CTR vs Type S

[optronix]

Owning a full bolt on FL5 for less then the cost of a stock ITS is also a decent win in my book.

If you can get one without a markup, 100% agreed. I couldn't at the time my DE5 became available so that was an easy one for me.

It's more that in addition to being a better car, it's a symbol of Honda's motorsport heritage.

The other is just another Acura trim.

Is it though? If the Type S "borrows" all the same engineering that went into the Type R, then I don't see where the delineation is from a "motorsports heritage" perspective.

Where I won't disagree is that I think if that's something that you think is important, then it's a "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" thing. I wasn't really being all that facetious when I said you made the right choice if telling people you have a Type R is important to you.

But the other side of that, is that to many people the Type R is still just a Civic. In fact, for most people who don't know who Henry Catchpole is, they would probably default to thinking a base Integra A-spec is a "nicer car" than an FL5... not that any of this matters to people reading this thread, just bringing it up as a counterpoint.

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[Cueyo]

If you can get one without a markup, 100% agreed. I couldn't at the time my DE5 became available so that was an easy one for me.



Is it though? If the Type S "borrows" all the same engineering that went into the Type R, then I don't see where the delineation is from a "motorsports heritage" perspective.

Where I won't disagree is that I think if that's something that you think is important, then it's a "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" thing. I wasn't really being all that facetious when I said you made the right choice if telling people you have a Type R is important to you.

But the other side of that, is that to many people the Type R is still just a Civic. In fact, for most people who don't know who Henry Catchpole is, they would probably default to thinking a base Integra A-spec is a "nicer car" than an FL5... not that any of this matters to people reading this thread, just bringing it up as a counterpoint.

Kinda reiterating, but in the end to Joe shmoe, a type R is just a civic and any old Integra looks like a nicer car. I can say with certainty that if you wanted a car that looks like a sports car to random on the street, you woulda gotten something besides an ITS or CTR (though the CTR looks more aggressive because of the wing)

 

[Bigfx]

Had both, type r is a great car but I’m 6’2” and those seats are horrible for my body type, anything more than 20 minutes and my legs would start aching and my back hated me. The type s is imho a significantly better looking car, better lines and suspension tuning is way better (easy fix for a type r) the seats could be a little softer but overall for a 45 minute commute they are way better for my legs and back than the type r seats are. The creature comforts are nice in the s and yes the sound system is significantly better than the type r’s is I mean way better but that shouldn’t be a reason to switch these cars are both spartan to say the least compared to European or even most cars in their price range. We all fanboyed out and got manual 6 speed hatches and we all spent way too much to get it, miss the old days.

 

[TchnoZ33]

Both are good lol why we beating this horse? Lol.

 

[Brittania]

Both are good lol why we beating this horse? Lol.

It always starts with one prospective buyer asking for opinions. Then it usually deteriorates into a Type R vs Type S Civil war, but this thread has remained relatively civil.

 

[Websitesdown]

It always starts with one prospective buyer asking for opinions. Then it usually deteriorates into a Type R vs Type S Civil war, but this thread has remained relatively civil.

Don't talk about tariffs then it'll remain civil.

 

[Brittania]

Don't talk about tariffs then it'll remain civil.

That thread was a classic

 

[Websitesdown]

That thread was a classic

It went on forever!

 

[Brittania]

It went on forever!

Don't worry, in today's political climate we're bound to find another topic to really get everyone's engines revving again

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