Type R D

fennj · 9th November 2007, 18:31

Not been on the forum for a couple of weeks, too busy not by choice, I can't believe that nobody has mentioned the Type R D story on page 13 of Auto Express from last week. It's looking like it's going to be a 180bhp variant of the new 2.2 IDTEC engine. Sale dates are speculated to be 2009.

Was planning on a 2.0 A4 TDI S LINE for my company car may well hold out now !

minisweeper · 9th November 2007, 18:42

You'd swap a 2.0 A4 TDI S-Line for a Civic? I mean I love my civic but.....

There better be some decent financial incentives involved there..

Seirrah · 9th November 2007, 18:43

hi mate. It's been talked about in these threads....

All New Diesels are on the way

http://www.civinfo.com/forum/honda-n...iesel-way.html

From what I can gather there will be two versions of the iDTEC, the top one being 180bhp. However in one thread there is talk of the proposed "TypeD" engine having 'high revving' capability. So whether that means a second version of the 180bhp engine I do not know.

fennj · 9th November 2007, 19:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by minisweeper

You'd swap a 2.0 A4 TDI S-Line for a Civic? I mean I love my civic but.....

There better be some decent financial incentives involved there..

There is.

I'll have up to x amount for my company car on the Lombard scheme, which is actually a personal loan that my company pays me back through my salary, the less I spend the less I'll have to pay back. The IDTEC will be one of the cleanest diesel engines around and so my monthly tax rate will be low. I think.

To be honest I would take a Type R D over a 2.0 A4 TDI S-Line regardless. Civ has bags of style and character just less bage Kudos.

Probably got lots more rattles, creaks and squeaks to but I still love mine.

FWH · 9th November 2007, 19:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by minisweeper

You'd swap a 2.0 A4 TDI S-Line for a Civic? I mean I love my civic but.....

There better be some decent financial incentives involved there..

Drove an A4 some weeks ago.
Boring.
Prefer my Civic.

Sure, more of a quality feel to the Audi´s build.
But that is it.

TTDegs · 9th November 2007, 20:51

I went from an A4 to a TT to the Civic

Wouldn't go back

A4 is a great car - but...

Westyman · 9th November 2007, 22:19

Same for me, my new Civic company car arrives in 2 weeks. I had the choice of Audi, BMW, Lexus, Merc but they just don't fit my needs.
There are many things I like about the Civic which the others just don't have and most importantly I didn't want a dull car.

I'm not bothered about badge kudos, afterall I sold a Porsche 993 this year and bought a VX220 Turbo.

John

illegalhunter · 10th November 2007, 07:52

If fuel prices keep rising ,its gotta be an option

angie4m · 10th November 2007, 09:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by illegalhunter

If fuel prices keep rising ,its gotta be an option

Yeah I agree. If there had been a Type R D when I was buying mines, I would have had that instead as I was looking also at the 2.2 Type S.

Type R D would be the best of both worlds and I can't see how it can't be done as it seems every other car manufacturer seems to be doing it

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fennj Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 20th April 2007 Location: South Yorkshire Posts: 187 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader: (0)	Type R D Not been on the forum for a couple of weeks, too busy not by choice, I can't believe that nobody has mentioned the Type R D story on page 13 of Auto Express from last week. It's looking like it's going to be a 180bhp variant of the new 2.2 IDTEC engine. Sale dates are speculated to be 2009. Was planning on a 2.0 A4 TDI S LINE for my company car may well hold out now !

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Seirrah Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 12th August 2007 Location: Cardiff Posts: 126 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	hi mate. It's been talked about in these threads.... All New Diesels are on the way http://www.civinfo.com/forum/honda-n...iesel-way.html From what I can gather there will be two versions of the iDTEC, the top one being 180bhp. However in one thread there is talk of the proposed "TypeD" engine having 'high revving' capability. So whether that means a second version of the 180bhp engine I do not know.

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TTDegs Super Moderator Civinfo master Join Date: 4th August 2006 Location: Cardiff Posts: 5,634 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader: (0)	I went from an A4 to a TT to the Civic Wouldn't go back A4 is a great car - but...

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Westyman Valve Cap Join Date: 27th August 2007 Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Same for me, my new Civic company car arrives in 2 weeks. I had the choice of Audi, BMW, Lexus, Merc but they just don't fit my needs. There are many things I like about the Civic which the others just don't have and most importantly I didn't want a dull car. I'm not bothered about badge kudos, afterall I sold a Porsche 993 this year and bought a VX220 Turbo. John

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