Comments on: 2007 Honda Civic Type R Road Test

By: TDo

TDo — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:22:03 +0000

The claimed 0-100km/h is damn near impossible to achieve. The styling is a bit to toy-ish and doesn’t suit many buyers IMO.
If you want a great drivers car I would skip this car and get the integra type R even if it’s a old car now.
If you want speed and acceleration get a turbo, it’s very pitiful seeing guys revving the sh*T out of their hondas at the lights only for me to leave them with gear changes at only 4500-5000rpm.
Keep trying I say.

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By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:32:44 +0000

Man the back of that car looks crap. I hope the japanese sedan version comes to australia it looks heaps better

By: James

James — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:00:25 +0000

For price the civic type r is the best hot hatch. Yes it is slower than a few and the 0-100 time is a bit iffy but for what you get for your money. Remember the turbo ones are more expensive. A 4 cylinder type r is a cheap car to service compared to its 6 cylinder rivals and the ones with turbos. The new Civic 2006- is slower and more refined. the 2001-2006 one is faster and miles more fun to drive with. A new type r has 4 more BHP and yet is about 100kg heavier than the old one. Do the maths. It wont do 6.6 0-100 the old one will. What other options are there.

A focus ST – turbo and expensive to run
A golg GTi – Same speed loads more money and not as reliable
Seat Leon Cupra – slower and not as reliable
Clio sport – french, enough said.

Like (but not the same) a Imprezza of a few years ago its the cheapest way to a ****ing gr8 car.

By: Boneyard Wrangler

Boneyard Wrangler — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:13:16 +0000

I fell in love with the little (Tardis Effect in action)Type R and have been let down by dealers who say \”you cant test drive one,as they only import 150 per year,and there are NO demos\” I rolled up with my old Tickford AU Fairmont Ghia, which is in mint condition and was offered $9500 for a trade which was very genorous I thought,But \”\”No test drive of the Type R\”\”. I went and bought a XR5. Great car and service from Ford. ( I still really like the Type R)

By: adrian

adrian — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:48:29 +0000

I agree with a few people here… I own the new Type R. I test drove a golf GTI, mazda 3 MPS, Golf GT, VXR. all are good in their own way but since I do about 4ookm a week i wanted creature comforts and ergonomics. The hnda seats are hard but they hold you in place and are snug fit. Simple way to find out which car is for you is to take if for a deacent test drive, all on the same day to be able to compare accurately. I don’t know any of those other hatches but I love my civic. Its the most fun to drive of the whole lot

By: Dean

Dean — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:29:02 +0000

Hi guys! Since always i liked honda cars and for a good reason. I had a 2003 model integra type r, which i was smashing every day until i kilded it. Than i bought civic type r and i was smashing it again but this car wansnt as good as integra. I was a bit disapointed. None the less it is a weapon. This cars are for the tracks not city, because you have to rev it up to the hevens, so those who want hot hatch to go 0-100 in under 7 go for turboed car. Civic type r to sprint to 100kmh in 6.6, no chance, forget it, it will sprint in 7.6 and if you are a good driver you might get it under 7.4 sec.
Now im down to 1 point on my licence, that is because to feal the thrill of it you have to drive above 80kmh. So i decided to get rid of civic and buy something with more torque to give me still a thril of performance, an instant snap of power in and around the city. So i bought holden astra hsv vxr.
VXR EATS civic type r. The acceleration in 2nd it is absolutley furious it will fry ur brain from 2000 to 6500 rpm all day long. The 0-100kmh? Havent yet clocked it but it is around 6.5, will let you know when i do.
By the way it will be a while because, i lost my last piont.
Anyways there will still be people with different opinions and that is good because not every car is for everyone. The civic type r is a good and fast car.
The vxr is a good and fast car.
Go around and test drive cars and find the one whitch fits you the most and f**k others opinions.

By: BiGBeaR

BiGBeaR — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 02:33:51 +0000

This car is just a piece of fine crafted jewel. It might not be the best racing car on the road, but it is never the intent of Honda when they were building it. Even before this car was launched, they have been talking about this is more for those grown up loyal Honda fans on the older Type R Civic/Integra. Therefore the rawness has been tuned down (like the new WRX), but the quality has been improved as well as the layout for interior.

Honda fans would know this, that Honda has its own philsophy when making cars, and they all have their own character. For example, they don’t put Turbo in MOST of their cars, (except some NSX? people please correct me on this), and it makes their cars more ‘balanced’ to my likings.

If you want to compare this car, try smth like Golf GTI, which you might end up paying more with the options.

By: Want That Car

Want That Car — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:53:40 +0000

I would just like some comments on the claimed 0-100 time of 6.6 sec.

I am seriously considering this car; love the looks. But I’ve read two road test recently that claim the 0-100 times to be 7.8 & 8.0 sec not 6.6 sec. Can anyone confirm that the 6.6 sec is correct?

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 06:17:42 +0000

honda have certainly made this car to lead the automotive industry to an insight of the future. i believe honda are well ahead of time and it shows through the never ever advancing of the vtec technology and also never comprimising anything else. Dude with a Type R, your one lucky bloke. keep revving :)

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:01:39 +0000

WHY WAS MY COMMENTS REGARDING MY TYPE R REMOVED, IT WAS ONLY POSTED YESTERDAY

By: Dude with a Type R

Dude with a Type R — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:44:15 +0000

I have got this baby for a few months now too… what can i say… but f**ken awesome!!

of course the car is not for everyone… it wasn’t intended to be in the first place. but if you’re in doubt, go for a test drive at your local dealer… take it for spin.. keep it above 5000rpm… and you’ll find out what the rest of us is talking about.
**cheeky smiles guaranteed**

By: R type Cult

R type Cult — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 03:32:09 +0000

I have found the TYPE R to be a Rocket! As a all round package this vehicle eats eights and is worthy of a future cult following (limited Oz release), considering its price tag, nothing like it on the roads today, I would go as far as saying AHEAD OF ITS TIME! Warning: You seriously have to be a good driver to use this weapon as its design intends. keep it over 5200rpm!!!!

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 12:22:06 +0000

I agree with the ones stating that AWDs do not nessicarely have better cornering attributes opposed to FWD or RWD, an AWD will still suffer from understeer as FWDs do and with limited lift-off oversteer due to down-power at the front end an understeering situation is harder to compensate for. the ability to hold line inturn achieving lateral G’s is largely a result of, as mentioned before, chassis tuning and suspension/tyre setup. An awd will almost always have a greater rolling drag and additional weight hence using more fuel and having more engine-to-road power loss. an evo or wrx will out corner most other cars due to high exit levels of grip and the complex suspension setups. FWDs offer very predictable cornering attributes and RWDs offer the ability to hold speed in the event of a break of traction. If anyone dissagrees with me please let me know and give a reason. And who the F*uck wants this car in auto…y are people like you born, its like scuba diving in a submarine or trying to be a unique train driver. get an accord if u want an auto.

By: omg!

omg! — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 14:14:27 +0000

awww that sucks, so it only comes in manual aye? any hope for it bein auto?

By: ed

ed — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 06:40:35 +0000

lol, anyone who buys a civic type R in the pursuit of a fast 0-100 time is a bit dumb. the turbo oppositions do the job better.

you have simply missed the point behind the car. many magazines rate it at number one in its class

By: Brad

Brad — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 07:06:52 +0000

God of Racer:
I think you mate needs some driving lessons (no offense intended here). I’m no racing driver however I have had my baby at 6.7sec to 100 so im not sure what hes doing or if you had some heavy passengers :P Coming from a 2002 Integra ,this car had a lot riding on it and I feel its delivered all of my expectations.

By: God of Racer

God of Racer — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 05:40:48 +0000

In general, the Civic Type R 2007 is a piece of RUBBISH!!

Honda created the worse racing vehicle ever.

Bullshxting it’s performance…..0-100km in 6.6secs which is IMPOSSIBLE to reach. I’d say the car reach 100km in slighly less than 8secs (7.x s).
The back of the car simply looks ugly. The front looks Okay. However, the interior looks awesome. I guess this is the only bit I’d say YES to the car.

The funniest thing was my friend got rid of the car after owning it for 10 days. Thumb down to this piece of crap.

The above is my OWN personaly opinion ONLY.

By: Bdazzla-okhan

Bdazzla-okhan — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 09:47:00 +0000

lol all u people do on this thing is fight fight fight :D… just leave ur thoughts on the car and go LOL… anyway from the back it look like the new WRX so i dunno who copied who LOL

By: ed

ed — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:38:58 +0000

Ive had my 07 civic type r for a few months now and im loving every bit of it. It can be too much of a head turner sometimes and thats no good when u live in a dodgy suburb. Some dude even engraved his initials onto my driver’s side door! i also have a number plate with my name on it and these days everyone is shouting out ‘hey ed!’ to me when im cruising around minding my own business. never happened with my old car. so yeah, thats the only down-side i have to owning one of these. having a car that looks like a friggin space ship can attract the wrong type of attention. i thought silver was a more discrete colour than red but i realised silver actually looks better!

“geez, you guys at CarAdvice must have backs of steel of something! I also to the review of the c30(great car) but you said that you liked the suspension but every other car reviewer begged to differ and same with the civic type r!! still love you proper,normal person.no bulls**t reviews!”

his comment on the suspension here was spot on to me. the type of people who are interested in this kind of car dont mind a bit of firm suspension if it means reduced bodyroll. someone complaining about the suspension on the type r being too hard is the same as complaining about hyundai accents not being fast enough

but yes the type r isnt good on bumpy roads. riding over normal bumps feels like riding over pot-holes. and riding over pot-holes feels like… well, lets just say that when i hit my first pot-hole i quickly parked it on the side and got out the car to inspect the car for damage. my last car was a family car so obviously its taken me a while to get used to firm suspension. now that im used to it, its all good. gonna take it to the track soon