Honda Integra
CARBARN | Honda Integra | This car is one of the best Honda output, because of the type of car Honda modify it again so that it possessed other variants, ranging from standard to his racing form, want to know? The following report With the arrival of the Type R in the late '90s, suddenly, every other Honda Integra variant
appeared to be off the pace. It was noisy, short-geared, harsh-riding
and completely unsuitable for Australian conditions, but the Integra Type R
gained a faithful following because it was a brilliant piece of work.
The banzai four-cylinder engine only performed well when you were
working it hard, while the chassis was only truly at home on smooth
surfaces with plenty of corners.
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Plus
there was a fantastic shifter for the five-speed manual, supportive
front seats and some of the most advanced engine technology money could
buy. Flawed genius? Almost certainly. When Honda came to unleash the Type R version of the all-new Integra
in 2001, it was at a cossroads. Should it retain the maniacal, frenetic
engine, the pogo-stick handling and the thrash-metal soundtrack? Or
should it tame the car, recognising that it and its fans had probably
matured a little?
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In the end, Honda had
a few bob each way - a decision that can be clearly seen in the
resulting car. Gone, for instance, was the raucous, spitting engine
note, despite the similar technology in the new, bigger engine. The
original car's 1.8-litre engine with its VTEC variable camshaft timing needed revs to thrive, but the newer 2.0-litre engine was somehow a little tamer, even though it used VTEC
smarts. The new engine wasn't much more powerful, with just an extra 6
kW for 147 kW, but it made more torque, which is why the newer car could
be driven at more moderate revs and make good progress.
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