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Mar 4, 2015 | 03:05 AM

#31

soulcrew

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From: OLD SOUTH WALES

it costs about the same as a mustang gt...0-60 4.5 seconds...fast enough for chesh

Mar 4, 2015 | 03:11 AM

#32

Nottm_S2

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From: Nottingham

Chesh has become a ponce

for it's segment it's undoubtedly very quick.. sub 5 is proper quick, tends to mean about 10s 0-100 which 15 years ago was supercar territory

it needs to be better than this the press suggest.. i hope it is but the last one was a truly awful thing imo (i did drive one)

Mar 4, 2015 | 03:22 AM

#33

jml

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From: Bruges

Quote:

Originally Posted by soulcrew

it costs about the same as a mustang gt...0-60 4.5 seconds...fast enough for chesh

We don't all own petrol stations...

Mar 4, 2015 | 03:28 AM

#34

cheshire_carper

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From: ...by a lake...somewhere

Make it rwd and 4 secs and that would make the press froth

Mar 4, 2015 | 03:29 AM

#35

soulcrew

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From: OLD SOUTH WALES

well there is the 4cyl ecoboost version....but only 5.2 seconds 0-60...so rubbish

Mar 4, 2015 | 03:33 AM

#36

jml

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From: Bruges

Quote:

Originally Posted by cheshire_carper

Make it rwd and 4 secs and that would make the press froth

Sure and then buy some Wunderwagen instead.

Mar 4, 2015 | 03:37 AM

#37

lovegroova

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From: Stanmore

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Originally Posted by jml

The tradeoff, performance-wise at least, is the torque – its 295lb ft output is over double the previous Civic R’s 142lb ft and produced at 2500rpm, rather than 5600rpm of the old car.

What does that actually mean, though, in terms of performance?