Leave it to Mr. Dykes to review the Type-R with civility & humility. "Leaving the track day diaries to other channels" and the racing to "more qualified people." And only Alex's "First Drive Reviews" are more thorough than other reviewers.
Alex, as always I really like the review. Anyone over 25 yrs. old will look like they are driving their younger brother or son's car. Alex , can you drive this car down to HWY 198 A.K.A. Death Curves and video the handling. If HWY 198 looks too scary, try HWY 25 South bound from Tres Pinos. If you do go down there, stay alive, I do want to see your reviews every Friday. :)
Am I in a minority group of car enthusiast where I feel a wingless Civic Hatch looked Bad? Base wingless Civic Hatchbacks look to be missing something in the back of the car.. Why does the Type-R gets all these hates from the spoiler, while EVO and STI can go without much complain
I understand the anti-spoiler comments completely. But this is a Devil Be Damned automotive choice...the wing is functional, and even those tiny little shark fins over the rear hatch serve a purpose. As a 62 year old driver, however, I definitely understand the anti-spoiler comments. :-) Alex refrained from the almost obligatory 0-60 run with the driver's hands off the steering wheel, and correctly pointed out that you can still get some torque steer feel if you're accelerating out of a corner. I'm glad he spent some time explaining the difference in the front suspension and how this affects torque steer, because this is one of the more expensive design changes for the CTR, and Honda are rightly proud of the design. All in all, I think he did a good job with this. He's clearly not your typical Honda "fan" of this type of vehicle, but he was fair and dispassionate, and explained the faults and foibles as well as the assets.
ha ha ha ha.... :-) I'm surrendering that point. The reason black is proving to be the most in-demand CTR is because that color effectively disguises all of the silly black plastic inserts.
The haters are going to hate. I got to spend some time behind the wheel and found it a blast to drive, comfortable, tons or rear seat leg room and a huge space to put stuff under the hatch. The visbility out the rear is no problem even with the big wing. I'm an old geezer and would glady have a type r. It hauls ass too.
I love the crazy styling, it's possibly the most beautiful production car ever made. From the negative comments, I'd say it's definitely not for conformists, introverts, self conscious types, or just folks who feel old at heart. Maybe I've played Mario Kart WAY too much, or maybe I just don't have the "grow up and be sensible" gene. This was a fine review video, thanks.
Thank you for your review, it's excellent. I own a blue Type R. If you are watching this review for inspiration as to whether you should buy one or not all I can say is I'm a car nut, I've driven my fair share of cars and the Type R is outstanding, very very difficult to fault.
I love the rear of the Type-R. It has some Lamborghini attitude to it, and with so many cars looking so similar, it's awesome to have something blow past it all.
Agreed! I am blessed to own a Type R and what people don't say is how well you can actually see out the back window. Not only is that beautiful wing functional, but it designed to not obstruct your rear visibility. This car is AMAZING!.
It's a little over the top but I'm a lot more forgiving to flamboyant aggressive styling if it's functional. An option to have a clean factory removal of the wing and other pointy bits would solve most of people's hang ups. But Honda won't do that. Honda isn't a big fan of options.
Awesome review. This is pretty much everything I am looking for in a car (manual, hatchback, reliable, relatively quick, fun to drive, around $35k (if I wait longer or search hard enough). The only downsides IMHO is the boy racer appearance and the wheel/tire setup (great for track/bad for pothole infested roads). I would also be hesitant to only have a flat repair kit as opposed to a spare tire.
Come to the UK. Our police are genuinely rock solid, and the country is so small you don't really get "small town" stuff happening. Well we do, but it's on a different scale.
This car is awesome and an impressive feat by Honda to be able to make a competitive FWD car in an AWD market. The rear end look however is disappointing. The non Type R Hatch is already ugly enough. I wish they could have made this in the sedan version.
Love this car. Very upset to hear about owners having transmission. Problems. I hope honda works this out. I would love to see a toned down version with 18 rims. Maybe even a bare bones entry model
Nissan TitanWarrior well from what it looks like Honda decided to lower the hp to 250..but the torque is up to 280 and its going to be lighter than the camry.. so expect a very zippy car.. personally I like the v6 and the coupe which Honda decided to kill for this year.. but at least all cars will have a manual transmission
Nissan TitanWarrior the new accord will smoke the new camry 😍 , why? Because my audi TT 2.0t 2012 smoke the v6 370z and g37 is350 now days is the turbo rules wait and see the new accord
Neither the Camry or Accord are considered "performance" cars. If you look around you about town and take an accounting of the kinds of people who choose these cars, racing around is probably the farthest thing from their minds. By virtue of the turbo in the Accord however, it may be able to provide more grunt where drivers of these cars usually drive them.
The reason it doesn't have 4WD is simply because this is a FWD car and that's what they aimed the development on. Many cars hat are AWD could be 2WD, but aren't. So the arguments Alex is posing are simply incorrect. Honda didn't want it to be a rally-canon-for-the-road or anything. It's a racer not a crosser. Something like that. Honda does F1 and WTCC, not WRC. It's also supposed to be a proof of what a FWD can be as a sporty car, and currently it's the fastest FWD on the Nürburgring. Well, market wise, is this a smart choice? One could argue that in this class people are looking for a rally-oriented car and thus would go for the Focus RS (even though that's way more expensive) or WRX STi (not sure about the prices in the US, but here it's waaaay more expensive because of taxes). But looking at the many Type-R fans out there (and I assume Honda did some market research), I guess there's still some animo for it.
Honda skimped out on 4WD to lessen reliability issues, yet WRXs and STIs have always been 4WD and incredibly reliable. I think Honda just skimped out on 4WD to decrease costs for them and offer less value to consumer.
Agreed. A compact version of the torque vectoring SH-AWD of Acura would have taken the Type-R to the next level. Honda skipped the AWD for cost reasons. A detailed mechanical review in a different site showed that there is built-in space under the Type-R to fit in an AWD system (aka Type-R is "AWD ready").
When you are getting a type r you are not looking for Honda sensing or safety features like Lane assistant of start stop features or whatever you call those things your getting it for the performance and fun not to drive it like it's a Mercedes that just adding unessary weight to it. you wouldn't be needing these features If you knew how to drive...
without the wing the type r would look pretty much exactly like the civic hatch. i like the differentation, but understand the stealth appeal of one without a huge wing. imo, honda got the aesthetics right with the civics (it's all subjective anyway). the one glaring ugliness though is the faux vents on the front and back. i was hoping the type r would make them functional but, alas, no.
Just saw a blue one at the local Honda dealer for $54,775. The MSRP was $34,775. WTF is wrong with these dealers and what fool would pay $20K markup for a Civic along with the huge gap insurance you will have to carry
A message to Honda: lose the BS factory navigation and include heated seats and a spare tire. Jeez!!!! Who uses sluggish factory navigation anymore when u have apple/Android carplay. And with what I’m hearing about how thin these tires are, how could you not include a spare tire. After all this isn’t a stripped out racer, it’s a daily driver...which is exactly what u said to the public. If it were it wouldn’t have a backseat and would have rollbars like a GT3 RS.
Alex, the engine in this FK8 Type-R is not completely new, its actually the same K20C1 engine that's in the previous generation FK2 Type-R which is not officially available in the States. The new Type-R does have a different intake and exhaust system, and its tuned slightly higher than the FK2
I like the styling but would be somewhat embarrassed to own/drive one as a 40 year old working professional :) I would also downsize the wheels to 18's or 19's with all-season tires since it would be a daily driven car and we have freezing temps here in the winter time. This seems like a bargain of a car at MSRP if you can get one at that price (or lower). Hoping as supply meets/exceeds demand that I can pick one up at a decent price! :)
I wouldn't pay a penny over $34k for a Type-R Civic, so f*** the dealer markups. They won't sell s*** if they're going to charge more than an STI or Golf R.
I like the R but their markups keep me away. You got 2017 models wit 30k plus miles on them still at MSRP. No thanks when I can get a Golf R wit similar mileage for under 30k.
I do miss the non electric parking break. I think for sport models they should not include that but then again car manufacture would have to re design a new chassis would that cos t way more? I do realize that the hatchback are built in the UK so I do believe they coupe / sedan are very different so the hatchback which are the sport S I and type R can be made differently with a hang parking break ! ????
I was only able to sit in a pre production Type R that was being readied for a dealer track day at Homestead Speedway... Those seats are incredibly comfortable and I'm a fat old guy! Except for the very weird looking rear end, it is an attractive little sports car, esp in white.. The rear wing is a deal breaker for me, however.
As the owner of a 2006 Audi A3 I can't see how you would compare the two cars except, perhaps, in "feel". There certainly is a difference in exterior appearance!
Used to think this design was too much but i realized it is atually made well b.c it looks like a mech car out of a manga or something ... worst thing is, it looks lik you shouldnt be driving it if youre older than 30 years old but im not sure how many ppl under the age of 30 can just go out and purchase a 35k car
Alex how y’all are you? Just curious, because I’m trying to find one of these in a dealer around me to see how I fit. I wanna buy one if it’s not to cramped. I’m 6.3 btw
I would love this car, if it didn't have all that ugly red inside the car. If I wanted any red, it would only be the paint job. I don't feel the red makes it look like a race car or sporty, just ugly. If they had black or grey interiors as an option, I would buy one.
Very good design. Don't listen to haters. They are losers who can't afford even KIA . And as always Alex you delivered very clean and spot on review. Thank you
I love the fact that the Type-R is a hatch, but yes, would love to tone down the looks of the rear in particular. Get rid of the big wing and the non-functional black tack-ons in the back.
this car is actually faster than RS and golf R. and it a lot practical than the other two. great sport car and also outstanding for day to day based usage. typer4life
In all seriousness, I would sacrifice that tenth of a second gained on the ring time to loose the aero and gain a normal looking Civic with that powertrain. Ring times are such a joke to anyone who has every driven there. Way to many variable to comparable.
Please review the new Civic Si !!! Thank you for all of your videos, Alex. I am currently between the Elantra sport and Civic Si, and a review from you on the latter would really help me make my decision. Thanks again!
This car is not over the top. Nowadays all cars look the same. Finally there is a car looking like this! Remember how cars looked in the 50ies and 60 ies.
the golf R sucks, it looks the most boring standard car ever compared to its rivals, the civic type is an engineering masterpiece for its price and it looks outrageous.......and i love it
Lose the transition lenses , its very strange to adress an audience with sunglasses on. If i didnt want to see this car so badly i would have immediately left this video based on the shades lol. Seriously though its very strange.
lokking at it from back and front nice looking but then you go to the side amd looking from tje front going to the back at the arch its jjst ugly there its just looks patched on
Love it or hate it. It's becoming a legend. Even Chris Harris likes this car. He just did a review of it. The Golf R is quickly becoming forgotten because of the old age styling versus the Focus, Subaru and Honda.
Leave it to Mr. Dykes to review the Type-R with civility & humility. "Leaving the track day diaries to other channels" and the racing to "more qualified people." And only Alex's "First Drive Reviews" are more thorough than other reviewers.
My Type R is being built on 7/1/2019. I'm 62 years old.
I am 63. This car is amazing.
I am 61 best car i have ever driven, good choice Stephen
i am 55. this type R is my best car i ever had so far
I'm 50 and happy with my ctr
Did it come through? It's an astounding bit of engineering :)
Excellent walkthrough!!! Great job!!!
What an amazing review. CANNOT WAIT TO GET MINE >_
great detailed review! I'm doing an "owner's review" after driving mine for over 1k miles, it's an awesome car!
FlyinGato what's up man
What up!
Have any kids? If so, how is this car with them?
Gato how much you paid? I just got mine not even a week ago
Adrian Esteves you like it so far? I’m debating still
Alex, as always I really like the review. Anyone over 25 yrs. old will look like they are driving their younger brother or son's car. Alex , can you drive this car down to HWY 198 A.K.A. Death Curves and
video the handling. If HWY 198 looks too scary, try HWY 25 South bound from Tres Pinos. If you do go down there, stay alive, I do want to see your reviews every Friday. :)
This is a great car, but I'd be seriously worried about those 20" wheels over potholes. One wrong move and those wheels would be toast.
Cool Casio intro
Great car but not for the mark up prices that crappy dealers apply.
Am I in a minority group of car enthusiast where I feel a wingless Civic Hatch looked Bad?
Base wingless Civic Hatchbacks look to be missing something in the back of the car..
Why does the Type-R gets all these hates from the spoiler, while EVO and STI can go without much complain
Make me laugh, everyone slams honda for being to conservative. They make a car out of the norm and its too much.......i love it
Alex i like your presentation on every vehicle, you are very relax and at the point most of the time. keep it up man.
Did you really just compared a Type R to ... a CLA250? That's insulting to the Type R.
Con Tra what about a qx80 or a q50 you can compare any car to any car .
The look is over the top an ridiculous.... and I love it.
I understand the anti-spoiler comments completely. But this is a Devil Be Damned automotive choice...the wing is functional, and even those tiny little shark fins over the rear hatch serve a purpose. As a 62 year old driver, however, I definitely understand the anti-spoiler comments. :-)
Alex refrained from the almost obligatory 0-60 run with the driver's hands off the steering wheel, and correctly pointed out that you can still get some torque steer feel if you're accelerating out of a corner. I'm glad he spent some time explaining the difference in the front suspension and how this affects torque steer, because this is one of the more expensive design changes for the CTR, and Honda are rightly proud of the design.
All in all, I think he did a good job with this. He's clearly not your typical Honda "fan" of this type of vehicle, but he was fair and dispassionate, and explained the faults and foibles as well as the assets.
George Knighton umm explain how the vents in the rear bumper function please? Classic Honda fanboy
ha ha ha ha.... :-) I'm surrendering that point. The reason black is proving to be the most in-demand CTR is because that color effectively disguises all of the silly black plastic inserts.
Blake Swan they’re cosmetic? Obviously
The haters are going to hate. I got to spend some time behind the wheel and found it a blast to drive, comfortable, tons or rear seat leg room and a huge space to put stuff under the hatch. The visbility out the rear is no problem even with the big wing. I'm an old geezer and would glady have a type r. It hauls ass too.
I love the crazy styling, it's possibly the most beautiful production car ever made. From the negative comments, I'd say it's definitely not for conformists, introverts, self conscious types, or just folks who feel old at heart. Maybe I've played Mario Kart WAY too much, or maybe I just don't have the "grow up and be sensible" gene. This was a fine review video, thanks.
Thank you for your review, it's excellent. I own a blue Type R. If you are watching this review for inspiration as to whether you should buy one or not all I can say is I'm a car nut, I've driven my fair share of cars and the Type R is outstanding, very very difficult to fault.
I love the rear of the Type-R. It has some Lamborghini attitude to it, and with so many cars looking so similar, it's awesome to have something blow past it all.
Agreed! I am blessed to own a Type R and what people don't say is how well you can actually see out the back window. Not only is that beautiful wing functional, but it designed to not obstruct your rear visibility. This car is AMAZING!.
In Canada, Golf R (base model) and Type R cost almost the same. And Ford focus RS is around 9k expensive than the both.
thisisnalin type R has only one trim which it is fully loaded
99 we have a "tech" package here in Canada
thisisnalin I would go with golf r over this
505 enthusiast Good luck on VW labor rate lol Type R also weighs less.
Focus RS is selling for 57k CAD.... you should check Ford.ca
Thanks for the work. Keep it up.
Oh and for the internet trolls... FIRST. Lol JK
As always, a fantastic, very comprehensive review. Keep up the great work
I always find with most things in life, those that cant afford to buy it, put it down.
I like how new Hatchbacks have Manual Transmissions Ex: Civic Type R and Focus RS
It's a little over the top but I'm a lot more forgiving to flamboyant aggressive styling if it's functional. An option to have a clean factory removal of the wing and other pointy bits would solve most of people's hang ups. But Honda won't do that. Honda isn't a big fan of options.
You lost me when you compared it to an A3. I had an A3 and the steering and ride quality was awful.
This is a 306bhp car, twice power of bog std A3 !
One of best reviews I've seen on TH-cam good job lots of littles and unknown details told good job.
Awesome review. This is pretty much everything I am looking for in a car (manual, hatchback, reliable, relatively quick, fun to drive, around $35k (if I wait longer or search hard enough). The only downsides IMHO is the boy racer appearance and the wheel/tire setup (great for track/bad for pothole infested roads). I would also be hesitant to only have a flat repair kit as opposed to a spare tire.
Those fakie plastic black "vents" on the bumper have to go...looks cheap and fake.
atlast I have found a very good review 😊 keep it up sir 👍🏻
YAY! been waiting on this forever! Alex can we also get a review on the new Audi A4 Please?(3rd Attempt)
If you enjoy having cops following and harassing you, get the Type R.
My towns police followed me in a 30 year old pickup. I can't imagine how it'd be in this thing
Come to the UK. Our police are genuinely rock solid, and the country is so small you don't really get "small town" stuff happening. Well we do, but it's on a different scale.
Omg those ugly ass high back front seats are awful!
Great Review. I really like this gen Civic more than the previous one.
Alex, good work as always. Yes, I would miss a traditional hand break.
We need a 350 HP Acura SH-AWD version of this car. :-)
George Knighton hell yes. Bring back the integra.
I love the back of the car it looks awesome
Alex, thanks for your reviews...they're comprehensive, objective and insightful.
Great pick for a review Alex! Thanks!
One of the best reviews of the Type R. Succient and well executed video. Well done!
This car is awesome and an impressive feat by Honda to be able to make a competitive FWD car in an AWD market. The rear end look however is disappointing. The non Type R Hatch is already ugly enough. I wish they could have made this in the sedan version.
Yea I dislike the rear end, but in person it looks more manageable.
Extremely thorough review. Thank you very much
Awesome review Alex I will always enjoy your reviews
Love this car. Very upset to hear about owners having transmission. Problems. I hope honda works this out. I would love to see a toned down version with 18 rims. Maybe even a bare bones entry model
Holy shit, this guy can review!! Very thorough and definitely knows what he’s talking about.
4:20
Interesting that he mentions that, since the 2018 Accord will need this much power to compete with the 300+HP Camry V6
Nissan TitanWarrior well from what it looks like Honda decided to lower the hp to 250..but the torque is up to 280 and its going to be lighter than the camry.. so expect a very zippy car.. personally I like the v6 and the coupe which Honda decided to kill for this year.. but at least all cars will have a manual transmission
It won't keep up with the Camry, but it will get better fuel economy, for whatever that's worth.
yea, what was he smoking at 4:20...
Nissan TitanWarrior the new accord will smoke the new camry 😍 , why? Because my audi TT 2.0t 2012 smoke the v6 370z and g37 is350 now days is the turbo rules wait and see the new accord
Neither the Camry or Accord are considered "performance" cars. If you look around you about town and take an accounting of the kinds of people who choose these cars, racing around is probably the farthest thing from their minds. By virtue of the turbo in the Accord however, it may be able to provide more grunt where drivers of these cars usually drive them.
The reason it doesn't have 4WD is simply because this is a FWD car and that's what they aimed the development on. Many cars hat are AWD could be 2WD, but aren't. So the arguments Alex is posing are simply incorrect. Honda didn't want it to be a rally-canon-for-the-road or anything. It's a racer not a crosser. Something like that. Honda does F1 and WTCC, not WRC.
It's also supposed to be a proof of what a FWD can be as a sporty car, and currently it's the fastest FWD on the Nürburgring.
Well, market wise, is this a smart choice? One could argue that in this class people are looking for a rally-oriented car and thus would go for the Focus RS (even though that's way more expensive) or WRX STi (not sure about the prices in the US, but here it's waaaay more expensive because of taxes). But looking at the many Type-R fans out there (and I assume Honda did some market research), I guess there's still some animo for it.
L.GH. Djoetma Honda does have a Type R rally car. It does have 4wd
Great review as usual!
Dear Alex, would you ever buy a Honda Civic Type R? 😁
Honda skimped out on 4WD to lessen reliability issues, yet WRXs and STIs have always been 4WD and incredibly reliable. I think Honda just skimped out on 4WD to decrease costs for them and offer less value to consumer.
...and to save weight.
and to continue the whole Type Rs are FWD thing
Agreed. A compact version of the torque vectoring SH-AWD of Acura would have taken the Type-R to the next level. Honda skipped the AWD for cost reasons. A detailed mechanical review in a different site showed that there is built-in space under the Type-R to fit in an AWD system (aka Type-R is "AWD ready").
When you are getting a type r you are not looking for Honda sensing or safety features like Lane assistant of start stop features or whatever you call those things your getting it for the performance and fun not to drive it like it's a Mercedes that just adding unessary weight to it. you wouldn't be needing these features If you knew how to drive...
I've seen one in person. It looks good to me.
without the wing the type r would look pretty much exactly like the civic hatch. i like the differentation, but understand the stealth appeal of one without a huge wing. imo, honda got the aesthetics right with the civics (it's all subjective anyway). the one glaring ugliness though is the faux vents on the front and back. i was hoping the type r would make them functional but, alas, no.
18:10 Again, there's a GT model.
Weirdly this is the first time I've really noticed the fidelity of a 4k video!
Just saw a blue one at the local Honda dealer for $54,775. The MSRP was $34,775. WTF is wrong with these dealers and what fool would pay $20K markup for a Civic along with the huge gap insurance you will have to carry
A message to Honda: lose the BS factory navigation and include heated seats and a spare tire. Jeez!!!! Who uses sluggish factory navigation anymore when u have apple/Android carplay. And with what I’m hearing about how thin these tires are, how could you not include a spare tire. After all this isn’t a stripped out racer, it’s a daily driver...which is exactly what u said to the public. If it were it wouldn’t have a backseat and would have rollbars like a GT3 RS.
Alex, the engine in this FK8 Type-R is not completely new, its actually the same K20C1 engine that's in the previous generation FK2 Type-R which is not officially available in the States. The new Type-R does have a different intake and exhaust system, and its tuned slightly higher than the FK2
I like the styling but would be somewhat embarrassed to own/drive one as a 40 year old working professional :) I would also downsize the wheels to 18's or 19's with all-season tires since it would be a daily driven car and we have freezing temps here in the winter time. This seems like a bargain of a car at MSRP if you can get one at that price (or lower). Hoping as supply meets/exceeds demand that I can pick one up at a decent price! :)
I wouldn't pay a penny over $34k for a Type-R Civic, so f*** the dealer markups. They won't sell s*** if they're going to charge more than an STI or Golf R.
I like the R but their markups keep me away. You got 2017 models wit 30k plus miles on them still at MSRP. No thanks when I can get a Golf R wit similar mileage for under 30k.
Holy crap this is HIDEOUS.
I do miss the non electric parking break. I think for sport models they should not include that but then again car manufacture would have to re design a new chassis would that cos t way more? I do realize that the hatchback are built in the UK so I do believe they coupe / sedan are very different so the hatchback which are the sport S I and type R can be made differently with a hang parking break ! ????
I was only able to sit in a pre production Type R that was being readied for a dealer track day at Homestead Speedway... Those seats are incredibly comfortable and I'm a fat old guy! Except for the very weird looking rear end, it is an attractive little sports car, esp in white.. The rear wing is a deal breaker for me, however.
Such a bad design, alex is so humble
As the owner of a 2006 Audi A3 I can't see how you would compare the two cars except, perhaps, in "feel". There certainly is a difference in exterior appearance!
Used to think this design was too much but i realized it is atually made well b.c it looks like a mech car out of a manga or something ... worst thing is, it looks lik you shouldnt be driving it if youre older than 30 years old but im not sure how many ppl under the age of 30 can just go out and purchase a 35k car
Alex how y’all are you? Just curious, because I’m trying to find one of these in a dealer around me to see how I fit. I wanna buy one if it’s not to cramped. I’m 6.3 btw
Where does this mark up come from? It negates any price advantage over the competition.You can't even say "Golf R is $10 more" because of that.
I would love this car, if it didn't have all that ugly red inside the car. If I wanted any red, it would only be the paint job. I don't feel the red makes it look like a race car or sporty, just ugly. If they had black or grey interiors as an option, I would buy one.
Very good design. Don't listen to haters. They are losers who can't afford even KIA . And as always Alex you delivered very clean and spot on review. Thank you
I don't know why Honda keeps loaning these cars out for reviews. There are hardly any available to buy, and none at MSRP.
I saw a picture of a "slammed" FK8 and another with speakers and subwoofers in the trunk...America doesnt deserve one honestly.
I love the fact that the Type-R is a hatch, but yes, would love to tone down the looks of the rear in particular. Get rid of the big wing and the non-functional black tack-ons in the back.
this car is actually faster than RS and golf R. and it a lot practical than the other two. great sport car and also outstanding for day to day based usage. typer4life
Julian Eccleshall the R with the DSG is a bit faster 0-60.
Not practical in NH. in the winter
I always liked the Integra type R, but this one is fugly! The spoiler is looks too boy racer for me. 153 hp/ liter is impressive
Even in 4k, it's hideous..
I would put up with the ugly design just for the performance. As for the ugly looks nothing a body kit can't fix.
In all seriousness, I would sacrifice that tenth of a second gained on the ring time to loose the aero and gain a normal looking Civic with that powertrain. Ring times are such a joke to anyone who has every driven there. Way to many variable to comparable.
Please review the new Civic Si !!! Thank you for all of your videos, Alex. I am currently between the Elantra sport and Civic Si, and a review from you on the latter would really help me make my decision. Thanks again!
I agree. Can you do a review on the Si?
This car is not over the top. Nowadays all cars look the same. Finally there is a car looking like this! Remember how cars looked in the 50ies and 60 ies.
Is there a wing delete option? I think if I were 10 years younger, the wing might be cool but at age 33, it's a little much for me.
That is the most gaudy looking spoiler I’ve ever seen. It ruined that great car. Type R stands for Ridiculous.
the golf R sucks, it looks the most boring standard car ever compared to its rivals, the civic type is an engineering masterpiece for its price and it looks outrageous.......and i love it
oh and that spoiler just screams "teenage boy racer."
the price tag doesn't though...
Way to much power for a young driver. Torque steer right into a ditch.
11:03 fortunately we´ve got SensingSystem in the European model
I want this feature on my 2019😭
best car reviewer on youtube!
As an Englishmen I take Umbridge with the term Moon Roof lol. Otherwise good review.
Why didn't he step on it once!? What's the point of driving a car like that if you don't give it some boost even once!?
Lose the transition lenses , its very strange to adress an audience with sunglasses on. If i didnt want to see this car so badly i would have immediately left this video based on the shades lol. Seriously though its very strange.
This guy's outfit and style are good to review a minivan or a pick-up truck, not a hot hatch.
Good review and fair! 👍
To be onest the only thing that bothers me is those low profile tires, would like fat tires soo I'll stay away from this car.
lokking at it from back and front nice looking but then you go to the side amd looking from tje front going to the back at the arch its jjst ugly there its just looks patched on
That wing just looks ridiculous, as is also the case with the Suburu WRX. smh...
Only go 45 mph.
Love it or hate it. It's becoming a legend. Even Chris Harris likes this car. He just did a review of it. The Golf R is quickly becoming forgotten because of the old age styling versus the Focus, Subaru and Honda.
Exactly. This is one of those things you either love or hate. The alleged ugliness aside, all people who have driven it liked it quite a lot.
5.3 secs 0-60 is very impressive considering other journalists seem to hit it in around 6 secs
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I love the performance and Honda reliability but 16-22 year olds which it is styled for can't afford it.
16-22 year olds really? look at all the old people driving F-1 cars that screams aero and kids love it