People have had the older Jetta cares about how bad the new one is. But then they see the sticker and they stop complaining.
People have had the older Jetta cares about how bad the new one is. But then they see the sticker and they stop complaining.
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I don't really have brand allegiance.
I like certain specific cars.
Will you become more like that now NSX?
Honda Civic is currently leading the BTCC race series here in the UK
Last edited by Matra et Alpine; 08-03-2011 at 03:22 PM.
"A woman without curves is like a road without bends, you might get to your destination quicker but the ride is boring as hell'
That's amazing !
"A woman without curves is like a road without bends, you might get to your destination quicker but the ride is boring as hell'
You forgot to say Honda gave us the Type R as well, and it even managed to get imported back to Japan.
Lack of charisma can be fatal.
Visca Catalunya!
And yet that is a 2008 Civic.....something they don't make anymore...
I am with NSX though, the current Honda is not appealing at all to an enthusiast. And that includes Acura in US. The Acura is currently plagued with awkwardly styled cars that replaced their more appealing counterpart. Aside from the SI and maybe the CR-Z, there are no other "performance" model. And even with those they are not as appealing as they could've been. CR-Z I think is an interesting car, they could make it a real hybrid performance car at an affordable level....but as it is, its really not enough(light or powerful) to be really appealing as an alternative to someone who is looking for a hot hatch....
I think Honda knows this, the recent rumor is that they are re-evaluating the HSV as a road car, and perhaps revive the Type R cars. They still need some cars are street level though....As I've said, unlike the media friendly Toyota with their hybrids, Honda's hybrid are not as good as hybrids....and certainly not appealing....
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Maybe I'm wrong about this, but I feel like success in almost any racing series has more to do with the money that a car company invests to design and fund race cars than the quality of the road car on which the race car is supposedly based. Take Lancia's success in rally racing, they spent a great deal of their time and money developing and implementing a lot of revolutionary race technology but were almost hopelessly unable to build a quality and reliable road car. But if that is true, then I guess it further bolsters the first point you asserted.
And then again, how often is it quality and reliability make the make a car genuinely interesting?
I'm dropping out to create a company that starts with motorcycles, then cars, and forty years later signs a legendary Brazilian driver who has a public and expensive feud with his French teammate.
Come to the UK and buy a new one WHich is why they race 'em in the series.
The BTCC is a big shop front for the manufacturers and they heavily promote the cars and brands at the events.
http://www.honda.co.uk/cars/civictyper/
My local dealer has the Civic on the lot starting from £12K ... yeah WE KNOW that UK car prices are crazily high
"A woman without curves is like a road without bends, you might get to your destination quicker but the ride is boring as hell'
The BTCC is a shadow of what it once was, and I think it's only a semi-works effort from Honda, although I might be wrong. But RacingManiac, you should probably remember that cars are often in different generations in the US/Canada and Europe.
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