2024 Honda Civic Type R real world ownership

After a 27 month wait, I got "The Call" that my Type R was here! In Canada they're very rare so was it worth the wait? Is the Hype valid? After a week of ownership, I begin my series on owning a Type R as a regular guy.

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[silveriojohan]

The joy I see on your face when talking about your Type R is the reason I am a subscriber, you can't fake that, plis keep it going and never mind about other channels, build your own road.

[thefactor]

Much congrats ! I love my 24 SGP FL5 I’ve had since April and love it more every day then any other car I’ve ever owned and I’ve had many . 61 years old here and your never to old in my book for any passions in life especially when it comes to cars . I plan on keeping mine stock but it’s a challenge since I always mod my cars. So far I’ve only got the Honda Factory Carbon Fiber rear wing, CF fender screens “a must” and tuxmat carpet liners to protect the beautiful red carpets . I feel like I’m on a never ending honeymoon . Definitely the best car buying choice I’ve ever made .
Oh and I am considering tinting the windows to protect the interior but I’m holding off with all my will power lol.

[flakeyjay]

Daily drive my 24 type r champ white and absolutely love it. It was an adjustment for me coming from a 4 door v6 accord 2016. US version does not have radar and no garage buttons.

[williamconrad]

Congratulations on your new car. I’ve only owned two new cars 19 years apart and I still own both.

[ryu]

Great review, you're a natural on camera and it's refreshing to see someone older into these cars 😊. Only mod I did on mine was PRL HPI, great for sound and slight performance. Since these cars ride rigid, I have rattles here and there

[monacobenedict]

Congrats on the new purchase! Honda Civic Type R is a legend! 💯💯💯

[KirbyYoung]

Great review! Really enjoyed it! Awesome car!

[Buckingham]

Thanks for picking this up an reviewing. I still have my Fiesta ST, and have been watching your channel ever since your review. For some reason though, even though I know this car is superior, can't let my Fist go lol nice video !

[waynephilbert]

Nice introduction to your FL5 journey. They're such a special car to drive, and it rewards at any speed so you don't need to fang it at all. Even cruising is nice and comfortable but with astonishing feedback.

That exhaust noise is criminal though. Way too subdued, and the piped in noise is overwhelming.

Looking forward to seeing how you go with it. I love mine.

[dagarob_c]

Wow, so briefly I wanna say I moved to Puerto Rico 2yrs ago from 32yrs living in Massachusetts. Down here a family member passed and I got from him a 2017 Accent with just 54k miles for 3, 400 bucks!!. A complete steal and now Im considering buying a ‘24 or ‘25 Civic sedan to have as my daily. The Accent will be my secondary emergency car. This video was great and the fact that you had a Accent was ment for me to stumble here to your channel. Subbed great work! 🫡

[dan]

I'm middle aged too, I was so pleased when I saw your video, I missed the FK8 because I bought an Audi A6, my wife called it an adults car lol!
However, now we have this new shape, which I think I'm loving already and I want it in white too, so I shall be hankering after this until it's sat on my drive, fantastic video too, I'm a little green with envy right now!

[singular]

Waiting till all the kids start dropping these on the used market because they can't afford the payments at 0 down 10% interest lmfao.

[Daniel-tdck]

The type R is a four seater because the tire and suspension combo is rated for 308 kg or 680 pounds max capacity of passengers and cargo combined for international customers, especially big fellas in the states they didn't want to make it a safety issue. You can verify on the tire safety label located on the driver side door sill.

I believe their purpose was to make the most capable track car for the dollar and had to sacrifice comfort, ride, and hauling more people.
I know the exhaust has additional resonators to meet international decibel level limits for importing. That's why the exhaust sounds lackluster, especially compared to type s, sold only in u.s markets.

I love mine. I wish they could have managed to increase fuel tank size, I'm averaging about 240 mi. before having to refuel.
A traditional handbrake would have been nice, and personally, I would have appreciated tpms even at an added cost. I purchased a sks airchecker from my local bicyshop for like $45, I highly recommend it's been very accurate and dependable on several occasions.

[TexasExotic]

I love this car. Been driving it for about 3 weeks now and it’s probably the best performing FWD I’ve ever owned.

[yenny]

If you press the HOLD button for the parking brake, then you can drive off in 1st gear and the parking brake will automatically disengage. And since HOLD is on (indicated by the green light) you can stop at a red light and not have to hold the brake pedal.

[erikg]

I’ve had mine since February. I did the suspension module swap from the Integra Type S and it’s absolutely worth it. I also swapped out the Active Sound generator from the Integra Type S, and it’s another good improvement. A lot of people don’t seem to realize, but the pumped in fake engine sound is very different between the two cars. The Civic is very buzzy and artificial sounding, whereas the Integra fake engine noise has more of a growl to it. I thought it would be better than just disabling it, since I like to be able to hear what the engine is doing, even if it’s augmented/fake.

[agios]

Great car, one of the best of all time

[jonathanwarren]

Good job doing this review, look forward to more

[elvincastro]

Awesome review you bought the car to use it that is awesome. I own a boost blue and love the way it performs out of the box. I will keep mine stock don’t want to deal with the headache of stuff breaking down.

[CarsNkids]

I really enjoyed this review! I have an Elantra N (not sure if you get those in your market) but the interesting thing is that all of the positives that you listed for the Type R are definitely agreeable but I was sold on the Elantra N because of the "downsides" that you mentioned (Elantra N exhaust sounds amazing (and ridiculously) from the factory and the suspension in normal is super compliant).

That said, I'm a huge fan of the Type R and I feel that it sets the benchmark for FWD performance cars!! Hope you continue enjoying it!