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With the 11th-generation Si stepping up so much, the Type R is going to be at another level." Last year's Si compared to the Type R was like night and day. "I have a Type R on order," said Jason Richman, a Honda enthusiast from Chicago.

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The Honda leads a parade of affordable, front-wheel-drive, $30K-something performance compacts into the market, including the Volkswagen Golf GTI, Toyota Corolla GR, Acura Integra Type-S, and Hyundai Elantra N - and the popular Civic Si sedan, which shares the Type R's manual shifter, but is shy about 100 horsepower. Trophy-R beat that time in 2019, and the new Type R surely has its sights on taking the title back when it debuts sometime next year. With standard, six-speed manual transmission, the 10th-generation car set the fastest time ever recorded at Germany's epic Nürburgring race track for a FWD vehicle in 2017. The new Type R will likely be built in Indiana alongside the Civic Sport hatchback after Honda discontinued production in Swindon, England, earlier this year.Īt half (or less) of the sticker price of those exotic beasts, the ultimate Civic is one of the most capable front-wheel drive cars in the market. In defiance of the SUV trend, the compact 2022 Civic sedan was the sixth best-selling non-pickup vehicle in America in the first nine months of 2021, according to Car and Driver.

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The current-generation Type R makes an impressive 306 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque from its 2.0-liter turbo-4 engine and the new-gen model is expected to update the formula. The 2023 Type R takes the 11th generation Civic's conservative styling and adds a big rear wing, swollen rear fenders for fatter tires, center tri-tailpipes, and bigger front grilles to feed the turbocharged beast within. The striptease doesn't leave much to the imagination. Honda whetted enthusiasts' appetites with camouflaged, teaser photos of the hot hatch undergoing development at the Suzuka Formula One race track in Japan this week.

Audi A6 3.One of 2022's most hotly anticipated cars is the Honda Civic's range-topping Type R performance model.

The Type R will be exported to markets around the world, including the US – which will mark the first time that any Honda-badged Type R has been officially sold in North America. It will be produced at Honda of the UK Manufacturing (HUM) in Swindon – the global manufacturing hub for the five-door hatchback, with sales expected to begin in Europe during the second half of 2017. The next-generation Civic Type R was engineered within the same development programme as the other members of the Civic family, and will be officially unveiled in production form next year. Unique peaks at the roof flanks point backwards towards a dramatic, visually striking rear wing. The central tailpipe is of a smaller diameter and is highlighted in bright metallic red. FINDAUTO ABS Car Spoiler Wing Body Kits Type-R Style Fits for 2016-2021 for Honda Civic Hatchback Trunk Lip Spoiler. Enlarged arches accommodate the new wheels.Ī substantial carbon fibre diffuser runs below the wider rear bumper, which frames three fully-functional tailpipes with a pair of directional strakes at each side. Smoked lenses for the LED headlights, indicators and side repeaters reflect the Type R Prototype’s more aggressive character.Ĭarbon fibre side skirts run the length of the wheelbase, between 20-inch piano black alloy wheels with red accents and 245-section high-performance tyres. There is also a new intake on the bonnet, with an air scoop sited centrally in a trapezoidal recess. Honda’s famous red ‘H’ badge – which adorns all Type R models – sits above a new air vent at the nose of the car. Additional slatted ducts add width to the bumper, and diamond-mesh inserts fill the sculpted air intakes.

The exterior is clothed in a highly reflective, finely-grained brushed aluminium-effect finish unique to the show car.Īt the front, the aggressive bumper is accentuated with a winged carbon fibre splitter and sporty red accent line. The new Honda Civic Type R Prototype has been revealed at the 2016 Mondial de L’Automobile in Paris, offering an insight into the styling of the next-generation Civic Type R which will be officially unveiled in 2017.īased on the low and wide proportions of the new Civic hatchback, the Type R Prototype is enhanced by muscular body styling and modifications to aid aerodynamic performance. Bespoke ‘brushed aluminium’ wrap provides eye-catching finish.Prototype marked out by wide, aggressive bumpers, extended wheel arches and dramatic rear wing.New Civic Type R Prototype unveiled at 2016 Mondial de L’Automobile in Paris.