Late 90's what? CTR? Spoon Civic?

It would only be fair to say a CTR or Spoon Civic if you're putting it against a WRX.

Road race or drag race?

For a road race I would probably take the Spoon Civic, for a drag race i'd pick the WRX.

 

lol..

 

for performance and overall looks i give it to the wrx hands down . and i think top gear is the best show on tv .

 

Well I got smoked at the track by a lightly moded WRX wagon. It ran a 13.770 and I ran a 17.054. I have a 98 Hx though not the fastest civic until the swap I would pick a WRX even over a Si. The WRX is turbo so there is not much chance going head to head stock.

 

Well if we're talking STi's to Type R's.. the STi's have 305hp and 290lbs of torque and is AWD. 3,300lbs. While the new type R civic has 198 hp with 142lbs of torque.. fwd.. 2,800 lbs.

Nuff said.

 

Well I was talking about a 96-00 CTR... a little less power, but less weight.

If you're talking about an STi, then no Civic should be off-limits unless you're talking about one that you modded yourself to make it what it is.


There's the new Mugen Type RR, and it has what, 240 HP?


And then the 96-00 Spoon Civic is supposed to be amazing for road courses.

 

@lowlife I agree with you completely. Haha.

@trustdestruction
Interesting about the Spoon Civic, wonder if I can find a video somewhere.

If anyone wants to enter for a chance to win season 10 on DVD, Gear Patrol is holding a giveaway. To enter head to the site, and just post a comment with your favorite top gear moment.

http://gearpatrol.com/blog/2009/05/1...s-of-all-time/

 

spoon vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyBZQ8rJO1w

the captioning at the beginning has good info, but if you just want to see the car in action, skip ahead


I'm pretty sure the "stock civic" in the video is a stock CTR (Civic Type R)

 

@trustdestruction

Great vid, learned a few things too.

 

i'd only get an Si if you're getting an 8th generation, but i would choose the subaru overall.