DRIVING A 1996 HONDA ACCORD SUPER TOURING CAR! Onboard and walk through.

Here is a insight into the 1996 Honda Touring car. Absolutely stunning car and full of tech!
Huge thanks to John Danby Racing and the owner Paul for the day.
Track: Brands Hatch Indy

[@jakehillracing]

Hey everyone, thank you so much for the engagement and comments. I am aware that I made a mistake with what engine is in the car. I was simply going off the info from a team member which turned out to be wrong. Apologies. H22 indeed it is.

[@andreasanai3542]

It Is an h22 destroked, to match the maximum liters for the category. The head was also turned 180 degrees for better efficiency

[@Patrick94GSR]

@@andreasanai3542yeah turning the head around is bonkers to me. It puts the intake side towards the front of the car. Plus the whole moving it down and back thing, making it a front-mid engine car. I'd love to know more about the engineering that went into it all. The suspension, engine, brakes, adjustable roll bars, all of it.

[@AndrewKidd14145]

Team member instead of the engineer

[@jkatman]

@@Patrick94GSR prequel to the K 😁

[@Patrick94GSR]

@@jkatman what? The H engine has very little in common with the K series engines.

[@leccybadger]

Those were the days, watch the racing on the telly box, then straight onto the Playstation to recreate the magic 😂😂

[@jakehillracing]

I know! I wish we had a BTCC game today. Really is such a shame

[@leccybadger]

@@jakehillracing Toca Touring Cars was sublime.....compared to modern SIM racing, very basic but for it's time, a true classic and a proper challenge.... Knockhill in the wet anyone?

[@laurencesmith1435]

​@@jakehillracing I was really hoping Motorsport Games were going to come good, but alas, it's dead in the water now! 😢

[@DannoAviation]

@@jakehillracing Codemasters making a new ToCA Touring Cars is my ultimate gaming dream… that game was my childhood!

[@TomskiZima]

It's the engine sounds they managed to nail on the original toca game that did it for me 🎶

[@aaronbryan5095]

When Honda Accords were still slim and agile enough to be used as a base for race cars, the more recent generations of Accords are like freaking land yachts.

[@DeathMetalAsian]

I had the last generation v6 coupe, it had a peppy little j series in it but yeah it wasn’t exactly something you sat in and went “yeah this just needs suspension and some tires and we’re set”

[@LEE...337]

​@@DeathMetalAsian yeah, I've still got my '99 Accord V6 coupe. Supreme understeer. If only they gave it a manual gearbox, not this pointless water cooled 4 clutch auto grenade...

[@ncole90]

​@@user-gz9tq9fo5bThe 2021 Accord Sport Touring 2.0T is a sleeper. People are upgrading them to 300-450 WHP, lol. Far from land yachts. Electronic front diff as well if memory serves. Defo agree with you.

[@vladimirtalijan]

10th gen Accords are much bigger, but somehow they are still really light, around 1500 kilos. The 2.0T 10-speed DCT variant is surprisingly fast and nimble in the corners, even stock. It still has that Honda feel. I really don't understand why it's not sold in Europe, it's better than all the competition and even much more expensive cars.

[@ilarionispas5104]

Is the nostalgia speaking for you. The 7th gen is superior to the 6th gen, both mechanically and aerodynamically. The body lines give it a bit more agile look and feeling, the k24a3 is base for any tuners nowadays, being one the most iconic honda engines, and the weight is not bad either for a manual Honda Accord CL9. The most chunkiest and under-performing Honda Accord I personally believe to be the 8th gen.

[@shazzyr7954]

Modern day BTCC cars just don't have the magic and soul of the 90s super tourers.

[@jakehillracing]

Totally agree. However I do still feel the racing is just as good most of the time. But we don’t have 10m budgets like the 90’s

[@pantalone2952]

I see the problem with size of today cars. On 90s cars you can feel lightness and steering abilities while new ones are just inflated liveless vehicles.

[@johnbishop2342]

Like F1, it’s just follow the leader . All cars look the same. I gave up watching several seasons ago.

[@sprintermaximus]

Btcc was some of the first Motorsport I watched as a kid. My mom was sick with cancer and my brother and I would just sit around on weekends and watch touring cars. It's great to see this thing out thanks for sharing.

[@christycullen2355]

The super touring era was such a great time to grow up watching racing. This and the Primera were my 2 favourite cars

[@jakehillracing]

Awesome Primera feature to come later this year

[@J.e.f.f.r.e.y]

I agree. I loved it!

[@306hdipug]

The old touring cars where the best 👍

[@vals2534]

DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I NEEDED THIS VIDEO? Seriously, I was searching for 1996 HONDA Super Touring Accord last month because I was thinking how awesome those cars were. And this pops up on my feed. They still are awesome!

[@JEHondatube]

Great content and awesome car but as stated the engine isn’t a b18 it’s a reverse head f20 I’m pretty sure which is basically a de stroked h22 with the cylinder head turned 180 degrease to allow for forward facing intake.. engineering greatness…

[@edwardclark8808]

Yes, you are correct. The engine is destroked H22A to 2.0 liters. Reverse cylinder head was done by Neil Brown Engineering in UK.

[@JacobMueller]

@@edwardclark8808And guess what they did with the next engine evolution in the K series, flipped the head around so that the intake is on the front and the headers can have a better flow out the back. This car/engine design literally changed how Honda did engine design.

[@edwardclark8808]

Yes, the K series design is big step forward for dohc VTEC engines with VTC on the intake camshafts. The mostly stock K20A powertrain took 1-2 place in the 24 hrs of tokachi race in the 2.0 liter class with Beam Racing Integra Type R. Also, Mugen used destroked H22A engine for Formula 3 engine called MF204.

[@djisydneyaustralia]

Also, of that vintage b engines were in civic and integrated whereas h engines were in prelude and accord

[@djisydneyaustralia]

It’s more likely he engineered is rotated, not head. These are a slant engine and they slant rearward , it now slants forwards indicating an engine reversal probably to accomodate the sequential transmission. It would also be convenient for heat control. Furthermore, can drive area, rotate head 180, ??

[@jdmsnowmonkey7913]

I recently watched an old Best Motoring clip (basically Japanese Top Gear meets Gran Turismo IRL) from the mid-90s where a Japanese Touring car Accord raced against some 90s Japanese Group A and GT500 cars around Tsukuba - it put up a surprisingly good fight and sounded absolutely glorious while doing so!

[@Patrick94GSR]

man I love these cars. Back in the 90's, Neuspeed ran a similar version of this same Accord (yellow livery), for the VERY short-lived NATCC, driven by Randy Pobst. I can still remember seeing that car on the cover of a magazine back then (probably Sport Compact Car), and it suddenly clicked in my head that those were the cars I liked, at around age 16. Japanese imports, lowered, big wheels, which I thought could still be cool even if they were sedans. I was always drawing cars from a young age, but basically the Neuspeed NATCC Accord is what got me into import cars specifically.

[@KevinButtle]

Fantastic video Jake. Loved it. Great car from the golden Super Touring era. Keep up the great work. Great to see you making and posting more videos 👍

[@razorrs25]

This is the content! I was a teenager back in the day watching these at Oulton I'll never forget. Thx for posting this.

[@Nickster85Gaming]

What a machine and what a noise that is ❤️ proper nostalgia trip! Loved this era of touring cars, cheers Jake!

[@shaunwafer6907]

I remember going to watch these back in the day, such good looking cars and the sound!!👌

[@jakehillracing]

Likewise. Gutted really, I was born in the wrong era. All racing in the 90’s was just so much cooler

[@Walterronny]

that looks H22 with cylinder head reserved. Amazing car!

[@doderiolarkisso4038]

It is

[@SimbaSoundPower]

i always understood it to be a 2.0 variant of the h22

[@maatu_boe]

@@SimbaSoundPower aka F20B...

[@Patrick94GSR]

@@maatu_boenot an F, a destroked H22.

[@maatu_boe]

@@Patrick94GSR exactly what a f20b is

[@andypresland]

Epic thank you for sharing my favourite touring car era

[@chicomaxima1]

Best content I've seen so far this year.I have a a lot subscription to all motor vehicle content good job

[@nigeltalbot9913]

Top class again Jake. Can't wait for the new season all the best 🙌

[@sock2070]

Phwoar what a beaut! And that sound! Thanks a lot for sharing, takes me back...

[@neilsmith7205]

Fantastic vlog Jake. Those cars being back so many amazing memories

[@jakehillracing]

Don’t they just! Special special time

[@slayer_72gaming26]

Awesome vid jake! i was at donnington park in '98 and the noise of these cars is something else. Must get to a historic super tourer race at some point to hear them again for real. As an 11 yr old boy i fell in love with them and that sound.

[@bobeyes3284]

We we're blessed to have the Super Tourers in the UK. Thanks for the video.

[@richellson6963]

This era will never be beaten what a great video! 1994 my first year at Silverstone, watching the Volvo 850 estate, gives me goose bumps even to this day!

[@jakehillracing]

I agree the cars will never be that level again without the same investment. Although we don’t have the same rivalries anymore I do believe the racing is just as close!

[@skythundersky1544]

Accords are mad underrated. Loved the vid!

[@casefc3s]

love the appreciation you have for the 90's JDM legends ;)

[@jakehillracing]

Oh mate this is only the beginning

[@andyhbo86]

Lovely insight, hope to see plenty more content from you! Great to have youtube content from fully fledged racers 👍

[@user-rv2bg6et5f]

Another great video mate! I absolutely love the super touring cars. And love the videos! Keep them coming!

[@jakehillracing]

Really appreciate that thank you.

[@pinderwagen]

What a fantastic example of how to be smooth yet fast. No drama, the fully car under control in appalling conditions. Awesome video Jake.

[@Rich-dw8ph]

Great video format, nice and simple - just letting us see the car and then the great onboard. Keep them coming 👍👍👍

[@jakehillracing]

Appreciate that. Really just trying to get across how raw and awesome these cars are.

[@wareidav]

Bar the BMW of the time that was the car for me. Looks bloody awesome and sounds bloody awesome too.. Thank you for the trip back in time.

[@bmurdoch85]

Great insight into the Accord. Like you said it’s amazing how technologically advanced these cars were nearly 30 years ago. I guess they took advantage of the era they found themselves in. My first memory of attending a BTCC event is hearing the Volvo scream up Knockhill’s main straight. Sweet ❤

[@jakehillracing]

What I love is throughout the super touring age there was simply no stone left unturned. Therefor the cars were master pieces

[@lukegrand9248]

What a great car, would love to have a go in one of them. Keep up the awesome videos Jake

[@tobyisbister331]

Very cool. Such an iconic car

[@andydhillon1977]

What an Era for Honda racing.

[@marktucker208]

These were great cars, looked and sounded amazing

[@biglsd1]

Awesome Vid, 90s Btcc was the nutz to watch. Can't wait for this season to start lol

[@bryancunningham4081]

Didnt know you had your own channel Jake. Loving the super tourer content.

[@zagadape109]

What a magnificent piece of nostalgic machinery. Thank's so much for the material❤ Pozdro666

[@Challengetheroad]

Great Video - enjoyed that! What a car!

[@jakehillracing]

Thank you Richard! Nice to show people all the exciting cars I am lucky enough to be involved with!

[@GotNoRapidFire]

love this car in dtm racer for playstation. was a touring car racing game from codemasters it was hilarious these 2.0 300hp cars are awesome great to see someone havin fun with these cars.

[@timharrop4419]

Takes me back I'm remember watching this at brands . Awesome car .

[@paul23c609]

Yep we did a good job at MSD, mine and Stuart's wiring still lives on, although I see some electrical panels have been moved, different logging system now as well....hope to see it at Brands soon 👍

[@user-wg8pt2om7i]

Proper Car the super tourer! Great driver is Jake, really hope he wins BTCC title this year..

[@piero2611]

It's because of cars like these that historic racing has become so popular. Hopefully you can get your hands on a RS500 and M3 for us to drool over 🤞

[@Mattirex]

That sound!!! I truly fell in love with the Accords (and Honda in general) around then but it was the 98 and newer 99 shape Accords that hold a very special place in my heart, driven by the awesome James Thompson. Really looking forward to seeing these cars in action at Brands at the end of June.

[@FearFactor777]

For me the most beautiful touring car ever...and ive had the street version coz the shape of this car is just timeless. Thanks for sharing! Great sound even with the dumb silencer (i know, new wonderful times meanwhile)....

[@insertgenericusernamehere2402]

David Leslie was my favourite driver as a kid. Not Plato or menu or rydell ext ext, So sad when I heard he passed. I've always wondered what happened to those old super touring cars. Gorgeous bit of kit. Glad to see it running

[@chiefslief1886]

This is awesome ❤

[@MrDemondal]

Just the best era of touring cars. One thing i always loved with this era is the face the cars looks so like the road going version. I dont think we will ever see an era of touring cars with so many factory built cars.

[@sonyx5332]

I love that it still has a dashboard

[@shinkyorta7354]

Superb, what a machine.

[@GhostTrader37]

Subscribed. Awesome racing driver👌

[@user-qz8sv7fp1q]

Toca touring cars forever ❤️🙌

[@djscars572]

These old touring cars are fantastic , always love them at Goodwood, hopefully catch you at Knockhill this year, good luck for the year ahead

[@jakehillracing]

Mega isn’t it. Ah perfect, I absolutely love Knockhill. Fans are mega up there also

[@danielsavory5757]

Great video

[@mohdshahedab7232]

U are the man...watching from malaysia

[@FlyingMonk1912]

Good luck with the 2024 season. I hope to make up to Knockhill to get gander at the action.

[@user-fu1gs7yl6t]

Love this era but still can't beat the RS500s and M3s

[@jakehillracing]

And R32 GTR Group A 😉 but yes the group A cars in general were just fantastic also

[@FaceliftGT]

Awesome!, Remember thiis as it was yesterday! :)...Regards from S40 Sweden ;)

[@samuelgarrod8327]

Great stuff 👍

[@jamesbuckingham77]

Wow twin calipers, that must stop so well. 1996 was the first time I attended a BTCC race, I went to Brands Hatch with my late father.

[@AlphaJDM]

The onboard sound could almost pass for a flat plane V8, what an insane sounding 4 banger

[@Dinotti]

I just played TOCA on my ps1 after 25 years, and youtube recommends mi this video. :)

[@JBVITESSE]

Great car and video, shame about the weather, maybe you should get it back on a dry track and try for some lap times another day. Looking forward to more vids, thanks

[@BlessByYou777]

nice car mate.

[@Pro_StubbyGamer-2704]

Jake I can’t wait to see you at brands hatch for BTCC qualifying and race day!

[@pearson51]

That noise ❤️

[@vincemarshall8550]

old enough to remember the old rs500,s andy rouse an all that but this is still a lovely piece of engineering

[@Sloshy]

Never really got to see these race being a bit too young, so glad they're still being allowed out on tracks

[@WestfieldFreshAir]

The best ever cars and racing.

[@kj64gaming19]

So THIS is the inspiration for the Ibishu Pessima touring car!

[@forcedinduction2918]

Hi jake just subscribed to your channel great content been supporting you for the last couple of years in the btcc as your surname is hill same as mine so looking foward to the new season good luck 👍

[@jakehillracing]

Really appreciate that, thank you for support on the channel and with my BTCC program, that’s awesome.

[@calumwilson182]

Great video, Jake! How does this compare pace wise to your 3 series? Appreciate it’s difficult to tell in the wet but curious to know if it would be any faster

[@banditharris8257]

Legendary car!!!

[@basilairbrush8708]

That Engine note !

[@jakehillracing]

Best thing in the world!

[@sodazman]

The golden era of touring cars

[@appleguy6708]

The transmission is amazing

[@drawingsbydave7794]

I saw the Italian fashion brand Enny sponsor on the front and I initially thought it was one of James Kaye’s 8 years on the island and still not bumped into him mind!!

[@user-ip8hg8me4g]

Would love to see you drive the final ultimate spec super touring v6 mondeo & an eggenberger rs 500 😁

[@AutomotiveAnatomy]

Fell in love ❤❤❤with

[@robertmerkel8247]

Thanks for the very cool video. At about 1:50 there's a large drop of water that enters the cabin and falls in the little recess directly behind the shifter, next to a box of what appears to be electronics! Did that just come through the window on a very wet day, or did the car have a leak somewhere?

[@christianwolf2668]

I love Honda👍Very nice Car😍

[@leepayn3134]

Brilliant Jake 👌🏻 How does it compare to the modern day touring car with acceleration, speed etc?

[@Android-vk8yh]

one cool car as Honda BTC fan. Very impressed! Love the way it's built so much detail for a race car, is it similar to the car, Matt neal would of drove

[@Alan-N]

The Glory days 👍🇬🇧🏁

[@thatguyblue4811]

I’m pretty sure that I remember seeing these cars in a magazine back in the day.

[@DPW864]

Such a good video. Being 28 years old, but also besring in mind the huge budgets, how does it stack up compared to modern cars?

[@96jpaulo]

Great video just a small correction, that is an H series engine with a reversed head, not a b18. 😁

[@BLITZKRIEG1]

We need more videos on the classics like 850 and Audi.

[@scotthanley-ginger5952]

Absolutely loved this era & that car is mega. I own a bike engine kit car & looking to get out on track a bit this year, I really need to perfect the left foot breaking with blips on downshifts as it also has a sequential gearbox, any tips?

[@AI-Records24]

This car represents my childhood❤😂

[@Barker1080]

Great video but was hoping for a bit more insight on the engine! As the b series normally has the inlet manifold facing the firewall so i know these are extensively modified i think using some H series parts too. Maybe a 2nd follow up video on a dry day? 😉

[@Patrick94GSR]

Destroked H22 actually, but yeah I’d love to see underneath that thing up on a lift.

[@k20ee96]

Honda purists are coming after you for saying the engine is a B18 Jake 😂. Great video thanks

[@jakehillracing]

Haha only going off the info given to me by the team, supposedly it’s a B18 bored out to a 2.0. Don’t shoot the messenger 😂

[@danwright7389]

Yeah definitely not a B18 😂 it’s the F20B which was an engine designed specifically for homologation into touring car racing. Closely related to the H22 but not completely the same.

[@k20ee96]

@@jakehillracinghaha not shooting the messenger bud, great to see content on these cars. FYI it's an F20 engine with the head reversed, not related to the B series at all.

[@jkatman]

Lol shame on them 😂

[@stevep9041]

Reminded me of the game TOCA 2.

[@Cineo55]

That generation of accord 94-98 best from BTCC series

[@Deetroiter]

Golden Age of Japanese performance cars!

[@incognito96]

Got to do an Audi super tourer, they took btcc to another level.

[@MyRunningJourney]

What a fantastic car! Those twin calipers are something else! Does it affect your pedal input with them?

[@jakehillracing]

Good question, if anything you have more feel which is interesting. They are also water cooled!!

[@MyRunningJourney]

@jakehillracing very interesting! Amazing how technical that era was.

[@jakehillracing]

100% they literally tried everything back then

[@syygnis]

I'm not an expert but that doesn't look like a B18. Looks like a H series engine and with a little bit of research its a 2.0L aswell. So maybe they destroked a H22?