK CTR at same RRP in UK, but can't do the same with the JDM CTR eventhough shipping from Japan is cheaper than shipping from UK?

[PaZzMaN-R]

man the jdm ctr is pron!
just love it to bits. its deffinatly a firm ride by the looks of things, that makes me happy

[EK4R]

Why so? The UK CTR has an RRP of UKP18,000 (AU$42,250), while the Jap CTR is JPY2,835,000 (AU$28,770). Are you saying that Honda Australia is able to bring in the UK CTR at same RRP in UK, but can't do the same with the JDM CTR eventhough shipping from Japan is cheaper than shipping from UK?

yeah thats strange. but if JDM CTR do arrive in OZ, the price would be put all the way up to 40+ i reckon because they wouldnt want people to buy the jdm only. OZ australia probably make a even bigger profit this way...more reason to bring it in

[aaronng]

yeah thats strange. but if JDM CTR do arrive in OZ, the price would be put all the way up to 40+ i reckon because they wouldnt want people to buy the jdm only. OZ australia probably make a even bigger profit this way...more reason to bring it in

If they want to sell it at 40+k, heck, let's just say 50K, at least bring it in JDM spec and not watered down stuff. Malaysia has gotten the JDM spec and Honda engineers said that the engine will run on 97RON without problems, maybe only a slight power loss. So on our 98RON and 100RON, the JDM CTR will be fine as well.

With all the hype building up on the FD2R and the good publicity it is getting from Japan and the UK, it will sell better here even with the stiff suspension. It's stiff compared to a stock car. When compared to a car with coils, it is SOFT. The JDM CTR still has only about 5-6 kg/mm springs, which are very soft compared to what we run (I use 10 kg/mm, and some DC2R boys (and gals) would be running at least 16 kg/mm).