New Civic Type R

[Kodename47 446]

Anyone know how heavy they are now???

About 1350kg with fuel I think. So not far off the 86 with a heavy passenger on board.

[JamesP1991 222]

Yeah only around 80-90kgs which isn't so bad I guess. 

 

That surprises me though, as when I saw them in the flesh at Goodwood and walked past them I was shocked at how large they are dimensionally. They are physically much bigger than EP3's and FN2's, so that is why I thought the weight would be more, as to me it looked bloated in shape. 

[LFA 68]

A very good car with appeal significantly limited by price and styling.

[Keethos 842]

Yeah only around 80-90kgs which isn't so bad I guess. 

 

That surprises me though, as when I saw them in the flesh at Goodwood and walked past them I was shocked at how large they are dimensionally. They are physically much bigger than EP3's and FN2's, so that is why I thought the weight would be more, as to me it looked bloated in shape. 

 

Thanks cos it's just covered in bits of plastic 

[Nicebiscuit 655]

In this months evo (September) they have a group test with the CTR, Megane Trophy 275, m135i, golf r and the Leon Cupra sub 8.

On track times the Honda beats the megane but sat in secondplace, half a second back of the Leon.

They feel the civic is a bit too uncomposed on typical British roads, but great on smooth roads.

It's worth a read if anyone is interested in the civic.

That's what I've learned to look out for - 'a bit uncomposed on British roads' usually is a euphemism for 'will try to kill you if you hit a bump mid corner'. My Abarth was like that. It was a good 20mph slower through corners than it should be simply because you had to allow for it being knocked off course. It had shed loads of grip then zero, then grip again.

The GT86, I am happy to say, is not like that...

I have wondered though whether the ideal setup on British potholes would be closer to rally spec, than the track biased setup most oem manufacturers and modders go for...