GTP Cool Wall: 1998-2003 Honda Accord Type R

[GranTurismo916]

1998-2003 Honda Accord Type R nominated by @Famine

Engines: 2.2L I4 (H22A7)
Power: 209 hp
Torque: 164 lb-ft.
Weight: 1348 kg
Transmission: 5-speed manual
Drivetrain: Front engine, front wheel drive
Body Styles: 4-door sedan
Additional Info: "The sensible, grown-up car of the Type R family, the Honda Accord Type R is the most unusual thing - a Japanese car that was never sold in Japan. Designed and built in the UK by Honda at Swindon, the Accord Type R used the European market Accord chassis and a considerably larger 2.2 litre engine than its more buzzy and frantic Civic and Integra siblings to produce a performance sedan still sought after today.

The Accord Type R also had a dose of F1 heritage. While Ayrton Senna was busy being responsible for how the NSX handled, Williams-Honda world champion Damon Hill had a finger in the ATR's behaviour. "It's quite good", he was heard to enthuse once - and he kept his personal Type R for over a decade."​

Spoiler: Additional Pics

 

[Niku Driver HC]

Even while being the grown-up of the Type R family, the Accord was still a great sports saloon. Couple that with its prestigious Touring Car Racing career and you have a great recipe. Take the spoiler off and you have even better sleeper-esque looks.

 

[GTP_Ingram]

Williams-Honda world champion Damon Hill

Don't worry, I know what you were getting at @Famine

 

[Roger the Horse]

Dodges the image issues that might hit a Civic by being an Accord, while still clearly being sporty and yet strangely classy. A low cool, but only just.

 

[AudiMan2011]

The Type-R for the thinking man, except this is the most forgettable Type-R despite touring car pedigree.

Meh.

 

[Sage Ages]

Uncool

 

[Liquid]

A very high cool

 

[axletramp]

I have a real soft spot for these, my boss in London had one when they came out that I coveted due to it's twin pipes and huge rear spoiler. But it's only ever going to be a cool from me and not an SZ.

 

[Stotty]

4 dr family saloon with silly spoiler.

Uncool.

 

[Adamgp]

It's just a sporty Accord, and the wing doesn't help.

SU.

 

[Legro]

Obscure sports version of a dull saloon. Too obscure to look cool with Type R badges.* And then there's the big

Spoiler

spoiler

which doesn't help it at all.

Uncool.

*Looks self made instead of factory effort.

 

[SVT Cobra GT]

I like the way it looks. But it's not cool.

Meh.

 

[Cano]

An Accord can never be cool, even if Type R. And I absolutely love these.

 

[Wiegert]

An otherwise boring Honda that I actually care about. Big points for being virtually unassociated with the typical Type R crowd and has aged a lot better than, say, the Mazdaspeed 6.

Very likeable, but it dips down into uncool. The humdrum basis for this version is something I struggle to overlook.

 

[SomePlayaDude]

This Accord is my auntie's car for a long long time.

But it's not with us anymore. I remember how we didn't really had a feel for it's performance until i was in it.

 

[MoLiEG]

It's an Accord.

Uncool.

 

[Dagger311]

Seriously Uncool, for reasons already stated.

 

[Heldenzeit]

Decent performance, practical family car, race pedigree. Low cool.

 

[jeffgoddin]

If only because I'll never see one outside of playing GT, cool.

 

[Wolfe]

In my book, competent driver's FF cars generally qualify for a Cool once they've aged, even if this one isn't as mature as it could be without that wing.

 

[edawg456]

Not doing it for me. So meh.

 

[MatskiMonk]

My local curry house had one as a delivery vehicle for a while.

Good, but not very cool, the spoiler just doesn't work, and I think it will make normal non car people think you're a berk.

 

[AlvaroF]

Although I like sleepers this is just an Accord with a body-kit and a spoiler. Very good and awsome, but ultimately uncool

 

[Famine]

Although I like sleepers this is just an Accord with a body-kit and a spoiler...

... and a 209hp 2.2 VTEC engine

 

[Sage Ages]

As nice as it is, a racing pedigree and actual performance ability means almost nothing to me.

 

[Zenith]

As neat as the backstory is, it's still a Honda Accord with a wing and a red letter "R" on it.

Uncool.

 

[Tornado]

Prelude Sedan!

 

[Korza]

I love these (and very nearly had one) but the majority of them are owned by boys or women who treat the like a regular Accord and that to me makes it uncool.

 

[SlipZtrEm]

Sensible, mature member of a performance family that is neither of those things. It's an oxymoron. It almost seems apologetic: "I'm not like those other Type-R's, honest!"

Yet I've always liked them. Not sure if it's actually properly Cool to anybody that isn't a car enthusiast, though.

 

[Slash]

The image of these has been destroyed. Anything of that year range I automatically write off.



Uncool.