Marty123
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- First Name
- Martin
- Joined
- Apr 30, 2018
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- Location
- WA
- Vehicle(s)
- 2018 CW CTR
- Thread starter
- #1
Backround:
-first car I bought with my own money was a milano red 1995 del sol DOHC VTEC. (Awesome screaming b16 engine)
-next car was a Silverstone metallic 2007 s2000 with red/black interior. (Dream car I've always wanted since 1999, unfortunately I had to sell it after getting married and having kids)
-next was the dark ages, 2010 honda insight. (Got 50 mpg though)
-next was a black 2017 WRX premium. (Definitely different than a honda, still an awesome car. Kinda miss it a bit, just a little)
-finally the 2018 CW CTR.
I've only had the car 2 days with only 120 miles, and everything I write pretty much is my experience and my opinion only, so keep that in mind when reading the following:
Looks: way better in person than in pictures or videos. If someone isn't exactly the biggest fan of the exterior, it all goes away once you get behind the wheel. I actually love the CTR looks. It's over the top, but it's tasteful and awesome. I would say CTR and s2k are on par for me in the looks category. Then the WRX close second.
Seating position: CTR is more sporty than the wrx. WRX sat like a sedan period. CTR feels like you're really getting behind the wheel and into the car. It feels more like a cockpit. S2k still probably has the best seating position if I remember correctly.
Throttle: CTR first. The 3 modes are awesome. Comfort sucks, feels spongy and not sensitive at all. Sport is the day to day mode. +R is when you are wanting to get in trouble on local roads. For first time manual drivers, comfort mode is perfect.
Gearbox: CTR has very short throws. Even shorter than s2k. However, I think, s2k has a smoother gearbox. WRX is super notchy.
Clutch: super easy and very forgiving. For lack of a better word, easy. Probably the easiest car to learn how to drive a manual in, of the cars I've driven so far. WRX is probably the hardest. (Non linear throttle and touchy clutch, and notchy gearbox)
Steering: again, 3 modes are awesome. Comfort is like regular, the sport and +R modes are very similar with sensitive ratios. However, I liked the WRX steering wheel better I think. It was thicker and had a better 10-2 bolster. Steering response is way better in the CTR in sport and +R mode though. Probably a tad bit better than the s2k.
Interier: CTR by far. WRX was just like a regular nothing special sedan. CTR felt like you were stepping into a cockpit. S2k was nice too, in a minimalist kinda way. S2k was all about the drive, whereas CTR is more of the all around experience and utility. Seats are awesome too with the exception of the lack of lumbar support. S2k had the most comfortable seats I think. But the CTRs looks the best.
Sound(performance not audio): to my surprise, not as quiet as most people make it out to be. I think they did a great job making the exhaust sound balanced. Not too loud and not to non existant. I think it's perfect. Interior noise wasn't too impressive, still way better than the wrx though. WRX interior noise was horrible.
Handling: CTR is amazing, period. Corners on par or better than the WRX in normal driving conditions of course.
Power delivery: have not gone over 4k rpm yet. But I can already feel the beast stomping at the front door. Very linear as apposed to WRX. WRX is all from 2.5-4.5k rpm, then falls flat on its face after. So just different. S2k sky rocketed after 4-5k rpm so I'm expecting the same attitude but more from the CTR when the time comes.
Overall, CTR wins in my book. S2k comes close second, WRX distant third. No regrets trading in my WRX for the CTR. Wish I could have done it sooner.
So that's all I have for now. I will update as I put on more miles. Thanks for reading this far. If you have any questions please let me know.
Please add your thoughts and experiences too.
-first car I bought with my own money was a milano red 1995 del sol DOHC VTEC. (Awesome screaming b16 engine)
-next car was a Silverstone metallic 2007 s2000 with red/black interior. (Dream car I've always wanted since 1999, unfortunately I had to sell it after getting married and having kids)
-next was the dark ages, 2010 honda insight. (Got 50 mpg though)
-next was a black 2017 WRX premium. (Definitely different than a honda, still an awesome car. Kinda miss it a bit, just a little)
-finally the 2018 CW CTR.
I've only had the car 2 days with only 120 miles, and everything I write pretty much is my experience and my opinion only, so keep that in mind when reading the following:
Looks: way better in person than in pictures or videos. If someone isn't exactly the biggest fan of the exterior, it all goes away once you get behind the wheel. I actually love the CTR looks. It's over the top, but it's tasteful and awesome. I would say CTR and s2k are on par for me in the looks category. Then the WRX close second.
Seating position: CTR is more sporty than the wrx. WRX sat like a sedan period. CTR feels like you're really getting behind the wheel and into the car. It feels more like a cockpit. S2k still probably has the best seating position if I remember correctly.
Throttle: CTR first. The 3 modes are awesome. Comfort sucks, feels spongy and not sensitive at all. Sport is the day to day mode. +R is when you are wanting to get in trouble on local roads. For first time manual drivers, comfort mode is perfect.
Gearbox: CTR has very short throws. Even shorter than s2k. However, I think, s2k has a smoother gearbox. WRX is super notchy.
Clutch: super easy and very forgiving. For lack of a better word, easy. Probably the easiest car to learn how to drive a manual in, of the cars I've driven so far. WRX is probably the hardest. (Non linear throttle and touchy clutch, and notchy gearbox)
Steering: again, 3 modes are awesome. Comfort is like regular, the sport and +R modes are very similar with sensitive ratios. However, I liked the WRX steering wheel better I think. It was thicker and had a better 10-2 bolster. Steering response is way better in the CTR in sport and +R mode though. Probably a tad bit better than the s2k.
Interier: CTR by far. WRX was just like a regular nothing special sedan. CTR felt like you were stepping into a cockpit. S2k was nice too, in a minimalist kinda way. S2k was all about the drive, whereas CTR is more of the all around experience and utility. Seats are awesome too with the exception of the lack of lumbar support. S2k had the most comfortable seats I think. But the CTRs looks the best.
Sound(performance not audio): to my surprise, not as quiet as most people make it out to be. I think they did a great job making the exhaust sound balanced. Not too loud and not to non existant. I think it's perfect. Interior noise wasn't too impressive, still way better than the wrx though. WRX interior noise was horrible.
Handling: CTR is amazing, period. Corners on par or better than the WRX in normal driving conditions of course.
Power delivery: have not gone over 4k rpm yet. But I can already feel the beast stomping at the front door. Very linear as apposed to WRX. WRX is all from 2.5-4.5k rpm, then falls flat on its face after. So just different. S2k sky rocketed after 4-5k rpm so I'm expecting the same attitude but more from the CTR when the time comes.
Overall, CTR wins in my book. S2k comes close second, WRX distant third. No regrets trading in my WRX for the CTR. Wish I could have done it sooner.
So that's all I have for now. I will update as I put on more miles. Thanks for reading this far. If you have any questions please let me know.
Please add your thoughts and experiences too.
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