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 This
Type R is simple and to the point. It is not overdone with
wings and things. It is sleek, low and definitely cool.
While the outside is uncorrupted, the heart of the car,
beats mean and strong. This car is not all show and no go
but rather, all go and no show.
This
particular car is tuned up for daily driving, but given
the chance to stretch its legs, 
it would keep up with the best of them. Norm Li paid top
dollars for quality parts. As most agree, it is a smooth
ride and has good low end idle. It feels like a Type R until
the turbo boost kicks in. 1000, 2000, 3000, the next stop
is REDLINE. The torque is amazing considering it is a four
cylinder engine. You can get this car to churn and burn
rubber with 1st and 2nd gear with no wheel hop. Wheel
spin on demand like a Viper breaking loose on your whim.
It has 277 hp at the wheel all courtesy of GReddy turbo
charger. It also has a GReddy oil cooler to cool off this
temperamental red head. Honda has definitley learned their
lessons well from racing, being CART Champions with Alex
Zanardi and especially in Formula One with the Williams
and McClaren teams.
It
has 16 inch SPOON rims to clear the large SPOON brake calipers.
 Every
racer knows that stopping power plays a very big part in
racing. Out breaking your opponent is a fundamental rule
in racing. How the car handles is the next question. You
have good power coming from the engine, great stopping power,
what comes next? Suspension. How does this car handles around
corners? This car can out corner a Porsche 993 and a Dodge
Viper from its stiff suspension coupled with the lightness
of the car. It has SPOON polyurethane bushings and Apexi
N1 coil over suspensions. Needless to say, it handles very
well, especially when you want to put the power down at
the end of the clover leaf.
 The
detailing does not exlude the exterior. With the GReddy
orange illuminated guages on the driver's window pillar,
puts night driving in this car in a whole new dimension.
The picture does not do it justice. Just imagine yourself
sitting in the cockpit, driving to Whistler for a late night
coffee with all the guages lit up around you. Winding roads
with only your headlights to guide you, it is, as most would
say it, a "sweet ride".
By
Dylon Koh
For
more information call George at 604.873.3038
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