lobotomy Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Was browsing Auto Express and stumbled onto a new project by Honda -- The New Honda Civic TypeR-R!! Looks Pretty Cool:From the AutExpress article and another couple of sites I was reading it's gonna be putting out 260bhp from the same i-Vtech 2.0l unit and will be a more "stripped-out" version for racing, costing about £44'000!?! What you'll get is:What you get Full-on race bucket seats Alcantara steering wheel Dash mounted start button Tweaked ECU VTEC cut-in reduced from 5,400rpm to 5,100rpm Six speed sequential gearbox Increased steering response Tweaked suspensionWhat they take away Stripped out cabin No stereo No Sound DeadeningDunno if it's worth the money... but it's cool! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Enzo Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 yea look totaly hard core. the the origenal type r should be that if you know what i mean fuck yer scooby lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Wow £44k is steepWouldnt it be better just to buy a Type R and just modify it???Typee R= £18k put £10k into it and you should have an even better car than that Does look damn sweet though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SiCaln Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 not keen on the roof intake tho lol, otherwise very smart Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lobotomy Posted April 18, 2007 Author Share Posted April 18, 2007 Typee R= £18k put £10k into it and you should have an even better car than thatYeah I think that's the general concensus -- then this would still have a warranty (bloody expensive warranty though!)And I agree with you Geo! That's what it should have been from the outset! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tommy_G Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 nice, as sed dump 10k into it and even if it blows up....get it fixed, with that spare 12k...lolstill the absolute dogs though, sort of getting back to what the legendary EK9 was..well not quite Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fogdoggydog Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Hmmm, I LOVE the Type-R, but I'm not keen on the R-R. It's like they've let a chav with a limited budget re-design the standard civic."Right, I have £50 to pimp this ride out, like, like, so it is", mubbles the chav. "I'll put loadsa bonnet pins, an air scoop on it and a massiff sunstrip, like, like, so it is."I'm surprised they didn't put bonnet pins on instead of door handles.The air scoop is really OTT in my opinion. It's not like it's gonna cut it as a pure rally machine so it'll not have much use as a snorkel. It's not like the engine is in the back, so it's not the only way they could get a cold air feed. And it's not like many race tracks are underwater.And the sunstrip is bound to fail the MOT... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stevie B Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 saw my first one in the flesh on the way to Crail, they're mingin! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big_T-SR Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 hmmm, never really was a fan of the new civic, and i hate the scoop thingy, but each to thier own oppinion though i guess..Lol, and about that sunstrip... MY sunstrip is too low but we know the guy who does our MOTs.It's not what you know, it's who you know... T Quote Link to post Share on other sites
davehart Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 The normal new Civic is bad enough but that just looks even worse.I'm sure they are fast but the look disgusting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nanglebadger Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 i likey!!!!!!!!!!Phil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shelly_star Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 ^^^^^ ditto, i like it too i was all excited seeing a new red Type R on the motorway hehehe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ecksjay Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 ....sequential gearbox?that'll be where the £40k+ is going then i wouldnt have it, but sounds like quite a tool. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lobotomy Posted April 18, 2007 Author Share Posted April 18, 2007 Yeah this is the TypeR-R, it looks like it's more for a track based car... kinda like the Impreza RA was for subaru. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryno Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 260bhp for £44k, which is basicly a type-R with a few aftermarket bits that are probs already widely available for peanuts.maybe if it was 350bhp and came with a suit case filled with £30k cash in the boot! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SiCaln Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 like your style Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nanglebadger Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 ROFL @ Ryno!!! Ryan man u crack me up!!!!!!!!! :wub: :wub: Phil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GeeUK Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 65k that I believe and not offered to the public or may just people who want it for racing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ecksjay Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 65k that I believe and not offered to the public or may just people who want it for racing.that makes more sense. it'd be a good base for a track car, as it'd save alot of time and effort yourself, sorta like the spec-c scoobs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
annan Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 very nice but for that money i would want alot more power! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paul w Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Thats a nice lookin car but it's crying out for a bit of good ole forced induction i'm afraid. VTEC sucks donkey willys in my opinion. ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Enzo Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 yea does suck donky turd having to rev the shit out of your car everywhere you go,nothing like the smack in low to midrange of a a decent turbo/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sl8ter & jett Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 yea does suck donky turd having to rev the shit out of your car everywhere you go,nothing like the smack in low to midrange of a a decent turbo/i like it but for that cash id rather have this Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fogdoggydog Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 That pic ain't real? Is it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mikey Jay Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 Apparently the new Type R's aren't as fast/powerful as the older generation of type R'sHating the air intake on the roof of that white Type R-R Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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