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    Quote Originally Posted by EJ25RUN
    Ahh? The new CTR.....the best FWD car in the world.

    meh....yeeaaahh civic type R.. The Ctr is a great car... but i mean we have plenty others here to rival it.. its kind of too late

    cobalt ss
    ms3
    Mini
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    while the ford/chevy are bringing over the big guns.. and their specialty vehicles. And the european performance...along with it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JITB
    meh....yeeaaahh civic type R.. The Ctr is a great car... but i mean we have plenty others here to rival it.. its kind of too late

    cobalt ss
    ms3
    Mini
    Gti
    Mugen Si

    while the ford/chevy are bringing over the big guns.. and their specialty vehicles. And the european performance...along with it.
    I disagree. What makes the Civic Type R so amazing is the balanced chassis. That car is 25% motor and 75% everything else. It laps faster than an s2000. While most of the cars you mentioned are torque steer monsters (not mini) the CTR isn't. But the Civic is much faster than all of those around a track.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54W0TgJGgoE

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    Quote Originally Posted by EJ25RUN
    I disagree. What makes the Civic Type R so amazing is the balanced chassis. That car is 25% motor and 75% everything else. It laps faster than an s2000. While most of the cars you mentioned are torque steer monsters (not mini) the CTR isn't. But the Civic is much faster than all of those around a track.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54W0TgJGgoE

    i saw on top gear when they tested the ugly ass new CTR against the previous generation CTR and it was slower...
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    Quote Originally Posted by jesse4846
    i saw on top gear when they tested the ugly ass new CTR against the previous generation CTR and it was slower...
    NO, NO ,NO Not this british built sh!tbox Fn2



    Im talking about the Japanese FD2





    Watch the Fifth Gear Comparo of the FD2 and the FN2 to see what im on about
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    Quote Originally Posted by EJ25RUN
    I disagree. What makes the Civic Type R so amazing is the balanced chassis. That car is 25% motor and 75% everything else. It laps faster than an s2000. While most of the cars you mentioned are torque steer monsters (not mini) the CTR isn't. But the Civic is much faster than all of those around a track.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54W0TgJGgoE
    the only tq monsters probrably ar the gti

    SS - Ms3 have been proven to be non tq steer monsters..

    what has the type R done at the ring?


    BUT my thing is.. .the type R over here wont reallybe a fantastic event.. most honda heads have jumped ship anyway...lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by JITB
    the only tq monsters probrably ar the gti

    SS - Ms3 have been proven to be non tq steer monsters..

    what has the type R done at the ring?

    BUT my thing is.. .the type R over here wont reallybe a fantastic event.. most honda heads have jumped ship anyway...lol
    I don't know, i drove the MS3 and it was pretty jumpy.

    What do you mean not a fantastic event?

    Typical Honda heads don't know what makes a car great anyway. I could care less what they think. This is a great drivers car just like the NSX is. This car is above the level of an Evo and an STI. Especially since the new ones are more about Pentium processors than mechanical driving skill.

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    Quote Originally Posted by EJ25RUN
    I don't know, i drove the MS3 and it was pretty jumpy.

    What do you mean not a fantastic event?

    Typical Honda heads don't know what makes a car great anyway. I could care less what they think. This is a great drivers car just like the NSX is. This car is above the level of an Evo and an STI. Especially since the new ones are more about Pentium processors than mechanical driving skill.
    i agree that the FD2 is an awesome step from honda in this computer driver world. a while back when i was looking at the amuse and j's racing s2k's, i came across this beauty. i have only seen this vehicle race against s2k's. it does really well.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xfNbkrsTeo



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    Quote Originally Posted by stygiosracing
    i agree that the FD2 is an awesome step from honda in this computer driver world. a while back when i was looking at the amuse and j's racing s2k's, i came across this beauty. i have only seen this vehicle race against s2k's. it does really well.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xfNbkrsTeo
    there is another video im desperate to find. I think it was two FD2 vs 2 s2000s and the FD2 won because of corner speed, control on the brakes, and even straight line. Just Fantastic car.

    Found the video....worth a watch

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