Been Discussed? Civic Type R
03-21-2014, 11:06 AM
#61
You're right - makes much more sense for them to make a RWD car that definitely will NOT be the fastest in the world (will never beat a McLaren P1) instead of making the fastest FWD car that uses a high-spec engine that will be used elsewhere and is affordable by the masses, employs a current platform (albeit heavily modified) and will beat cars twice or thrice its price around a track.
Yup, they definitely weren't thinking this one through.
Yup, they definitely weren't thinking this one through.
03-21-2014, 01:12 PM
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Well if they wanna make a profit (we all know that's pretty much all honda cares about) then why not offer it rwd. I'm sure they'd sell more. Again, good for honda "possibly" making the fastest fwd car ever but at the end of the day, it's still fwd and lame. Imo
03-21-2014, 01:22 PM
#63
Lame is subjective. Imagine what you'll think when it leaves you for dead at the track. Who's lame then? The one in the FWD, lame car....that's way faster? Or the guy in the "proper" RWD car that can barely get out of its own way (relatively speaking)?
I want a RWD car from Honda as well but that doesn't make this Civic lame. It just means it isn't what I want.
I want a RWD car from Honda as well but that doesn't make this Civic lame. It just means it isn't what I want.
03-21-2014, 01:27 PM
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Lame is subjective. Imagine what you'll think when it leaves you for dead at the track. Who's lame then? The one in the FWD, lame car....that's way faster? Or the guy in the "proper" RWD car that can barely get out of its own way (relatively speaking)?
I want a RWD car from Honda as well but that doesn't make this Civic lame. It just means it isn't what I want.
I want a RWD car from Honda as well but that doesn't make this Civic lame. It just means it isn't what I want.
03-21-2014, 01:35 PM
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03-21-2014, 04:09 PM
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Lame is subjective. Imagine what you'll think when it leaves you for dead at the track. Who's lame then? The one in the FWD, lame car....that's way faster? Or the guy in the "proper" RWD car that can barely get out of its own way (relatively speaking)?
I want a RWD car from Honda as well but that doesn't make this Civic lame. It just means it isn't what I want.
I want a RWD car from Honda as well but that doesn't make this Civic lame. It just means it isn't what I want.
Actually, this over priced "lame" fwd civic will never pass me at a track because it'll never enter the states. Also, what makes more sense. Buy a new over priced, fwd civic, or spend a third of that on an s2k, mod it, heck you could even supercharge it and fully deck it out to track and still come out will less into it and then who's going to be crying, that lame fwd civic, every time.
03-21-2014, 05:39 PM
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You're right - makes much more sense for them to make a RWD car that definitely will NOT be the fastest in the world (will never beat a McLaren P1) instead of making the fastest FWD car that uses a high-spec engine that will be used elsewhere and is affordable by the masses, employs a current platform (albeit heavily modified) and will beat cars twice or thrice its price around a track.
Yup, they definitely weren't thinking this one through.
Yup, they definitely weren't thinking this one through.
03-21-2014, 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by JonBoy' timestamp='1395428814' post='23074578
You're right - makes much more sense for them to make a RWD car that definitely will NOT be the fastest in the world (will never beat a McLaren P1) instead of making the fastest FWD car that uses a high-spec engine that will be used elsewhere and is affordable by the masses, employs a current platform (albeit heavily modified) and will beat cars twice or thrice its price around a track.
Yup, they definitely weren't thinking this one through.
Yup, they definitely weren't thinking this one through.
03-21-2014, 07:08 PM
#69
No civic will EVER be RWD. Most people have no idea the difference between RWD and FWD and really don't care. It really won't stop people from buying it. Also, is it not the purpose of every business ever to make a profit? Not sure why you tried to take a shot at honda with that comment
03-21-2014, 07:36 PM
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We'll wait and see and revisit it once it's run the ring. If Honda says it'll be the fastest, one thing I know is that it will be faster than 8:07 (which was the record when they said it) and, if it beats the Megane, sub-8 minutes.
Honda isn't one to miss performance targets and I have no reason to think this one to be any different.
Honda isn't one to miss performance targets and I have no reason to think this one to be any different.
If you strip the Civic, swap to a bigger turbo, put on slicks, large wings, yeah. but stock? I don't know.