A Short Report on Honda FD2

The Honda FD2 Civic Type-R represents an 'ideal form'. This is an ideal form of my own impression and liking in the many years I start thinking about car seriously and in depth. FD2 is quite a gravitating car in a rather pure form. It is stiff, light, precise, racy, simple, practical, user friendly, reliable, comfortable and heavily engineered. For one, despite its generous size and roominess, it is not a luxury car. It is carefully and elegantly looking, with the right proportion and not heavy handed. It is a family sedan after all.

Fuel comsumption (10-mode) quoted is 11.4km/l, equivalent to 8.8l/100km. Not too bad if one compares with the similarly output 325i (E90) at 9.8l/100km. Weight-wise FD2 at 1260kg is significantly lower than the 1505kg of the 325i. Length-wise, my all-time single measurement of car dimension for everyday driving and parking, 4540mm vs 4531mm. FD2 is a longer car. Wheelbase-wise, 2700mm vs 2760mm. BMW has a longer wheelbase. In terms of power-to-weight ratio FD2's 5.6kg/bhp is more favorable to the 6.9 of the 325i, but close to 330i's 5.7 but loses to 335i's 5.3.