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FK8 General FK8 (10th Gen) CTR Release chat

This one ?

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yes, quite like the darker shade of blue.

Almost like that FN2 colour they offered at the end.
 
dotty said:
Some pics I took at goodwood earlier. The fk8 is very nice in the flesh..
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The black FK8 looks awesome. I saw it on Friday and now I can't wait to get mine. Wish I'd gone to Goodwood for 3 days instead of 1. Far too much to see and do in 1 day. Big thanks to Honda Worcester for the tickets.
 
Saw my first FK8 in person yesterday at Fast car show. Really aggressive, I still don't like the 'noddy' versions of the new Civic but I do like the Type R. Was grey too which I think is my preferred colour!
 
Very interesting.

[video=youtube;gsusmVVgIqQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsusmVVgIqQ[/video]
 
FLRib said:
Very interesting.
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Parts of what he says are true, but, amusingly, it's the things he's _not_saying that are interesting. 2007 was the beginning of the global financial crisis, so, yes, pretty much everything fell off the cliff at that point. Direct injection is not the be-all and end-all for injection tech where carbon and other buildups can result in decreased power. It's fine if you own a car from new, and only keep it a while, but the long haul after that means higher maintenance costs (and more expensive injectors) or possible catastrophic failure.

The comparing the CR-V to the Kia is a cute jab, but turbo always has higher power at lower revs due to the mechanism of operation, the CR-V is still NA and does damn well because of that.

Honda does need to move further forward, the K-series should probably have not run for as long as they did (and def. not in the FN). Something new should have occurred then (like A-VTEC perhaps?). Others moved forward, Multi-air, VANOS, etc. and Honda should have pulled something interesting out of the bag at that point.

He also makes claims about Honda shipping journalists to various locations without acting as if this same activity occurs for every other manufacturer.

So, sure, he makes some good points, but I think he's really just stirring the pot for amusement's sake, which is a bit harsh.
 
He's the same guy who said don't buy a Croacus RS because it has Drift Mode.

I'll watch the video in a bit when I'm on a decent connection or I fancy turning off Wi-Fi...
 
FLRib said:
Very interesting.

[video=youtube;gsusmVVgIqQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsusmVVgIqQ[/video]
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Ridiculous. All that ranting and not once did he mention that he had actually sat in one and driven it. How can you as a self professed "Auto Expert" state "Don't Buy" without having even driven the car.

Shame on me for wasting 17 minutes of my life listening to his completely irrelevant uninformed rant!

Customers buy performance cars for the the "wait for it ...... performance!!!!" not the dealer network abilities and warranty details.
 
So how will the serial number work - as at least a thousand models have gone to the US, I presume the UK will only get higher-than-that numbers?

Also I see the PCP finance numbers are now on the Honda site... 10K deposit - is that a normal deal then.

Also the US Car and Driver mag have tested it - 4.9s 0-60, US model about 10 less on UK bhp.
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2017-honda-civic-type-r-test-review
 
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Serial numbers have always been random, just whichever plaque comes out of the parts bin on the production line.

Yep £10k deposit was required in the FK2 to get the PCP figures to come in with a £300 pcm payment, so it's the same.
 
Dream Automotive have just released decat pipes for the FK8 this morning on their Facebook page

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