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I would like to hope that he wrote that tongue in cheek. Coming from a complete tuning shop, we would never tell a customer that we are adding longevity to their engine by increasing the horsepower and tuning the vehicle. This is of course when comparing longevity of the engine when it and the...

^^^ Always explain to customers that there is an increased level of risk if choosing to mod and tune. How big that increase is can be tough to explain. But given all factors equal, added stress is.... well it's not B ;)

If a too generous amount of red keeps theme with Honda (outside the seats or carpeting) to go with the faux carbon fiber, then it's likely to sit oddly with me. But that's just me and my own taste. The FK2 isn't bad, but I don't care much for it when looking at previous generations. Edit: And...

Well damn. Honda's sporty interior is on that downhill ride. This is really disheartening. Give me the FD2 interior and I'll be happy :(

Absolutely lol. It all sounds funky to me, but I am keeping things relative to the information in the thread. I personally have the belief that there is NO WAY the 10g CTR will be AWD. Then again, stranger things happen and just as natural progression changed many RWD to FWD years ago...

I have to assume you did NOT read the article. It is clearly stated by Honda BTCC driver that he intends to use Honda's next year model civic which will be AWD and converted to RWD for competition use. We cannot jump to a 100% conclusion, but this is definitely prominent information and worth...

Haha, they're actually a very solid shop and most any E90 and newer BMW owner should go there for any and all work to their vehicle. Shops have to make their money and deal with the fact that a customer may not have good taste! When I was with SP Engineering for a while, there were a great deal...

Among the top, I agree. Just very difficult to compare to the Mazda 3. Currently, the Mazda 3 holds its own against the 16' Civic, and we would all agree that the 16' civic is leaps and bounds ahead of the 9thgens. Oh wells!

LOL. I worked here for a short time. Almost sure that was the car of a parachute baby. They are not so versed in vehicle modification. That M4 may be his first vehicle after getting a license.

I'm a bit mystified by the fact that the 2015 civic was the winner last year. Really? Not a bad car but it is definitely not something to call home about. Pretty much destroys any credibility I can give towards the award.

Autocross is not in question here. I said track. And yes, in peculiar environments the shorter wheel base can offer an edge over the sedan. But this is being nit picky. Look at a majority of all tracks in the U.S. The only track that even remotely comes to mind to be tight enough to lend favor...

Just so people are not set on the wrong ship, a majority of ALL vehicles will have a higher torsional rigidity with a sedan body versus a coupe. I know this to be the case through actual numbers for the E46 and 8thgen line up of vehicles. AFIK it has to do with the B pillar section of the...

Indeed. First owners tend to have the budget for proper maintenance and modifications of vehicles.

I would do no different than you. I work for a dealer in the LA region that focuses on high gross rather than high volume. Sadly, there are buyers who are unaware of what they're paying for or just poorly educated. 1/3 Si buyers will pay the mark up. I have seen someone pay $540/month w/...

I agree with German tuners being more conservative compared to Japanese as a whole. I was simply trying to keep things in line with one another. Taking a look at E36/46 owners and the shit they do with their vehicles is not much different than your 90s Japanese vehicle owners. I just hate...

Rest assured, there will be mark ups on the Si and the Type R upon release. The dealer I'm finishing my stint with right now still does $3,000 mark ups on Si model civics. They were mentioning $5-7,000 mark ups on the Type R when we see them.

In complete agreement. We are dealing with a CVT. Increasing the torque near 200lbs is bound to cause issues. Along with this... modify a bit but if you're going with a non performance model civic, there is a lot more headache involved in increasing performance dramatically. May as well use the...

What's more important is to notice the wheel base and if there is much, if any difference between the two. This will have an actual effect on performance and characteristics of the car. On the 8thgen civic it was well known that the slightly longer wheel base of the sedan granted it to a...

Understand that the ITR was available in 95' across the pacific. It simply took some back and forth talks to bring it our way. It wasn't necessarily a car that was introduced at the end of the car's life cycle. I think we can expect numbers to be between 1000-2500 units a year. I believe it...

Not that I am aware of. There was no mention of this at the dealership I work for.