power, torque and mods wise, the rex will be much better in my opinion having owned a 185wkw REX and a DC2R. Simple mods on a REX will gain you far greater power then putting alot of money into a DC5. I had a DC2R for 2 weeks and the lack of torque in hondas just drives me up the wall and you do have to rev it hard. Rexys can be modded to have alot of low down power and it just pushes it so quickly with the right mods on it. You just don't get that feeling from any honda ...maybe unless they're turboed. You'll never get anywhere near that sort of power at the wheels unless you're spending alot. And because the 05s have gone down in price and probably the best looking, I think it's a great buy .. and more practical as well.

one thing though , handling wise in standard form ... the DC5 will be alot better.