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 […]
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Aussie-bound 2017 Honda Civic Type R previewed
Honda has revealed a preview of the new Civic Type R which is set to be the example that will eventually be introduced in Australia. The current Civic Type R isn’t available in Australia, which means the last Type R we had was back in 2011. The new model is […]
2017 Honda Civic Type R spotted at Nurburgring (video)
Honda has been spotted test driving a prototype version of the 2017 Civic Type R out on the Nurburgring. What’s so different about the 2017 model compared with the current super hatch? Well, for one, this is the model that’s set to eventually go on sale in Australia, following delays […]
Honda set to turn up excitement levels with future models
Honda will inject more excitement into its cars and make better use of its global production facilities, its new boss has revealed. Having been recently appointed as Honda CEO, Takahiro Hachigo plans to “create a new Honda”, ditching the numerical target of six million car sales annually set by his […]
New Honda Civic Type R goes into production at UK plant
The all-new Honda Civic Type R has finally gone into production at Honda’s Swindon production plant in the UK. Honda’s manufacturing team is celebrating the production of the first three examples of the hotly anticipated hyper hatch, with a special event with lights and music to mark the occasion. The […]
2015 Honda Civic Type R ready for British Touring Car Championship
Honda Yuasa Racing has taken the new Honda Civic Type R and transformed it into a muscly racing car, which will compete in the 2015 British Touring Car Championship. The Honda Yuasa race team used a Civic Tourer in last year’s championship, and has now got its hands on a […]
2015 Honda Civic Type R sets FWD Nurburgring lap record (video)
The new Honda Civic Type R has done it, posting the fastest ever front-wheel drive production car lap around the Nurburgring in Germany. A development vehicle set a cracking time of 7:50.63. At this time, although a development vehicle, it easily beats the now-previous FWD record-holder, the much more serious […]
2015 Honda Civic Type R officially unveiled; 228kW, FWD, manual only
This is finally it everyone, the all-new 2015 Honda Civic Type R. Honda calls it a race car for the road, featuring the first turbocharged engine for a Type R model. We’ve already seen countless teaser images, prototype shots, and even almost-production-ready concepts. But finally this is exactly the car […]