I ended up talking to the guy who sold me my R, he said they have had confirmation from Acura that the DC5 Type R is coming, FOR SURE, in two to three years.

Also, he let me into the shop so I could see an RSX Type S block. One with 2" holes in either side of it. YIKES! Also, the clutch disk looked like someone had been hitting it with a pick ax. All with only 6K kms on the odometer lol.

 

2 to 3 years ??? That's too long for us to wait ......Honda will lose a lot of business to EVO and WRX/STi IMO

<-----you need to move FASTER in this FAST growing import market!!!!


[Modified by WhosITR, 10:22 PM 2/16/2002]

 

Can someone please tell me how much power the JDM RSX-R gets? Is it more than, or the same as, our RSX-S?

 

There hasn't been any confirmation... North American Honda will announce it to magazines before the dealers will learn you. Haven't you learned that salesman love making up **** to make themselves look like "more" than they really are? I liked it when one swore up and down the new 2000 Civic Si was SOOO much faster than the current Prelude cause of its new VTEC V6...

 

I don't think Honda's too worried about losing buyers to the STI and the Evo.

If the RSX R is sold in small quantitys like our R's were, they should have no problem selling them all....I hope!

 

hmm, how come up with ~25k in two to three years? Anyone care to donate?

 

Doesnt the DC5 RSX(Integra ) -R have something like 225hp?
And I don't think it will loose that many customers to the Sti and Evo VII.
Personally, I don't think the DC5 TypeR belongs in the same category as the Sti and Evo VII are in.


[Modified by Calavera, 11:47 PM 2/16/2002]

 

you guys think they'll have a production limit like our itr's?

 

I hope so.
I think it helps keep the Type R's image to have low production numbers.
I don't think Honda will change that.

 

I don't think Honda really cares about the EVO or STi. Honda doesn't make money off of the Type R's (unless you count a mark up fee as a big profit, but alot of you guys say you got your ITR's for MSRP). They make most of their money off of their best selling cars such as the civic/accord. In my opinion, Honda's direction is towards the mainstream consumer cause thats where the money is and they don't care about us anymore =*(

 

I think it's supposed to have 220. I hope it's not toned down for the US, meaning no Recaro's and no Brembo's, etc....

 

First of all, you are confusing two different businesses. Honda (Honda Motor Co. Ltd., including its U.S. subsidiary, American Honda Motor Co.) sells cars to dealers. Honda makes money by building cars for less than the dealer cost (the price they charge the dealers). The dealers then sell the cars, and they make money on the difference between the price they charge the customers (us) and the dealer cost they pay Honda.

It's a good guess that Honda makes money on all the cars it builds except the NSX. I'm not sure they make more money, or less money, on each Civic they sell than on each Integra Type R; it's probably roughly the same.

Dealers, OTOH, make a lot more money on an Integra Type R, which they can sell for MSRP (at a profit of around $2-3K), than a Civic, which they have to discount from MSRP and probably sell at a profit of anywhere from $300 to $1K per car. They LOVE having a car they can sell for MSRP.

I don't think Honda has any direction towards their mainstream customer and away from the enthusiast marketplace. Evidence: (1) They brought back the low-volume ITR the past two years. (2) They sell the low-volume S2000. (3) They just did a facelift on the NSX and are working on an all-new NSX, despite its dismal sales. (4) By all reports, there will be an RSX Type R.

Thanks.

 

It sure would be nice to see the rsx type r over on US soil. I doubt it'll sport jdm recaros or brembo brakes, they gotta cut back on some goodies to cover the import tax

 

The import duty on the RSX-R would be the same as on any other RSX, since they're all built in Japan. They can bring it in and price it a little higher than the regular RSX, just like they did with the ITR before.

However, I wouldn't be surprised if they kill the JDM Recaro seats just because the size of the average American driver is bigger than the size of the average Japanese driver.

 

which dealer is it??...if it's richmond acura, forget it...ppl there like to bullsh!t

 

Naw, Burrard. I got a guy there who I don't think would bullshit me, if it is just a rumor I'm sure he is just passing it on. He also talked about the Civic Type R, and how they were suposed to hear in December whether or not it is comming, but Honda hasn't said anything yet. I think, with all the new hatches comming out, Honda will try to be king of the hill and bring the CTR to our shores.

I think that limited production is a thing of the past. The DC5 R's in Japan don't have number plates like the DC2s did, right?

 

Seriously! If you look Closely at the new Civic Si, that actual cushion that you sit on is VERY wide, the side bolstering doesn't look half bad...but..the seat cushion is hardly bolstered and is super wide. If the RSX R has to fit the same guideline...no way is it going to be recaro.

 

Recaros could always be a tasty option...

Suprdave

 

Aftermarket Recaros always are.