Either way you're going to be alright. We saw some coupe on here take down a Supra, so it all depends on that age old question of how much you throw into your ride.
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i believe it's a couple hundered pounds. if you're going for the racing scene, i would recom. hatch. lighter weight and a bigger engine= faster ride. it's all up to you though. good luck!
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a boosted vtec in the bay will keep the v8's away!
tsk tsk tsk. but anyway, a coupe has a longer wheelbase than a hatch, which is better for traction in a straight line. and a dx coupe weighs considerably less than an SI hatch. although the other hatches weigh less than any of the coupes. 5th gen specific, though its about the same through the other gens too.
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Yes, there's a "Replacement for Displacement". Its called Volumetric Efficiency.