Car and Driver article mentioned the type r as as 1 of 10 instant classics..

[krees]

I thought this was pretty neat but a bit unsurprising.

https://www.caranddriver.com/flipbo...-model-cars-are-bound-to-be-future-classics#1

Here's their short snippet:

Hagerty says: The performance at an impressively low price point compared to its competition means it should attract many new enthusiasts. Well-preserved examples will be sought after when today’s young fans one day seek out the cars that made an early impression on them.

We say: “Just look at the numbers: The Civic Type R hauled itself to a stop from 70 mph in 146 feet and stuck to the skidpad at 1.03 g’s. A minimally optioned stick-shift Porsche 911—a $96,650 Porsche 911—musters 1.00 g and stops in 145 feet.”

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[s2kdriver80]

If you click "read more" and go to the actual article, they say 142 feet - not bad. And 4.9 sec 0-60 is the quickest time I've seen for this car, again not bad for a fwd car.

 

[heavyD]

Seeing a good percentage of Type R's are garage queens I expect there should be plenty of low mileage examples of this car as time goes by for collectors.

 

[Zeffy94]

If you click "read more" and go to the actual article, they say 142 feet - not bad. And 4.9 sec 0-60 is the quickest time I've seen for this car, again not bad for a fwd car.

I kind of question this figure. I agree with low to mid 5s, but even with abusive shifting I can’t see it getting to 60 that fast.

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