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Originally Posted by CivPilot
Surely Civic's of this ilk have earned their right to be talked about on this Honda Civic forum and not dismissed out of hand as old news?
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Not at all CP, and thanks for bringing it to us!
I'd dearly love a car like this. A good raw and wild car in a world of tepid, overly safe and conservative jellies has to be a good thing.
It's a shame that a mainstream manufacturer can't see that a run of these would be as good for us as it would their image - the snag of importing these
JDM specials is simply the price. Porsche UK a while ago managed to persuade Stuttgart to make the 968CS and it was a roaring success and is still revered 13 years on. Because it was stripped and lighter, and despite the nicer suspension and brake components fitted, it was significantly
cheaper than the standard car. Perhaps Honda should have a think about this.
Perhaps of more interest in the real world is the knock on effect a car like this may have on the large existing ownership base here, and that's the availability and effectiveness of tuning parts or kits that have been developed on a car like the RR. I'm going to guess that there are a large number of UK R owners who would happily pay £2k to £3k for a reliable 40 bhp.