How quick is a TypeR Civic?

[Tonybolony]

Stopped at lights, 2 cars in front, and a fairly new Type R behind me. Driver prob 30, girlfriend in car, and you know just whats gonna happen when the lights change and the slip road we are waiting on opens out onto a dual carr.
He stayed with me up to about 60, by the time I had grabbed 3rd- and at the point when I assumed his rev-happy lump would be coming on-cam, i just pulled away from him. After the next roundabout, he tucked into other traffic in the old 'I wasnt really trying' way.
I Really thought they were quicker than that!!
Anyone else come up against one recently?

[Rocco]

What's your power?

[Tonybolony]

What's your power?

Other than Homefried, standard with 200k miles.

[andy10v]

EP3s and FN2s are both about 200bhp, about 1300kg.

[andyg plym]

In my old 280 brake s2 coupe I had a go against one of the earlier ones circa 2005 ish and it was fairly quick, but after 120 he just couldn't keep up...I backed off after 140

I hate ricers with a passion but some are quick

[Rusty]

Requires the driver to use every rev too, so not as effortless as a turbo.

[Tonybolony]

Requires the driver to use every rev too, so not as effortless as a turbo.

Absolutely! I rarely go above 6k, and it wasnt difficult. One of those moments when I would love to have overheard the conversation between him and his girlfriend

You know the feeling when you get used to the power output of your own car, and start wondering just how much of a threat some of the new stuff actually is......

Just reaffirmed the faith

[Christophski]

My mate has an 05 reg one and that's always entertaining toying with him in a home fried avant... Then to lose him lol

[anthonys2]

The Civic Type R are fairly quick car I test drove one about 4 years ago was a 05 plate and I did like it but you must rev it hard through the gears it just didn't feel as fast as my S2 and yep I've burnt off a few! The look they gave you when they catch up at the next roundabout is class!!lol

[martinws]

Not fast. I destroyed a few at the drag strip in my ABYed 90 the other day and on the motorway they have no chance. I still need more power though as my mates Porsche caymenS was pulling on me and I didn't like it.

[jimmcf]

oh this reminds me of when i tried to keep up with an S2000 Honda, i was in my typ 85 2.2 q coupe C plate, had several shortish like 1 mile sections of dual carriageway into roundabouts, after 4 miles of fun him pulling away me catching up a wee bit i had to pull off to get home, believe you me i rang the audi's neck trying to keep up so much so that i ended up breaking a rear exhaust rubber the exhaust was tips were so hot they melted part of the bumper, you could have fried an egg on the discs!!