They were released, just no global announcement made on availability. Clients that had a FL5 on order and had a good relationship with their dealer were offered the chance to upgrade their order to the S-Grade others had to get lucky.
Interesting. I recall @CTR1633FK2 had one on order and canceled after not getting much information from the dealership. This post has some info on specs. These things tend to have a way of making it to FB and IG, and I haven't seen anything.
Yeah, it’s funny how little info has been available. Something tells me they got snatched up mostly by collectors, never to be seen again. We’ll probably see them on auction blocks in 10-20 years.
The FK8 shared the same quarter panel as the factory Civic whereas the FL5 has a custom quarter panel that would have required a bunch more qualification for the gas cap. At least this is my understanding.
You can still order a S-grade at the dealership here in Europe. It is a stripped down version (no A/C etc.), but no performance upgrades according to the dealership. So, same engine, same suspension, tires, brakes. The price is around 7k euro higher. So, why bother?
I can also do that myself, removing the A/C and that does not cost me 7000 euros. It is then more or less the same as the S grade version.
No, S grade is white only. No other options.
But then you dont get to tell people you bought a S-Grade FL5. The bragging rights alone are worth at least $7k euros...I can also do that myself, removing the A/C and that does not cost me 7000 euros. It is then more or less the same as the S grade version.
The S stands for "stupid" because you paid 7k more for a car with less featuresBut then you dont get to tell people you bought a S-Grade FL5. The bragging rights alone are worth at least $7k euros...
The Porsche people would disagree with you. This is a FWD GT3 after allThe S stands for "stupid" because you paid 7k more for a car with less features
