NEW 2009 EURO - at the track...

[MKI4EVA]

went and had a look on sat.......car looks good but nothing too wow about it. looked best in black but thats a personal thing.

interior wise there was a huge step up from the old model and even the current models so they did a good job there.

as previously stated it's a shame they couldn't keep the weight down a tad.

also test drove the civic typeR for fun and god dam that thing was slow.

*i'm sure i posted this on sat night but can't find my post hahhahahha.

[aaronng]

Weight increase could be the fact that the new Euro has a stiffer chassis - high tensile steel used: in case of a accident, then the car absorbs the damage better.

High tensile steel requires more force to flex, which makes it poorer in absorbing damage. But what Honda has done is to use high tensile steel in places where it matters and also added more bracing (comes with a proper strut brace now).

The weight probably comes from the total weight of all the little improvements (interior, seats, bigger rims, wider tyres) and the larger dimensions.

[ACE888]

Havent been out to the dealers yet but the LUX looks best bang for your buck BUT I don't like leather seats.... then how - rather not go for a base model , again then how??????

[Type R Positive]

Havent been out to the dealers yet but the LUX looks best bang for your buck BUT I don't like leather seats.... then how - rather not go for a base model , again then how??????

Mate, there is stuff all between the base and lux.
I couldn't justify extra $7k+ for heated leather seats, HID's, fog lamps and sun roof.
The leather seemed cheaper to me than previous also.....

[tron07]

with the 18" rims.... how is the acceleration?

[kimnkk]

Well i prefer the Luxury sat nav to standard. You get a few other things like electric & memory seats, heated mirrors, parking sensors, reversing camera, sat nav, tilting mirror, auto dimming mirror, auto headlights and washers as well as the usual leather, heated seats, sunroof and HID (HIDs being a big one imo).

The only thing i don't like are the standard rims and styling!

Oh yeah, regarding acceleration times, what is this 0-100 and i can't, for the life of me, find the 0-100 time of the Accord V6!

[m0nk3y]

i need to go test drive this car...the luxury auto with the optional sports grille is what i'd like!

when i drive my mum's current accord euro, i get a sore back after about 10min lol....and thats changing the seating position to best fit me...hopefully the new one wont give me problems.

[Type R Positive]

with the 18" rims.... how is the acceleration?

Felt suprisingly good with the auto. May have something to do with the extra torque. The 18's look real heavy though, someone previously said 18kgs each corner.

[Type R Positive]

HIDs being a big one imo

Yeah, HID's rock.... but you can get them for $120.

[aaronng]

Yeah, HID's rock.... but you can get them for $120.

Different. Those HIDs use H-type bulbs with the halogen projectors. Not as good as the ones on the Lux which use D-type bulbs with proper HID projectors.

[Type R Positive]

Different. Those HIDs use H-type bulbs with the halogen projectors. Not as good as the ones on the Lux which use D-type bulbs with proper HID projectors.

Yeah they're different, but $120!!!

[aaronng]

Yeah they're different, but $120!!!

For $120, you get a poor cutoff, substandard bulbs, ballast and wiring, plus you forgo HID levellers and washers, which risk a defect if you come across an anal cop.