The Untold Reason Honda Got Fast... TOO Fast

In the late 1980s, Honda broke the supercar mold with the release of the NSX.
The first ever mid-engined supercar from the land of the rising sun.
It was engaging, beautiful, and fun to drive
More importantly, it was practical, reliable, and stacked against the competition it was comparatively affordable too.
But there was one category where the Honda fell just a little short -
Speed.
This is the story of how Honda got fast.
How they built the perfect car at the perfect time and kickstarted the tuner car revolution across the globe
And created one of the most well known - well respected monikers in the entire industry.
That led to the development of the fastest front wheel drive car… EVER!

And with its new brother in the stable - the brand new Acura Integra Type-S being hailed one of the greatest cars to come out this century, Honda and the Type R brand is on the top of the world

This is the story of Type R.

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[kaceydillin]

The DC2 Integra Type R is just iconic. That gorgeous symphony of sound from that VTec engine never fails to put a smile to your face.

[darrylbrooks]

i have been a honda guy, since 1986, bought the 1st Civic Si👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[atlegangletsoge]

Imagine a Honda del sol type r. Or an S2000 type r. That would've been cool somehow. Maybe now we would've been talking a different story on miata's and BMW Z4. I love that sedan Civic type R

[EddieV]

That’s why I wanted a Honda Civic Type R since they came out with new ones 7 years ago

[kotarojujo]

you forgot to mention FD2 (yet it already showed in this video), its actually peak NA FWD Honda, and still underrated for western audiences

[malcolmar]

Very well done Ideal Media. I Loved this episode. As a proud FK8 Honda Civic Type R owner, driving it you can tell it was made to be something special for people who are passionate about making cars.

[JustbeingHayden]

Thanks for the mention 🙌
It’s even faster now 🙌🙌🙌

[wing]

To be honest Honda has a dirty little secret is the first generation tsx bc this cars are type r k24 dtune from the factory this the first type r in America

[azteccivilizedman]

That's why I have a 98 Integra B18C Type R swap in my 93 civic kicked in yo!! gets old.

[ethistic]

Fun fact in Europe division for Honda made Honda accord Type R but later changed it and called it the Euro R

[thekreativeculture]

So can people stop hating on the honda brand now ? 🙄

[EvoBeard]

Good video and not to nitpick but missed out on the FD2 which is an absolute beast of a Civic and shared time frame with the FN2 (Europe only or sold as Euro R elsewhere).

Also in the list of EP3+, the FK2(R) was the first turbocharged Type R, not the FK8.

Still enjoyed the video! 👍

[jamesbarrick]

Type R badging is much like M-series for BMW... it WAS a special thing, but now its mostly cosmetic package for $25k

[theedrizzler]

They showed the EG and DA as the models they based the EK Civic Type R and DC Integra Type R off of 😂

[sheldonlamey]

I wish I could help out remotely in your channels editing for posting this.

[fckfck]

The honda NSX with veilside body kit is so so amazing lookin so beautiful

[terrytekify]

i know this is a honda video mostly but i'm mentioning it because acura is also part of honda and they had some type r lineage too but you could have added that the db8 chassis which was the 3rd gen integra sedan was also offered in type r flavor just like its smaller dc2 sibling, but nobody ever talks about it because it never came to the us just like the ek9 civic type r. but it is still worth mentioning

[frensabri]

8:26 - (mentioned every civic type R except for the FD2)

[AccordGTR]

Guys in Porsches, Evos and other supercars would shit in their pants when I arrived in my little EK9

[davidcollin]

Wasn't Renault running there cars stripped out to get faster times ! No one seems to mention that !🤔