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      03-03-2015, 11:42 AM   #23
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http://www.autoblog.com/2015/03/03/h...-record-video/ there is now a good reason to buy it.
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      03-03-2015, 11:49 AM   #24
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http://www.autoblog.com/2015/03/03/h...-record-video/ there is now a good reason to buy it.
Looking at it is a good reason not to.

Won't deny the performance but Jesus Christ it's like Honda had the objective to make a car so tasteless that it'd be impossible to affix anything from an APC catalog to it.
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      03-03-2015, 03:00 PM   #25
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I like it. It is just sad that high revvying engine has gone away for more torque, etc.
Car itself, I like personally.
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      03-03-2015, 03:26 PM   #26
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Honda/Acura have been out-shined. People got so tired of waiting for the new NSX for 5 years that when it was finally released, people were not only bored with it already, but Ford destroyed them with the GT.

They're trying sooo hard to make a name for themselves again because they're just irrelevant nowadays. Honda hasn't put out a great car since the s2k and Acura with the RSX (in my opinion). They're just trying all these outlandish ideas to rekindle the fire, but not when you have all these great mature hot hatches coming out like the VW R400 and Ford Focus RS.
And yet the new R8 is more boring and looks more outdated than the "5 years old" new NSX.

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I like it. It is just sad that high revvying engine has gone away for more torque, etc.
Car itself, I like personally.
Torque is what customers want. Can't blame Honda for finally offering that to them.
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      03-03-2015, 04:09 PM   #27
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Honda/Acura have been out-shined. People got so tired of waiting for the new NSX for 5 years that when it was finally released, people were not only bored with it already, but Ford destroyed them with the GT.
I somehow doubt people will be cross-shopping the NSX with the Ford GT. The NSX won't cost around $400k.
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      03-03-2015, 04:14 PM   #28
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the looks are bad BUT it does lap the nurburgring in a cool 7:50
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      03-04-2015, 07:57 AM   #29
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I somehow doubt people will be cross-shopping the NSX with the Ford GT. The NSX won't cost around $400k.
Umm no....not sure where you heard that, it's been reported to priced around 150k...
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Umm no....not sure where you heard that, it's been reported to priced around 150k...
From statements from Ford MoCo?

http://blog.caranddriver.com/the-new...-many-of-them/

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Ford Performance boss Dave Pericak telling journalists here in Geneva that it’s going to cost about the same as a Lamborghini Aventador.

Yes, really—a $400,000 Ford.

He also said that Ford is predicting that production numbers will be in the “hundreds, rather than thousands” for the new GT, which some journos immediately took to mean a strictly limited run of 999. That’s not the right number, but Pericak’s statement does indicate that this GT is set to be a far, far more exclusive car than the previous one, which shipped just over 4000 units during its roughly two-year production run.
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      03-04-2015, 10:03 PM   #31
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That lap time is faster than an stock E9x M3...
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      03-04-2015, 11:06 PM   #33
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I like it, but I actually don't like that the high revving motor is gone. Maybe in the next iteration of the civic type-r, they'll bring back a high revving motor accompanied by KERS.
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My bad...I mis-read, thought you were referring to the NSX....The GT would be enormously overpriced at that number....400k for a built Taurus motor?
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Say what you want about the looks but if Honda is being straight forward this thing dusted the M4 around the Nurburgring. 7:50 is no joke
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The looks are hideous, but you can't knock that lap time.


For what the car will likely cost, I'm sure the market is going to be VERY slim, considering it is still and always will be a Civic. Guess it depends on what you want out of the car, and if it's merely performance in a great DD, I don't see this being such a bad option.
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Too much is just too much. What happened to the days where a type R meant only subtle changes to the base model (aesthetically)? This is seriously just too much. At least, they improved the ass area compared to the concept. Performance wise, I don't doubt Honda will do wonders for this car.
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It's fast around the 'Ring - no doubt about that.

But I can't help but think the 'Type R' demographic have moved on to different things. Honda really lost their way with young enthusiasts after the RSX...which never really captured us like the Integra did before.

Be interested to see how this sells in the states!
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      03-07-2015, 03:26 AM   #41
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Looks somewhat similar to the WTCC TC1 class car. It does not look great (by that I mean it looks stupid), but if it does more than sharing the looks, it must be pretty capable, and I can forget looking stupid if function > form.
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I somehow doubt people will be cross-shopping the NSX with the Ford GT. The NSX won't cost around $400k.
Go look at the prices for the original 2004 - 2005 Ford GT. They are near $400K now...
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There's a reason for that.
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I still own a 2006 Civic SI,Honda makes the best gear boxes and high revving 4 cyn cars known to man and this will be another legend in the making.
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