Noob Driver Reacts to Driving a Type R *First Time*

[@dasmg]

I went from a Focus ST to a Type-R, it took me a 15 minute test drive to realize that ST was dead to me.

[@BenLovrien]

My feelings when I saw the brz😂

[@NCLme]

🤣😂🤣 you needed an RS

[@dasmg]

@@NCLme ehhh, it was in my potential list of upgrades from the ST but the Type-R was really just that good.

[@jprhea97]

As a Subaru sti owner, I sat in the type r at a dealer (dropping my friend off for service) and my car never felt comfy again. The seats in the Honda are god tier

[@BenLovrien]

1000% agree😅

[@B_levan]

Glad you got to get behind one of these cars, they’re great for sure, not to mention Spam Subie’s Type R, an even greater experience ⚡️

[@BenLovrien]

Dude such a great car! Definitely want one now😂

[@B_levan]

@@BenLovrien hop the wave with me and let’s get a 11th Gen Type R!

[@WickedGrey_]

Nice ride, nice driving ma boi but when getting up in speed grab that steering wheel with both hands man, stay upp🔥

[@itstashaa]

the type r looks like an awesome car to drive, im jealous 😂

[@mkxiong6427]

Don’t be. It feels like any other car. 🙄

[@BenLovrien]

You’re right, I probably would have had just as much fun in a Sentra😂

[@itstashaa]

@@BenLovrien the altima would’ve hit different 🤣

[@BubbaPyro99]

Well i took this personally ): ​ Currently driving a sentra looking at ST's... lol @BenLovrien

[@BenLovrien]

I’m sorry😭😂

[@vhssociety]

Even aside from aftermarket Honda makes some of the best feeling gearboxes

[@wyattnajecko5300]

So glad you got to hang out and film with Spam!

[@BenLovrien]

He’s a great guy! Very lucky to get to know him

[@thijsrooijakkers2153]

I have no doubt this is a blast to drive, but those brakes are a little to much. I am used to squicky brakes on the truck I drive, but this is on a whole different level. #TrueOG

[@wishingW3L]

that's what happens when you put racing pads to drive on the road. They are designed to withstand a lot of heat and abuse, so they are larger and really hard thus more friction but also put more strain on the rotors.

[@BenLovrien]

He tracks the car often so I think he might need the race pads too.

[@dasmg]

stock brakes pad don't squeak like that thankfully.

[@AAdamOnTV]

i want a nicer hot hatch but 40K+ is an oof for me. Good video

[@bryxe-982]

You should definitely look into the focus st line because they are a little bit cheaper and are absolutely amazing fun to drive I’m telling from personal experience. I’ve had my 2017 focus st for about 2 years now and it has never had any issues and is just an all around reliable and fun car def worth looking at

[@AAdamOnTV]

Funny cause that’s exactly what I own right now. 2013 Focus ST, I love it

[@MiguelGarcia-cq3il]

look into the GR Corolla...thats gonna be a fun little beast!

[@derekgardin1512]

@@MiguelGarcia-cq3il still gonna be a 45k car.

[@MiguelGarcia-cq3il]

@@derekgardin1512 u might be right ): we’ll have to see. I know that the mark up is gonna be insane on them tho.

[@waterhi]

i hate that you don't stay in gear while driving man. you shouldn't be coasting in neutral. he can tell, he keeps looking at your hand.

[@darkninja6658]

i am waiting on 2023 type r to be revealed sometime June

[@logangardner796]

Get those brakes looked!

[@BenLovrien]

Ceramic pads are squeaky unless they're super hot.

[@beamboy07]

Don't know when i subbed to you but i saw a notification pop up and im watching

[@BenLovrien]

Hahaha I appreciate you😂

[@michelfortier9563]

I thought hard about buying one before I bought my BRZ but I just couldn't get past the looks.....

[@jpxmodz]

If you ever drive an R, you will completely forget about its looks. Coming from a BRZ...

[@michelfortier9563]

@@jpxmodz Thx. I'm waiting for the new Toyota GR Corolla to come out. I've seen to Euro two door version and it's incredible on the track, chasing Porsche's down the track.

[@ReDz_F36]

@@michelfortier9563 that’s called the yaris it’s down to 250 hp though

[@jpxmodz]

@@michelfortier9563 Yes I love the exterior styling of the new GR even over the Type R. I would be leaning towards the Circuit Edition when it eventually arrives

[@DYLAN1234]

spamsubie!!

[@ziggyz8345]

Apparently the carmax I went to had a type R that was white but I didn't see it so I went with the Si they had, and weeks later I saw a guy with a type R with carmax plates and got really jealous, but I love my Si ( 2018 year model, lunar silver ) and I'm 50/50 on deciding whether to trade it for a Type R or build the Si to match the type R in power

[@mkxiong6427]

An si is an si. A type r is a type r. Regardless of power. But building an si with the price difference of the type r, you can be much stronger.

[@nolifealex]

You not gonna wait for the 2022?

[@Chill_Please]

I would love to drive a Type-R. Honda put some love into that car. The title confused me, is he the noob driver?

[@BenLovrien]

No I am😂

[@mkxiong6427]

Ever wonder why your car always revs when you get in a type r and start shifting that hard shifter? You grabbing the wrong shift knob.

[@RatedKwong1]

where is his shift knob from?

[@cardinals22]

White dude looks like Shane from Weeds

[@BenLovrien]

I am Shane from weeds

[@MKu64]

You're seatbelt being twisted the wrong way the whole time was getting on my nerves haha. You adjusted a few times but never untwisted it 🤣Nice vid otherwise.

[@VicVibez]

You're still getting the 2nd gear grind? There is a fix for it incase you haven't realized 🙂

[@noizy8887]

veloster N or Type R?

[@BenLovrien]

Type r for me

[@VanillaWahlberg]

Elantra N

[@Hondaddy]

Wait why are the brakes squeaky?

[@BenLovrien]

Race pads

[@yawny9710]

The race pads need to heat up before the get super sticky and quiet down. Usually you don't want race pads on a daily, as the pads don't grip as well unless you are constantly getting on the brakes which you normally don't do for a daily. He did say he wanted to put street pads back on in the video.

[@LeFrez]

What is it with Americans knocking the gearbox into neutral after a blast?! Why do you guys do this??

[@Blue_Ghost-X]

Lol right !? 😆

[@BenLovrien]

Damn I didn’t know that’s really a thing😂😂

[@LeFrez]

@Raúl Gómez Pérez use more fuel doing this. A very very small amount, but still. If you leave it in gear with the throttle closed, no fuel goes into the engine. If you let it idle, some fuel is used.

[@LeFrez]

@@BenLovrien it's really an American thing, I see it in sooo many videos. Tbh it is poor technique. Leave it in a gear always, except when you're stopped. Then into neutral, clutch up.

[@VanillaWahlberg]

Definitely keep it in gear until under 20 mph, always, for me. I downshift into 3rd or 4th after even highway cruising because the onramps near me are steep. Definitely don't want to downshift into first while moving either. That short shifter looks heavenly though.

[@kofibaryehjr8065]

now he gonna trade the brz for a type r lol

[@BenLovrien]

Noooo no no I’m keepin the brz😂

[@kofibaryehjr8065]

😂😂

[@Daveyboy_RS3]

He has one of the best 6-speed manuals in the business and he puts in an aftermarket transmission??? Best part is when he says "it might grind in 2nd". Car was perfect as is, now has all kinds of issues for sure. I'm all about modding too but not just for the sake of modding. You don't mod something that's already perfect and now has issues. Do the exhaust and the intake cuz the car sounds like nothing without it. But replacing that fantastic transmission with an aftermarket setup is crazy, especially now that it grinds in second LOL! I love watching someone who's so crazy into modding that they'll even take the best aspect of the car and mod it, making it 10 times less reliable and essentially making it worse than it was to begin with. What a waste

[@kidstarr100]

The transmission isn’t aftermarket it’s the shifter assembly, hybrid Racing and Accuity instruments has a kit for the Type R. Also the second gear grind is a trait in Honda transmissions cause of the synchros that Honda uses

[@Daveyboy_RS3]

@@kidstarr100 hey if the guys got money to burn then that's cool. And yeah I meant the shifter assembly but I wrote transmission. Point is that I've driven my buddies type R many times and he's got a few simple bolt-ons like an intake and turbo back exhaust since the type R really sounds like nothing stock.... But I've driven it dozens of times for many hours and there has never been any type of grinding in second or any gear. In fact, I have driven 992 Porsche 911 manuals, which are generally considered the best manuals out there and the stock type R shifter was right up there with it if not even better. Every other manual I've ever driven in comparison to the type R feels long and vague and rubbery. All I'm saying is that I couldn't imagine that shifter being any better than it was from the factory. Especially when it's aftermarket, because then you get aftermarket reliability. Regardless how great those two companies you mentioned are. This is my personal opinion and I think it's completely silly to even touch one of the greatest manual shifters of all time.

[@cognitivedissonance5774]

2nd gear grind is basically non existent in 20/21 models of the FK8. 99% of the time if it ever occurs (rare) it's going to be driver error. There are basically 2 versions of this car and it's not spoken about enough.. the 20/21 are the perfected FK8s

[@Daveyboy_RS3]

@@cognitivedissonance5774 yeah the refreshed fk8s are better. Look better too