Civic Type R Takes On Defender Works V8 In Brilliantly Silly Drag Race

In this surprisingly well-matched drag race from Top Gear, Honda's hot hatch takes on Land Rover's limited-run Defender
Remote video URL

On the face of it, getting a 316bhp Honda Civic Type R together with a Land Rover Defender Works V8 seems like an odd choice.

But that 5.0-litre N/A V8 in the £150k Landie (yep, it’s really cost that much) has to work against a kerb weight approaching two tonnes and the less than ideal aerodynamic properties of what’s essentially a box with wheels, which means the power advantage is neutralised.

The Defender Works is Powerful, but also quite heavy. And not exactly a slippery shape, either...
The Defender Works is Powerful, but also quite heavy. And not exactly a…

That makes this race unbelievably close. Whoever decided to dub over the noise of what sounds like a Audi R8’s V10 and McLaren V8 of some sort at the 36-37sec mark needs a stern talking to, but regardless, this is one very interesting straight-line tussle.

Sponsored Posts

Comments

GTRTURTLE 🔰 🐢(Oo \ S K Y L I N E / oO) (Koen

I’m surprised that this wasn’t done by Carwow

11/12/2018 - 15:12 |
18 | 0

I could tell it wasnt them as the camera work was on a world beyond

11/12/2018 - 15:28 |
5 | 0
Anonymous

Because AWD

11/12/2018 - 16:20 |
1 | 0
Noah Thorley Images

Darn…

03/02/2019 - 04:44 |
0 | 0