2015 Civic Type R

[ahoudet]

Saw a few (2 or 3) on a delivery truck going towards Honda bryanston today

 

[dualmeister]

Sorry but that is so incredibly ugly

 

[FiestaST]

Sorry but that is so incredibly ugly

What?! How dare you....do you know much work & testing the Japs put into making the new CTR

 

[dualmeister]

What?! How dare you....do you know much work & testing the Japs put into making the new CTR

Too much time on engine. Not enough time on body

 

[Type RSA]

Well I quite like it. Would have loved it if it looked like the concept though..

 

[FiestaST]

Yo yo...guys

I took this pic on the 4th Nov while I was at the Car Mag Shootout at Killarney & lookie here projected price of the CTR was ~ R540k...



Just putting it out there

 

[FiestaST]

Le sigh



But...interesting colour yo

 

[TehStranger]

Yeah, was at Honda Sandton over the weekend having a look at the Type R (there happened to be three of them there, head office's Championship white one, followed by red and black). Got into a discussion about the NSX not coming here due to the price. Horribly overpriced if you ask me, especially when you consider what the original one stood for.

 

[FiestaST]

 

[FiestaST]

Standard features

Hill start assist
Front and rear parking sensors
Rear view camera
LED headlights (with an auto setting)
Rain sensing wipers
Cruise control
Climate control

"The interior shouts motorsport, with gorgeous bucket seats, a red and black steering wheel and a cool ‘I-MID’ pack exclusive to the Type R, which includes info read outs for:
G-force and brake pressure/ and accelerator
Turbo pressure, water temperature, oil pressure, oil temperature
Lap timer (save up to 99)
0-100km/h timer
0-400m timer

Price - R586 400

When the Volkswagen Golf R’s sticker price pushed the R500 000 mark, the public gasped in shock. How can a hot hatch be that expensive in SA?

Well that was a few years ago, and Honda, like many automakers in 2016, are battling currency fluctuations due to the poor Rand.

I think the automaker’s done well to price the Type R competitively at R586 400 (there are no optional extras). It’s sold with a five-year or 90 000km service plan and Honda’s new five-year or 200 000km warranty."

http://www.wheels24.co.za/NewModels/new-civic-type-r-in-sa-we-drive-hondas-hottest-hatch-20160127

"The poor performance of the Rand has sent the prices of the NSX skyrocketing. In fact, the NSX, according to Honda, would cost nearly R6-million if it was sold in Mzansi.

The automaker says neither dealer nor Honda SA would profit from sales.

It's a pity because twenty-five years after the debut of the original NSX supercar, the excitement was tangible and now it's simply not going to arrive locally."

http://www.wheels24.co.za/NewModels/bad-news-sa-were-not-getting-the-honda-nsx-20160127

 

[Type RSA]

Which one looks better? I am liking the Red, but would love to see a gunmetal one before deciding.

 

[TehStranger]

Which one looks better? I am liking the Red, but would love to see a gunmetal one before deciding.

Red looks stunning, it'd be the one I would go for.

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

Will still sell. People in SA have no concept of money when it comes to cars...

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

Red looks stunning, it'd be the one I would go for.

I'd take white, it shows off the curves better than the other colours...

 

[TehStranger]

I'd take white, it shows off the curves better than the other colours...

Usually I'm a fan of Honda's in white (previous CTR and S2000 in white are stunning) for exactly that reason, but in the flesh next to each other the new CTR in red won me over, probably because the styling is so ostentatious.

 

[FiestaST]

Will still sell. People in SA have no concept of money when it comes to cars...

Lolz....

For me white

 

[dualmeister]

There is just too much going on on the rear for me

 

[FiestaST]

I thought you like junk in the trunk ️

 

[dualmeister]

I thought you like junk in the trunk ️

No. I've gone off Kim Kardashian

 

[FiestaST]