Honda Civic Type R vs Old NSX - DRAG RACE, ROLLING RACE & BRAKE TEST | Head-to-Head
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- It's 2005 vs 2017 for our latest series of tests as we pit the Honda NSX against a Civic Type R. It's not just age that is the only difference here - the rear-wheel-drive NSX has 280hp, while the front-wheel-drive Type R has 320hp. So can the latter teach the old dog some new tricks? Stick with us to find out!
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Just wanna say thank you getting straight to the point. I can't stand these youtubers who always do the unnecessarily drawn out build ups for something that takes a minute to show
Ikr, some of them managed to make videos but there's always some annoying intro, talkative bullsh*t, or even not just DOING IT getting in the way of the video. Some of us are impatient, but why can't some of them just start the race sooner so they can proceed without wasting our damn time?
*cough cough motortrend*
Cause it’s not a channel for making money.
sorry..gotta print the money baby..
VTTTTEEEEECCCCCC
The NSX is soooo elegantly beautiful.
Popup head light model is even better
Isn't it just... especially next to that you space ship
The NSX-R In white😍
@@bathin813 Agreed.
@@bathin813 Yes!!! My brother had one and sold it 8 years ago for 1/2 of what it is now worth...
I miss the days of low belt lines on cars. Every car looks like an SUV now.
But don’t all hatchbacks look like mini SUVs
thats because of stupid regulation like for instance there should be a given amount of space between the engine and the bonnet for safety in case you crash into a person and he wont hit the engine so he wont get that much damage
@@terzokun8596 It's not because of regulation. It's because non car people's tastes are horrendous and their buying power dictates what the market does. There are still some low belt line cars. They're just out of most people's budget.
@@williamlehmaniv7460 you have a point also but in fact it IS because of a regulation.. you can google it
@@terzokun8596 How does a car like the FR-S exist? That's low belt line.
One is modern.
One is from an era where the Japanese made cars people wanted.
Which is which?
@@vari653 I dunno but my guess by 'reading between his lines' he means the new Type R is the modern car and the NSX is a car (of design) that people wanted (because he mentioned the phrase 'from an era') Does it help a bit lad?
@@brettershoalar9001 I dunno, I think both look modern and I want both.
@@vari653 Indeed, both are nice cars. I also would take both, if I could. But one Honda is enough for me.
@PHOENIX RISING Honda but whatevs.
The type R is looking like minivan next to the nsx.
shinnokSK And your English is looking terrible.
@peter pan XD The minivan lost (even with 12 years of development on it's side and 40bhp more)
So... the type r got raped.
@@andyknowles666 Cheap fwd sedan beat a 90s pinnacle of engineering mid engined sports car in rolling race without effort. And with a simple ECU flash it would beat it in 1/4 mile as well.
@@DuBstep115 What's your point? Stick a couple of turbos and some good internals on the nsx along with a stand alone ecu and it would destroy a fwd sedan.
the point here is the 12+ year older nsx still beat a much newer car with MORE power.
it just shows how good the nsx was back in the day. - not only that, the nsx design was already 14 years old in 2005...
@@andyknowles666 Only thing it literally shows is that FWD is worst layout for 0-100 and 1/4 times. Rwd is better and mid engined rwd is best. This has nothing to do with nsx being good, or high tech.
Ecu tuning costs 400 and takes 10 minutes vs turbo days and thousands.
The NSX is one of those rare timeless designs
Dude they ripped off the F40 but still it's an very beautiful car
90s elegant and sexy design. Will still be a beautiful vehicle in the next 20 years unlike the horrible Civic.
i know kinda like my toyota sienna
@@loneokami6560 It's not a ripped off but it is developed from Honda Pininfarina eXperimental, a concept car designed by Pininfarina, which designed many of Ferrari's cars.
Rx 7 as well
One is rolling art, the other looks like a lunchbox.
That's an insult to lunch boxes. The Civic is a big horrible pile of garbage next to the NSX, look how massive it is. No wonder it weighs as much as a Tacoma.
Obd1andDown the nsx is slower than the ctr in nurbugring.. ill take the ctr anyday
@@upbeatmantis86 you'll learn one day youngling you'll learn...
Lol..
@@upbeatmantis86 Your still going to look like a Zoomer idiot in it.
Comparing a Civic to an NSX is like comparing a movie star and a porn star. One might be faster, but the other one actually has class and won't give you a disease.
Freaking hate how bloated all new cars look.
Agreed. New cars are very generic looking these days.
Safety though
@@pvc8749 yea it's always because of safety
I means it is a hatchback
Fried food is delicious!
You don't call NSX "oLd cAr" 😡
IT'S A LEGEND!
Doesn’t mean it’s not old
You’re a precious old legend
no its not a legend
@@monkeypolicd Don't you ever have kids
The Legend was a sedan.
One is beautiful and pure, the other is brash and ugly. The civic performs great and is all the buzz right now for Honda fans but the nsx will always be respected by all car enthusiasts.
Hopefully Honda done it to stop people ricing their vehicles because the meme and the next one shouldn’t be riced hopefully
Timeless design NSX.
People will still rice out type r's.
Though it will stop ricers from ricing their current civic and instead save money to get it
From a performance perspective yes I agree the civic R is respectable. Aesthetically I have to respectfully disagree due to the numerous spoilers, triple exhaust tips for a 4 cylinder, fake plastic mesh grills and more. Also the styling language isn't what I would call "timeless" and I feel like it is going to look very dated and gaudy in less than 5 years. The NSX is simply beautiful, timeless, mid engine-rwd, and 12 years later it performs incredibly well.
If I were chilling in 2005, and you told me in the future, a Civic could beat an NSX, I would've personally brought you to an insane asylum.
But it didnt fucking beat it
Did civic win against the new NSX?
DatBalticBoi uhh yea it did. First race was really close. Second race the civic walked away.
The nsx still seems old tbh. If they tuned it to the modern day, it wouldn't waver
In any case, an nsx would be pressurized to death in a drag match, but imo the nsx with its rear wheel drive destroys the civic if it came to drifting
Also the pickup of the nsx is legendary, it destroyed the type r on lower gears
I always hate to remember that Honda removed the pop-up headlights from the NSX.
I think they both look very nice. They have so much character, as opposed to nearly all headlights today which just look angry.
Regulations
I personally liked the fixed headlight NSX more than the pop-up one in my opinion.
Blame the regulators.
So a 40 horsepower disadvantage plus worse gear ratios (Idk the weight difference), and less advanced brakes and it still does quite well. That's why I love the NSX.
Probably has more low RPM power and torque too because of the bigger V6 engine, so it got a significant head start. I'd easily choose the NSX even it lost the second racet, it's just a much cooler car. I liked the older generations of the Type-R Civic, but the newest one is just weird.
Plus rear wheel drive, it would have lost if the Civic wasn't FWD.
Aidan Rule And weight is best thing for nsx. Its really light.
@Noise Control - Actually they both weigh about the same so the type R still has a higher HP to weight ratio. The NSX has 177.5 HP per ton while the Type R has 205 HP per ton.
@@hakont.4960 the turbo car, if close to horsepower, will always make more torque than the naturally aspirated one
NSX all the way.
168 likes and not one person has argued against you. That says a lot about what car enthusiasts like and what is being sold to us at the moment.
Stygian Doll Yeah, the civic is just too much... That wanna be 458 exhaust haha...
then put turbo on it
What the hell were Honda thinking with that Civic? Every incarnation of that thing just gets more ridiculous. An earlier NSX with the pop-up lights is just an unspoilt, beautiful silhoutte.
I've seen a 1000+ hp NSX here in SA at a meet not long ago
Now just imagine how the NSX Type-R would've done.
About the same as this was only straight line racing.
@@nighthawk0077 probably better the nsx type r na2 is faster than the normal one in everything.
I remember the 0-60 time to be 4.5 sec.
@@nighthawk0077 No, NSX Type R would be faster because it's lighter and has more agressive final drive ratio.
Would be just a marginal difference, its more for track use, thats were it shows what it has against lots of much more powerful cars, i wonder today on a very twisting track against these new 400-500hp cars weighing 500kg more.
The new nsx is a total missunderstanding what the old was, its just heavy, complucated and expensive, like the civic type r stop trying be everything.
The old civic type r was rattling line a tincan inside, but who cared, same with subaru sti of old, not goid daily family cars, but good for was people used them for.
I mean conedriving with these new heavy turbocharged cars sucks, turbolagg is still there no matter how they try, not like of old but its not dead and gone.
Brian Anderson nsx R is significantly faster than a regular nsx in every form of performance.
I’d have the NSX any day over the type R.
Well... Duh. You're comparing a hatchback to a RWD, Mid-engine sportscar.
Nsx type r even better
Couldn't agree more. While the Type R may be better on paper the driving experience of the NSX is something you just can't find in any modern car.
DevoT actually the type R will probably give you a way better driving experience than the NSX. It’s one of the fastest track cars for a reason.
@@pakhowong4133 its rare af and expensive too ..only couple made for japan market
Now Honda should bring back the s2000 with 2500 lbs and slightly moded type r engine!
That would be killer but they should bring back the prelude cause these civics all look like wanna be mini vans tryna be sport with a van look 😂😂😂 the prelude was sport and they killed it R.i.p.😢
The Brotha yea they look so ugly lmao,
Honda lost their roots. They’re not thinking about affordability just look at that new nsx. Hopefully Chevy wakes up the game with the new c8 since it’s worth like 60k
@@fransiscoh9450 and I prefer my S2000, new NSX lost Honda's philosophy....
My s2k is running 22psi on a gen2 Garrett gtx3582r around 600hp Stock engine . She's my baby 😍
I’d still take the NSX over the Civic!.
Who wouldn't
Well, DAH!
Who wouldn’t?! It’s a legend after all😂 I love the type R so no hate
Any day
Me too
The main difference is that the NSX could have been mistaken for a Ferrari back in the day while the Civic looks like Kryten from Red Dwarf.
Was laughing for ages at that
Haha
They used the same designer farina
Looks like fucking Prius from behind
bwahahaha, fucking A !!
50% comments: EW A HONDA!
50% comments:AWESOME A HONDA!!!!
Honda cars are revv hungry for RPMs
ppl who says EWW HONDA are simply bitch...
Are there really people who hate the Hondas? I don't understand why
@@AttackerPictures usually 1 of the 3 things. 1. They saw teenagers "modding" them and started hating honda as a brand, 2. They like older car designs and honda has used more modern stylings, or 3. They hopped on the hate train
i’m on the “AWESOME A HONDA!!!!” side
Amazing to see how the NSX with less HP is still a beast , if the NSX had close to 400HP it will be amazing
Thats not entirely true, japanese sports cars from that era had a gentlemans agreement that no car has more than 280 hp, but that is officially. Many NSX have reportedly made much more on a dyno, i think if not even up to 340hp some of the fastest.
NSX always was under powered, they wanted to compete with Ferrari, why not give it 100 more bhp then? Still, amazing car
+valgehiir They wanted to compete with Ferrari in the sense of making a supercar that was reliable,as the Italians claimed that unreliability came with owning a supercar.Making the Nsx a huge slap in the face being cheaper and more reliable,causing Ferrari and Lambo to put more focus on their reliability of their cars
Kyle Drysdale
True, since the NSX came out when the Diablo was still under Chrysler and god those were unrealiable, the 348 and Diablo were more powerful but the NSX did out handle them.
It was the supercar you could live with.
If people only realize that the current NSX is another reasonably priced supercar given that it is Hondas version of a P1 and the cheapest hybrid supercar you can buy on the market and is on par with the original NSX cost in todays money.
+Samuel Jones True the problem is that the new Nsx cost 930k sgd which is 703k usd in Singapore where I'm from which is about secondhand Ferrari and Lambo prices.And given that Singapore has the most Lambos per area in the world(I see at least 3 a day) you have an idea what people prefer.Plus people will give you a funny look if you tell the you spent 700k usd on a Honda
NSX still looks gorgeous.
Unfortunately new cars will never look as good again..the NSX looks incredible because of its minimalism and its slenderness...all new supercars just look bloated and 'extra' compared to it.
I like the classic look with the pop-ups though
Acura did great job, especially with the NSX.
@@theroyalcrownedtiger2946 *Honda
@@99Lezard99 : Acura !!!!!!!
They did everything right when they designed the NSX. It still looks so good.
Just imagine a battle of the Type R's. NSX Type R versus this Civic Type R with these tests.
I’d still have the nsx all day of the week
Rq7 same
Couldn’t agree more. An all time Japanese classic vs a hideous tumor of a car. The natural choice would be the NSX.
Agreed. The type r is so ugly I couldn't have one at all.
richboy900 why couldn't the designers blend some of that sleek nsx style into the civic?
Gary Esson the nsx is from another era so the stylists/designers from then are probably not at honda anymore. But still the current nsx looks miles better than the monstrosity that is the type r
give me that nsx anyday of the week. and that v6 still sounds proper
Agreed
The most obvious useless shite choice
I think the Honda will win. But then again, the Honda may also lose...
OMG, The Honda won! Yay!
Zeruel82Mk2 nice
Broo nsx is honda wht u mean lol
damn you must be really demented to miss the joke
what if the NSX was an Acura tho
Do you want the Aladeen news or the Aladeen news?
The braking test is nearly useless. Even a slight difference in reaction times would change the results.
Not even useless they test it again and again to make sure that they have the same reaction time
Breaking test is always useless. Braking test was fine tho.
As useless a drag race
Especially when the results are that close.
@@boardernut Not really. It's much easier to react to a clear visual signal right in front of you when you're not moving. To be able to guess when you're exactly parallel with an object at 60 mph is ridiculous. The only way this test would be even remotely useful is if it was tested by GPS. Plus, the start of an actual drag race is timed exactly so it's 100% accurate.
Between the two, i would take the nsx, plus the nsx will appreciate in value in the coming years, the civic type r will depreciate.
maxxjett films then start to appreciate after awhile.
Ry Stafford nah i dont think so bro, i cant see the new type r being a collectable
Ry Stafford they dont appreciate in value lol. Look at the integra type r
ALING289 yeah look at it they sell 20k plus still and soon more.
ALING289 ill wait while u educate yourself!
20 years ago I never would have thought that the stock Civic model of the future would hang with the NSX
I'm afk is the type r really considered the stock civic model?
It’s the Maxed Out Civic w the stock NSX. But I see what you mean: some Civics w NSX performance range are now a thing.
Some of the cars are in the 14s and you would say they are economy cars. Cars have been going in the right direction. Need that to get up to freeway speeds.
It’s not exactly a “stock” model; the Type R is a special high performance version of the Civic; the standard/“stock” Civic wouldn’t stand a chance
Just like the latest Fiesta ST beats the old Escort Cosworth in many tests!
Good race but in the video description Mat, "both packing twin-turbos". Shoddy cut-and-paste job? C'mon now...
MK REDDY if the nsx had forced induction it would KILL the civic...
0:15 when he says "im rear wheel drive" auto generated says Ray wheel💀
I like the Old NSX, used to have a black one :)
I've seen NSX in black few times, best colour for it. Red makes it boring, this golden one is just nasty.
Has to white for me. Though it looks better in red and black for me.
I'm a bit jealous atm as a neighbour jas just got an integral type r in white. Quite amazed how gutless they was/are, but still very special car indeed and lots of fun,when you wring it out. He also owns a 205 gti 1.6, Another mega car.
U got rid of it!? Damn.. I couldn't.
David Would never sell one of the best drivers cars ever produced
U must have a strong heart to sell a nsx lol i couldnt do that
When it was in production and I was telling people it's an amazing car they laughed at me. Look at it now, a collector item.
Shame I was just a little kid back then and could only afford toy cars..
I had to wait 23 years to purchase my '91. A couple year ago I was coming down a entrance ramp here in Atlanta and decided to stretch it out. In 3rd gear doing about 90mph when the police got behind me. Followed me for a couple miles. He pulls beside me and give me a thumbs up.
The NSX has always been respected. You just live in some hick town that likes V8's.
The STI called, it wants it’s wing back.
So STI invented the wing
?
@@caidee the birds called.they want their wings back.
I think the Type R looks better than the STI
No
I raced an NSX, in my 2002 Mustang GT Premium, one day. This guy in this super low little car came up beside me at a stop light and was revving his engine. I took off at normal speed as did he, at the next light he did the same thing; I looked over at him, we both smiled and when the light turned green we went for it! It was a frickin close race, but I was pulling away from him! I had never seen an NSX before, so I searched it out and found out it was a $70,000.00 car VS my $24,000.00 Mustang GT, which I had bought used for $12,900.00. It made my day!
The NSX really does look amazing to this day. This how you know a car has been designed to be timeless like so few others out there. Still a job well done to Honda. That NSX still stands it's ground after so many years. Sure rolling start the civic beats it but consider the time difference between the two and you can see that this NSX is still an amazing car. Wish I had one 😥
Igual que el z28 y el transam 94
You can really see the vtec kick in, yo.
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahaha.....goood one boss
I think you meant "V-TECH."
Lol.
Yo' Momma i am missing the joke?
NSX wins. Civic looks like a taxi from Total Recall.
Lmao..
Yeah the civic looks like shit
@@nickc6842 older civics, oh yeah, nice. Newer civics, "Oh shit, the garbage truck never came, the trash is still sitting in the driveway."
On God even the prelude looks better cause the NSX and Prelude were sport cars while honda took a family compact car and turboed it 🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️ man Honda fucked up
Ben Hardy 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
My dream car! The beautiful NSX
That NSX lose 100hp coz its not popup headlight
Hahahaha true
But it gained it in aerodynamics lol
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This honestly is a very interesting comparison
sieve5 I know. And a bunch of elitists talking about how much better the nsx is to the type r. Both are Honda’s, made by Honda. They’re both great cars
Nice orange ferrari bro! :D
Two awesome representation of human engineering of their era's.
Amazing how much technology and power has come down to lower class cars. The NSX was experimental advanced "supercar" and Ferrari rival when it launched, and here it is being kept honest by a C category family car.
I love the NSX, but, credit to the Type R here for being anywhere near it, and, doing so with FWD.
Dónal Maher type r isn’t really a family car lol
@@wegotthecup11, it isn't a cheap family car, yes, but it is still a Civic, and therefore, a family car. Four seats, isofix, big boot etc.
After 30 years its the least to expect
NeoJFK there isn’t even 15 years of difference, the NSX is 2005
@@NicolasSH98 buddy you do realize this is the old nsx not the new one
Great fun and it just shows how new car technology in a normal hatchback (okay, the souped up version) catches up with old supercar technology - but I'd have the NSX every time. What a classic machine.
Nodge X wait, this Nsx is considered as a supercar when it was originally launched back then?
Well, Honda described it as NS-X, which stood for "New", "Sportscar" "eXperimental", but most petrolheads acknowledge that a car launched in 1990 with a V6 engine with an output of 270 hp and a top speed of 168 mph certainly qualified. But of course, "supercar" is a personal thing - personally I like the NSX, others may not.
Yep. A new Camaro V6 with the 8 speed auto can do a 13.5s on the quarter, same as the NSX. Power and speed is easy now, we are in the golden age of motoring imo.
I agree, not least because not only are cars quicker and more efficient engine-wise, but the safety and navigation technology (ABS, EBD, Lane Departure, Adaptive Cruise Control, Autonomous Braking etc.) have made cars both faster and yet still safer.
Yes the video shows that....or does it ;))
1:56 the nsx's plate tho...
Unfamous Films Productions My-05-NSX
I’ve driven that exact NSX around a track back when it was new. It was Honda’s press car. It remains the best handling and nicest everyday car to drive that I’ve ever driven, if we ignore lightweights like the Caterham, Elise etc.
13.6 for a stock FWD is excellent.
Have you seen the size of the turbo? Bhp isn't everything and that is proof with modern hatches.
Yeah think about this when the 2010 Camaro SS came out it ran a 13.3 with 426 hp 6.2L V8. So 13.6 with around 305 hp turbo 4cyl not bad.
Not when dealers charge 50k for it.
Alteris Scrangs id rather take a camaro all day to me speed isn't everything. You can offer me a 6 second civic vs a 13 second Mercedes I'll take the merdes all day
Mario L that's good for you. Plus this race isn't about price there just comparing to cars racing not how much they cost.
Nsx = Arnold Schwarzenegger Mr Olympia
Type r = every roided up pregnant bodybuilders
Arnold was also roided up
@@aod269 Lol
I think you mean Mike Mentzer!
they were always roided up
@@LOLHICRONO yea but he looked More natural
Own a '02 WRX that I bought new that is likely going to be replaced with a Civic R when the price settles here in Atlanta. Fun to watch two cars that were/are the cutting edge for Honda. The NSX, senior by 13 years, was hanging in there 'like a hair in a biscuit'. Personally like that the NSX value is appreciating, I own a '91.
You're not gonna miss the money pit wrx!!!
"VTEC KICKED IN YOOOO"
Why did Honda have to make every single car in their current-gen lineup so fugly?
Ikr
Accord looks classy 🤷♂️
mcnuggs No compare the Camry and the Accord. The Camry looks cool but a bit over designed and corny. The Accord on the other hand looks classy with its long hood and simplistic taillights.
@@welchsbeanjuice8071 I dunno, Accord is pretty good. Nice and low in person. Also when it comes to driving its way better than the Camry, which i can confirm, is hateful..
Safety crash habitacles makes them fugly
Honda nsx is better..... try nsx type r 2005 vs nsx type r 2018
antonis & mitsos XD φιλε μου το ενα ειναι Supercar και το αλλο για πιστα... εχουν σημαντικες διαφορες δεν μπορουμε να τα συγκρινουμε! Και τα 2 ομως ειναι τρελα εργαλεια! Κριμα που η Honda μπηκε στο παιχνιδι της υπερτροφοδοτησης... 😣 προτιμω ατμοσφαιρα, αυτο που επρεπε να αλαξει ειναι να δουμε καινουριο prelude πισοκινιτο αλλα το look να μην το αλλαξουν πολυ, να μοιαζει αρκετα με το παλιο. 😆
Loyal Honda Fan me thymasai apo to video tou panou..??? Me to plymouh
Sou xw kanei kai sub
antonis & mitsos XD δεν θυμαμαι πολυ καλα, ευχαριστω για το sub αν και δεν τρελαινομαι και πολυ, σου εκανα και εγω γιατι φανταζομαι σου αρεσουν τα subs, να σε καλα φιλε μου :))
antonis & mitsos XD μολις ειδα ενα βιντεο απο εναν Hondakia youtuber και ελεγε στο βιντεο οτι ενας πολυ γνωστος αλλος youtuber o gaskings που ειναι και Honda hater μπηκε φυλακη για 5 χρονια για κατι λαμογιες, κανε σε παρακαλω sub στον χρηστη " Sick Will " και πες και σε φιλους σου να τον κανουν sub. Καλο παλικαρι εχει το civic type r ep3 :)
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Never thought to compare these 2 cars - great video!
Yea drag races are lot of fun to watch
NSX is pure joy to drive on track. I tell you, I drove it.....In Gran Turismo.
lol that's how I bought my first car the Toyota Celica GT-S and it's still one of my top favorite cars of all time.
The NSX is Cindy Crawford while the new Civic Type R is Caitlin Jenner.
Nanogrip holly shit i got a vagina
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Cool race!! The nsx has comparatively better aerodynamics too
As a Honda enthusiast I like both cars, however in my humble opinion the NSX is beautifully stylized after all these years... The type R on the other hand is well... what happened Honda?
Based on your profile pic I would assume u drove an F150
Ethan RW did you just assume? Reeeeeeeeee
@@waykool698 yeah liberal
Ethan RW you’re a carphobic. I’m going to rant on Twitter about this to the world who doesn’t care about my opinions, but I’ll still do it.
@@waykool698 can u take a joke bro jesus
The 2 cars i want most in my garage having a battle, nice video.
The old NSX is a legend! I can't imagine any other car with 280hp that performs so well even today! Not just the straight line speed, but also handling, etc. It was just miles ahead at the time it started. Sad though, that Honda isn't making "Heroes" any more and that they do not care about the german market.
Easy the base 2010 Lotus Evora. Better handling and slightly quicker too
BMW 335i N54 with twin turbo at 300hp would be a very good one with great traction with the amount of power it pushes.
This race is like
Legend vs New kid on the block
The old NSX was never turbocharged!
Mistake in the description
piti 82 not only that the Civic Type R isn't twin turbocharged. Someone done fucked up.
Shit happens:)
Absolutely fantastic video. I love that NSX!
*NSX* is my dream car😍
new or old
Me too
@
Adam Dean
Old is Gold😁
I respect them both, the nsx is a great car from it’s time and still holds its own today, the type r is awesome seeing it’s front wheel drive 4 cyl with a ton of modern tech. If I wanted a timeless collector I’d pick the nsx, a fun daily the type r. But the enthusiast in me wants both
50mph roll race in 3rd ?!
That's too low for the NSX, 40 roll in 2nd would have been MUCH closer
King of Eden yep, maybe
Real world test of acceleration.
Its 6 speed. Havent driven 6speed, but on 5 speed its true. Very long gears
Yes, The rolling race is not relevant, it depends on the gear ratios you happen to have
Uhhh no. They are both VTEC engines. Honda improved performance but styling got hit the delete button.
0:45 amazing in car engine sound.
and not coming from car speakers like modern day cars. ;)
Best car show ever👍
Thanks for all the likes. I didn't think that I would get one like let alone 450
BBC, get your shit together and put Mat on Top Gear already
Andrei Simionescu yea replace the Black dude with Matt and it would then be alot better.
Shitty rolling start for the NSX, he should've downshifted at the start, be at full variable valve, and would've left the Civic in the dust, lesson: don't give a manual to a guy that regularly drives an automatic
Can you find an NSX-R to try again please? With good tyres ! :D hihi
He's trying to give Civic a fair shot. Not curb stomp it.
LMAO. Truth, NSX-R would destroy it.
This NSX model I love because of the headlights, I’d be glad to be keeping it stock
Spitfire The Wolf No way. The pop ups on the original were so much better.
Huh... I had no idea that the Civic type R is so close to one of my childhood dream cars!! And what made the NSX so special for me was that the greatest racing car driver of all time helped develop it and turned it into what it is. Of course, I'm talking about The Great One, Ayrton Senna da Silva!! God love him!
Welcome to the comment section. Almost 97% of people are commenting of how amazing the NSX compared to the Type R. Yes we all know the NSX is amazing and all but there’s no need to hate the Type R. I like both cars because they each have their own advantage.
Well it is amazing car, 28 years old and still pulling strong and looking good. In 28 years from now that type R will be in the junkyard.
Except the new type R looks like a cockroach on meth..
Synewsho no one's here hating the civic
veinss vise I definitely am, it could have 10,000hp, AWD, and quad turbos and I still hate the way it looks.
Then can i ask you what the fuck does your comment add to the discussion?
99.9% of people in the comments can't drive a manual transmission confirmed
11bikerboy11: That would be 0.1%. learn the Math.
Ambiguous Dreams well if you leaned you'll figure out it's more fun than boring automatic, it's like having a real girlfriend vs a flashlight pussy idk maybe this analogy helps.
Ambiguous Dreams I prefer to enjoy things in life I guess
I love how for Americans this is like a big insult to people, yet in Europe everyone and their nan can drive manual gearboxes and have been longer than you've been alive...
Ambiguous Dreams Says someone who's never mastered one... Lol.
VTEC kicks in yo
So crazy how far cars have come in a relatively short time, im mean 12 years and a civic is where the flagship sports car is, really impressive 👏
I love the NSX, but I prefer the earlier models with the
folding headlights. But anyway, it is just satisfying to watch this car driving.
0:41 who else QUAKED over that shift. it was like *TOO* good
It was, but he could have missed 2nd and still beat the type r to 60😂
NSX sounds fantastic!
Thank you for not making this into a 30 minute fluff video! I would have put my money on the Civic Type R from the dig race.
What happened to Hondas design? They used to make such timeless designs like the old NSX, S2000 etc, which still look great decades after, meanwhile the new Type R looks like some 15 year old ricers wet dream
it's been designed by gaijin, that's why it sucks.
Don't forget newer RX7 versions, they look cool af
sit down, grandpa. i don't know how to tell you but... times and contexts are changing
@@andresrossi8744 Times and context are changing and yet this is still hideous design, son...
Its one thing on a straight line, but go for a trip in the nsx, its pure fun on the road. Old street legal race car... love it
The braking test can't be accurate enough to judge which stops a few feet shorter. There are so many human variables like reaction time that make it pretty much useless when it's that close.
It's just to give you an idea the driver makes the most difference in any car
Well, it's the same with the drag race. Entertaining nonetheless.
The treadwear of tires is a big factor, sticky-sport tires alwaus brake faster, but mid engine can help a little to use more the rear tires.
Matt is living his good life ain't going back and forth with those VTECs.
I CLICKED SO FAST 💨
Izarfiq Lee i liked ur comment so fast xD
The honda is a great performer but looks like a spaceship.
I think many people will love that design.
But in my opinion the nsx looks awesome
Based on the thumbnail the new type r suv looks great!
Was tiny now its swol
2:23 “this picks up quicker cos there’s no lag”. What race were you watching?
Didn't that civic has turbo which cause lag? Or am i wrong?
Really luv seeing these real world side by side performance tests! Especially new-old model performance. Really cool, keep em coming!! Respect.👍🏻😈
Anyone else notice the type-r’s brakes at 1:11?
Say what you want about Honda but you cant deny reliability 💪🏽.
American Fitty if you want reliability, everyone knows Toyota is the king. No one wants a second placer.
Colston Martin, Toyota Tundra...beast. I have a Honda Accord and it's a really great family car.
Honda is best for reliability
Wait until these 2.0T get up there in mileage.
Colston Martin no one wants a second placer? Are you stupid or what
I prefer the NSX with Flip um Headlights, fits better to the Design.
Wow, I'm so surprised that the NSX could keep up with modern type R turbo. This proves that older NSX were waaaay ahead of their time for sure.
The nsx is a supercar, whereas the civic is a sports car. The nsx also has two extra cylinders. It makes sense it could keep up.
I guess it's still kinda cool that the civic type r has a world record for the fastest FWD car
is not the fastest FWD car
only fastest FWD Productuion car
Either one is nice, both would be a good Combo!
The only Honda I would truly love to own - the legendary NSX from the 1990s and early 2000s. Most of the other fast Honda's look like a loony toons cartoon.
Well...the NSX and the S2000 i think. Those are the only 2 Hondas that i can love and respect.
See boys, horsepower don’t mean anything, it’s how you put it down.
That civic looks to porky next to the nsx
Wait, I thought the first generation NSX was normally aspirated? And you said in the description they were both turbocharged?
Josh Bacon Yeah, NSX are all NA stock from Honda! Mistake or he smoked something suspect maybe 😂😆
"Both packing twin turbos" Wut??? Lol.
Wait, so there are people who actually rear that text in the description?
I don't think Matt wrote the description and whoever wrote it couldn't be bothered to look up the details.
nsx never had turbos, this is pretty basic
Reject modernity (civic type r)
Embrace tradition (honda nsx)