Watch The FK8 And FK2 Honda Civic Type R 'Ring Laps Side By Side

The record-breaking 7min 43.8sec 'Ring lap set by the new 'FK8' Type R is compared to the outgoing 'FK2' in this video
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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.

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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.

Comments

TurboToddler (Straight-five)

And guess what? It actually has backseats! looking at you, VW.

04/24/2017 - 15:13 |
104 | 4

Hey, you should give me the credit for this one!😉

04/24/2017 - 15:25 |
4 | 4

This car tested is preproduction and has a roll cage but no rear seats and infotainment system to acheive the weight without a rollcage.

04/24/2017 - 15:31 |
22 | 2

And the 36 likes shows how much ignorance and fanboying run these days, the car has no backseats and no infotainment system.

04/25/2017 - 01:28 |
2 | 26
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04/24/2017 - 15:42 |
18 | 0

You can’t make the best type r out of a civic guys, try again

04/24/2017 - 15:43 |
62 | 0
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VTEC kicked in real hard

04/24/2017 - 18:09 |
4 | 2
Aaron 15

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!!

04/24/2017 - 19:14 |
40 | 0

What a time to be ali- no, I mean, a petrolhead!

04/24/2017 - 19:46 |
4 | 0
Zoomer Slick

God. Every “sportier” package car HAS to be tested at the Nordschliefe. It’s childish.

04/24/2017 - 20:11 |
4 | 0

A hyper hatch is not a very serious car.

04/24/2017 - 22:39 |
0 | 4

Ok James May

04/24/2017 - 22:46 |
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Joshua Persaud (Wagon/Estate Squad) (Sleeper Squad) I need a

Imagine a V10 NSX.

04/24/2017 - 20:44 |
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Joshua Persaud (Wagon/Estate Squad) (Sleeper Squad) I need a

I guess Type R stands for Type Respect.

04/24/2017 - 20:57 |
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Anonymous

Ah the left dashboard is the new one….

04/24/2017 - 21:34 |
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Anonymous

When Hondas record got stolen they were pissed.
SO they said FAK8 and decided to destroy VW once again.

04/24/2017 - 22:22 |
10 | 2
Nathan Vonlanthen

Its almost as fast as the GT4… weird

04/25/2017 - 13:15 |
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