Civic Type R Sedan... for Australia?

[rj_astra]

Looks like there is a chance it may make it here!

http://www.wheelsmag.com.au/News/Typ...the+frame.html

[tinkerbell]

i heard they are too peaky to drive?

[Captiva Fan]

Haven't they detuned the hatch from 160kW to 148kW for Oz?
Wonder will they do the same with the sedan, making it a pointless exercise?

[tinkerbell]

yes - they did it with the DC5 and DC2 too, citing 'poor fuel'

so yeah, but at least it will handle better than the hatch...

[rj_astra]

Haven't they detuned the hatch from 160kW to 148kW for Oz?
Wonder will they do the same with the sedan, making it a pointless exercise?

For oz? it's the same power output as for Europe and the USA.

The Japanese Type r engine is a further development of the engine found in the Civic Si in USA and the Type R in Europe and the Integra Type S we get here.

Honda can't be too clever if they drop nearly 18kw with a drop of octane from 100RON to 98RON. Renault can make 147kw (clio 197) on 95RON with no fricken VTEC.

[MartyHusseinXF]

i heard they are too peaky to drive?

Like every other honda?

I would say that its a given, yeah.

(In before "learn to use the gearstick" comments)

[TonyJZX]

what about an automatic one?

[edo]

hahaha...you paid $50k for a civic is all you will hear the whole time you own it.

[vrmmmpshhh]

honda must be really desperate for ideas, old type-r's were real sporty 'looking' cars, the prelude wasnt deemed type-r worthy yet this sedan is.

Although there was the integra type r sedan...

[TJ]

hahaha...you paid $50k for a civic is all you will hear the whole time you own it.

Its EXACTLY what I said to my friends sister who just bought one!

Haha!

Another friends sister just ordered hers, and his grandad just bought a Civic Sport. Thankfully he hasnt turned gay and bought a honda, though his GF has a Jazz!

[Captiva Fan]

Renault can make 147kw (clio 197) on 95RON with no fricken VTEC.

I'm pretty sure the Renault engine has variable valve timing; ain't many cars that don't these days!

[rj_astra]

I'm pretty sure the Renault engine has variable valve timing; ain't many cars that don't these days!

But it ain't vtec is it Forg variable valve LIFT is what gioves you the kWs

[hakosuka]

It's funny in one way if we get the sedan-Honda has two attempts at a hot hatch/sedan in this market with completely different styling and they both look like shit. Ironic how the last Prelude looks great and they never had a Type R of that....

[rj_astra]

It's funny in one way if we get the sedan-Honda has two attempts at a hot hatch/sedan in this market with completely different styling and they both look like shit. Ironic how the last Prelude looks great and they never had a Type R of that....

The last Prelude looks ultra boring... yawn.

Type Rs have never been about looks. The old civic and integra type Rs all look crap

[twidenbar]

Isnt it FWD?

if so, no fun