![]() Of course, even the Type R has limits, and when you find them, you’ll notice that this front-drive, front-engine car is remarkably well-balanced. Upgrading to the Cup 2s is like entering a cheat code on your favorite racing game for unlimited road-holding performance. I drove a Type R with the standard Pilot Sport 4S summer tires on the road, and even that setup felt like it had endless grip. On dry pavement, and shod with the Type R’s optional Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires, the Type R is a grip magnet. Riswick found the Type R to be a lovely track day companion on his first drive of the Type R, and he did so in the wet. So, how’d the Type R and LogR do at Putnam Park Road Course? I stepped out of Honda’s super-hatch grinning ear-to-ear after every lapping session. Whether folks take Honda’s advice is another story. Honda provides paragraphs of feedback on what elements you could improve to be a better on-road driver. It looks for things like smooth clutch and shifter operation, acceleration efficiency through the gears and stable cornering. Honda will judge your acceleration, deceleration, turning and straight-line driving to give you an assessment based on what Honda engineers deem to be good driving. Honda says it’s even possible to map a “lap” on public roads, but, of course, followed that up with the disclaimer that you should not treat public roads like a race track.īeyond track day monitoring, LogR is happy to grade your everyday driving using an “Auto Score” function. If a track isn’t in the system already, you can easily add it via a mapping function - all you need to do is set a start point, and drive a lap. It’s never been easier to claim driving skill superiority. Dive deeper, and LogR will tell you things like “You are close to the limits of the car,” or “Try braking earlier and focus on getting a good exit speed to improve your lap times.” The LogR app even gives you a numerical score and a letter grade based on how you did. You’ll be able to see where you braked, accelerated, your driving line, amount of Gs and all the intricate data that real race teams use, then compare it to others. Assuming someone has driven on and logged their lapping on a track that you’re on, their lap times, telemetry and all other data will be viewable via your LogR app. All of the data that you log on the track goes into a database so that you can compare your laps and driving skill versus other Type R drivers. That brings us to one of LogR’s other big pluses. You can even ensure the accuracy of the animation by choosing your specific exterior color in the infotainment system. Of course, you won’t want to watch this little animation play while driving, but you can watch it back once outside of the car and compare how you maneuvered the vehicle versus professional drivers (or your friends) on the same track. Another neat feature is the “3D Motion Display” which will give you a real-time visual of the car’s direction and inclination around a racetrack. Swipe over, and Honda provides friction circles for all four tires to give you real-time loads on the tires - the circles light up in yellow when grip is being efficiently transmitted to let you know you’re doing a good job.
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