Nihon Car puts 1000 km on the new JDM Civic Type R
Nihon Car is one of our favorite sites. It's one of the only places you can get quality English-language reviews of the hottest new stuff from Japan. The guys at Nihon just took the new JDM Honda Civic Type R sedan on a 1000km jaunt, and have impressions aplenty to share. The 225-horsepower Civic Type R boasts advantages of 65 horsepower and 19 lb-ft of torque over the standard Civic sedan while weighing 66 pounds less at the same time. Sounds like a recipe for fun, if you ask us, and to hear Nihon Car tell it, it is. They do note that the suspension tuning is so sport-oriented that on anything short of a pristine track, the car's occupants are in for a punishing experience. The mighty NSX Type R is apparently more forgiving, from a ride standpoint.
For their impressions in detail, head on over to Nihon Car, where you'll also find a fantastic photo gallery of their blue tester (the shot above is emblematic of what you'll see) and a much larger version of the video we've got embedded after the jump. Our own gallery of Honda's PR photos of the new Type R is linked below.
[Source: Nihon Car]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
stefan 3:36PM (6/10/2007)
This is a real type r.
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Evotec 4:54PM (6/10/2007)
nice car...
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Racetrack-Owner 9:50PM (6/10/2007)
Gee, 600 miles in a 225 HP car. How exciting. What next, first-hand impressions of visiting the mall in a Scion xB?
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John R 1:45AM (6/11/2007)
Well, Mr. "Racetrack-owner", not all of us are so well-heelded that we can seriously consider buying a something as "exciting" as a $120k GT3 or a $70k Z06, for example, as you ostensibly can.
The purpose of the car: a track capable front driver COMBINED with a commuter car's price point and reliability. And a 225bhp four cylinder (more power than a Fusion V6, 221bhp) in a car as light this Civic Type-R is not a snoozer.
Bottom line, it's a niche, and if you're not a fan, you're not a fan. So stop wasting everyone time with unwitty quips and kindly move on to the playerhater's ball where i'm sure you'll will feel more at home.
Vexir 3:29PM (6/11/2007)
Damn, where can I get some 1680x1050 walls of that :D
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bmoredlj 10:10AM (6/11/2007)
The Civic's new, better face never made it to the states. Anyone know why?
Also, that Honda Crossroad SUV NihonCar looked at is very nice; I hope Honda brings it here as the "His" version of the CRaVe. (Though I realize hope doesn't bring cars - even the R - across oceans)
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