Hey everyone, thank you so much for the engagement and comments. I am aware that I made a mistake with what engine is in the car. I was simply going off the info from a team member which turned out to be wrong. Apologies. H22 indeed it is.

@andreasanai3542

3 ай бұрын

It Is an h22 destroked, to match the maximum liters for the category. The head was also turned 180 degrees for better efficiency

@Patrick94GSR

3 ай бұрын

@@andreasanai3542yeah turning the head around is bonkers to me. It puts the intake side towards the front of the car. Plus the whole moving it down and back thing, making it a front-mid engine car. I'd love to know more about the engineering that went into it all. The suspension, engine, brakes, adjustable roll bars, all of it.

@AndrewKidd14145

3 ай бұрын

Team member instead of the engineer

@jkatman

3 ай бұрын

@@Patrick94GSR prequel to the K 😁

@Patrick94GSR

3 ай бұрын

@@jkatman what? The H engine has very little in common with the K series engines.

Those were the days, watch the racing on the telly box, then straight onto the Playstation to recreate the magic 😂😂

@jakehillracing

3 ай бұрын

I know! I wish we had a BTCC game today. Really is such a shame

@leccybadger

3 ай бұрын

@@jakehillracing Toca Touring Cars was sublime.....compared to modern SIM racing, very basic but for it's time, a true classic and a proper challenge.... Knockhill in the wet anyone?

@laurencesmith1435

3 ай бұрын

​@@jakehillracing I was really hoping Motorsport Games were going to come good, but alas, it's dead in the water now! 😢

@DannoAviation

3 ай бұрын

@@jakehillracing Codemasters making a new ToCA Touring Cars is my ultimate gaming dream… that game was my childhood!

@TomskiZima

3 ай бұрын

It's the engine sounds they managed to nail on the original toca game that did it for me 🎶

When Honda Accords were still slim and agile enough to be used as a base for race cars, the more recent generations of Accords are like freaking land yachts.

@DeathMetalAsian

3 ай бұрын

I had the last generation v6 coupe, it had a peppy little j series in it but yeah it wasn’t exactly something you sat in and went “yeah this just needs suspension and some tires and we’re set”

@LEE...337

3 ай бұрын

​@@DeathMetalAsian yeah, I've still got my '99 Accord V6 coupe. Supreme understeer. If only they gave it a manual gearbox, not this pointless water cooled 4 clutch auto grenade...

@ncole90

3 ай бұрын

​@user-gz9tq9fo5bThe 2021 Accord Sport Touring 2.0T is a sleeper. People are upgrading them to 300-450 WHP, lol. Far from land yachts. Electronic front diff as well if memory serves. Defo agree with you.

@vladimirtalijan

3 ай бұрын

10th gen Accords are much bigger, but somehow they are still really light, around 1500 kilos. The 2.0T 10-speed DCT variant is surprisingly fast and nimble in the corners, even stock. It still has that Honda feel. I really don't understand why it's not sold in Europe, it's better than all the competition and even much more expensive cars.

@ilarionispas5104

3 ай бұрын

Is the nostalgia speaking for you. The 7th gen is superior to the 6th gen, both mechanically and aerodynamically. The body lines give it a bit more agile look and feeling, the k24a3 is base for any tuners nowadays, being one the most iconic honda engines, and the weight is not bad either for a manual Honda Accord CL9. The most chunkiest and under-performing Honda Accord I personally believe to be the 8th gen.

Modern day BTCC cars just don't have the magic and soul of the 90s super tourers.

@jakehillracing

3 ай бұрын

Totally agree. However I do still feel the racing is just as good most of the time. But we don’t have 10m budgets like the 90’s

@pantalone2952

2 ай бұрын

I see the problem with size of today cars. On 90s cars you can feel lightness and steering abilities while new ones are just inflated liveless vehicles.

@johnbishop2342

2 ай бұрын

Like F1, it’s just follow the leader . All cars look the same. I gave up watching several seasons ago.

Btcc was some of the first Motorsport I watched as a kid. My mom was sick with cancer and my brother and I would just sit around on weekends and watch touring cars. It's great to see this thing out thanks for sharing.

The super touring era was such a great time to grow up watching racing. This and the Primera were my 2 favourite cars

@jakehillracing

3 ай бұрын

Awesome Primera feature to come later this year

@J.e.f.f.r.e.y

3 ай бұрын

I agree. I loved it!

The old touring cars where the best 👍

DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I NEEDED THIS VIDEO? Seriously, I was searching for 1996 HONDA Super Touring Accord last month because I was thinking how awesome those cars were. And this pops up on my feed. They still are awesome!

Great content and awesome car but as stated the engine isn’t a b18 it’s a reverse head f20 I’m pretty sure which is basically a de stroked h22 with the cylinder head turned 180 degrease to allow for forward facing intake.. engineering greatness…

@edwardclark8808

3 ай бұрын

Yes, you are correct. The engine is destroked H22A to 2.0 liters. Reverse cylinder head was done by Neil Brown Engineering in UK.

@JacobMueller

3 ай бұрын

@@edwardclark8808And guess what they did with the next engine evolution in the K series, flipped the head around so that the intake is on the front and the headers can have a better flow out the back. This car/engine design literally changed how Honda did engine design.

@edwardclark8808

3 ай бұрын

Yes, the K series design is big step forward for dohc VTEC engines with VTC on the intake camshafts. The mostly stock K20A powertrain took 1-2 place in the 24 hrs of tokachi race in the 2.0 liter class with Beam Racing Integra Type R. Also, Mugen used destroked H22A engine for Formula 3 engine called MF204.

@djisydneyaustralia

3 ай бұрын

Also, of that vintage b engines were in civic and integrated whereas h engines were in prelude and accord

@djisydneyaustralia

3 ай бұрын

It’s more likely he engineered is rotated, not head. These are a slant engine and they slant rearward , it now slants forwards indicating an engine reversal probably to accomodate the sequential transmission. It would also be convenient for heat control. Furthermore, can drive area, rotate head 180, ??

I recently watched an old Best Motoring clip (basically Japanese Top Gear meets Gran Turismo IRL) from the mid-90s where a Japanese Touring car Accord raced against some 90s Japanese Group A and GT500 cars around Tsukuba - it put up a surprisingly good fight and sounded absolutely glorious while doing so!

man I love these cars. Back in the 90's, Neuspeed ran a similar version of this same Accord (yellow livery), for the VERY short-lived NATCC, driven by Randy Pobst. I can still remember seeing that car on the cover of a magazine back then (probably Sport Compact Car), and it suddenly clicked in my head that those were the cars I liked, at around age 16. Japanese imports, lowered, big wheels, which I thought could still be cool even if they were sedans. I was always drawing cars from a young age, but basically the Neuspeed NATCC Accord is what got me into import cars specifically.

This is the content! I was a teenager back in the day watching these at Oulton I'll never forget. Thx for posting this.

I remember going to watch these back in the day, such good looking cars and the sound!!👌

@jakehillracing

3 ай бұрын

Likewise. Gutted really, I was born in the wrong era. All racing in the 90’s was just so much cooler

What a machine and what a noise that is ❤️ proper nostalgia trip! Loved this era of touring cars, cheers Jake!

Fantastic video Jake. Loved it. Great car from the golden Super Touring era. Keep up the great work. Great to see you making and posting more videos 👍

Great insight into the Accord. Like you said it’s amazing how technologically advanced these cars were nearly 30 years ago. I guess they took advantage of the era they found themselves in. My first memory of attending a BTCC event is hearing the Volvo scream up Knockhill’s main straight. Sweet ❤

@jakehillracing

3 ай бұрын

What I love is throughout the super touring age there was simply no stone left unturned. Therefor the cars were master pieces

Awesome vid jake! i was at donnington park in '98 and the noise of these cars is something else. Must get to a historic super tourer race at some point to hear them again for real. As an 11 yr old boy i fell in love with them and that sound.

Top class again Jake. Can't wait for the new season all the best 🙌

Fantastic vlog Jake. Those cars being back so many amazing memories

@jakehillracing

3 ай бұрын

Don’t they just! Special special time

Best content I've seen so far this year.I have a a lot subscription to all motor vehicle content good job

What a fantastic example of how to be smooth yet fast. No drama, the fully car under control in appalling conditions. Awesome video Jake.

Another great video mate! I absolutely love the super touring cars. And love the videos! Keep them coming!

@jakehillracing

3 ай бұрын

Really appreciate that thank you.

Phwoar what a beaut! And that sound! Thanks a lot for sharing, takes me back...

love the appreciation you have for the 90's JDM legends ;)

@jakehillracing

3 ай бұрын

Oh mate this is only the beginning

Epic thank you for sharing my favourite touring car era

Great video format, nice and simple - just letting us see the car and then the great onboard. Keep them coming 👍👍👍

@jakehillracing

3 ай бұрын

Appreciate that. Really just trying to get across how raw and awesome these cars are.

We we're blessed to have the Super Tourers in the UK. Thanks for the video.

Lovely insight, hope to see plenty more content from you! Great to have youtube content from fully fledged racers 👍

I miss the Super Tourer era, those cars were on another level

Bar the BMW of the time that was the car for me. Looks bloody awesome and sounds bloody awesome too.. Thank you for the trip back in time.

Accords are mad underrated. Loved the vid!

What a great car, would love to have a go in one of them. Keep up the awesome videos Jake

Awesome Vid, 90s Btcc was the nutz to watch. Can't wait for this season to start lol

that looks H22 with cylinder head reserved. Amazing car!

@doderiolarkisso4038

3 ай бұрын

It is

@SimbaSoundPower

3 ай бұрын

i always understood it to be a 2.0 variant of the h22

@maatu_boe

3 ай бұрын

@@SimbaSoundPower aka F20B...

@Patrick94GSR

3 ай бұрын

@@maatu_boenot an F, a destroked H22.

@maatu_boe

3 ай бұрын

@@Patrick94GSR exactly what a f20b is

David Leslie was my favourite driver as a kid. Not Plato or menu or rydell ext ext, So sad when I heard he passed. I've always wondered what happened to those old super touring cars. Gorgeous bit of kit. Glad to see it running

What a magnificent piece of nostalgic machinery. Thank's so much for the material❤ Pozdro666

Didnt know you had your own channel Jake. Loving the super tourer content.

This era will never be beaten what a great video! 1994 my first year at Silverstone, watching the Volvo 850 estate, gives me goose bumps even to this day!

@jakehillracing

3 ай бұрын

I agree the cars will never be that level again without the same investment. Although we don’t have the same rivalries anymore I do believe the racing is just as close!

It's because of cars like these that historic racing has become so popular. Hopefully you can get your hands on a RS500 and M3 for us to drool over 🤞

That sound!!! I truly fell in love with the Accords (and Honda in general) around then but it was the 98 and newer 99 shape Accords that hold a very special place in my heart, driven by the awesome James Thompson. Really looking forward to seeing these cars in action at Brands at the end of June.

love this car in dtm racer for playstation. was a touring car racing game from codemasters it was hilarious these 2.0 300hp cars are awesome great to see someone havin fun with these cars.

Very cool. Such an iconic car

Great Video - enjoyed that! What a car!

@jakehillracing

3 ай бұрын

Thank you Richard! Nice to show people all the exciting cars I am lucky enough to be involved with!

Takes me back I'm remember watching this at brands . Awesome car .

These were great cars, looked and sounded amazing

The onboard sound could almost pass for a flat plane V8, what an insane sounding 4 banger

For me the most beautiful touring car ever...and ive had the street version coz the shape of this car is just timeless. Thanks for sharing! Great sound even with the dumb silencer (i know, new wonderful times meanwhile)....

I just played TOCA on my ps1 after 25 years, and youtube recommends mi this video. :)

Just the best era of touring cars. One thing i always loved with this era is the face the cars looks so like the road going version. I dont think we will ever see an era of touring cars with so many factory built cars.

Yep we did a good job at MSD, mine and Stuart's wiring still lives on, although I see some electrical panels have been moved, different logging system now as well....hope to see it at Brands soon 👍

This is awesome ❤

These old touring cars are fantastic , always love them at Goodwood, hopefully catch you at Knockhill this year, good luck for the year ahead

@jakehillracing

3 ай бұрын

Mega isn’t it. Ah perfect, I absolutely love Knockhill. Fans are mega up there also

What an Era for Honda racing.

Proper Car the super tourer! Great driver is Jake, really hope he wins BTCC title this year..

I love that it still has a dashboard

Subscribed. Awesome racing driver👌

Awesome!, Remember thiis as it was yesterday! :)...Regards from S40 Sweden ;)

Great stuff 👍

Great car and video, shame about the weather, maybe you should get it back on a dry track and try for some lap times another day. Looking forward to more vids, thanks

Good luck with the 2024 season. I hope to make up to Knockhill to get gander at the action.

Wow twin calipers, that must stop so well. 1996 was the first time I attended a BTCC race, I went to Brands Hatch with my late father.

Superb, what a machine.

U are the man...watching from malaysia

Great video

old enough to remember the old rs500,s andy rouse an all that but this is still a lovely piece of engineering

Love this era but still can't beat the RS500s and M3s

@jakehillracing

3 ай бұрын

And R32 GTR Group A 😉 but yes the group A cars in general were just fantastic also

Toca touring cars forever ❤️🙌

Jake I can’t wait to see you at brands hatch for BTCC qualifying and race day!

Never really got to see these race being a bit too young, so glad they're still being allowed out on tracks

Hi jake just subscribed to your channel great content been supporting you for the last couple of years in the btcc as your surname is hill same as mine so looking foward to the new season good luck 👍

@jakehillracing

3 ай бұрын

Really appreciate that, thank you for support on the channel and with my BTCC program, that’s awesome.

That noise ❤️

I saw the Italian fashion brand Enny sponsor on the front and I initially thought it was one of James Kaye’s 8 years on the island and still not bumped into him mind!!

nice car mate.

Legendary car!!!

Would love to see you drive the final ultimate spec super touring v6 mondeo & an eggenberger rs 500 😁

one cool car as Honda BTC fan. Very impressed! Love the way it's built so much detail for a race car, is it similar to the car, Matt neal would of drove

Great video, Jake! How does this compare pace wise to your 3 series? Appreciate it’s difficult to tell in the wet but curious to know if it would be any faster

I’m pretty sure that I remember seeing these cars in a magazine back in the day.

The best ever cars and racing.

So THIS is the inspiration for the Ibishu Pessima touring car!

The transmission is amazing

Absolutely loved this era & that car is mega. I own a bike engine kit car & looking to get out on track a bit this year, I really need to perfect the left foot breaking with blips on downshifts as it also has a sequential gearbox, any tips?

The golden era of touring cars

That Engine note !

@jakehillracing

3 ай бұрын

Best thing in the world!

Fell in love ❤❤❤with

Great video but was hoping for a bit more insight on the engine! As the b series normally has the inlet manifold facing the firewall so i know these are extensively modified i think using some H series parts too. Maybe a 2nd follow up video on a dry day? 😉

@Patrick94GSR

3 ай бұрын

Destroked H22 actually, but yeah I’d love to see underneath that thing up on a lift.

Such a good video. Being 28 years old, but also besring in mind the huge budgets, how does it stack up compared to modern cars?

Brilliant Jake 👌🏻 How does it compare to the modern day touring car with acceleration, speed etc?

We need more videos on the classics like 850 and Audi.

I love Honda👍Very nice Car😍

Great video just a small correction, that is an H series engine with a reversed head, not a b18. 😁

Thanks for the very cool video. At about 1:50 there's a large drop of water that enters the cabin and falls in the little recess directly behind the shifter, next to a box of what appears to be electronics! Did that just come through the window on a very wet day, or did the car have a leak somewhere?

The Glory days 👍🇬🇧🏁

Honda purists are coming after you for saying the engine is a B18 Jake 😂. Great video thanks

@jakehillracing

3 ай бұрын

Haha only going off the info given to me by the team, supposedly it’s a B18 bored out to a 2.0. Don’t shoot the messenger 😂

@danwright7389

3 ай бұрын

Yeah definitely not a B18 😂 it’s the F20B which was an engine designed specifically for homologation into touring car racing. Closely related to the H22 but not completely the same.

@k20ee96

3 ай бұрын

@@jakehillracinghaha not shooting the messenger bud, great to see content on these cars. FYI it's an F20 engine with the head reversed, not related to the B series at all.

@jkatman

3 ай бұрын

Lol shame on them 😂

That generation of accord 94-98 best from BTCC series

Reminded me of the game TOCA 2.

Got to do an Audi super tourer, they took btcc to another level.

This car represents my childhood❤😂

Nice

H22. It b18. The head is reversed (like the modern k20) so the intake is in the front. Genius engineering