Originally Posted by MrHorspwer
Originally Posted by gathermewool
About as far away from the base Civic as an STI is from an Impreza, as a Golf R is from a Golf, as a Focus RS was from a Focus, as an Evo was from a Lancer. What about the price of THIS heavily modified, tarted-up econobox surprises you?
Golf [FWD] --> Golf R [AWD]
Focus [FWD] --> Focus RS [AWD]
Lancer [FWD] --> Evolution [AWD]
Impreza [AWD] --> WRX STI [AWD]
Civic [FWD] --> Civic Type R [FWD]
Subaru notwithstanding, it seems your money is buying an entirely new powertrain layout when you step up to the performance variant, not just more power in the same configuration.
What an overly simplistic way to compare drivetrains!
Are you saying that the regular Civic and CTR have the same drivetrain???