FN2 Civic Type-R

[fueltank]

This is not a thread on how good/bad it is if you HAVE NOT DRIVEN ONE.

So who has one?
Or has driven one?
How did you find it?

[freakygeek]

Is this a lounge topic or a General Automotive topic?

[fueltank]

You're the mod, why are you asking me? LOL

[3r1k]

My friend has one.

I have driven his for 1 week long when he was away.

The car is awesome and fast, there are some pros and cons of the car so you better test it by yourself.

It is much quicker than DC5R in stock form and it handles IMHO much much better than DC5R despite the lack of LSD.

I can't compare one with Type S as I never driven one before.

[Adam]

Took one for a test drive a few weeks ago. They are a really nice car to drive, very smooth, and the standard options that come with the car are quite good. I went straight from my modded dc5r to the civic, and found the civic actually did quite well in terms of power and comfort and was really close to buying one!

[mecca]

Going for a test drive on the 7th when my DC2 gets serviced.

Should be interesting

[Didz]

i took one for a drive and wasnt very impressed to be honest... My dc5r felt faster and much more responsive (its stock as well). I do know someone with one and i think me vs him would be a better comparison and i cant wait . Apart from that, it was a VERY nice drive but felt like i was floating :/ sussy is much softer than DC5R stock and can tell the difference with no double wishbones on the rear!

I do think the car has a lot of potential, even stock motor with weight reduction the car would decimate a DC5R. 1/4 mile times show that the civic type R is 15.4 secs which is a bit faster than the DC5R but i still feel like my car is quicker.

Another thing that bothered me is the lack of feeling when vtec engages. The power is fairly evenly distributed and there is also not much vtec noise as well!

Apart from all of that, this car will outsell the DC5R significantly purely because its more designed for a western market and the aussie lifestyle of comfort and a zippy ride will appeal to a lot of people. It feels like a hot hatch. Honda's intention for this car in Australia has in my opinion, been exceeded. That being said, I wont be trading in my type R for one. It would be better car for my G/f than myself.