hmm, ring time suspicious by its absence to me....or maybe they are saving it for when they can produce UK cars to spark up some interest..!
7.43 was a ridiculous time, faster than an AMG A45s....Cant help but wonder if Honda made a rod for their own back, as the focus on the 'mods' (sticky rubber, aircon delete, roll cage etc) means under more scrutiny now
I will have a gentleman's bet with you McR, no chance of sub 7:40..!:lol:
Does anyone know when the Sport Line version will be available?
I like the idea of 19 inch wheels for potholes.
Yes I was thinking of that.
It seems some folk just fit bigger tyres.
I'm thinking Honda has probably done more than just fit FK7 wheels?
Isn't 18 inch a bit tricky to get right (the offset)?
As to the spoilers I'm not that keen on either, they go from one extreme to the other, and what about the Project Leader's response in Autocar -
Q. Is the Sport Line model’s handling affected by the smaller wing?
A. We are not talking about real racing cars where you have tonnes of downforce and drag - if you compare the top speed of both cars (standard and Sport Line) they are more or less on the same level. The rear wing is not really that big of an influence - the Type R’s high-speed stability comes from the base platform layout and suspension specification. The functionality has been maintained for both wing designs.
Yeah that ****ed a few off as every bit of aero was functional apparently.
They defo look like fk7 wheels painted charcoal and without the stripe. Must have had loads left in Swindon
Have a look on civicx forum, loads of info on after market wheels, more than here as not many have swapped them out.
The wing makes it for me, if you're not feeling it, best see a sportline in person when you can
Does anyone know if the facelift is being snapped up in the UK? I was thinking of jumping ship to the Merc A45, but the price is absolutely horrendous over here, A35 is also very pricey and I dont know if I can justify it with slightly less bhp in comparison to the FK8. Anyhow I put out the feelers on a new FK8 and apparently Honda said they are flying out the door and they cant supply 1 car across the pond in the coming months, earliest would be probably feb/march next sure.
Surely they cant be that in demand and hard gotten? As an aside has anyone driven the A35 or an M240i (How did you find them to the FK8) and considered the ship jump?
So at least its not just Honda UK being greedy, the yanks must be where the money is at for them these days.
Let us know what you think of the A35, there's one after popping up here locally in a dealers too, cost is about €17k euro more than an FK8 though!