Most liked posts in thread: 2016 Honda Civic Type R

Hahaha...this was standard SOP for me everytime I fired up my '64 Bug and drove anywhere during the summer. Darn those race engines...

 

I've had my fair share of Hondas. My last was a 2000 EJ8 (Civic EX Coupe) that was a blast to drive and fairly well modded. Before that I had a 2007 FA5 (Civic Si Coupe), and to this day that was one of my very favorite cars I've owned. Kinda bummed they're not bringing us the R after all of the hub bub, but with the astronomical prices/markups on the Mugen Si (FA5 chassis) going for upwards of $40k (for a CIVIC?!?!) and the fact that there really wasn't much more to it over the standard Si, I can only imagine how out of control the R would be if it came over here. My friend Matt wants me to get one so bad (FR-S is still on it's way out), but IF they did come here the next speedbump is defeating that markup/pricetag, and that's just not going to happen.

 

The one thing I will say is that Honda stays true to itself and caters to a crowd loyal to it. Honda doesn't make a factory turbo'd car (aside from this new R), and it also doesn't dabble in the sport all-wheel drive category (enter Subaru, Mitsubishi, and Nissan). The Integra Type R was a great car in its own right. That B18C5 engine is near bullet proof and revs like crazy. The handling was perfect from the get go, and the looks weren't half bad. The main issue with the Type R Integra was that it was so finely tuned from the factory that modding it in nearly any way would actually detract from it's performance. While this isn't really a bad thing for the entry level race crowd that wants an out-of-the-box racecar that they can drive from the dealer straight to the track and tear it up, it's not a good thing for the younger "tuner" crowd for which the car was originally intended.

 

I've had 2 CRX Si's both 91's with the rear disk brakes, and loved them both. They where light, had decent power, a decent chassis/suspension from the factory... Honda doesn't build stuff like those anymore unfortunately!
When the EP chassis came out, even though it had a "better" engine (K20) the cars themselves became heavy, behaved like limp noodles, and got crammed with the "new tech" stuff thats killing off MINI's.

Then when they do make a car I would actually take a look into, its for outside of the US only.

Why car manufacturers cant make a decent performance car without all the tech, and weight, then bring it here SUCKS!

 

Had an ’88 Integra and a ’89 Civic Si that were daily drivers/autocross cars. Raced SCCA in ITA Class in both 1st and 2nd generation CRXs – those were the days. Was nearly heartbroken when I sold my ’89 Civic Si. It was 13 years old with +199K miles on it.
I waited for the new 2002 Civic Si and like previously mentioned, was severely disappointed.
The CRXs and my generation of Civics had a soul; now Hondas feel more like an appliance.
While I’ll be interested to see the latest iteration, I’m at that stage in life where utility is becoming paramount as I begin downsizing with an eye on retirement. Thinking that this MINI is the last hurrah for small, sporty toys. Next up in a couple of years: Subaru Crosstrek, I think.

 

The Subi CrossTrek would be cool if they wrapped the body around a WRX like the older Forester XT... Instead no higher performance version, just some awful looking hybrid.

 

And it looks like the type R is coming to the U.S. after all, at least according to the article in USA Today this morning out of the New York autoshow. Next generation though.

 

Looks like they have to keep up with Ford.

 

Not sure how they are going to market a US Type-R to 5 year olds though... Maybe Super Man and a .5 second flash of the actual car again!