test drove Type R civic

[soceur]

i have to say that in black this car looks good! they had a silver one also and its not bad looking either. Driving through town for the first couple a min was weird as I didnt like the shifter location. But you adjust quickly as you realize this car has some get up and go. Its a little too quiet for my taste but that would be resolved when aftermarket parts comes on to the scene. The shifter itself wasn't bad, but not as direct as the celica. As there were 2 other ppl wanting to test drive the car i didnt get the full 30min they let you have....so off to the autobahn we went. Coming off the exit was just smooth power and merging was easier than trying to merge in the celica. Hitting VTEC wasn't as lifting as i thought it would be, but its noticable and it gets you going. I got up to about 210kph easy before the dealer ask me politely to slow down. He said tickets were given to dealers also when a test driver is given one. I exited on a ramp i knew had curves golore. I have to admit that i felt more comfortable taking these curves in the type r than in the celica. I also was taking them at a higher speed then normal. Acceleration also seemed to be noticed out of the corners as where in the celica it seemed to skip out, in the type r it bolts out. The dealer i had with me was pretty cool as i started to whip the steering wheel about to (test the rack):) He held on but i didnt get a good 180. But did bring the tires to a screeching halt. Brakes felt as good as the celicas if not better. Stereo sounds good, but eventually would be thrown out for an upgrade:) all in all this car is fun and could see a future in my life if i decided to stay over here, as modding it would be easy, and would produce good hp numbers. I think honda is mistaken not to bring the R to the states as it woud be gobbled up by not only honda lovers but import lovers of all models. I for one said i wouldnt get another honda(just because everyone else had one), but if the R comes to the states i might have to renig on my statement. Also in a race between it and the celica, if the celica driver isnt careful, he could lose...badly, as the weight is lighter than the celica and has more rated hp. But then again, the number one factor is the driver. Oh well its just a matter of time before you'll be able to rent them here, so the audi tt has a replacement (rental preference)

[jotan82]

dang you're lucky!

got any pix?

[static]

Damn it, Europe is just the shiznits.

[coOOlcelica]

got any pics?

[MarkyMark]

what do you mean, there are tons of type R civics around! Oh, whoops, we just swap the EX and DX symbols for R, that's right...

:chuckles:

[ghostface]

hey does germany and all those european countries get the skyline? or is japan the only lucky one

Ghost

[kuruptgt]

autobahn is the shyt

[kuruptgt]

but why would he ask you to slow down there is no speed limit on the autobahn right??

[soceur]

Ill go and take pics this weekened!
kurptgt- there are speed limits on parts of the autobahn, but there still faster than 70mph:)
Static- yes it is my brother yes it is!!!
ghostface- although i havent seen one here in Germany doesnt mean they are not here, but as far as i know great britain has skylines beside japan. In this months SCC there is a page that seems to indicate that americans can get used skylines for 16000-28000 dollars. i almost creamed my pants!!

[ghostface]

well actually believe it or not i was at a club one night and there was a real skyline R33 in the parking lot..it was bright blue..there was like 100 poeple around it..it was real too becasue it was right hand drive and the kid was a japanese kid and he was showing all the stickers on the door jams and all the paperwork for the importing and all of that crap...so it was real..i was blowing my load on the hood when the kid wasnt looking..this kids dad was realy rich and he bought it and got it imported foir his 18th birthday....i wanted to stangle the kid and steal it ..damn i should have done it...but this was like 3 weeks ago....and before this skyline the only one on the east coast was down in maryland or virginia i think...that one was silver...for all u guys tghat live here near central jersey this was at club abyss on rt.35..

Ok wish i had my camera then...

Ghost

[soceur]

Well like i said before, there seem to be some skylines for sale, and you dont have to be rich to get them. Refer to ad in this months SCC:)

Lau'San

[nyoneway]

I thought they don't give out tickets on the autobahn in Germany?

[soceur]

Originally posted by nyoneway
I thought they don't give out tickets on the autobahn in Germany?

yea ok:bs: :bs: :bs:
they also have cameras.... in vehicals on the side of the road that you think is there because it broke down. you're like chillin hauling ass then flash and i do mean a bright one. next week you have a crazy photo of yourself picking your nose or doing whatever at the time of the pic.

[REdOX]

I'm sure you can find lots of pics on the net. But here are some I took at the car show this year...

http://www.telusplanet.net/public/jeffcruz/misc/newcivicsir1.jpg
http://www.telusplanet.net/public/jeffcruz/misc/newcivicsir2.jpg

Since I wasn't fortunate to drive it all I could say was I liked the styling and the interrior. The shifter was in a cool position. And it reminded me of a mini version of the Odyssey

[Keyshawn]

The whole concept of "Type R" versions built just for enthusiasts flat-out rules! Too bad Toyota didn't steal that idea from Honda like they stole their CART drivers.;)

[FalGra]

umm. correct me if I'm wrong. But I could of sworn the autobahn didn't have a speed limit, that the speed went from left being the fastest, right being slowest moving traffic.... I thought that is why they always test those exotic cars there... If it does have a speed limit, what's so special about it?

[soceur]

Originally posted by FalGra
umm. correct me if I'm wrong. But I could of sworn the autobahn didn't have a speed limit, that the speed went from left being the fastest, right being slowest moving traffic.... I thought that is why they always test those exotic cars there... If it does have a speed limit, what's so special about it?

correction.....Yes the autobahn has speed limits and at certain points it doesnt. It remains special because even when there is a speed limit posted, its still faster than 80mph. And they dont test exotic cars for speed on the autobahn, they have plenty of test tracks for that.

Lau'San

[iNteGraz92]

Originally posted by Keyshawn
The whole concept of "Type R" versions built just for enthusiasts flat-out rules! Too bad Toyota didn't steal that idea from Honda like they stole their CART drivers.;)
sshhhh ;)