Honda Civic FL5 vs Acura Integra DE5
“Same K20C1 turbo four, two opposite ideas of what to do with it.
The FL5 Civic Type R is the undiluted one: sharper, faster, ~$7,000 cheaper, with higher cornering speeds and seats built for hard laps — loud and stiff because that's the point.
The Integra Type S spends the difference on civility — adaptive dampers, heated seats, plusher materials, and ~30 lb-ft more low- and mid-range torque — the same engine retuned to grand-tour rather than attack.
Buy the Type R if your best day ends at a track; buy the Integra if it ends in traffic.
Performance
Handling
“see how it just absorbs that single compression no pogot Pogo dancing around like in That cic Type R”
“because the suspension's softer on this car when you're driving above 810s so when you're driving at the absolute limit the front end does not work as well as it does in the tie bar”
Fun to drive
Daily drivability
Value
“the integr type S MSRP is so much higher roughly a $7,000 price difference for as you can see not that big of a difference”






































