Civic Type-R test drive (steering comparison)

[petet16]

Hardly surprising the zs suspension is based on 20 year old designs.

[dave23572]

Originally Posted by Quadcam24

im afraid your kidding yourselves if you think the zs will still out handle new hot hatches, in its day it was one of the best but technology goes a very long way in 12 years.
I remember coming across a very well driven bog standard renault megane 230 F1 on track and despite the fact i was faster around a lap(thanks to a massive power to weight advantage), it was way ahead of my zs through the corners despite the thousands i had thrown at it, it changed direction in a way my zs never even got close too, the meg 230 F1 is itself an old outdated model now, the new meg has moved the goal posts further forward again. All the new hot hatches on track with equal drivers would leave a zs far behind.

TBH I suspect you're probably right.
It probably can't be made to be in the same class as such cars or the CTR (FN2) I test drove. But I think it could be improved to be closer.
I will soon be contacting ABP about what their views are.

Also, I have today had my steering rack and both ARBs verified as correct 180 parts.

[Eddie]

Point of the post was not to compare the 2 cars, clearly Dave has identified his car has less front end feel than is should, it was only after I moved on form the ZS that I could make a real comparison after driving another car, albeit and Honda.
Dave, I assume you have tried another ZS back to back?
No doubt the ZS is a good car for what it is if driven by a professional racers or not but I think it a little short sighted if people think it's an equal to something in the same class of today's modern offerings.