Watch The FK8 And FK2 Honda Civic Type R 'Ring Laps Side By Side
The ‘FK2’ Civic Type R’s once record-breaking Nurburgring lap is utterly bonkers. 7min 50.63sec is one hell of a time, so to see the car’s replacement - the ‘FK8’ Type R - best it by almost seven seconds is impressive indeed.
This side-by-side comparison puts the improvement into perspective, and as a bonus, Honda itself has also put together a fascinating video featuring FK8 Type R chassis testing chief Ryuichi Kijimi. In it, he details several points of the Nordschleife where the new car is significantly faster than the outgoing FK2, with the help of a ghost car to illustrate further.
While the FK8 has received only a modest increase of 10bhp relative to the outgoing machine, it has a significantly improved chassis. It’s ditched the old torsion beam rear suspension for a fully independent, multilink setup, the wheelbase is longer, and it now sits on wider tyres front and rear.
The Nurburgring test car also had Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2s fitted in place of the standard Continental Sport Contact 6s. It’s not confirmed yet, but we suspect the Michelins will be appearing on the options list.
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And guess what? It actually has backseats! looking at you, VW.
VTEC kicked in real hard
Honestly, it wasn’t that long ago when Top end supercars struggled to get around the ring in under 8 minutes.
So to see a £30k hot hatch helplessly blitz it like it it was routine is just staggering!!
God. Every “sportier” package car HAS to be tested at the Nordschliefe. It’s childish.
Imagine a V10 NSX.
I guess Type R stands for Type Respect.
Ah the left dashboard is the new one….
When Hondas record got stolen they were pissed.
SO they said FAK8 and decided to destroy VW once again.
Its almost as fast as the GT4… weird