CTR vs Type S

[Qutazo]

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.

I agree with you. I am tall and type s is more comfortable for me

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[egxflash]

We all fanboyed out and got manual 6 speed hatches and we all spent way too much to get it, miss the old days.

Truest thing said in this entire thread.

 

[someguy115]

Truest thing said in this entire thread.

I wouldn't say that, honestly. The FL5 is way more car than pretty much any hot hatch ever before. Is it a little pricey... Sure. But you buy any civic before the FK8, you're putting $30-40k worth of parts alone into it to get the same capabilities depending on the base, and you're sacrificing a lot of daily drivability (though it may feel quite a bit more exciting to drive).

Heck, accounting for inflation the FL5 MSRP is like 15% cheaper than a 2015 FK2. An FD2 in 2007 was $40,000 adjusted for inflation.

The CTR was never an "economy" car. It was always 30-50% more expensive than an SI or sport trim, and has never been *this* significantly better than the SI trim. Flagship hot hatches have always been pretty expensive.

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