Honda's Suzuka Test Driver - FL5 Civic Type R Hot Lap (POV)

[@hutzman7664]

Fun to watch someone in absolute control of their machine.

[@SerPurple51]

It's always a pleasure to watch a true professional in their element!

[@AdamKlingenberger]

It’s always hard to tell in video how intense the Gs feel, but your reaction says it all

[@abdullaharif6455]

Watching Topher bro's video, I thought this car handling sharp corners at around 80 mph (around 130 km/h) was pretty good. And here I am watching THIS video about Honda's test driver driving this on track, surprised how FLAWLESSLY this handles sharp corners at over a freaking 90 mph (145 km/h)! My god, this is INCREDIBLE! Especially for a FWD car! People are not joking at all when they say the Type-R is the best handling FWD car. Amazing work, Honda! And amazing video, Tedward bro!

[@tomqiu8645]

You can tell from video that this car handle better than the fk8

[@ronburgundy4375]

Fk8 is still faster

[@matthewreeves273]

@@ronburgundy4375 that’s because the fk8 has different gearing so it does make it faster in a straight line but on a track or any road with turns the new one is faster 👍

[@tavo.simracing]

@@matthewreeves273 i never thought i’d see the day where people call the fk8 a straight line car lmao

[@lyks1727]

@@ronburgundy4375 it look trash compared to this 😂

[@matthewreeves273]

@@tavo.simracing yeah guess it never was a drag car anyways 💀

[@CoolEndChannel]

Kakinuma san made it seem like a casual driving. He’s so calm and comfortable.

[@edalder2000]

In the presence of greatness.

[@NBPT428]

So smooth...and with the weight of extra passengers. Like a ballet on four wheels.👍

[@poorformance]

Love it when people can build em and drive em, need that diff in my Civic! Props for the translator rockin it getting thrown around in the back too!

[@FHamedFH]

What an incredible experience for you. I am jealous!

[@dzenannj]

Gotta admit, it's awesome seeing this channel grow. I've learned so much about cars and driving from Tedward here, and I'm sure im not the only one!

[@TimFilmsCars]

Looks like Honda really put on a great event, wish I was there!

[@sesh3508]

Hearing him speak Japanese during the lap made it far more intense

[@TheMeanmarine13]

I love how chill professional drivers are. Like they could do that shit in their sleep. 😎👉

[@randommactech8700]

Crazy seeing someone drive that thing so good. I think it realy ads to the experience and shows what the car is capable of 😁 The only thing I think Is annoying about this car is the beeping wen you approach redline l mean is there a way to turn this of? I would really annoy me 😅 I have the cool revlimiter so I don't need a beep to tell me that it's time to shift up. At least that's my opinion willst watching this video 😅 Thanks for sharing this cool experience 😊

[@TedwardDrives]

We found out later that it can be turned off deep in some sub menu. I haven’t done it yet but when i have my car I’ll confirm and show how

[@randommactech8700]

@Tedward cool thank you 😊 I'm very much looking forward to the content 👍

[@AnalogDave]

The shift clown horn 🤣

[@ismar6110]

can't wait for the M3 snow drive

[@R19Robbin]

Those things look like a lot of fun on track 🔥🔥

[@ricepony33]

Who wants to hack the sound generator and replace the noise with ITB intake sound?

[@f181234]

It’s a turbo you can’t put ITBs on it

[@ricepony33]

Sound generator can't be turned off in full 'R' mode which makes it all the more painful. Really odd choice by honda.

[@ardnys35]

imagine putting eurobeat and it gets louder as the rpm goes up

[@life_of_riley88]

Sonoma/Sears point. Looks like fun.

[@remstesthd6784]

Car is on rail grip is insane

[@carsandcrows9921]

I hope this guy's involved in the development of the new Specialty Model!

[@TedwardDrives]

He’s the head engineer;)

[@carsandcrows9921]

@@TedwardDrives there's something to be excited about in the EV era!

[@techtt6213]

nice shifts

[@alien_raider464]

This Honda is amazing I just wish it came with a option of awd. Canadians need awd 😂 sunny weather if lucky is at most 7 months.

[@KardiFan2000]

Fellow Canadian here...Rumor is that the Type S version of the new Integra will have AWD 👀

[@seanpittacora9668]

3:05 says it all 😂

[@b1zertoon910]

You got to trust the brakes

[@aquaticwavess2909]

real

[@captainminecraftist]

while this might not pull you neck out of its socket its just way faster than your expecting. Same reason fast suvs are fun

[@drift400]

Yep! Had a rental chevy equinox awd made like 250hp 9 speed or 10 speed. Handled insane for a suv wasn’t expecting it at all. Only thing it needed was Better brake pads.

[@captainminecraftist]

@@drift400 especially normies think you put it in at any speed in an suv and youll flip the car. most people are amazedf you can screetch tires without flipping the thing. yused to do dumb stuff in hgigh school with a 2005 rx330

[@ST---]

What Tires does this type R have?

[@Oliver9402]

@1:00 wrong gear lol

[@TedwardDrives]

Nice to see that even pros make little mistakes 😂

[@Slowcarfastbeans]

Saiko desu, indeed.

[@Clint_Moto34]

Handling is not everything. I am missing the sound. It feels numb to me 🤔

[@N1ckyJay]

With that pointless G-force meter, makes me wonder if this is the same modded FL5 they used to set the ring record.😮‍💨😑

[@snail415]

For all the jabber about this car’s bouncy ride, this guy proves more of it has to do with the person behind the wheel.

[@KTH96]

What does driving skill have to do with an overly stiff suspension... Even Keiichi Tsuchiya complained about the ride quality.

[@gw4886]

@@KTH96 That 's the point of having an adjustable suspension, u adjust based on the track / road conditions.

[@ronsmith4325]

Man, I really want one of these... but that dealer markup is ridiculous and turning me off.

[@yangli2014]

it really not sound like a honda,,,,,,

[@mopar392V8]

ソノマか

[@clownworld-honk410]

Impressive but I think I could get passed him in my Reliant Robin!

[@TedwardDrives]

Clown world indeed.

[@ronsmith4325]

That's some wishful thinking lmao

[@janessaray5719]

ｐｒｏｍｏｓｍ

[@YasssStitch]

What a waste of R&D time. This car will never be obtainable to be what it was meant to be (affordable performance). People with disposable income will buy them and keep them in garages while targeted demographic will have to settle for KZbin videos. This is a USA problem to be clear, not world problem. Only USA has aggressive laws protecting dealers and mandating they exist without any control. It boggles my mind that the company who made the car is powerless in preventing their customers from being ripped off. People who made the car said this car costs $44K but we have to give it to a third party who had nothing to do with R&D so they can add $25K mark up to line their pockets before our customers can have it. If you think about it, it is quite insane.

[@TedwardDrives]

The markups on the FK8 were pretty insane when they came out. We're in the first few weeks of release. No surprises here with prices. Time will bring them down like every other car. Look at C8!

[@Domi39]

You should have told him a car with rev hang, fake engine noise, and a variable steering ratio, isn't a sports car. I cannot believe that we still are dealing with this horseshit. All these configurable drive modes and you still can't turn it all off even in the most aggressive one? What a joke. I'm glad I sold my 10th gen. These cars feel insulated and vague. They drive themselves and communicate nothing to the driver. I see nothing different here compared to my 10th gen. I'm not asking for a race car for the street, but fuck I am not paying 20k above MSRP for a car that's a worse drivers car than what we had 30 years ago. If I'm spending that kind of money I want the latest and greatest. Not a compromise like what modern "sports" cars have turned into. We continue to go backwards. But for the ignorant masses that live their lives backwards, it's forwards.

[@ronburgundy4375]

Really wish they'd throw a dct in this and get rid of the dealer markups thr mfg markup was bad enough

[@GaryV209]

Should be ashame.