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Originally Posted by stefan
I get that the Civic R is amazing, but I just feel like I would never spend that much money on a FWD-based vehicle with that powertrain no matter how light or fun it is. Maybe that elitist or irrational? I dunno. I think it's such a cool car, I'd just never buy one. As for the CS I still think the price is not justified, but the main thing I wish I had from it is the adjustable suspension.
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I felt the same way until I drove a CTR. Having owned a "lot" of high performance cars and the Civic is one of the best handling I have driven. Its natural handling state is perfectly balanced, but it is very easy to provoke oversteer. Understeer is actually the hardest thing to get it to do.
Regarding the powertrain, it never felt under powered even in comparison to my F90 that I had at the same time. Honda spent money in all the right places on that car.