Let’s face it. Honda Civic racers get a lot of hate from the rest of the automotive community for one reason – everyone believes their builds are cheap. For that reason, they are always the underdogs in the racing world. Supercar owners, on the other hand, are criticized for being boastful, skill-less pri*ks who only exist in the racing world because of their money. On the latest episode of This Vs. That Hoonigan put a 1993 K-swapped EG Civic against a 2020 McLaren 620R.
The 1993 K-swapped EG Civic belongs to Bryan from California. He admits it’s an all-throw build that was put together four days before the race. His Civic is quite impressive for a Frankenstein build.
Under the hood, it packs a K24 TSX stock bottom, allegedly putting together 650 hp (659 ps). All this power is harnessed via a 5-speed PPG Dog Box manual transmission on a front-wheel-drive platform. It’s running an eBay GTX 3582r turbo and a PLM manifold. The Civic weighs 2,300 lbs (1,043 kgs).
The 2020 McLaren 620R on the right corner belongs to Diego from San Diego. It’s a limited edition race car (homologated for the streets) with carbon fiber bits, including the roof (with air-intake snorkel), manually adjustable rear wing, and side scoops.
Under the hood, it packs a twin-turbo 3.8-liter V8 making 612 hp (620 ps). It has a 7-speed dual-clutch automated manual transmission (with inertia push)and runs on a rear-wheel-drive platform. It weighs 3,200 lbs (1,451 kgs). The 2020 McLaren 620R can bolt from 0 to 60 mph (97 kph) in 3.0-seconds.
After all the glitz and show, it only comes down to one thing on Hoonigan’s This Vs. That series– racing.
The first race was a 1,000-ft head-to-head drag race. When it was time to bolt, the Honda took the first bite and won the race by half a car. The next race was a re-run (1,000 ft head-to-head). The Civic stood its ground and won again.
They did a bonus third round for fun (roll race), but we’ll let you judge the outcome in the video below.
Humphrey is a car enthusiast whose love and passion for automobiles extended into collecting, writing, driving, and working on cars. He got his passion for cars from his Dad, who spent thousands of hours working on his old junky 1970 E20 Toyota Corolla. Years later, he would end up doing the same with a series of lemons he’s owned throughout his adult life. Full profile
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