The Civic that achieved these test results would have gone 8:15 at best on the Ring. You have a car that is 1.5 seconds ahead after 200m. That pulls 1 g on a skidpad and stops far better. Though the SportAuto driver was no doubt leisurely in the Aston It's just physics. The 7:50 Honda was pulling over 1.05 g and achieving 200 in 16 at slowest. The 7:43 Honda along with lots of lightening was probably putting 330 bhp to the wheel along with near slicks and modified brakes
Aston Martin V12 Vantage S vs Honda Civic Type R
Category | Honda Civic Type R | V12 Vantage S |
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Max power (ps / bhp) | 310 / 306 | 573 / 565 |
Max torque (Nm / lb-ft) | 400 / 295 | 620 / 457 |
Curb weight (kg / lb) | 1401 / 3089 | 1682 / 3708 |
Power / tonne (ps / bhp) | 221 / 218 | 341 / 336 |
Average price | €36,000 | €187,000 |
Lap Times
Track | Honda Civic Type R | V12 Vantage S |
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Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours Club | 1:25.70 | 1:22.98 |
Hockenheim Short | 1:14.10 | 1:11.90 |
Sachsenring | 1:40.77 | 1:38.06 |
Acceleration
Speed & distance | Honda Civic Type R | V12 Vantage S |
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0 - 40 kph | 2.0 s | 1.6 s |
0 - 50 kph | 2.2 s | 1.8 s |
0 - 80 kph | 3.8 s | 3.3 s |
0 - 100 kph | 5.2 s | 4.0 s |
0 - 130 kph | 8.1 s | 5.9 s |
0 - 160 kph | 11.9 s | 8.4 s |
0 - 180 kph | 15.0 s | 10.4 s |
0 - 200 kph | 18.8 s | 12.5 s |
0 - 250 kph | 37.4 s | 20.4 s |
1000 m | 24.6 s | 21.5 s |
0 - 60 mph | 5.4 s | 3.7 s |
0 - 100 mph | 12.4 s | 8.4 s |
Est. 1/8 mile | 9.8 s @ 88.2 mph | 8.4 s @ 101.3 mph |
1/4 mile | 13.5 s | 12.1 s |
Rolling acceleration
Speed | Honda Civic Type R | V12 Vantage S |
---|---|---|
60 - 100 kph (4) | 4.0 s | 3.1 s |
80 - 120 kph (4) | 3.9 s | 3.2 s |
80 - 120 kph (5) | 4.9 s | 3.8 s |
80 - 120 kph (6) | 7.0 s | 4.9 s |
80 - 160 kph (4) | 8.5 s | 6.4 s |
80 - 160 kph (5) | 10.6 s | 8.3 s |
80 - 160 kph (6) | 14.6 s | 10.6 s |
Est. 100 - 200 kph | 14.7 s | 8.5 s |
General performance
Category | Honda Civic Type R | V12 Vantage S |
---|---|---|
Top speed | 270 kph (168 mph) | 330 kph (205 mph) |
Est. 0 - 100 mph - 0 | 20.3 s @ 1739 ft | 11.8 s @ 827 ft |
Est. max acceleration | 0.54 g (5 m/s²) | 0.76 g (8 m/s²) |
18m slalom | 70.0 kph (43.5 mph) | 69.7 kph (43.3 mph) |
Fuel economy | 7.3 l/100 km (32 mpg US / 39 UK) | 14.8 l/100 km (16 mpg US / 19 UK) |
100 kph - 0 | 32 m (106 ft) | 32 m (107 ft) |
200 kph - 0 | 129 m (422 ft) | 133 m (435 ft) |
Summary
Category | Honda Civic Type R | V12 Vantage S |
---|---|---|
Track Performance | 274 | 300 |
Straight line speed | 1674 | 2858 |
Total | 1949 | 3158 |
Verdict
V12 Vantage S is the fastest by a huge margin.
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