Civic Type-R Vs Lotus Elise

trev0006 · 2004-12-15 06:10:05

Civic Type-R Vs Lotus Elise save as.. (http://www.hondaclub.it/video/raven_misano.wmv)

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Civic Type-R Vs Lotus Elise

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that was not bad, who was it?

i thought the civic was gonna somehow keep th elead once it had it.....nah he lost it just as fast as he got it
not bad tho, pretty fast civic

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nice race. just that the elise is such a light car.

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Wow that was a awsome video! That guy was having a blast behind that Lotus, he even let him take the pass back just so he could stay behind him. That guy was one hell of a good driver to keep up with a Elise, i've been on a track with one of those, i didn't stay behind it for very long

Man that was a great video thanks!

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damn very nice vid! im just curious, when was there a civic type r with a left steering column?

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maybe a swap? most likely it is

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damn very nice vid! im just curious, when was there a civic type r with a left steering column?

That would probably be the European model.

Got to love the Elise though... May be a bit funky looking but its one fun car.

Look how much more speed the Elise caries through the turns then the civic... The Type R may have a higher top speed, but the Elise more then makes up for it in the turns...

Note: the official top speed of the elise 111S is only 135 MPH... But it gets there real fast.

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wow, that vic and the lotus were pwning everyone.

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I was going to make the same comment myself. I don't think the elise driver is pushing it very hard, even though he's carrying much more speed through the turns. But unless I'm mistaken, the elise is quite a little beast.... what 12.6 in the 1/4 mile? yet on the straight aways, it seems like the guy is hardly pushing it??

just seems odd. that guy in the type R is haulin *** though. good video.

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^ there werent many really long straight aways where he could push it though. he has to be careful not to speed up too much since he needs time to brake too.

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there were certainly long enough straight aways that if the elise had floored it, that 12.6 1/4 mile would be more than apparent.

it'd be like a Z06 pulling away from an RSX-S.

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Nice vid. Hi Low keeping the tangets.

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very nice vid

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Props to the 'Vic driver.

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to bad it didnt go againt the Lotus Exiege. The Exiege can do a little over 1G on the salom. I'd kill for that car, a GT-S engine with 2000lbs bod seems amazing to deliver pizza in :P

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damn very nice vid! im just curious, when was there a civic type r with a left steering column?

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Cool video.

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hmm.... someone on Superhonda says it's a EG.... I havent been an EG hatch in a long while... but the dials look EG. ?? but goood vid anyhow.

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did u see how they were just lapping everybody
and the honda had a shiftlight in the instrument panel
where can i get one of those

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that honda was quick, but the lotus wasn't even trying.

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Its really hard to tell if the Lotus was pushing it, or was the Hatch just well tuned/driven... with out knowing what the two cars had done to them, or what experiance the two drivers had its hard to tell if the lotus or the Hatch was doing well or poorly.

all I know is that I wll have an Elise... In British Racing green, with lotus Gold stripes...

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not to mention the exige is a v8 with two garrett t-25's

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that was a nice vid

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not to mention the exige is a v8 with two garrett t-25's

I think your thinking of a Esprit.

There was a imported Exige at Watkins Glen when i raced there, just a plain old Rover K series, 200hp. Car doesn't need power to go fast....trust me

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I think your thinking of a Esprit.

There was a imported Exige at Watkins Glen when i raced there, just a plain old Rover K series, 200hp. Car doesn't need power to go fast....trust me

I dont know why my brain was thinking Espirit and typing exige.. oh yea, exige sounds cooler :P heheh