FK8 Honda Civic Type R

[felixR]

Crazy styling from Honda compared to the understated look of previous Type Rs.











I like it.

[felixR]

In summary:

• 2.0-litre VTEC turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine
• 235kW
• 400Nm
• Macpherson strut front suspension
• Independent multi-link system at the rear

Source

[felixR]

Pretty cool walk through by Car Throttle.

[lammy]

The FK8 is nothing but srs bsns.


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[tofu]

I know i've been away from these forums for a while now...but what is srs bsns??

[mrntegra]

Cant wait to see this in person! Looks so fricken awesome.

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[jv-st]

I know i've been away from these forums for a while now...but what is srs bsns??

Just short for 'serious business' haha

[felixR]

New FWD record at the infamous Nurburgring!

The FK8 has lapped it in 7 minutes, 43.8 seconds stealing the title from the Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport S (known here as the GTI 40 Years Edition) which managed a time of 7 minutes 49.21 seconds in May last year.



http://www.caradvice.com.au/545143/2...ng-lap-record/

[felixR]

Here's the lap record footage!

[wpg81]

It may not be the prettiest but dam it's fast. Congrats to Honda. That time has blown away the special edition vw golf. Honda is very keen to keep this title, I have read that they were set to up the power output if needed. Not that it was required.
It will be interesting to see what a Jdm, mugen or special edition produces. After long drought Honda looks to be back on song and planing to stay.

[yellowdc2r]

Uncontrollable smiling and laughing!!!!! love this.

[felixR]

There will be 5 colours to choose from!

Championship White, Rally Red, Crystal Black, Sonic Grey and Brilliant Sporty Blue.

http://www.caradvice.com.au/551784/2...tober-release/

[l__i__l]

I would love a fk8 swap into a dc2r
if only they sold just the engine

[wpg81]

Fk8 engine is good but not great yet! 1.2bar on a k20-24 will produce 250kw upward depending on turbo size. The big hurdle for the fk8 engine is the exhaust manifold being incorporated into the cyclinder head. This produces a lot of heat to be trapped in the head causing detonation to accure. Aswell the exhaust manifold is sorrounded by a water jacket very much reducing the ability to port. All of this is designed for good low emissions and fast warm up.

I said yet for a reason! With is engine making its way to the Yankees it will have a really big aftermarket backing. The power hungry yanks will push this to the limits and beyond. I am excited to see how it plays out!

[l__i__l]

^ yeh good point mate
I'm sure the aftermarket community will develop it further
for me the appeal is the OEM quality boosted package
I have had a bad experience with turbo on a dc5 which I would never do again
but if this engine was on the market at a reasonable price i would seriously consider it...
I think there is a market for OEM boosted honda engines...and this is a great opportunity for honda to resurrect a majority of their previous models with boost.
leave it to the aftermarket community to develop the specific kits but put the engine on the damn market!