1997 Honda Integra Type R (DC2) Modern Classic Car Drive and Review
Автокөліктер мен көлік құралдары
Growing up in the 90's and early noughties, I was consumed by the 'Best Motoring' and 'Hot Version' culture like many of my audience I'm sure. I have watched dozens of VHS tapes and VCD's with Japanese racing drivers like "Dori Dori" driving AE86's, GTR's, Evolution's, Sti's and all sorts of other JDM legends around different racetracks relentlessly. After graduating from university, I too went through a JDM phase having owned a Nissan 350Z, WRX STI, and a Honda FD2 Civic Type R. One car that I always wanted back then but never found the right opportunity, was the Honda Integra Type R DC2 with the legendary B18 engine. Today, I finally found one - a 96 Spec from 1997 in mint condition. Watch this video to see what I think of it!
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Beautiful ITR. Congratulations. I love the fact you drive the hell out of it like it's meant to be. 🌶️
WOW! Amazing video! Awesome to see your clutch/footwork while driving, really cool camera work you added. That engine just screams excitement. You're lucky to own one of those beauties. Thanks for the video, enjoy that car!
@instacarhk5963
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your kind words!
Iv had many many sports car, and the DC2R was always and a consistent tenant of my driveway, this time I bought one that I will never sell, it just puts a smile on my face everytime, can ring the living nights out of it and it will still start the next day, just does it for me
@instacarhk5963
3 жыл бұрын
Spot on, they are just lovely!
I'm so glad I had one before the prices explodes and I used it as should blasting back roads with a huge smile
Great car ! Lovely review, as usual!
@instacarhk5963
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks as always for your support emix!
Thanks for sharing! Great video and great shooting! Specially aerial shooting, I seems like watching movie sometime while watching it. 😊🙏👍👍👍
@zzzzzoecheung
3 жыл бұрын
And last time I saw some very cute cars in your Ocean Park video, can your team consider make video about few cute car, fiat500 and some others. BTW, video in English is very good, I'm not english speaker and some of that I don't understand but it's good for me to learn, specially some terms in english. I remember someone teaches english in facebook said "english can make your world bigger". Thanks again.
@instacarhk5963
3 жыл бұрын
@@zzzzzoecheung Thanks for your encouraging words Zoe! We are always on the lookout for cute/interesting cars!
Great Purchase! And great video too!! I like the cam recording your foot work! Its so exciting to see you driving fast on shek O with that cam on!
@instacarhk5963
3 жыл бұрын
Was hoping to have that 'Best Motoring' feel haha
@alvene1
3 жыл бұрын
@@instacarhk5963 you definitely achieved that!!! And clearly we are from the same era!!
Proud to be a eudm OEM dc2 1999 owner. Like this review 👍🏻👍🏻❤️
@Sindor33
2 жыл бұрын
I use mine as a daily, with a daily smile :)
Great video thank you. 98 ITR Canadian spec owner in Canada and still love it in 2021. I have had bone stock, modified with Tein Monosport coilovers and now my final version mildy modified. Spoon springs and shocks, CT engineering ice box, JDM 4-1 header and OEM exhaust system. JDM 98+ SRS steering wheel and DC2R Recaro. It balances street and track nicely. It will never be the fastest car but it is so fun and rewarding.
@instacarhk5963
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks dude. Legit have respect for North American ITR owners who owns and runs the car to this day. I would imagine it's always tempting to trade it for something with 'more power' given the culture and roads over there. But to keep it so long is true passion!
@touringteg
3 жыл бұрын
@@instacarhk5963 You are bang on. In fact I did sell my first 2001 Dc2R for a BMW 1M but missed ITR and got this 98. I am going to keep and add an FK8 CTR for track and daily use.
@instacarhk5963
3 жыл бұрын
@@touringteg I had a 1M a few years ago too! Loved the looks. Driving feel...not so much...
@touringteg
3 жыл бұрын
@@instacarhk5963 It drove as advertised. Like a short wheel base hot rod but not tuned for the track. I actually ran the same time as my ITR at my local track and the 1M had AP brakes and both cars had RE71R. Scratched that itch!
@instacarhk5963
3 жыл бұрын
@@touringteg Your Teg must be quick!
Great shots and sounds!
@instacarhk5963
3 жыл бұрын
Cheers mate!
great video!
Got the mandatory Type R tires also! Love it
Dive into a tight corner on smooth pavement at around 4-5,000 and then punch it past 6,000 into VTEC while still approaching the apex of the corner, it punches the tires loose, a bit of opposite lock, the diff bites and you are off to the next corner! My favorite thing to do in my DC2 Type-R:)
2300 pounds but man i would love to own a ITR, ITR with the light weight and good handling around corners and straight aways with vtec no other car out there can beat it around some touge Action and or Grip racing action
Beautiful car. Very tastefully chosen modifications. I just ordered a 96 Integra type R shipping from Japan to the USA. Btw the black interior is original black on black. Not black and blue. The seats when faded start turning blue then eventually purple.
@instacarhk5963
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your kind words, and interesting fact on the seats!
@Driftmonkey
2 жыл бұрын
@@instacarhk5963 If you remove the inside door handle trims and see where the trims cover the fabric on the door card you'll see that they're supposed to be black. They all fade. Very difficult to find non sun faded door cards!
@chen1330
2 жыл бұрын
Garage Defend?
Man I miss my '00 itr.....
@instacarhk5963
3 жыл бұрын
buy one back before prices go even higher!
Try not to let the revs fall and then slip the clutch out when you blip it on the way down. Let the clutch out while the revs are still peaked. What you’re doing is just the same as not blipping it atol, and just slipping the clutch out. Sick car mate 👍🏻
@user-oy3jk5ew9m
Ай бұрын
Exactly
Hot version!
@instacarhk5963
3 жыл бұрын
Also literally on the day of filming LOL
i dont think the engine sound like its suffering at ANY time! It sound like it wants more and more and more RPM.
7:14 lol
Is it possible to do a road trip around China in the future
Don't you have to wait until 2022 to get one?
@chen1330
2 жыл бұрын
NVM, you're not in the US.
Your heel toe is pretty pointless when you release your clutch that slowly.
Not a real type r , 4 lug wheels on a type r? .
@leopoldbutters2633
2 жыл бұрын
94 to 97 got 4 lugs could be wrong on years but yeah ctr an some itrs had 4 lug not 5
@chen1330
2 жыл бұрын
They had 4 lugs until like 96 or 97. Who are you?
@lukeh2440
2 жыл бұрын
Tell me you don’t know much about real type rs without telling me
Why always in English, dude your audience are HK people, speak cantonese!
@instacarhk5963
3 жыл бұрын
We simply get more views for our videos when we use English. Half of our production team are also English speakers making the process easier when we do English. The team does this all on a voluntary basis, and if more people enjoy it when we use English, we will use English. We thank you for your understanding.
@emixmim
3 жыл бұрын
There are people from all over the world viewing this channel so no....
@gloomyxyz
3 жыл бұрын
What a narrow minded person.
@aatusc
3 жыл бұрын
@@instacarhk5963 I understand, but at least you should do one in cantonese once in a while...afterall, all the cars are in HK and you started this channel using cantonese.
@justicewing
3 жыл бұрын
Im from Hong Kong. I think english narration here is perfectly appropriate. And no, the audience is the world. Just like the car itself.
great video!
@instacarhk5963
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!