I do the same thing, and it irks me how many cars are black all the way to the bottom of the bumper now. It just looks like they smashed the bottom of the bumper off on something. Like the new Tundra, or lots of McLarens.

https://www.cnet.com/a/img/resize/8b...ebp&width=1200

https://mclaren.scene7.com/is/image/...=1920&hei=1440

Everytime I see the new tundra:

^fuck…. Can’t Unsee now.

Steering this back on topic, anyone know when these are expected to arrive at dealers?

No info yet. The FL5 has only been revealed, so details on pricing/specs/dealer allocations aren't known yet. Lots of folks speculating that early September there will be more info released/dealers able to put in orders.

The dealer I put a deposit from told me they might only get 2 or 3 for the first year and then depending on conditions maybe only a couple more for the second year.

I guess its because theres so many Honda dealers to share the pot but honestly still thought they would be making more of them.

acquiring an FL5 seems like a slow and painful proposition.


thats what i've been hearing from the two stores i've been dealing with

Going to be more painful it seems https://www.reuters.com/business/aut...ns-2022-08-25/

We'll see if it's harder to get a FL5 or GR Corolla.

GR Corolla is apparently limited to 90 units first year in Canada... it's definitely going to be the harder to get one.

how many FL5s are coming to canada first year?

They haven't shared that level of detail yet, but dealerships have been told that there are only planned to be less than ~550 over 3 years in Canada.
https://www.motor1.com/news/597172/h...imited-canada/

https://www.civictyper-bestphotosess.../modal/no3.jpg

https://www.civictyper-bestphotosession.jp/

Gallery of high res pics.

gawd i hate that black spoiler so much!!!! needs more pizzazz

Wrap it in Corolla blue?

Just get a black FL5, black spoiler problem solved.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...rxsirstock.jpg
THE black civic. I want one so bad, my best friend had one and we drove the shit out of it.

*CRX

The first generation CRX was marketed in some regions outside Japan as the Honda Civic CRX. Although there are many supposed definitions for the acronym CR-X, the most widely accepted is "Civic Renaissance Experimental".[1]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_CR-X

There's definitely a few rusty ones around.

You can still get experimental and do some renaissance painting in the back of one!

https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...yg&oe=633185A7

only good memories. Was kind of a car renaissance for me Lol .

All generation type r lineup at an event in France

Official 2023 Civic Type R (FL5) U.S. Specifications Released!

https://www.civicxi.com/forum/attach...12-jpg.227213/

Lots of info and pics in here:
https://www.civicxi.com/forum/thread...eleased.51009/

US Specs and Features:

https://hondanews.com/en-US/honda-au...tions-features

https://hondanews.ca/en-CA/releases/...ce-and-swagger

Canadian release