Honda has chosen the 2017 SEMA show in Las Vegas to drop the hotly anticipated 2017 Civic Type R, in prototype form, with a very menacing matte black coat and angry, edgy wings.
Based on the hatchback bodystyle that debuted at the Paris Motor Show last month, just as its predecessor, the 2.0-litre turbocharged Nurburgring record holder was also based on the hatch instead of the sedan. The new version is set to continue to be powered by an evolution of that powertrain including the six-speed manual transmission.
Honda will be gunning for the Nurburgring front-wheel drive record yet again, which is fiercely contested between Volkswagen, itself and Renault on a regular basis. The current record is held by the Golf GTI 40 Clubsport.
This time around it has carbon fibre parts including a rear diffuser and side skirts, plus 20-inch wheels shod with 245 aspect tyres. Honda is no doubt honing its newest weapon around the Nordschleife as we speak.
The prototype is being shown from November 1-4 in Las Vegas, with a production version scheduled for next year, out of Honda’s Swindon, UK plant. This is the example that Australia will finally get after missing out on the outgoing turbo model.
