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I’m a Honda and FWD fanboy just like the next guy. However, FWD platform for a sports car which is no longer NA 4 cylinder (less power) is a mistake. Now we’re into serious sports car category and FWD means for any condition less than ideal it’s oversteer or torque steer. In RWD platform, less...

Wait a min. Is this record with stripped interior? Didn’t FK8 achieve that record similarly? Honda really need to pull a Toyota and listen to enthusiasts aka go AWD. What’s the point of this performance if it disappears in most scenario.

True. As FWD, CTRs only competitor is Ford ST or Hyundai N - at least in Canada. Now it’s only Hyundai and Honda doing FWD. For any more power, Honda needs AWD. Then it’s a proper competitor to Golf R.

This right here summarized it well. I test drove a 10th gen CTR in summer and loved the dynamics, practicality and looks. It was awesome but it lacked the dual personality of a RWD platform (eg M3 that is a daily or a beast). A few months later, I drove CTR with some rain/ snow and even with...

As in… no chance it gets AWD? Is there a press release or source confirming this?

Do we know for sure that 11th gen Type R will be FWD and not AWD?