sbgwz Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Saw a new shape civic type R this morning in black and they look a lot better then the old one even if theyre not as good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Took it out last week. Quiet and souless IMO. Still, it's quick, comfortable, nice firm (but not crashy) ride, excellent seats mated to that superb engine. Only thing I find incredibly hard to swallow is 18k+ OTR for standard and 19k+ for the 'GT'. They also do a proclaimed (and not heavily advertised) 'stripped out' version........... ......takes them 8wks or more to leave out the rear parcel shelf, A/C and radio etc. 40 kilos lighter i believe is the end result. Be interesting to see if we build a better JDM version over here again to ship out to Japan. Then we can import it back again and pay group 20 insurance for the privilege. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinjc Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 I had a look at one the other day, found it cramped compared to the old one. Is it a better machine to drive? I thought the old one with the supercharger from the Atom would be a blast, probably dangerous;-) I can't help but think that a Focus ST2 is a better buy when you see them offered at 16k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbgwz Posted March 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 ok i saw another two of these today still say they look better then the old one but why are they all black so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D1MAC Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 [ QUOTE ] ok i saw another two of these today still say they look better then the old one but why are they all black so far [/ QUOTE ] To hide the fat bottom? Some of the 'black' ones might be the new bronzey colour. Looks very dark in all the photos I've seen - I thought people were going crackers (or my eyes had given up) when they suggested they were bronze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbgwz Posted March 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 no these 3 so far have definatley been black i nearly licked one when i saw it they look so good and the megane has a fat arse aswel but the R26 still looks good i want tp see some crazy colours on these like solar orange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 [ QUOTE ] I had a look at one the other day, found it cramped compared to the old one. Is it a better machine to drive? [/ QUOTE ] Depends on your definition of better. Compared to my EP3, IMO, the game hasn't moved on. It's quieter, more refined, the VTEC kicks in a little earlier, erm...none of this necessarily better than the EP3. In fact the gearshift in the EP3 was much better and the driving experience to me was more Type-R. This is coming from someone who traded his EP3 for a new Cliosport 182 and traded that damn sharpish for a 6 yr old DC2 The market has changed, the EP3 was a huge success and I believe they wanted to cash in off the back of it and why not? Honda are, after all, out to sell cars and make money and to do so means appealing to more than a handful of 'die hards' who want a raw thrill with minimal sound proofing and next to no luxuries. I don't think it will be as successful as the EP3 but it will still sell well. [ QUOTE ] I can't help but think that a Focus ST2 is a better buy when you see them offered at 16k. [/ QUOTE ] I would agree with your thinking on that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D1MAC Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 I would have thought that Orange is a bit unlikely - hell they won't even offer white. I suspect the colours won't go beyond what's available unless Honda get desperate for sales (so not beyond the realms of possibility). White, grey, blue and that orangey bronze they used on the boggo Civic showcar are the only ones I would imagine to be in scope - but then again that's just my opinion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbgwz Posted March 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 erm what about red that all the mags had it in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D1MAC Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 I was ignoring the standard colours and just speculating about possible additional ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbgwz Posted March 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 oh i see sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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