Honda Civic Type R Generations DRAG RACE

Civic Type R fans, this one’s for you!
We’ve got our hands on every generation of Civic Type R, and they’re about to face off over the quarter mile to see just how much the Type R has evolved since 2001!
Now of course, it should come as no surprise that the older editions come at a disadvantage when it comes to power output. If you take a look at the original EP3, it comes with a 2-litre naturally-aspirated engine (with VTEC!) that can produce 200hp and 196Nm of torque. In comparison, the all-new FL5 comes with a 2-litre turbo petrol engine that can produce 320hp and 420Nm!
But of course, don’t forget that they’re all on a level playing field in that they’re all FWD, and they’re all manuals! The question is, will the new FL5 prove to be worth its eye-watering £47,000 price tag?
There’s only one way to find out… LET’S RACE!
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[@namechecksout6300]

Spoiler: the Honda Civic won.

[@koklok5266]

reported for spoiling

[@i.s.3458]

Such a dead comment, everytime.

[@sabelombuyisa9864]

That was good!😅

[@mubaraqamoo4730]

😂😂😂

[@Hardikchad]

WHYY BROO

[@Grover91]

16 grand for a brand new hot hatch? Those were the days. 😭

[@archechme]

Adjusted for inflation, £16,000 from 2005 is worth £25,900 now.

[@MrJungle123]

Aye. But it was also £2.00 a pint.

[@HowDareYouu]

@@archechme still not 47k

[@commanchi7]

@@MrJungle123 Yup, and let's not forget average wages haven't been keeping up with inflation either....

[@MrJungle123]

@@commanchi7 quite.

[@Thaivyaj88]

Just missing the first gen EK9, would’ve loved to see that in this as well.

[@astrop9313]

Exactly

[@astrop9313]

Where’s the EK bro 😂😂 B series

[@yusyahiranyusli8259]

Fd2r also

[@michaelramirez4864]

@@yusyahiranyusli8259 my favorite

[@RoshanSenevirathne-bb3ts]

and Eg6 as well

[@TheMrChugger]

I love my FK2, and this video makes me not regret my choice for getting it and not waiting for the newer ones - I way prefer the style and look of the FK2, so to see it perform fairly evenly with the two newer models, makes me happy

[@J88HNT]

R-02491 FK2 owner in Championship white here. Love it!!

[@TheMrChugger]

@@J88HNT Nice! Mine's a black GT, brings me so much joy

[@TheMrChugger]

@The Hemwick Hag You mad? Best looking Civic imho

[@TheMrChugger]

@The Hemwick Hag As does yours 😂

[@LongTran-yv2nq]

@The Hemwick Hag Is your fact based on "Trust me bro!!"? LOL

[@arronhorwood9997]

I own a 2003 EP3 Type R. In terms of pace, it just doesn’t compete anymore, but for a little b road source of enjoyment on a sunny day it’s never lost it’s fun factor.

[@willemkanon4020]

People have told me that you get used to the power if you have a ''fast'' car. So having a car that's fun in the corners will probably stay fun as long as you enjoy driving quick.

[@hornet9192]

and when you put in a cold air intake it sounds awesome also , i own a FN2 with it in and everytime V-tec kicks in i have an eargasm ... :-)

[@purwantiallan5089]

@@hornet9192 agree. Time to put more eargasm to it.

[@rodrigo1653]

EP3 dont need pace at all, that little car its a piece of art. From a VAG fan, that car, and his k20, was the reason that i got so attached to petrol cars.

[@knobrotknobrot]

Get an exhaust on it. I could beat loads of cars with mine down the twistys

[@yiannimize]

Mirror image with the bread van lol

[@okithdesilva129]

Hi Yianni! How are you?

[@dennisonsdetailing]

mat knew he was going in the faster car yet again hahaha

[@yiannimize]

@@dennisonsdetailing always lol

[@purwantiallan5089]

@@dennisonsdetailing yep. Always in fastest car then jump started it.

[@manilove2pwn]

WHERE IS THE CIVIC EK??????????????????????????

[@bigboy5428]

Yes been waiting for this show off for years 👍 I had the 2010 model with the triangle pipes looks the best 👌

[@rhomayyann4691]

I learned manual just to get the FK8. I'm saving up now for it. Such an amazing looking car with great specs. Sad that America didn't get the other years, especially the FK2.

[@arunanilkumar1706]

Huge improvement Mat the way you drive manual cars. Nailed it buddy

[@robert7622]

Still preempts and jumps most the starts

[@GRfourfun]

DS watcher

[@jonathanng138]

He didn't get the FD2R though

[@purwantiallan5089]

@@jonathanng138 FD2R won.

[@purwantiallan5089]

@@robert7622 Mat being always Mat. Always jump started to get him easy drag race wins.

[@odaneforrester9326]

Shame you didn't have the EK9 & FD2 to really make it every Civic Type R ever made

[@ApothecaryTerry]

Those were never sold in the UK, so it's every Type R that was sold here.

[@richardware7541]

I agree and the mugen FN2 or the Mugen RR!! 😢

[@carlow_fc1]

I was about to ask that but I figured they never got sold over at the UK

[@RoyMiller.69420]

@O'Dane Forrester Count in the EF SiR and the EG6 SiR as well, not a Type R, but also not far from being one.

[@MrFrankieTankie]

Beat me to it

[@philtolfreeart]

I found myself legitimately saying 'F**k off!' When he called the ep3 the bread van 😂

[@antonioruiz6723]

Amazing video! Keep showing the top speed.

[@ArchdukeFloyd]

happy to see so many people praising the EP3, that’s my favorite Civic ever

[@purwantiallan5089]

Never forget the 2008 Civic also.

[@namz9574]

ikr the best looking civic there, would of looked better with one big exhaust

[@jaydunn2898]

Yes

[@jordy_ep3244]

Same here my dream track car until Mat Violated the looks of it

[@nlsdrf1290]

The em1, ej1/2 ep3 and ek9 are my favourites

[@RandomVideosFirst]

EP3 was what started my interest in cars 22 years ago, owned it for a good 6 years such a joy to drive god I miss that car

[@jboi9309]

Join the club.. Had mine for 9 yrs from new until it was written off with 133,000 on the clock.. not by me.. it was rear ended in stop traffic.. Went over to the FN2 championship white.. nothing like the EP3 at all.. It's heavier, less raw in vetec, electronic throttle.. hated it.. Had it for 3 years now have a Astra J vxr.. All these years later still comparing the Astra to EP3.. Nothing like raw high revs with the burst of vetec.. coming on song..

[@Seventh7Art]

Βut which model does sound more aggressive when VTEC kicks in? Maybe the CRX?

[@roboticmonkey437]

I'm a new ep3 type r owner, no regrets so far 😄

[@AiePro26]

@@roboticmonkey437 Same here :)

[@Slanderist]

I still hold the opinion that the EP3 was the best value car ever made. £16K for that car was outstanding and was able to own 2 from new.

[@Marcopiano07]

If Top Gear were hosted by Mat, Yanny, and Daniel I would start watching it again ❤️

[@tuxedoboy1]

Bro watch the American version 💀 it's so much better than the British one

[@sir240s]

I own the 2016 fk2 😊 feeling extra happy it's the best ❤️ mapped to 370hp and 500nm

[@mvpmaniac4730]

Have you measured the 0-100 and 100-200kmh time? Planing to take mine just to stage 1 ecu they said it will get the same 370hp and 510nm. Do you think it’s worth the upgrade?

[@HackebeilHarry1]

As cars get heavier with every new model, an additional power/weight info within your comparison slide would be great in the future. thx

[@purwantiallan5089]

Yep. This Civic apparently 20kgs heavier than 1998 Civic.

[@vxsr33]

Just work it out from the comparison chart. It's not hard bud

[@TheLTcousins]

@@purwantiallan5089 300-400 kg you meant to say

[@denisdeari1]

​@@vxsr33 that's like saying: "just google the hp. it's not hard bud"

[@DarthChewie]

@@denisdeari1 No it's not. You don't need to google the power to weight ratio. It requires two numbers to calculate, and both are given on the comparison slide. Have you not learned how to divide?

[@zaffirahmed]

Please make more races like this in which you keep going even after the 1/2 mile. Loved it.

[@manoloorz]

they used to race the full mile more often in older videos, but sometimes on faster cars they were running out of space to brake because they were reaching seriously high speeds.

[@purwantiallan5089]

@@manoloorz yes.

[@jalalelyas1057]

They should bring every generation of Evo into the race to see which one is the quickest

[@vilaimoua1158]

Thank you for this video….. love it. It so crazy and How it end up…..

[@ghostrider-be9ek]

Had an Ep3 for about 10 years, as my winter daily driver. Sad to have to part ways but rust was taking hold and the prices for these was climbing.

[@Adam-nv9zo]

Awesome video, Matt and crew. I love the videos with the same models of different year ranges, especially the Honda stuff. 👏

[@audriusbaranauskas6227]

FN2 aged very well!

[@reju309]

Looks still nicer than many newer cars

[@divscuba7096]

It looks shit! And I used to own one.

[@theweeknd2725]

Looks Pregnant 🤰

[@audriusbaranauskas6227]

@@divscuba7096 so you like to buy cars that "look like shit"? Good for you.

[@divscuba7096]

@@audriusbaranauskas6227 lol - in 2007 they looked néw age. They've aged badly.

[@takeomack2782]

Another amazing video Matt!

[@smokey4082]

Your videos are class mate 👏👏👏

[@ChopStickZero]

I love it when you guys do the top speed runs passing 1/2mile, its very interesting, wish youd always do it !

[@nimaside]

These cars are slow enough to be able to slow down by the end of the runway lol.

[@KingOfEden12]

@@nimaside well in that case it shouldn’t matter how fast the car can go, it should be how fast the cars can brake.

[@theweeknd2725]

​@@nimaside The Latest Type Rs FK8 & FL5 are very fast cars, they are boosted quick with the Earth Dream's VTEC Turbo technology

[@noobgamingok]

​@@KingOfEden12nah. How well they go around twisties is better.

[@Scnottaken]

I think they were killing too many birds lol

[@Dailydoseofshock]

Mat: I didn’t choose the quickest car Also mat seconds later: This is the quickest car😂😂 Amazing video. I loved every bit

[@wayando]

He chose the one he was confident to win in

[@tamarahatuma9601]

what

[@zsoltkerteszFX]

that was classic fun :) that's a proper drag race! with manual gearshift!!!!!

[@alexanderh3499]

Didn’t think yianni was coming out in this one 😂 was very surprised to see him . Funny seeing him in a type r and not a lambo🤣 Also only 1 race ?! Should’ve been at least 2 . Good to see Sam as well. Haven’t seen him in a long time either

[@ironicchungles5912]

I’d love to see every MX-5 generation, it’d be interesting since they haven’t changed too much since the original

[@FrankieG98]

This I would love to see

[@chicago1680]

That's a lot of gay people and women driving

[@alessioalle2200]

Sorry, but FD2???

[@CarsMadeSimple]

Throw in the latest 124 Spider for fun 😁

[@namvo6913]

Yea they did they got uglier

[@oliverloseby4966]

Fn2 looks sick, especially in white, the mugen one with the silver tips looks awesome too

[@purwantiallan5089]

Never forget Spoon Civic too.

[@kornkernel2232]

Yeah, I reckon FN2 actually age well on considering it still have aggressive looks not not overly stylise than most modern cars. Interior may be look plain by modern standards, but that curved big 3D style dash on the bottom still unique and if it's a full LCD, it could look modern. FK8 may be the one look dated in the future since Honda is now going for more subdued and mature looks. Though FK8 will be unique over stylise car in the future for sure.

[@ks-bg5uk]

Great video. Would love to see all the WRX generations race.

[@TonyKimtheamusementparkfan]

Insane jump from the FN2 to the FK2 in terms of power. Like massive from 201 HP to 310 HP, like wow. Guess that's what turbocharged engines give you.

[@NoGGy]

Yeah and only like 2 second difference...compared to a 20 year old NA.

[@K20XRL]

Be good to see a modded fn2 or ep3 compete here quite easy to extract 230-240 horse out of them n/a with breathing mods and a cam and that doesn’t sound like much but it’s a huge difference on these cars being so light

[@The_Holier_Spirit]

​@@K20XRLdoesn't even need cams, mines 228 on Dyno with an air filter, exhaust manifold, resonated exhaust system + Mapped in.

[@K20XRL]

@@The_Holier_Spirit don’t need cams no, but they’re the next step after all the mods you’ve done to get more power out of them

[@The_Holier_Spirit]

@@K20XRL yeah thats true, I think my next Mods are gonna be an RRC intake Manifold and a 74mm throttle body. The standard RAC manifold is supposedly quite restrictive for it. (May have got the manifolds the wrong way round, I often do)

[@Knackebrot]

Honestly I'm a big fan of the FN2 (spaceship one). i love the styling and the fact that it's the last 3-door civic type r and naturally aspirated. That plus that it's not that heavy makes it my pick despite the outright speed disadvantage.

[@jonathan___4684]

I used to own an FN2 before I bought my FK8 and while I love my FK8 I also have a soft spot for the older FN2, something really special about it, has so much character and handles superbly. Type R's where never about 0-60 times anyways

[@hornet9192]

Hab einen FN2 in schwarz . Hab mich damals grade wegen der Optik gegen den EP3 entschieden . Der optische Unterschied innen und außen ist krass , beim EP3 sieht man das er alt ist , beim FN2 nicht .

[@_TrueDesire_]

that's why I bought a 2010 FN2 Type R, I loved the EG so FN2 was an upgrade for me. And I want to enjoy the NA character as long as possible. 😢

[@Android-vk8yh]

Very true and the interior in the FN2 looks was years ahead of any car of its time and still looks funky now. I have a GT one with the cruise control and all the extra climate control etc and it even has speech control in it. And let's not forget the seats If it wasn't for the FN2 as the grandad, it's grandchildren wouldn't have these features. Plus what they didn't clearly show was the sound of the VTech in the older cars beats any other newer ones. I've driven them all and they're yawnville compared with the sound. Just a slight mod on the FN2 you get so much more power for the money. The later ones. Yes, they have the turbo power and are very quick but you can't use it anywhere on our British roads anyway. 200 horsepower is plenty to have fun, especially on the back roads.

[@Android-vk8yh]

​@@hornet9192 So true! I have the same black Fn2 GT and it puts a massive smile on my face everyday

[@-DC-]

FK2 all the way drove one for 6 years and 100k one of the best car's I've ever owned, The entire ownership experience was fabulous.

[@lesstoxic5619]

This race was definitely a roller coaster of emotions!

[@ArmadaOne]

I love how the oldest car here still holds up even today. Out of all the Civic Type R's it's the one I would go for. It's dirt cheap these days, has fully independant suspension all round (unlike it's sucessor) and it's a great undercover pocket rocket because it looks so tame in comparison with all the other models.

[@lassydogpie5390]

They’re all raced and rotten underneath tho

[@micekkc]

Delusional about rear suspension, Fn2 is quicker around track than ep3 😂

[@ArmadaOne]

@@micekkc Yes because we all drive a Civic on a race track, never on actual roads where suspension matters. Talk about being delusional.

[@micekkc]

@@ArmadaOne you're talking about pocket rocket so gay to your senses and decide. Yeah it's really really big difference between those two suspension on the road. Sheer fact of driving a freaking bread wagon + the fact interior looks like it's from 1891 is a clear sign to steer away from it

[@micekkc]

@@ArmadaOne *get instead of gay 😂

[@MetroidGamerFan]

You got every generation Civic Type R except the EK9 😂

[@squareblueorange]

First thing I noticed when he said 'every' generation of civic type R. Only thing I can think of it was only released in Japan. Would have loved to have seen that in the line up. 😎

[@otah6100]

and FD2R

[@tuners1234]

also no FD2

[@MetroidGamerFan]

@@squareblueorange Yup every generation Civic Type R sold in Europe.

[@rculture]

FK2 all day long for me

[@Readmedontbelieveme]

Great video of an iconic car. Loving the generation races too. With the Fiesta and Audi TT coming to an end, it would be great to see these icons race between themselves.

[@AudiophileTubes]

PLEASE do a 'generations GTI race', INCLUDING the 12v and 24v GTI VR6, sold in the U.S.! Thanks!

[@cristianmihaicojan9178]

Would really like to own one of each! I simply love civic! Honda is the best!

[@spainter1985]

Contrary to Mat's opinion, I think the Fn2 has aged the best! Sharp looking thing for an ~18 year old design, without any of the fussiness of it's successors. The EP3 is iconic and brilliant, but it looks like a van.

[@sueaga]

Civic FN2 is the ugliest IMHO, as for me the most beautiful of the classics are EK9 and FD2

[@sueaga]

But unfortunately both were not in this video

[@Twongz_does_anything]

fn2 is the ugliest

[@mattdeakin4229]

I love how they look, beautiful :)

[@illillillxs4612]

For me the best is the fk8

[@sharpshooter012345]

"So then what exactly happened?" Well, the Type R won..

[@adiclasbendtner]

40 years ago, that's insane

[@PalpatinesPlumber]

Honda really dominated this drag race

[@purwantiallan5089]

@@adiclasbendtner more like 32 years ago.

[@purwantiallan5089]

@@PalpatinesPlumber yep. Thats because they are all Hondas.

[@gamersquadlifestyle]

Talk about V-Tec

[@ozemsadventureofrandomstuf252]

It’s always me and you..Yiani😂😂 Best of best drags

[@Malice_doll]

Honestly not surprised the FK2 was one of the fastest. Also expected around the same performance from the FK8 to the FL5. It seems the extra HP makes up for the extra weight on the FL5 putting it close with the FK8

[@dantebrazda9595]

Honestly, I loved my FN2 and I would recommend it.. especially for cornering

[@moazzum786]

How? It has a rare beam not good for cornering

[@geoffreymburu5811]

Matt you .. 🪨😜😝🤪😂😅 I love you more than anything else l done

[@geoffreymburu5811]

Doing it every time

[@geoffreymburu5811]

Best best best best best KZbinr ever see I love you

[@joeburrow8295]

Love the generation races! Keep them up Matt!!

[@georgev5766]

Had an ep3 and it was AMAZING.

[@Koogan79]

Also put in Engine in the comparison screen. 2.0L I4 T for example.

[@christrees664]

Not a soft limiter on the NA civics. It's the non VTEC cam lobe. VTEC requires wheel speed and oil pressures etc etc to engage. The small lobe isn't designed for revs so the ignition system is cutting out of the power for that lobe.

[@dew3163]

I think it's deliberate as a soft limiter as the EK series does not have it. They can rev to their rev limits in neutral.

[@christrees664]

@@dew3163 ek series ef series the dc2 etc. Didn't have it happen as they were VTEC not i-vtec

[@Mecks_Music]

hold down the brake pedal and it will rev to red line . thank me later

[@ant.williams78]

Correct 👍

[@purwantiallan5089]

@@christrees664 yep. Prelude also has VTec.

[@EEDad401]

Matt had the advantage going in because he has actually owned the car he drove, right? For me, the manual transmission cars I've owned, you really become one with the clutch and shifter over the years. So I can see how Matt's familiarity with that car gave him such a great launch. Well done. EDIT: And your hand brake work too there Matt. Lol.

[@ivan73ivan73]

i love my Fn2 even after this video! and then I prefer the naturally aspirated engine ♥️

[@JarlHytchopiaGaming]

its wierd that the fk2 and fn2 are the same except one denotes the 5door and 2 door but theres also an fn2 and fk2 for both years, ive got the fk2 sport 2006 but ive got to say the accelleration to me atleast on video didnt seem as responsive as in real life. could just be the comparison but seemed much more sluggish than normal.

[@sybaseguru]

The FN2 was amazing on space - I had three in the back two were 6 ft and the other 6 ft 6 ins and as driver I'm 6 ft and passenger 5ft 10ins - a real space wagon. Always regretted selling it until I got my Tesla Model 3 - leaves them all for dead.

[@MaciNiyaMaeva]

A used FK2 is literally the best one for value. I’ve had a couple EP3s and FN2s and god there good 😊

[@J88HNT]

I’ve owned an EK9, EP3 and FN2. Now in an FK2 and it’s out of this world.

[@theweeknd2725]

​@@J88HNT Time for an FK-8 next 🖤

[@dreamshaq]

FK2 will keep its value and hopefully shoot up in price, future classic if not already

[@paveljones5666]

that FK2 looks absolutely incredible

[@purwantiallan5089]

Spoon Civic also.

[@MuppetsSh0w]

Looks so bad i cringe every time when i see it. You'd have to pay me to drive that. All the fake aero is the equivalent of stuffing your underwear with a sock.

[@shamsulakmar2473]

It will be grateful if we can see honda eg sir, ek9 type r, ep3 type r, fd2r, fk2r, fk8r & fL5.. if can race all this civic generation this is a legend video

[@eduarddobroiu]

As somebody who wants to get an FK2 Type R, this is awesome!

[@nathgreen40]

The EP3 was not the first Civic Type R. The EK9 was. It may be JDM only, but it was still the first and it would have been good to have one in this video.

[@nawwalzaharan3651]

This is european domestic market. Ek9 and Fd2 was jdm

[@nathgreen40]

@@nawwalzaharan3651 I know ithe EK9 is JDM only. I wrote that in my comment mate. It doesn’t change the fact that this drag race does not represent “all” CTR’s and it’s missing the original and probably the best.

[@korios7825]

@@nathgreen40 i got an EK and was so disapointted. Video was great just why no EK :(

[@nawwalzaharan3651]

@@nathgreen40 sorry i was sad to own an FD and not to be included in the video.

[@purwantiallan5089]

@@korios7825 yep. The best ever CIVIC doesnt appear. So did Spoon Civic Type R and Civic 3Door 1995.

[@ep3]

Super happy to finally have my own ep3 as well! Remember watching the old civic drag race video & hearing it get praised for how it takes turns, couldnt wait until I was finally old enough to get my hands on one... Cant say much about the other ctr's but I love my ep3 and I love how they all look!

[@nollienick1121]

I have a fk8, sense it’s the first one I could get in the states. But I like the one Matt was in, the fk2. It be hard to trade mine in for anything but a type r.

[@zaveeramini9712]

This is good effort!

[@theinsideguy4076]

I literally had that exact spec FK2 Type R. It was such a beast! God, I miss it Haha

[@kinjy677]

Ep3 is by far the best looking and most engaging car there! Fact.

[@jc_47]

1990s-early 2000s was peak Honda, period

[@kinjy677]

@@jc_47 straight facts

[@Seventh7Art]

Βut which model does sound more aggressive when VTEC kicks in?

[@reecedrury4145]

Most engaging yes, erm looks. It's a odd looking small van and the interior is made out of recycled coke bottles

[@jdmguy44]

True, but I prefer the EK Type R

[@BrandonTwilley]

Didn't think that drag race would ever end

[@mikaeldaniel1796]

I wish these guys can do a drag race with all the GTI generations

[@67tomcat]

Looks-wise, the FN2 is my favorite; love the styling details. All are awesome though.

[@_-Anthony-_]

Bro.. what? That thing is unironically absolutely hideous. Like genuinely ugly as fuck lol

[@theweeknd2725]

For me the FK8 🔥 It's such a beast on the road, especially it's size & the Claw LED rear lights, just looks so good in the night 🖤🖤

[@mediocreman2]

Agreed. The EP3 is ugly and the ones after the FN2 are way too over styled.

[@Caronte4116]

I have a FK1, and I think the FN2 is the worst dynamically, but might be the more spacious one. The boot is huge. I think it could be the more "dad has responsibilities but also wants some fun every now and then" car 🤣🤣

[@joeridestrijcker445]

@@Caronte4116 the boot is indeed huge; my gf had an FN2 and picked up a shower plate (whatever it's called, the plate/slate thing you stand on in the shower) in it... I think it's like 150cm long and people in the car park were watching her loading it into her Civic... ; she also doesn't like the over-the-top winged look of the newer models

[@okithdesilva129]

Mat never fails to wow us with all these reviews, drag races and videos!

[@purwantiallan5089]

Agreed. But Mat always drive in fastest car then jump started it.

[@a_single_white_female]

There are so many things I love about CarWow over other car shows, but the drag races aren't one of them. They are so boring, and have little to do with a car's actual performance. A time trial around a track, or a set of challenges (a la old Top Gear) would be much more entertaining and an actual indication of the performance of the car.

[@rasherbasher8203]

@@a_single_white_female these two comments above you are both bots.👆

[@dayvid589]

that last race was like watching cars drive down the highway; it was like there wasn't even a race going on.

[@aarrondean-oe8tk]

Do the minis from r50 and up would be a very good and entertaining watch!

[@steveberridge4648]

The older it gets the more I love and want an ep3. Raw, basic, simple no nonsense car to make you happy.

[@VersanGetryx]

They are pretty great and fun, light and tossable - I love where the shifter is located on the dash. Had one for about 5 years!

[@jurassicmatt2796]

Get one now as they're just starting to appreciate in value. Never getting rid of mine.

[@theweeknd2725]

@@VersanGetryx isn't the shifter on the dash uncomfortable?

[@VersanGetryx]

@@theweeknd2725 Nope, you get used to it real quick! It ends up being really close to your hand and actually closer than reaching down.

[@Bananalisklol]

I love the Type R! Thanks for making this video

[@plocobdmflyboy]

PERSONALLY.. pricewise and performance wise i would just boost a fn2. So fairly modern with comfort and about 400bhp. Quick and comfy and not too dated

[@KurisuKun]

The UFO will forever remain the coolest and best looking Civic. Timeless.

[@Buck3366]

Mat. Pleeease try to do an ultimate 80s hot hatch drag race. Renault 5 GT Turbo ,205 1.9 GTI, RS Turbo Escort,Astra GTE 16v, Golf GTI, MG Maestro Turbo etc ect

[@skydive7054]

An updated one with the FL5! Awesome, I've been waiting for this. However, I'm still a little ticked off by the fact that the EK9 wasn't included. Yes it's definitely way slower than the others, but it still would've been a nice touch. Other than that, this video is perfect. I love it!

[@afiffauzi8112]

Not to forget the fd type R

[@Antony_AMGenthusiast]

JDM import though least these are the ones that was released here

[@charliedickens7244]

Feel like the ek9 would beat the fn2 to the 1/4 mile just due to the weight and gearing.. most iconic civic type r and they didn't include it

[@skydive7054]

@@charliedickens7244 Fr.

[@skydive7054]

@@afiffauzi8112 fd2 is nice but for this race let's just use the hatchbacks.

[@domraschke9676]

I'd LOVE Seat Leon Cupra R/FR models! Petrol and Diesel, too! Id volunteer, too with my Seat Leon 1p Cupra R 😅💕

[@kevinoverly3917]

You need to do a turn course I'm sure you will lose to the new.. it takes turns beautiful and accelerate through turns like no other I love it

[@Thatcntwiththecivic]

Love my EP3 had mine since June 2020, 137k for £3500 1 owner from new. Loved it, spent a lot of money and could spend double again and not be satisfied. Sitting at 153k and still sings away to 8600rpm. Such easy cars to work on I've self taught myself a lot of mechanical and service work all because of Honda's especially the older generations, would have been good if you could have got an EK9 in the mix too!

[@dominolehmann8227]

still loved my two ep3s with a cheap and loud exhaust while hitting the rev limiter :) especially loved the independent wheel suspension and my Swiss version had a differential as standard. a perfect fun machine for our Alps here. You could go almost all the time in 2nd gear, with the little vtec screaming. So reliable and so cheap to maintain. ek9 and fd2 are not in the video..sadly.

[@michaelramirez4864]

Nice, I got an ep3 si two months ago. Any advice? I want to put a type r engine (same as type s in USA???) or a k24. It was my first choice as a dream car but got a Prius instead…..I love this car with all my heart!!!

[@marcwilliams605]

I'm looking at getting an ep3. Nicest type r in my opinion

[@TOM1chael]

I get this was for the UK market but I think you guys should do another drag race with EVERY Civic Type R with the EK9 & FD2

[@giopacheco6709]

You should do a tsx addition get different year tsx’s that would be a good one💪🏽‼️

[@Chris-cv6wy]

The bread van thing got me 😂😂 Been thinking the same for years

[@purwantiallan5089]

For me since 2020.

[@sanjsharma9903]

The Ep3 is my favourite i have had the pleasure to have owned 2 of them one was a premier edition with the red bucket seats.

[@darrencol]

I had an EP3 and with about £1000 of engine modifications was able to get a 13.6s 1/4 mile on an unprepped surface, beating all of these 😂. Was a damn sight more exciting too.

[@stiggyness1976]

Damn right! Fit a supercharger kit to the k20 and have over 400bhp and it's all over for the rest. The only problem is getting the power down from a launch, but a rolling start will destroy the newer models over and over.

[@0Y02USH]

The FN2 seems like it was designed and developed by Honda over a lunch break and then just put to sale, unlike the other civic type-rs. which were built for maximum performance and precision.

[@karlchang89]

Missing the EK9 and FD2R legends!!!

[@Gwril76]

Massive fan of the Civic gen 9 that FK2 is just awesome 💯

[@Obi_m]

My FN2 has 208 HP and 198 Nm on a dyno and I still love it since 2007. Maybe they should try a mugen FN2 or a championship white one with a dif. 😉

[@Motorhead225]

Finally, not only all the civic but a full mile run. Please more mile runs. 👍👍👍😉

[@danielgreen4213]

Ep3 may look like a "bread van" but it had the most iconic engine of all time in the k20. Whether its racing tuning road car the k20 can do it all with the reliability to boot!

[@hornet9192]

i have a FN2 , love this car because it looks pretty modern for a 2006 car , honestly inside , in the EP3 you can clearly see how old he is . I own my car for 8,5 years and still have fun to drive it . I put in a cold air intake and every time the V-tec kicks in it sounds amazing . N/A for ever . And it doesnt matter to me that its the slowest here , i am not a racer and for to have fun on normal roads its more than enough , and more than enough to loose your driving license ...🙂when i want to go really fast i put out my CBR ...

[@CarefreeCFC83]

The FN2 driver probably left traction control on, which will slow it off the line, otherwise they normally do 1/4 mile in 15 sec when stock (16.3 was bloody awful here).

[@blazeclarke]

​@@CarefreeCFC83 to be fair though - none of these cars hit their ideal 1/4 mile time. I've seen all of them do it faster, perhaps just the conditions on the day? It does make sense that the FN2 would be slower given the weight, lower torque figure - and doesn't it also have a lower redline, and a peak power figure higher up in the RPMs as well? Meaning it's got a smaller power band overall. Could be wrong on the last bit there. I'm by no means saying it's a worse car btw, just not as quick as the gen before.

[@_TrueDesire_]

@@CarefreeCFC83 yes he did say TC cut power :/

[@whyalwaysme1106]

@@CarefreeCFC83 but fn2 will still be the last I’m this race

[@Alex-hv3ir]

Which cbr? 😏 coz I have one myself too

[@AcuraPerformance]

The big difference with this drag races I've seen is all the cars involved are manual transmission. I'm speaking in terms of more it's more engaging rather than driving auto. Manual transmission is just way more fun to drive. Honda/ Acura should however make improvement on exhaust note. Oem sound so tame and needs a bit more growl. Great comparison drag race video Carwow! I sure am glad to discover this channel.

[@summers7775]

the FD2 is the best Civic, shame we couldnt see it here 😢 Also would love to see a video on every type r ever made (NSX, Civics and Integras) drag race!

[@tn7328]

The front of the FK2 is the best looking of any hatchback ever. The led lights are on supercar/hyper level. Especially when you see one of these in your rear view mirror at night. I don't know how they've gone so backwards.

[@FutureDeltaPilot747]

Exactly! Looked very mature and could have evolved. Over here in the states people complained about the bland design. We didnt have the cool LED, but the FK2 people didnt like the the shape. The FK2 was the sweet spot. The FK8 was not what we wanted, the FL5 kinda reminds me of the FK2 but nothing beats the old Civic headlights.

[@J88HNT]

I’ve owned an EK9, EP3 and FN2. Now in an FK2 and it’s out of this world. It looks the best for sure.

[@Danny760side]

I have a fk8 wanna get a fk2 for how raw it is

[@YTkingcherry]

Matt huge props for launching it so hood crazy how smooth the fk2 took off

[@vista1456786]

01:27 I still think it is the best looking production hatch back car ever made. Do owners remember the interior and the dashboard? Looked awesome for a production hatchback

[@silkyjohns0n]

Couldn't agree more. They are so good looking!

[@bodeng7]

You guys left out the beautiful JDM CTRs.

[@joelparinas636]

Daniel really launched the FN2 with Traction control on...

[@Mecks_Music]

😅

[@andrelaing3759]

He's useless, and his commentary never helped

[@okithdesilva129]

Mat, Yianni, Sam and Daniel, the best group of drivers in a Carwow drag race!

[@purwantiallan5089]

Yep. So far so good.

[@Yorkshirepetrolhead]

Daniel? You have to be joking ? He’s in a drag race with a fwd car and he didn’t even think to turn the traction control off (vsa in fn2 model)

[@Oldbesterd]

Daniel is nuts. We Germans dont like him.

[@SilverScarletSpider]

Yianni is okay. We Germans tolerate him.

[@cxzmyc]

Matt is good. We Germans like him.

[@bayareanational]

I kinda dig the old school one with the shifter on the dash.

[@takumiinthe86]

How cool would it be if they did a jdms legend shoot out Ik it would be close to impossible to find then stock but it would be interesting. Do all the turbos like gtr supra rx7 subie evo 3000gt celica gt4 mr2 then do the n/a's like ae86 Integra civic altezza mx5 celica gts 2zz etc