BMW M2 Competition vs Honda Civic Type R - TRACK REVIEW // DRAG RACE & LAP TIMES

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this is exciting this is the first one of the season yes I'm finding I'm finding a montage in a montage yes, let's do a montage welcome to the throttle house test

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. I'm Thomas and I'm James and this is the first of a full track series and we're starting with the Honda Civic

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-r against the BMW m2. That makes sense, we didn't believe it either, but the Honda Civic Type R actually outperformed the m2 cop at the Nurburgring and we had to find out that there are such epic cars and we love them today, it's not about cup holders or legroom in the seats rears. or storage space, it's all about performance and a day like today wouldn't be possible if it weren't for the crown rust control of our sponsors.

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Thomas sets fast laps on every car, so let's not waste time, so what do we have here? Well, a 2-liter direct-injected turbocharged engine making 306 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque and weighing more than 3,100 pounds. 500 pounds lighter than the m2, it also has an LSD in the front, so once it rolls off the line you should be able to give that m2 a proper run. The m2

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now with the s 55 engine makes about a hundred more horsepower than that Type R has 405 horsepower and 406 pound-feet of torque, but is heavier; However, with rear-wheel drive and a tried-and-loved Michelin tire, it should get off the line quicker.

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m2. There is no reason why you shouldn't win this drag race. The rear wheel drive will give you enough accelerator to be able to connect it. Get some momentum. I don't want to spin the tires too much. Obviously, it's fine, there's no reason why he should lose.

There's no reason why you should lose, so this

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of launch control. I'm in our mode and I have the traction control off and it holds the revs at 3500 rpm and then I have to release the clutch like that. that the wheels do not slip too much, but also that the engine does not stall. I always walked away, walked away and adjusted to be in the best shape, it's fast, this thing crawls, I think I beat you, I think it was like that. like a mirage because the sunlight, yes, there is a reflection or something that is your eyes, yes, nothing to do with the fact that this is a superior car in every way for a drag race, yes, in a drag race, let's see how the Civic does on the track. type-r now yeah this just got beat on the drag strip by the m2 which is annoying but now we're on the track and that's where this thing is at home so I really hope that when Thomas does the fast laps of These, this tops it or at least you know, it does something impressive and I know this car looks a little ridiculous, but it's what's underneath that counts and it has hard bushings, stiff suspension and low profile tires, which means it corners surprisingly well and thanks to the LSD you can simply apply power into the corner.

Oh Mike, this car is so good. I've enjoyed it on the road, but there's a lot of frustration on the track. I have it in all modes right now and am transporting it. Oh wow, so why does a two-liter four-cylinder blow me away so much? Our engine is a turbocharged instrument of beauty without getting into it too much. It is a 20 C engine. An engine has an architecture that saves weight and increases turbo response. It also doesn't hurt that direct injection boosts torque numbers throughout the RPM range and there's even a little VTech magic on the exhaust side.

Okay, the m2 competition has an M engine now. When I drove this thing on the road, it absolutely blew me away. I've been waiting so long to get it out on the track. Well, first things first. It sounds so good. It's a six in a row. Well, I got it and everything went out. traction control and everything that turns off the automatic rev matching, in fact it's the only way to do that which is nonsense but here we are the torque is so there's no turbo lag it's just drags to the red line, what engine is it.

Makes me miss the e92 m3, listen to it and the fact that it's front wheel drive means nothing once you're off the line because you can just put the speed into the car, the shifts are precise, the essence is perfect and any other similar vices See those vibrations through the steering wheel that make this an absolute thrill and experience the driving well, the grip from the front end is prodigiously lovely, the car is so neutral in the corner, just by accelerating, you can easily oversteer from the corner. front, the nose folds down and the car just pops out, it's just lovely, it's just lovely to drive.

I could make these seats a little more bolstered, though probably honest, more to the side please. I believe it. I firmly believe this is the most fun I've ever had for 43 grand. Me, the authors, this thing is a blast on the track. Third gear slip. I can't wait to see Thomas take it to his absolute limit. I think I'm giving it a good chance. Look, oh, that's a quick action. This is really so. The R type is really fast, but this is fast around here, what an amazing car, this is the M car we all deserved, just okay, let's prepare the timed laps, okay, so we'll do this time attack style, so Thomas is I'm going to do one warm up lap, three hot laps and one cool down lap and that's because he's a track instructor and if he did that it would be like three hot laps but don't worry I've been practicing with my stopwatch here, which I'm very excited about and I'm actually not going to drive, but my mom is still very supportive and wrote this message.

Either way, I have my entire family to support and I'm the best timekeeper in the business, so let's do this. this, you got this man, oh yeah, you got this, you start the finish line there, yeah, okay, okay. I didn't have the heart to tell him that I'm actually using the GPS lap timer and race timing in the car. I'm just going to let him do it. You got this one buddy, okay, let's start with the guy. Obviously all driving assists are disabled, so our track is a great mix of fast corners, slow corners and some very challenging braking zones that give you very little time to downshift.

It's fun, fast and exciting. I found that the Type R makes me feel at home doing fast laps. The front suspension does an incredible job of keeping the tires planted, so it's very easy to carry a lot of speed and the brakes showed no fade at all

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. the day, but I won't waste any more time, let's take a look at the lap now before I show you the lap time on this one, let's look at the m2, the m2 competition is a little bit of a different beast, obviously the rear wheel. handling and more power means that being too generous with the throttle when exiting a corner causes a bit of oversteer, so the M differential in this car is quite surprising - it doesn't fight at all when braking or cornering and seems to just know which tire to apply power to, which most of the time with my driving style is both.

It helped us. The Michelins in this m2 are really progressive when they get away. This car is a lot of fun to drive on the limit, believe it or not. He feels a lot more of a clown than the Artez guy, but let's look again so there's no doubt that they're both very fast on a track, which one is faster, by the way, I haven't told James yet either, okay. I'm dying to know because I really want this to win. Well, that seemed better. First of all, just wait. I'll keep my misery boy in for one more second.

Well, how were they good? So this is incredibly competent. very easy to drive fast front grip is amazing turns on a twin when I change my mind I need to know okay the Type R did a 14.8 okay I don't know what that means because the focus is the first clue. Let's try, that sounds good, okay, the m2 competition, okay, my results were a little bit 14.8, this one got a 13, 0.9. I can't believe that a second, I'm really fair, a second is a huge margin and attractive, but at the same time it is very impressive for this. This is what 43 is because it's so impressive for this, yes, it's 30 thousand more, $34,000 more.

Do you want this to be much more flying? Each will is a definition of unit lock. Wow, okay, but like crazy, I can't believe it varies not that close, okay? Well, I feel justified in putting them together like this, yes, so that they were close enough on the racetrack and track that it's safe to say that the m2 competition should at least bow to the cheaper and possibly more practical. r, but they are both brilliant cars and while some cars feel great on the road, they actually show their flaws and weaknesses when pushed too hard, no these two stand out and remind us how fun a car can be to drive, so thanks for watching. and subscribe so you don't miss the next Rotten House track test or road

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