Quote Originally Posted by Philip Lee View Post
this is the Japanese philiosphy, which is quite different to that for European unfortunately or fortunately depends on how hard/soft you want your car to be.

the Euro EP3R was quite a different car to the JDM EP3R ie. no recaro, no LSD and less power. the FN2R just followed on from the euro spec EP3R.
That is my point... which is why I don't think the FN2R is a fully bred typeR. I just think the europeans should have started their hot-hatch trend with another name. But obviously that would be stupid considering how popular and well respected the typeR badge already is.

aarong, my point was that if you read the ads or comparisons on the UK magazines (Evo and Top Gear), they review and advertise the typeR as a Hot Hatch, whereas the Japanese advertise the typeR as a track car. Both Hot Hatches and Track Cars are quick, but they are so different and the typeR's are supposed to be cars you can drive straight off the dealers and onto the track (which isn't how the UK has been advertising and marketing the FN2R).

My point is a Honda CRV in the UK is a crossover utility vehicle and despite the different variants, when it is in Australia, Japan, anywhere in the world, it is a crossover utility vehicle. It isn't a Sedan in the UK and a Crossover here is it? So why is it different for the typeR? the TypeR is now a Hot Hatch in Europe and AUS and a Track Car in Japan.

For those guys that say the FN2R would sell better than the FD2R if both were offered, go on the Singapore Honda forums, there is a clear difference in the number of members with FD2R and the number of members with FN2R's.