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- My obsession with the HONDA INTEGRA TYPE R (which is being SOLD!)
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This week Damian finally confronts his obsession with the Honda Integra Type R - specifically Jason’s Integra, which has now decided to sell.
What makes this imported Japanese pocket-rocket so special? Could it be the screaming VTEC engine? The unique shape clothed in Championship White paint? The light and responsive steering? That perfect titanium gear knob? The pin-sharp race-bred handling? Or is it the combination of all of those things? All these questions will be answered in this weeks’ episode.
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Greatest fwd ever made, in fact, one of the greatest sports cars ever made.
It is such a simple and awesome driving experience.
No doubt, I always thought they were little boys cars, until I drove one, have had a dc2r now for 12 years
I agree
Great to see a guy like yourself appreciate and understand the typeR line up. The dc2 is a very special machine , I’ve owned five and loved everyone.
Thanks, Chris
Being a Porsche man through and through, the only cars that interest me other than Porka's are Honda's FWD hatches DC2, DC5, EK9, EP3, FN2 and the S2000.. Such amazing engines.
You have good taste. I am only enjoy owning Porsche and Honda. I sold my Porsche 993 C4S for DC2R. I want both a GT Porsche and my ITR.
@@touringteg I have a modded FN2 now and can't buy anything at the moment due to financial reasons.Would love either from the list mentioned by James. Or the 987 Cayman S facelift. What do you think?
@@golf1diesel I just picked up a DC2R today, but I can't let go of my 987.2 S. Both are great cars. My 987 with PASM is much more refined and has a dual character (very comfortable cruiser, but also competent and engaging).
The ITR feels much faster even when it is actually going slower, so is more enjoyable on the street. It feels more like a race car, with its lack of sound deadening and slightly stiffer suspension. I haven't driven it much on the highway, but on the short stretch, I don't think it'll make a comfortable cruiser (4000 RPM + roadnoise)
Both cars have great shifters, but the Cayman is happy in any gear, and the Integra will give you reasons to shift more. Maybe I'll give an update after owning the ITR for a few more months.
@@marktsui01 Please do so. Always liked these 2 cars.
I remember a review at the time saying “every journey becomes a last gasp qualifying attempt”. I had one and indeed it was, a trip to the shops turned you into Ayrton Senna trying to get pole in Monaco. It never became tiresome. It’s not just the revving either, the car has such good feel and balance when you slide it a bit. A car you can really drive at 9+ths
when all 90s super cars retire into slow car status this car remains legendary. this is something special.
The most fun you can have at the speed limit. What more would you want? That's what I don't understand about the latest batch of hypercars - they smash the national speed limit in 2nd gear. We don't all live near autobahns, so where can you use them to their full potential legally except on the racetrack? You can thrash the Integra Type R every day of the week, and still keep your licence.
Yes. Its perfect for the Landstrasse (b-road?). Even on the Autobahn you can annoy some modern "sports cars" and that is ridiculous considering its a ~20 years old 1.8 or 2.0 litre n/a engine
dc2 can easily smash the national limit in 3rd gear.SO do most of other 200 hp cars.
@@golf1diesel but the dc2 at least takes 8 seconds or so to do so lol. HyperCard do in half that time.
It would be awesome if the prestigious manufacturers got together and built high end street cars with short gearing. Think Alfa 4C. Keep the vehicles under 300hp with a weight between 2000 - 2800lbs depending on luxuries. Imagine AMG GTR architecture on a BRZ sized vehicle and 350z horsepower :/
I currently own a 2000 Honda Integra Type Rx in the New Forrest, the boot problem you have with the flimsy carpet is because you're missing a fordable piece of wood that lays below the carpet protecting the spare wheel are providing support. As you said the fuel tank will take around £50 to fill with premium depending where you fill up, I recently drove the car to the south of Wales and the car was perfectly comfortable for the journey.
Thank you for sharing...the Integra type R has always been one of my favourites
Top review. Still can't believe it especially coming from someone who owns highest grade exotics as you are. Respect
Honda ain't not joke my guy. They make some of the best and durable engines next to Toyota. These are real cars and as said, not a joke
Love the Integra...one of the best Honda ever
DC2 is a FWD legend. Miss mine.
Great Video! Spent many a happy mile in a dc2 as well as owning a DC5 Integra for many years as well. Great to hear it is highly regarded by someone who has the sort of choices of wheels to dabble in that you guys do!
I'm a rear drive guy but that type R is a keeper!
I have one and the boot floor from factory has a wooden base under the carpet and therefore it's usable like any other boot. The wooden base has obviously been removed from this one. Great cars and voted one of the best handling front wheel drives ever built!
Finally. Itr content!! Thank you.
Honda at that time just made very simple, incredible intuitive, driving focused cars, still have to drive a car that from the minute you start driving it gives you the confidence as any type r (ep3 or itr dc2) gives you to absolutly trash the bollocks out of them. Good steering, tremendous gear change, fair brakes, all light but organically communicative, sound out of this world, traction enough to give you confidence but not too much to stop fun, everything is perfect enough just to go full chat as much as you can as many times as you want.
I wish EP3 had DC2 steering feel tho
people love to hate Hondas. just cant see why. they don't know how incredible they can perform when properly made. its beautiful how can extract such joy at such low speeds. you feel like youre going in to orbit, yet you look down and youre barely hitting 40 mph lol. like he says, its the sound, the engines personality.. it feels right. sometimes its not about the numbers, the best 0-60 or quarter mile time. sometimes its about doing what feels right
Exactly
Always loved these, especially a well sorted original one
I remembering seeing the DC2 type r in person for the first time in 1998 while my buddy and i were out for a cruise in his 1992 GSR. The internet was in its infancy so not many of us had internet access so news about new cars didnt flow that quickly. He mentioned the type r to me and how it revved higher than his GSR.....seconds later, one drove right passed us. I said it from the that it was a very special car and current values reflect it. Absolute legend!
Fabulous car. So much fun. Great video.
totally agreed from a proud owner of one for last 20 years
Well if you're not keeping this you'll just have to find an NSX type R to swap the NSX for instead eh?
I can never get sick of the OG Intégra Type-R. It’s the most beautiful car Honda even designed. Next to the NsX
What a soundtrack!! I think I'd prefer it in that spec as opposed to the red. Love the gear stick, it really is a lovely detail. Oh... loving the watch sir!
Buy it off of him Damien.
Cracking video on a very special little car 👍
I want one desperately, best car in the garage. If i had the choice to drive any of your collection it would be this.
I had a later version Integra Type R and a Prelude VTiR. Both had great high revving VTec iR engines and were great to drive (remember our NZ market got the Japanese spec cars, which I think was a bit better than the UK models) What I remember most about my Integra was the TV advert. that used a Mattel Hot Wheels track to promote the Integra’ performance and appeal to the big boys toys spirit in all of us.
I love the way you love cars! And this one is a special car.
What a car, white wheels are just epic on anything. Great video.
We need a update on Jason’s collection. Did he ever buy a tommi n a pug rallye? Love the channel guys keep it up. The wrist watch check love that touch. More personality to the videos
I had a 1992 Civic VTi 4 door saloon.
It was the more rounded headlight one, it had some extra-wide fandango wheels - with spacers! Fitted by the previous owner.
It looked and went like a baby touring car. Revd to 9000 rpm. From about 5600 the noise, the noise was awesome. Getting all misty eyed here..........
1st time I’ve seen this video. Love it..
I had a type R from 1997 from new…. I drove it all over the country , all private miles, and did 85000 miles in four years. It never ever went wrong. I often drove over four hours in it. I never found it uncomfortable. I took three other adults to France in it at one point , and despite what he says in the video, the boot took all our luggage with no issues. I did drive it flat out a lot. It does make you want to rev it. I loved the car … i nearly always pick cars because i want to enjoy driving them…. This car is outstanding.
“Snicketty”. Onomatopoeic delight. And manhandling your titanium “knob” inside a twinkle toed ballerina is “Carry on” euphemism of the highest, end of the pier, order. Fine, fine work sir.
Plus, revving the bejesus out of a 1.8 Vtec is just one of life’s great pleasures. Thanks for sharing the howl.
You're right Damian, the Über-cool distress flare is unique and an absolute 'must-have'! Mind you, it should never fall into the hands of little Japanese girls in raincoats.... At least that's what i understand that cute symbol means?
Another very enjoyable review. Thanks. 😀😀😀
You're welcome, Mark
Love this channel.
We can always rely on you guys to make in interesting video. Enjoyed that.
Thanks 👍
Under 80,000 kms? Wow, that would go for STUPID amounts of money here in Canada.
I'm pretty sure Jason is thinking exactly the same to you for selling the F40 😁 Good video!
possibly the best turn in on a FWD car ever, god why are you selling it!
Fiesta st is also really good
@@Hoodratliker EK9 is better
Don’t sell it. Put an induction kit on it and your life will change. I had one of these and it’s brilliant.
Had one of these. It was never boring. So many of the fundamentals were right: double wishbone suspension, lightweight, high revving engine, LSD, great seats, It even had a decent boot!
I did plenty of long journeys in it. For me it was quite comfortable on the motorway with its good driving position, supportive seats and not bad ride quality. The main problem was there was no 6th gear so it sat at high revs, making noise wasting fuel on the motorway and it had a small fuel tank...
Jonathan Bowen 6th gear would not make a difference, my Civic type R still revs very high on motorway, it’s just the way they are designed,
@@Shane-zx4ps In theory they could have kept the first 5 gears and the final drive the same and added a sixth longer ratio. (Tiff Needel mentioned this in his review at the time they came out)The ratios are a choice the manufacturer can change the ratios at will. Infact Honda did change the ratios of the Integra whilst it was in production specifically the Japanese 98 spec one IIRC, they tried to do what they could with a five speed box. Shame it never got the lighter 6 speed unit from the next Integra DC5 and Civic the EP3. If it did have a six speed maybe Honda would have ben tempted to keep top gear the same and just stacked the ratios even closer together as you say.
Great car though. That's only thing I didn't like. Well that and the rust.
Jonathan Bowen I believe the tsx 6 speed is like that. Basically 6th is like a overdrive gear.
Amazing review
Fantastic cars to own and drive. I had two people last week come up to me and say they miss their old ITR! Truly special cars. And yes the interior is faded. My car has tint and so the rear seats are still black. I have a 1998 in Canada.
It just shows you that you do not have to spend thousands of pounds to have fun.It sounds amazing and looks the same really good video.👍
Jason Selling + Damien Obsessed = SOLD
Brill reveiw as always... bangers ish always tug at my heart i thew a i dont want it bid at my alfa q2 because of all its problems and now i own it i love it
Love my DC2. UK car with only 71k. Gets a suspension refresh next week. It will be perfect after that !!
Just bought the 60s Icons and The Beans T shirts for The Car Guys’ 288 GTO fund. Hope you get one soon! 😂Are you keeping your tdf still? It looks as though they aren’t going back up in price...
Nice rundown Sir. 👍🏻 😁 The Integras had the standard steering rack oddly enough. The black or red recaros were an option(in Canada only you could also get red back seats for some mad reason). You could also get them in Japan in red and black(and silver for the four door) from the start, when the updated 98's came out you could add silver and yellow. and yellow seats And yep fake as fook "carbon" 😁 I reckon your boot carpet is missing the plastic insert/backing(wooden on the Euro ones). So basically like the standard car.
Canadian ITR received the same USDM black interior (non Recaro) for 97-00. 2001 Canadian was all red front and back (again no Recaro)
Thanks to Senna, I adore these classic Hondas 😊
If you like that gearbox, try an ep3, still the best of all the type r’s especially in the JDM spec with diff and short ratio box
Its uglu looking
The icing on the cake: you can drive it EVERYDAY
One of those cars you will in years to come wish you had bought.
The fact that is joy riding Jason's car makes this video epic... I personally this the civic sedan sir is better car
Back when Honda was fan by engineers they could not be stopped. 1.8L NA engine making over 100hp per litre was unheard of. I had one of these and regret everyday after I sold it. No one has topped this. The new Civic Type R isn't even as good of a handler as this. The refs are glorious as well. Between the S2000, first gen NSX, and this, Honda was a force. Now Honda is fan by marketing experts and lifestyle coaches. Sad RIP
Im currently shopping around for a 98 dc2 and i cant wait to have one in my life!
They are marvellous
@@TheCarGuysTV update.....it arrives today!
04:45 That´s not the original titanium gear knob
Wicked video mate 👍
Cheers
Any Honda related I’m all over it 😂
Jason! What the hell man? :( #SaveThemanuals ???
I recall the one time I had a passenger ride in a Type R when they came out and it defiantly spun the tires in 3 gears and may have chirped them in the 4th gear. The owner of that one drove it very hard slamming the gears hard, making Damien look like Shmee driving in the rain on slicks on track. The only thing that I was in that was comparable was an 80's Ford Escort RS turbo...LOL
The integra you're reviewing just had a faded seats. They're originally black in color. And why does your vtec kicks in at 6500rpm? Should be 5200 to 5500.
Chaps. May I ask you consider what I and a few other pals with more than one car are looking into - i.e. offering your cars to NHS staff etc and adding the driver to your insurance (so they can self isolate in a car to and from work and don't have the risk of transferring virus via public transport). Non essential citizens will be in lockdown within 48 hrs, so it makes total sense.
Also the UK car at least, has a wooden plywood boot floor under the mat :)
JDM version better as it’s about 1/3rd of the weight !!
@@chrismc1977 the JDM version of the boot floor?
Pig Monkey yes indeed. The brace bar in the boot between rear clusters is hollow in JDM cars but solid in UK cars also. Another difference of 2.5kgs. I’ve done several weight saving bits on my UK car. Still looks fully OEM with full interior but is 55kgs lighter. Makes a useful difference!
Shame to see it go, nice that you can have fun in cars without breaking the bank
That's a bit rough for such low KMs my DB8 type R (4 door) has only 140,000 kms and is about the same but all in all it's a very exciting car to drive and I have no problem driving long distances, The first drive I had in mine was around 4 hours distance from where I bought the car back home and I loved every second of it 👍
Can I ask your (and everyone else's!) opinion? I'm meant to be selling, via classic car auctions in a couple of weeks my 2001 Renault Sport Clio 172 (low mileage, all original etc etc). With all this craziness going on, if it was you, would you pull it out of the auction and wait until later in the year when people are allowed out again?!
In 2000, I couldnt make my mind up between a new one of these or an Impreza. After test driving both, I ordered the Impreza. I still dont know if I made the right decision but the Impreza was a cool car, then.
Steph Hamilton nothing wrong with your decision! I bet you it wasn’t an easy one though😂
@@jep1912 Thanks! It was a Turbo, the P1 came out about 6 months later. I remember looking at one in the dealership when I was having mine serviced, lovely car
Reckon you should Low Ball him for it and take it to Cadwell Park for a damm good thrashing !
Iconic car, reviewed perfectly,.
Thanks, Mark
I too am a Honda guy mostly vetch engines started in 1995 CRX 2.2 Prelude and now 2004 S2000 which I cant get enough of so why is Jason selling his Intgera R it’s not a DUD it’s a Mad.
Now I can see that my Hot Wheels one of this car must be built based on this Beauty! It is beautiful! 🎉
What’s happening with your 718 spyder ????? Looking forward to seeing it with the new seats !!!
It’s been raining since I got it
Cheers car guy
Hi Damian - thought I'd tuned in to Calvin's diary of a car trader, but posher :) (only kidding)
A 'little bit of rust on the wheel arch' normally means the rot has started in them. They normally rot from the inside out
How much did it sell for?
197 bhp jdm. Momo steering wheel was an option I think,and recaro seats standard.
Cool car, agree about the red interior. I remember in my teens the Civic Type R being the dream machine!!
Such a jdm Classic civic type r brother
I recently repainted rear fenders after rust repair. And I "lost" original Type-R stickers on both sides, but they were cheap on amazon.co.uk. Five pounds. Your stickers look bad 2:52, it is not expensive to change.
Good shout
Fantastic car,but engine bay condition was let down😲
However,I guess it gives the new owner something to do.👍
You on commission Damien? ;-)
😂😂
How much is it worth now?
Don't do it, Jason!
Blue interior...? Its black but yours has faded to blue haha! (Ex-98 Spec JDM ITR owner here)
Yeah. 😁 Tops of back seats the worst hit. Though as a current owner of a 98 Spec JDM, I missed having a full centre console, so I went and got one from a scrapped JDM DC2 1.6. To complete the "authentic" package I then went and sourced an brand new OEM US Acura Type R centre alacantara console lid(as that was standard with them). I was a bit concerned the new part would look the wrong colour and out of place, but funny enough it seems even as brand new the colour was more a blue black so it didn't. It's been in it over two years now and looks the same as the rest of the interior.
I'm kinda going for the "world DM" rather than J/US/E/UKDM. 😁 To that end on top of the USDM centre console, I have UKDM rear lights(the best and most modern looking IMHO) EDM rear fog light set into the JDM bumper, UK and Ireland floormats and pedals. I'd love a USDM rear seat, but they're like rocking horse droppings.
My dc2 managed to pirouette me into a hedge 🤣
😂😂😂
Jdm Itr dc2 have 200 hp B18c engine
Thats not a genuine titanium gearknob! I can tell because the original has a slightly offset line where it points to the reverse gear
Thanks Damian...couple of things....
1 what year model is it? and
2 I think Jason knows now that you have been using the Integra...🤣🤣🤣
1997. And yes, you may be right
Is a Honda Integra different from the Acura Integras in America??
It’s Honda
I love My JDM ITR. I won't ever sell it and it just keeps going up in price.
Smart man. I sold mine and missed it so I bought another one. 98 CDM
Hey man here in LA u can get one of these cars in running condition for under a 1000$.
Mike you absolutely can not get one for 1000$!!.. a regular integra and a type r are night and day difference as far as price goes.
What you said 👍
Exactly.The most expensive Integra Type R's in the world are In the US market. And by some margin. 20,000 for a rough one, up to 70,000 for a mint first US version year garage queen with very low mileage. And nowhere in the world would get the Type R B18c engine on its for under a 1000.
more beans Please! Jason...shame On you for 'selling'!!!...lol!
Great condition
Can we talk about me purchasing it from you.
MOT ran out in June !!!
Wow you can use the Internet
Hi Damien+Jason, i have a Dc5 integra, championship white with Red recaro , non modified, totally standard car 220hp, yes even standard wheels, exhaust, airbox, never track day, my dry weekend car, as new condition, i had it 11 years, if you would like to buy it n review it, let me know, cheers Danny
👍
i just brought my JDM spec DC2R
Congrats 👏🏻