Type R - How Honda Got Fast | Up to Speed

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The Type R brand of Honda is nothing short of revolutionary, it changed the world's perception of what a front-wheel drive car is capable of. and remains a performance benchmark today. The debut of the integra

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and the furies. Family car manufacturers around the world took notice and decided maybe it wasn't a bad idea to bring their own performance cars to the American market talking about Subaru and Wrx in 2002. Then domestic manufacturers released popular versions of their own compacts like Chevy's Cobalt SS and Dodge's Neon SRT4.

Honda's Type R badge may be the most influential automotive brand in history so how did it come about and why was it so successful and where is it now? This is the story of three men whose passion for driving changed the world. This is everything you need to know to stay on top.

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It is a terrifying explosion on the public roads of a small island in the Irish Sea. This crazy road race was Honda's entry point into racing, it's like deciding you want to try karate and entering the moral combat tournament, which is a real doom after just two years of trial and error. Honda went against the clock, finishing from first to fifth in both. the 125 cc and 250 cc classes through sustained 15,000 rpm attacks with their 2rc 143 and rc 162 competition bikes a mission accomplished his family now that Honda was taking motorcycle racing by storm the next logical step was to move into the cars and again why not Shoot for the top In 1962, Honda factory quality manager Hidio Sagira received the memo from Research and Development Director Yoshihito Kudo.

We are planning to compete in F1 and I want you to supervise the project. Segura answered what F1 is. I have seen some photographs about it. before but I don't know what it is please tell me what f1 is well the truth is I don't know either but it doesn't matter because we are all beginners at the beginning that's how

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got into f1 honda learned something in his quest to conquer the isle of man he arrived to define the company's philosophy forever more revs equals more victory well done now with this in mind, Honda engineers designed a formula one racer with a 1.5 liter double overhead camshaft v12 engine one year entire before launching its first production road car.

The Honda Ra 271 formula made it in 1964 with a white paint with a red circle on the nose. It was an appropriate livery considering this was the first Japanese car to compete in Formula One, a huge milestone for a country still recovering from the ravages of World War II. Honda's first year in Formula 1 was not so successful as its time on the Isle of Man. The team withdrew from the three races it entered that season, but Honda took what it learned and applied it to its second car. The 272 was a

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er, lighter, fuel-injected precision tool that made the 230 power a very light Honda to 13,000 rpm.

Driver Richie Ginther piloted this car to victory at the 1965 Mexican Grand Prix, ultimately earning Honda its first four-wheel victory and then ivory white paint. work what's a new name championship white regular white championship white look at the difference oh hey just like my type r integra you have a type r integer I have a lot of hot dogs that you don't know about so that was great and now we're In the 1980s, Honda was one of the largest car companies in the world. They didn't get there by making sports cars, but every Honda hero still believed that racing was a fantastic training ground for the Honda-powered designers and engineers who returned to Formula One in 1983 afterwards.

A 15 year hiatus, exotic sports cars were on the old man's mind and in his new capacity as supreme advisor to the Honda Motor Company, that's the job title, things on this old man's mind were taken seriously, so Seriously, Honda executives approached legendary Italian design house Pininfarina for their help in building a concept sports car - the same design house behind the Ferrari Testerosa, the Lancia037, and everyone's favorite poster car, the Volvo. c70 wow in 1984 honda introduced the hp rear, converted civic vehicles and CRX test mules. Serious business was fine, as you detectives have probably already done.

I definitely found out that we're talking about the development of the nsx, which stands for new, unknown, horrible sports car, with the x representing the unknown variable, that's fucking algebra, dude, that's basic math. We did a whole episode on the NSX in the past, so we're not going to go into that much depth today, but you can't talk about the Type R without talking about the NSX. Ivana had not decided to build the NSX Type R. In fact, it would not and would not exist without Mr. Shigeru Uahara. From the most revered chassis engineers in automotive history, we're talking about the father of the NSX, the Type R badge and the S2000, I mean come on, that's like having the three ninjas of cars.

Ulahar was appointed NSX project development manager in 1985 and an absolute dream for a car fan like him, he and NSX chief designer Masahito Nakano worked with Honda Motorsport engineers and several Honda F1 and Indy Car drivers. To make Mr. Honda's exotic dreams come true. When the NSX debuted in 1990, people went absolutely crazy, the kind they loved. they were like that's a slingshot that's not a flower no way it has to be a lamborghine ah you blew my mind in the 90's and I just got back from seeing three ninjas for the first time its beautiful design paid homage to the exotic Europeans but it was much more comfortable to drive than something like a countach and could ride well its 3 liter v6 engine sat in the right exotic position behind the driver's seat and drove the right exotic wheels the body made of aluminum the driving dynamics excellent in Al At least that's what most people outside of Honda thought, but at Honda's corporate offices some were dissatisfied and Uaharasan was one of them in a 2020 interview with Honda Japan.

Uwa Harassan compared the nsx to a full honors student who is quite good at many things. of things but truly exceptional at nothing, he longed to build a version of the car that would set his heart on fire and so began the development of a very attractive NSX with one goal in mind: a car that you could drive to the track laps all day and be done. getting a little coffee out of a can and then driving home and putting in your garage at night a racing tram and an n s x type r now developing a track ready nsx uh road car wasn't easy let me tell you thanks in part he infamous gentlemen's agreement between Japanese automakers that has come up in many speeds, I guess I have to handle this, to summarize, 1989 Japanese auto companies agreed to limit power to a state of 276 horsepower across the board in response to the Japanese government's concerns about rising vehicle fatality rates, but if you watch the speed and you're my boys, those rules are about to be broken, this deal forced uahara to improve the performance of the nsx without increasing power and intentionally or not , defined the type r recipe for years to come the blue chip business remove as much weight as possible the nsxr is a complete lebron james lighter than the standard model weighing 264 pounds uahara and his team removed the air car stereo conditioning power steering electric mirrors cruise control traction control central locking system all the basketballs in the trunk and much of their sound editing material was also thrown in the trash, they changed it for carbon recaro seats, a steering wheel Lightweight momo, lighter wheels and even a thinner rear windshield, thinner glass, all of this followed Lotus founder Colin Chapman's performance maxim, simplify and add lightness.

Uahara and his team took this so seriously that they even put down a thinner carpet. The spicy NSX Type R received a close-ratio gearbox, a higher final drive ratio for improved acceleration, a redesigned suspension, upgraded chassis strut bars, and a super-sleek titanium shift knob that gets so fucking hot, guys, and they didn't leave that three liter V6 alone, no way, boy, it was all hand balanced and designed like a Jay-Z album and Honda's Formula One engines, Honda quoted power figures at a convenient 276 . of the agreement, but the Tune 6 is rumored to have approached 290 hertz. Whoops Whoops on another defining move for the Type R.

Honda decided that their road racing car should pay homage to their motorsports history, so they painted the car the same color as their 1965 Grand Prix winner in the championship. of white F1 cars and added red and Honda badges and a nod to the cars with a super simple decoration that alluded to the Japanese flag. Hana made less than 500 nsx type bars between 92 and 95 and of course they were only available in Japan, the spicy nsx was a hit with track minded drivers and uahara-san was finally satisfied with his boring first son, but Then he took a look at the new third generation Integra and said, "I bet I can upgrade it with the executive too." blessings uharasan assembled a team to develop a spicy integra type r unifying the project under a goal a one minute and eight second lap on the diving circuit to gain perspective Professional driver Kichi Sashura, who once heard of it, recorded a 108 there in a fire breathing all wheel drive monster r-32 nissan sky gtr now back then the idea of ​​a front wheel drive car setting a lap time like that was laugh out loud absurd now this just light a fire under Horizon's ass, now there's something you need to know about my boy. shigeru is fine, he likes his cars loose and balanced towards oversteer, to speak generally, front wheel drive cars are prone to understeer, that is, the front wheels keep moving forward when you want to turn, this is oversteer, That's what you're looking for, this is understeer, no.

Fun for anyone it really goes without saying that eliminating understeer was a main point of focus in the development of the Integra Type R. Uahara and his team put a helical limited-slip differential on the ITR to ensure proper power distribution to the front wheels, meaning they both turn and adjust the suspension to oversteer witha lift of the throttle, something called take-off oversteer that helps the car turn into turns, which he did eerily well, as did nolan when he joined the mortal kombat tournament, honda engineer hideki kakanuma, so 25 will never forget his first experience. In an Integra Type R test mule, I remember racing through the scuba gear and thinking, "Wow, that last corner you can turn the car on the throttle." He impressed me greatly, as common sense at the time held that such things were not possible in a front-wheel drive car.

Now remember this name because we're going to talk about Kakanuma later with understeer successfully banished to the shadow realm. Uahara applied the full nsxr treatment to the integra. He drops the weight, raises the revs and tightens things up. The Integra Type R is 98 pounds lighter than a standard integrated strategic seam weld and front and rear chassis braces make the monocoque extra rigid. Improved stopping comes from NSX-sized brakes mounted behind lightweight aluminum wheels, and a lightweight steering wheel and close-ratio gearbox increase acceleration and make it easier to stay on power. The band that looms in the typical Honda spot weighs heavily on the tack.

The integra type r's hand-built, high-compression 1.8-liter v-tech four-cylinder produced 195 horsepower at a stratospheric 8,000 rpm, which is a record 108 naturally aspirated horsepower per liter in a car weighing just over 2,300 pounds (now the racy Integra-type bar) was released to the Japanese public in 1995 and was easily identifiable by its bright red interior and iconic functional rear spoiler; it was available in seven colors, including the Type R Standard Championship White. , the Type R Coupe hit US and UK roads in 1997, but the Japanese stuck with the extra-cool stand version because even when they share, they don't share, perhaps the most impressive thing about the Integra Type R Its lap time on the diving course was one minute and nine seconds, just shy of the goal of 108, but still beyond what was possible at the time, Honda showed it had a winning formula for speed. , regardless of which wheels were driven; in fact, it was the first.

The entire Type R generation holds the title of the winningest chassis in the history of the World Touring Car Challenge to this day. Wisconsin-based real-time racing campaign. Two simplified and slightly modified Type RS integras in the series from 1997 to 2001, achieving a record. break 23 races win five drivers' championships and four manufacturers' championships this is like my childhood this is before youtube I remember watching these iconic white and orange Integras defeat the m3s in speed vision back in the day when they were incredibly unstoppable the success of the integra type r the rest of the honda model teams are clamoring for spicy versions of their own cars give me a spicy version I want the next spicy version get in line I'm the next to receive the spice and with that passion of uahara sun c became A completely new type of passion fruit on the Honda Passion Tree This image does not represent the actual size of a real Honda Passion Tree.

Now, what would this mean for a team that defines success in lap times? Would the spice be diluted well if the first civic type r was ending its gauge? there was nothing to worry about, it's fine, uahara and the spicy team gave the 97 civic hatchback the same treatment as the integra 66 pounds of weight reduction, a seam-welded chassis and a performance-tuned suspension, a close ratio gears, a helical lsd and a cool titanium shift knob that got so hot and the part, the resistance, a portable 1.6 liter vtec 4 that produces a cosmic 182 clydesdales at a ridiculous 8200 rpm. I've seen things no horse should see, that's 113 of it per liter in a 2300 pound hatchback that's another naturally aspirated horsepower. record per liter the og civic type r was the real honda sold more than 15,000 of them between 97 and 2000, but only in japan was it snubbed again with three absolute hits to its collective credit honda had the type r sauce recipe perfected, so so why not try it? in everything and they did it by making a succession of cars that were lighter, more rigid and just a pinch more powerful.

Let's take a look at the menu. Oh yes, the 1998 Accord Type R, the first built at the Swindon factory in the UK, a very proper Type R sedan. that was only available in Europe, the European, eh, okay, very, very tasty, here we have the jdm version of that, the Euro R tournament. Now yeah, that's a strange name for a car not sold in Europe, cool car, but some said it's not spicy enough. to be considered a true type r, I want spicy, yes, down here we have the second generation civic type r from 2001, a very, very good vintage, which was great, yes, it was nice.

European journalists say this was the best of the bunch, the perfect balance of heat and flavor, then we have the second generation Integra Type R also from 2001. Faster than the first, but I personally prefer the first, but still a Type R very suitable. 2001 was a very good year. Oh, sounds like a good year. We have the 2007 European civic type r more weight but no extra power no limited slip and no double wishbone rear suspension reviewers were not happy with this one I don't recommend it it doesn't sound very racy at all oh but this one is very Good, the civic type sedan 2007 r jdm, lighter, stiffer, more powerful than uk car lsd and double wishbone suspension on board, it does it right, this is the latest naturally aspirated r type and the last one built in japan, um, It's absolute fire, so many options, ah.

I think I'll make the Chicken tenders sugar uahara deviate from the type r after the integra's debut in 1995, not because it's over it but because honda lit up its dream project, a rear-wheel drive roadster not yet called the s2000, the one dreamed by uahar assan. of building a roadster since he was just a little boy and the young Honda suspension engineer, Hideki Kakanuma, from before shared a similar dream and now, following those dreams led him to his career at Honda and that unforgettable experience riding hot laps and integrating our test car six years earlier. Now, in that moment, in that turn, he realized his ultimate goal: to succeed Uaharasan as head of the Type R and now he had been selected to work side by side with his hero on his dream roadster project, the Honda most exciting since the original.

Needless to say, Hadeki killed it in the s2000 and passed the engineering test, so Honda moved it to dynamic vehicle development for sports models. This was a big step towards his ultimate goal: the opportunity to work alongside our Harveston on the second generation of the NSX. Type R, the most important Type R to date, the original NSX was a huge inspiration to Kakanuma-san as a star-eyed engineering student and when he started at Honda in 1991, he had heard of a hardcore NSX project from Skunk Quirks , so here it was. working on his successor with his hero pushing his hands and everything from suspension tuning to aerodynamics, what is this? sausage stuck in a vending machine, light, eager and razor sharp, the 2nd gen nsxr was even better than the first, my only criticism, no pop up headlights, but I'm not going to get mad about that, okay, go. to therapy uahara kakanuma and his team strictly adhered to the original recipe of balancing strengthening and lightning, lightning, lightning, 13 miles, 170 corners, 7 minutes, 50.63 seconds, Honda ushered in a new era of Type R with a dizzying race around the infamous green hell, Nurburgring, Honda Civic 2015.

The Type R set the lap record for a front-wheel drive production car. The next fastest competitor, the Renault McGain RS275 Trophy. R, he missed his Nurburgring trophy by four seconds. Board for one at Gaplebees. Honda reworked the high-revving 2-liter iv tech 4 from the latest Civic Type. I couldn't accept the impulse and boy did I ever do it. The fourth-generation UK-built CTR made 306 horsepower, more than double that of its predecessor, but that turbo power came at the expense of the most defining characteristics of Honda's high-performance high reps, and yes, it sucks. We'll probably never see another 9,000 rpm naturally aspirated Honda, but modern safety standards have made cars heavier, requiring more power and more torque to move them, and modern fuel efficiency standards punish gas guzzlers.

Turbocharged direct injection engines generate more power without decreasing fuel economy. So times change and if you don't change with them you stay knackered and you don't spell dust with an r because then you dared, yeah, and it's not dust anymore, it's a soft cookie, think about it now, why did Europe get angry with The return of the proper Type R, a new one was already being developed and our friend Hideki was finally in charge of the Honda spice factory. Kakanuma-san had experienced the frustration of developing different Type Rs for different markets and was done with that garbage, okay? it was fucking done ok the new civic type r would be a global car that's just after 16 years of bleary eyed longing the type er would return tomorrow electronically adjustable suspension technology largely made a civic type r possible The average global road quality is so drastically different in places like Japan, smooth as glass, Europe smooth as sandpaper, and the United States completely down for dinosaurs.

It's so different that Hana couldn't build a CTR to rule all the countries without it. I reviewed a new Civic Type R in 2018 and the car comfortably. The mode felt like you were driving, you just know a normal Civic, but you click on R mode and you're ready to set a lap record, which I did comfortably, so in addition to the souped-up suspension, which makes it the newest Type R be so good, well, it's so good. well because it's still front wheel drive, honda's most powerful competitors, i'm talking, the focus rs and golf r are both all wheel drive, all wheel drive is heavy, light is always better, a honda approved this in 2017 with another Nuremberg front ring. - record for a production car with all-wheel drive 7 minutes 43.8 seconds 22 and a half seconds faster than a focus rs a car with 44 more horsepower and two more wheels drive honda recently announced the 11th generation civic and with it a new type r that will debut in late 2022 with hideki at the helm auto enthusiasts around the world can rest easy knowing that the spice is still in the right hands shiguru uahara once joked that a person whose enthusiasm driving overcomes your sense of reason you would be the best person to take the type r brand into the future and there is some truth in that reason and passion are not natural companions, but too much of one without the other creates chaos or worse apathy , so life is about finding the right amount of books to give, it's not easy, but when Clave, everyone realizes the kind that our story revolves around the obsessive search for balance most of the time Shiguru uahara hideki Kakanumi and the countless engineers, designers and drivers behind that iconic badge made it happen, the world noticed and the world changed their family.

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