Quote Originally Posted by SaiHayashi View Post
but that will on the other hand either kill off the sales of FDs or the FN base models, and much likely to be the FN going down as it looks kinda ugly when its not type R.

and what im actually meaning is, given integra has been put on a fullstop, Honda actually would have a higher demand in sedan/coupe sports car, and the FD2R would totally make up. like geez if FD2R is available over in aus, i wouldve bought it instead of the FN2R even tho i love mine too.
I disagree. The FN2s shape is unique and wholly different to every other car available here. And as this is arguably not altogether unaesthetic, this makes the cooking model very marketable.

The Type S/etc. won't compete against GTIs - That's what the Type R is for. Cooking models compete against other cooking models. And since the Golf is such a boring car to look at, the FN2s will appeal.

As for the FD2R, beyond a handful of Honda purists - whatever that means - that would buy the car on autopilot, the majority of people would pass it by. All the people that like/need the shape will just buy the cooking model as they do now.

While I am in the minority on Honda fanatic boards, I for one would not have bought a Type R if the FD2R was the only one available.

If we are going to go into fantasy land - FD2R in Australia is such a fantasy by the way - I would be far more inclined to buy a FD2R spec'd FN2 - which, unfortunately is also not going to happen.

The only thing a cooking model variant of the FN2R is going to do is reduce the shapes uniqueness. And it will do so in a big way.