What a clusterf**k.
Here is some insight from the other side, the dealer perspective.
Dealers gets ONE in July, then month by month, 1 unit per month, until allocations are fulfilled.
EVERYONE wants one. The dealer principles' rich neighbor wants one, the general managers brother in-law wants...
Update from Honda Canada:
June 26th - MSRP released
July 10th - Original allocations
July 14th - Official On sale date.
Colors will be split 50/50 Black White.
Biggest dealers will get 4 MY2017 and 4 MY2018 (8 total Type Rs)
First allocations to be dropped off for the week of 10th of July...
You're the effing best, Im going to print this post and hang it in my office for all the CLUELESS hundreds of people who think premium is some sort of a killer deal. Man I wish everyone did the math like that.
THANK YOU>
Wrong math:
340/1.15 = 295
295 x 1.15 = 295
Same numbers.
15% subtracted from 340 is greater than 15% added to 295. Its percentages of a number, not fixed add/remove number.
Underrating has been part of the Automotive industry for a very long time. It is just new to Honda because of Turbo...
Priority should be fixing the rev hang, but Im happy Hondata is so quick to release a tune already. We are just a clutch and a catback away from a very good sporty car.
So this little nugget just came in today. Another CAD only feature - 6 Speed + Honda Sensing.
How does it even work? It stalls the car when it brakes to a complete stop?
I thought I'd share with you guys.
My general manager approached every tech/apprentice/sales person/lot boy to specifically say that there are ZERO drives of the Type R. It will probably stay in the showroom. We are getting 2 this year.
People who never drove the absolute GEM that is the K20/K24 will never understand. The sound, the linearity of power delivery, instantaneous response. The experience itself is so much nicer.
It is a solid car tho. Very refined.