Mugen Advanced Concept RR

Potts1 · Post by **Potts1** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 12:33 am

im suprised they built it around a 4 door, they probably could have saved a few hundred pounds if they shortened it up for a 2 door

DC_T · Post by **DC_T** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 4:03 am

Potts1;158781 wrote:im suprised they built it around a 4 door, they probably could have saved a few hundred pounds if they shortened it up for a 2 door

actually the u.s. 4 door si and the u.s. si coupe are suprisingly close in lenght and weight. a friend of mine said the same thing when he bought his but we compared the specs and were suprised to see the 4 door is only about 50lbs heavier and only a couple inches longer. wierd. i'm not sure if the jdm versions are different but here you wouldn't gain that much by going w/ a coupe over a 4 door.

http://automobiles.honda.com/civic-si-s ... tions.aspx
http://automobiles.honda.com/civic-si-c ... tions.aspx

MyfodoSi · Post by **MyfodoSi** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:12 pm

DC_T;159135 wrote:actually the u.s. 4 door si and the u.s. si coupe are suprisingly close in lenght and weight. a friend of mine said the same thing when he bought his but we compared the specs and were suprised to see the 4 door is only about 50lbs heavier and only a couple inches longer. wierd. i'm not sure if the jdm versions are different but here you wouldn't gain that much by going w/ a coupe over a 4 door.

http://automobiles.honda.com/civic-si-s ... tions.aspx
http://automobiles.honda.com/civic-si-c ... tions.aspx

Yep. The difference is only 50 pounds and two inches, but it's amazing how much more room there is in the back seats of the sedans compared to the coupes. I really really like the concept, but dual exhaust FTL.

nomoneyleft · Post by **nomoneyleft** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:04 pm

they killed the si when they made a 4 door

JustRob · Post by **JustRob** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 12:17 am

Potts1;158781 wrote:im suprised they built it around a 4 door, they probably could have saved a few hundred pounds if they shortened it up for a 2 door

To my knowledge, they don't even market the two door coupe Civics in Japan anymore. The public over there doesn't have a use for them. And to my knowledge, all two door coupes have been made in the U.S. If you think about it, the four door platform is better for road racing anyway due to the extra strength and reinforcement that are done the the B-Pillar for safety regulations. Sedans>Coupes. And that is coming from a coupe owner. LOL

bildo16 · Post by **bildo16** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 11:18 pm

i too am under the understanding that a civic coupe is not offered in japan (at least a few years back when they released the new Type R it wasnt)