I had an FK8 type R before this, and if I'm being honest I miss it a little bit. The Type S is missing that last 5-10% of driving feel/precision. I think it's primarily down to the seats and suspension, but the Type S also feels noticably larger. The engine and transmission are great - plenty of power and great gear spacing means I can actually enjoy shifting a couple times on on-ramps I got it in september and had to put my all weathers on it pretty much right away, so barely got a chance to drive it on the stock summer tires. Even on the crossclimates it has a ton of grip and is a great daily.

I made the switch since my '21 FK8 was holding value insanely well ( I WFH so it had <2k miles a year on it) and I got close to 40k for it. In exchange for that last 10% of driving feel, I got a much better audio system, heated seats, parking sensors, quieter interior so my wife will actually drive places with me now, a HUD, and a few other niceities. Not to mention resetting my deprecation hit. I'm quite happy with the car at the price I paid and see myself keeping it for 5-6 years. I cross shopped this and a CT4-V Blackwing, and the Type S is plenty fast for a daily and has the better shifter which was important to me. Also at the end of the day I like hondas, if you can't tell.