Comparison: 1998 ITR vs 2010 Civic Si

Fenian · Post by **Fenian** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 3:36 am

I thought this was kind of interesting. Take a 1998 ITR that's been in storage for 12 years, with only 5,400 on the odometer and test it against a 2010 Civic Si coupe.

http://www.insideline.com/features/1998-acura-integra-type-r-vs-2010-honda-civic-si.html

crx08 · Post by **crx08** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 4:05 am

interesting indeed. that is one clean ass type R

Diz · Post by **Diz** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 6:23 am

That is pretty awesome thank you for sharing. What I wouldn't give to have that ITR...

dclduke · Post by **dclduke** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 7:44 am

I can't stand most of Honda's new car lineup. The S2K is the only new Honda I would want. And I definitely don't think the new Civic is worthy of the name.

Rich · Post by **Rich** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 9:41 am

theres a lot to be said for an old mechanical linkage for the throttle setup. Just feels so much better than the new electronic setups which feel dead in comparison!

JustRob · Post by **JustRob** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 2:35 pm

dclduke;224061 wrote:I can't stand most of Honda's new car lineup. The S2K is the only new Honda I would want. And I definitely don't think the new Civic is worthy of the name.

I agree, even though there aren't any new S2000's anymore.

Dan The Man · Post by **Dan The Man** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 3:10 pm

dclduke;224061 wrote:I can't stand most of Honda's new car lineup. The S2K is the only new Honda I would want. And I definitely don't think the new Civic is worthy of the name.

Word. Just yesterday I watched the episode of top gear where they compared the brand new CTR to the EP3 CTR, the EP3 whooped up on the new one. I guess Honda just doesn't make em like they used to.

Silver Knight · Post by **Silver Knight** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 12:21 am

dclduke;224061 wrote:I can't stand most of Honda's new car lineup. The S2K is the only new Honda I would want. And I definitely don't think the new Civic is worthy of the name.

agreed. HOWEVER, i wouldn't mind having a Mugen RR

CourtesyFlush · Post by **CourtesyFlush** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 6:29 pm

loved the article. itr's will always be beasts

Post by **budget_crx** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 7:51 pm

dclduke;224061 wrote: And I definitely don't think the new Civic is worthy of the name.

This had me rolling, I love Civics as much as the next guy, but seriously wtf does this mean? Is there anything a Civic needs to have to be considered "worthy" of the name? Beyond inexpensive and reliable, I don't think so.

Dan The Man;224069 wrote:Word. Just yesterday I watched the episode of top gear where they compared the brand new CTR to the EP3 CTR, the EP3 whooped up on the new one. I guess Honda just doesn't make em like they used to.

EP3 Type R = designed and built in Swindon, then redid in Japan LOL
FN2 Type R = designed and built in Swindon. Its the Brits' own fault for making a "hot hatch" that doesn't compare to the old body style. That episode compared the previous best to the current 3rd place. FTL