DaInstagatinCX

K, can anybody give me any leads on which car would be the better handler,

Volkswagen Corrado G60- all stocked out

or:

1995 Civic Hatch CX with a B18b(teg engine) with the modification
exception of pretty good tires(maybe Pirellis or something, low pros, maybe 16 inches)

Now I give credit for V-Dubs being great handling cars, but i also have a
great deal of respect for the civics, so please no bias opinion i just want a straight answer or maybe suggestions on what would happen realistically... So if anybody can clarify this... i ask please share.

GTi-VR6_A3

opinions are biased... but without iany suspension mods on the civic the corrado will handle better i believe

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Deakins

The Corrado is said to be one of the best handling fwd cars of all time, and I have no reason to doubt that.

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911S_TARGA_RSR

Respect for a civic? The VW would obviously be the better choice.

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tylerrules84

if the civic is modified in such ways it will handle better as long as it is set up correctly.
But, all being equal, the Corrado will outhandle any day, due to the weight biasing. Its something like 65/35. From what I hear, a more fair comparison would be a Corrado compared to an Integra Type R.
I can't really say firsthand as I've never driven a Civic or Integra (and don't intend, pos) but I have driven a Corrado SLC, and I can say that it handles amazingly. Heh heh, I scared the owner.

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Spectre927

If you want good handling and it needs to be a Honda/Acura, I would recommend a newer prelude, a GSR or of course the expensive Type R.
Of course theres going to be bias and why dont poeple ever ask these questions in both forums instead of just one of the two? I have to look around to find these things... oh well...

datsunadict

i am sorry if this is cliche to answer a question with a question, but what do you mean by handling.

The civic is much lighter in the front (than an slc) and slightly lighter than a g60 so it gets less traction.

the volkswagen is also engineered to have less body roll in corners, and transfers weight less in hard braking and acceleration.

Basically the way i see it, being somewhat biased toward the corrado, is that the VW is designed to be a german sports car. the honda is designed to be a commuter car, and no matter how much money you spend on it, it won't be a german sports car.

I have seen some fast honda's, but in order to make a civic handle and perform like a corrado g60, it would cost more than an SLC.

Crkbaby

The corrados suspension is very easy to work on and modify your self and even stock its probably the best hadleing cars i have ever driven. For practicality although the civic is a more reliable everyday car. Easy to get parts for and find people that work on them.

the russian

the truth is that the civic will need extreme suspension modication to handle like a corrado. i have driven a highely tunned civic before, the corrado handle better stock than the civic after +4K dollars into the suspension (but it might have been the way he tunned it)

Carbon Fibre

Even though the older civics have double wishbone suspensiopns, the corrado does much better. Porsce's use struts, so does vw. I have found that better stuts and bushings on the vw help, but the stock settings are hard to beat. Walk by a scirocco and look at the tire wear on the front tires and you'll probably see that the inside of the tire is worn, not the outside. This is from negative camber, something the americans usually don't have 'cause it puts too much load on the outside wheel bearings. VW bearings are one cylindrical piece, so this is not a concern. VW bearings have failed on me in racing applications, but i have learned that if you tourque them down to the point you need to use a fencepost as a "braker bar" to do it right! Sounds stupid but they don't fail afterwards. If you use a stock powerplant you can adjust the settings where the strut and spindle interface for more camber, but it's harder to put the power down (braking suffers, though)

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