Again we missed out - Honda Civic Type R

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:36 am

Well as usual, we playing the catching up game, Honda Oz just can't see why every other car company in Oz is releasing a hot hatch, while they hope the fake Integra Type R, or the now Type S will do all the job for them

Post by **Bennoz** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:41 am

There would appear to be some movement in my pants....

JOeJOe · Post by **JOeJOe** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 11:58 am

I've read the article on this little beauty last week and I want one... Damn Honda OZ.

I would prefer this over the Integra Type R

AJ · Post by AJ » Wed Oct 25, 2006 12:04 pm

They had this version of the civic in the UK when I was last over there, didn't see any Type R's but I thought they looked really weired, esp the back. Did you see any Ben?

Post by **Bennoz** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 12:18 pm

Cant say I did. Place was full of cruddy Fiat Punto's!

Mind you I did see a Maybach 62 & an F50 on the roads over there

rnbboi · Post by **rnbboi** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 7:41 pm

sh*ts me.

droidy · Post by **droidy** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 7:37 pm

whoa that looks a lot better than the yellow prototype one I've seen. But chrome door handles?

Color code them. Then it looks good. Ep3 is hot looking too. But hey, surprise surprise- we never see any good models here. It sux.

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 7:47 pm

nah f**k that...

JDM DB8 INTEGRA FTW!!!

droidy · Post by **droidy** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 7:57 pm

yeah type r 4 door integra is cool, ep3 ctr best. Same exact chasis/motor as dc5r but hatchback shell. I'm have to go to nz or japan and bring a ship load of these models we never see back. Put it on my tab or somethin

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 9:59 pm

jonowong wrote:nah f*** that...

JDM DB8 INTEGRA FTW!!!

I know someone who got one in Vic WITH A TURBO CHARGE

droidy wrote:yeah type r 4 door integra is cool, ep3 ctr best. Same exact chasis/motor as dc5r but hatchback shell.

I think you mean DC2R.

droidy · Post by **droidy** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 3:27 pm

wah?? No I mean an ep3 ctr (the first k20 one which we never got here) has the same chasis/running gear as a dc5r.
Dc2r there is a rad white one I saw on lonsdale st in the city a few weeks ago- jdm with carbon hood/trunk. DAMN I WANT IT

payaya · Post by **payaya** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 10:31 pm

why ones of these when you could go the XR5 Turbo, Astra turbo, and the R32 Golf from VW??

JOeJOe · Post by **JOeJOe** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 9:38 am

It's coming to australia.

Maybe some of you guys have already heard about it but it's a first for me, read it in the daily telegraph car section this morning. Not sure when they will start shipping to australian though.

oodLes · Post by **oodLes** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 11:06 am

..what?

AWESOME. The thing just looks like so much fun to drive.

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 6:30 pm

I was "launched" at the Melb's motorshow. Didn't pay any attention to it though....as i already spended 4hrs looking at all the other cars....

sublime19 · Post by **sublime19** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 6:49 pm

hmm this is sooo much a chic's car

fto617 · Post by **fto617** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 4:28 pm

u can buy it in july.
i wonder how much it would cost though...
civic sport cost about 30k drive away
integra cost about 44k drive away...
hmmm....

Effteeo · Post by **Effteeo** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 9:46 am

I for one (being a Honda man) am really looking forward to the release of this little bewdy.

It will be released in the coming months - I guess you can expect figures upwards of $40K - to compete with the like of the Golf GTi etc, but since its being made in England, perhaps it may be closer to $50K?

Anyways, thats a lot of money for a Civic... I do love this car, but its still a civic - people don't tend to associate Civic's as sports cars... however perhaps this may change the way people think.

The rear suspension is just a torsion beam and not independant. The front suspension is also McPhersons instead of double wishbones, but having said that I have no doubts in Hondas ability to make a great-handling FWD car, whether it be using double wishbone, torsion beam or any other kind of suspension design.

Look forward to the 4 door Type R in 2010!

http://www.honda.com.au/wps/wcm/connect ... Down+Under

http://www.civictyper.com.au

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 9:52 am

Effteeo wrote: people don't tend to associate Civic's as sports cars... however perhaps this may change the way people think.

Well they do have a hot hatch image when the EK VTiR came out, but they screw it up with the "mini torago" look with the 7th Gen.