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...And I must say that I am impressed with many aspects of the car. Though it wan an EX (I want the LX) I got a very good impression of how the new car will handle. It was raining and I must say that Honda isn't known for putting stellar rubber on their cars unless it has S2000 or NSX on it somewhere; yet the car handled remarkably well. The steering is as I thought it would be, ultrafast and direct! I wasn't used to it considering my Civic has a manual rack with a 19:1 ratio versus the new cars 13.7:1 ratio and power assist.
The car will need better struts / shocks for autocross use however as it felt sporty, but nothing more. When pushed, I forsee this thing understeering quite a bit unless a good set of Koni's reside in the fender wells... In addition, a killer autocross alignment, a lighter set of wheels and good race rubber (Kumho V710 or the Hoosier A3SO5) will be necessary to see if the 35% increase in torsional rigidity, the redisgned front and rear suspensions and the steering system really make the car a stock class contender.
The shifter seemed a little balky, then again the car had 10 miles on it, so that is to be expected I suppose. The drive-by-wire wasn't all that "slow" compared to those offered on the MINI and the E46 3 Series.
Stay tuned...
Anthony "Mario" Crea
The car will need better struts / shocks for autocross use however as it felt sporty, but nothing more. When pushed, I forsee this thing understeering quite a bit unless a good set of Koni's reside in the fender wells... In addition, a killer autocross alignment, a lighter set of wheels and good race rubber (Kumho V710 or the Hoosier A3SO5) will be necessary to see if the 35% increase in torsional rigidity, the redisgned front and rear suspensions and the steering system really make the car a stock class contender.
The shifter seemed a little balky, then again the car had 10 miles on it, so that is to be expected I suppose. The drive-by-wire wasn't all that "slow" compared to those offered on the MINI and the E46 3 Series.
Stay tuned...
Anthony "Mario" Crea