Honda Civic Type R

  • 2018 Honda Civic Type R rendering - Image via CivicX

    Honda’s all-new, 10th-generation Civic is now on sale, but so far all we’ve got is the pedestrian Civic Sedan. There’s still a new Civic Coupe due out in the winter, and sometime next year we’ll see the return of a Civic Hatchback on these shores. Then it will be time for the performance-oriented Si and Type R models, the latter of which has been spotted testing in prototype form and is previewed here by a realistic computer-generated rendering. The rendering comes to us from CivicX and composed using spy shots of prototypes. It helps highlight some of the finer...

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    Fernando Alonso Takes Delivery Of Honda Civic Type R, Waits For NSX

    Despite dealing with a disastrous season after switching from Ferrari to McLaren in the Formula One World Championship, Fernando Alonso appears upbeat—at least on social media—as he can be seen posing next to the new Honda Civic Type R with a huge smile on his face in a recent photo...

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    Even Honda’s CEO Is Waiting To Buy A Civic Type R

    When Takahiro Hachigo moved back to Japan in March to be the new CEO of Honda, after the previous CEO Takanobu Ito stepped down amid slowing sales and the ongoing Takata airbag fiasco, he was without a car. Rather than pick up a car straight away, however, Hachigo decided to wait so that he could...

  • 2015 Honda Civic Type R production in Swindon, United Kingdom
    Honda Civic Type R Production Gets Underway In U.K.

    Production of Honda’s new Civic Type R hot hatch is finally underway at the Honda plant in Swindon, England. The plant is the global hub for the Civic Hatchback, meaning it will also be supplying the United States with cars once the new Civic range goes on sale here in the fall. Other Civic...

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    Potential 2016 Honda Civic Coupe Type R Rendered

    At the 2015 New York Auto Show earlier this month, Honda rolled out a striking coupe concept that previews the design of an all-new Civic set to be introduced for the 2016 model year. At the concept’s unveiling, Honda also confirmed that the 2016 Civic will be available as a coupe, hatch and...

  • Honda Civic Concept Live Shots, 2015 New York Auto Show
    Honda Confirms Type R For U.S. At Civic Concept Debut: 2015 New York Auto Show

    The new Honda Civic is here, and it’s a concept in name only—this is effectively what you’ll see for the 2016 model year. Ten generations in, the Civic has had some great years and some bad ones. This year is shaping up to be one of the good ones—thanks in part to the sporty...

  • 2015 Honda Civic Type R

    Lately, there have been rumors Honda’s version of the Civic compact hatch sold overseas will be offered in the U.S. in the near future, raising hopes that the Civic Type R performance flagship will come with it. Things really heated up when a prototype for the new Civic Type R was spotted testing on U.S. soil, not too far from a factory where Honda plans to build new turbocharged four-cylinder engines. And then, just a couple of weeks ago, reports out of Japan claimed Honda will start selling its Civic hatch in North America by as early as the summer of 2016. ALSO SEE: Lincoln...

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    European Honda Civic Headed For North America In Mid-2016: Report

    Lately, there have been rumors Honda’s version of the Civic compact hatch sold overseas will be offered in the U.S. in the near future, raising hopes that the Civic Type R performance flagship will come with it. Things really heated up when a prototype for the new Civic Type R was spotted...

  • 2015 Honda Civic Type R BTCC race car
    New Honda Civic Type R Set To Go Racing

    Honda has already proven that its latest Civic Type R is a fast road car, but soon the Japanese automaker will be able to determine whether it makes for a good race car, too. Honda has released the first photos of a new Civic Type R racer that is set to do battle this year in the British Touring...

  • 2015 Honda Civic Type R sets new front-drive Nürburgring lap record
    2015 Honda Civic Type R sets new FWD ‘Ring record

    While lap times at the Nürburgring Nordschleife have long been a contentious issue for car fans and manufacturers alike—and rightly so—when the new turbocharged Honda Civic Type R sets a new front-drive record, it’s worth paying attention—especially because it was one...

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    2015 Honda Civic Type R: 305 hp and 0-62 mph in 5.7 seconds

    After what seems like an excessively long gestation period for what’s essentially a hotted-up variant of a car already on sale—Honda says the development was five years—the new Civic Type R is finally here. The awesome hot hatch has been revealed at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show and...

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    2015 Honda Civic Type R Appears Briefly In New Promo Video

    The new Honda Civic Type R is now less than a week away from its debut at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, and in the lead up to its arrival we have our first clear look at the car courtesy of a promo video for the Honda brand. The video, Keep Up, highlights some of Honda’s most exciting and...

  • 2015 Honda Civic Type R

    The new Honda Civic Type R is just a couple of weeks away from its debut at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, and in the lead up to its arrival Honda has dropped a few more details on its upcoming hot hatch. We also have the first photos of the final production version, in its Championship White hero color. We already know that the new Civic Type R will be powered by a direct-injected and turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine with VTEC variable valve timing, and that the engine’s output will be “more than” 276 horsepower (the final figure could be as high as 320 hp). Honda...

  • Euro-spec 2015 Honda Civic Type R prototype spotted in Ohio - Image via Generation X Civic Forum
    2015 Honda Civic Type R Prototype Spotted In U.S.

    It was only a week ago that Honda confirmed plans to build a new turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine with VTEC variable valve timing at a plant in Anna, Ohio, and now a prototype for the European-spec Civic Type R has been spotted in the state. The new Civic Type R, seen in this image taken...

  • 2015 Honda Civic Type R spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2015 Honda Civic Type R Spy Shots

    While in the U.S. the hottest Honda Civic on offer is the lame-duck Civic Si, over in Europe they have the Civic Type R, a high-revving hot hatch with race-inspired looks, taut suspension and impeccable handling. With the release of a brand new Civic in Europe and other markets in recent years...

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    Honda Confirms Turbo Four For U.S., Possible Hot Civic On The Way

    We recently brought you news that a new turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine being developed for the not-for-U.S. Civic Type R would eventually be offered in our own Civic, finally giving the car the performance kick it needs to fend off rivals. Going some way towards substantiating the...

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    U.S.-Spec Honda Civic To Receive Turbo Four From Global Civic Type R: Report

    Honda’s Civic hatchback sold overseas is set to spawn a new Type R variant complete with a turbocharged and direct-injected 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine spitting out more than 276 horsepower (we hear the final figure may be closer to 320 hp). Sadly, this model isn’t headed to the U.S...

  • 'Other Side' ad for the 2015 Honda Civic Type R
    Honda Launches Awesome Interactive Ad For 2015 Civic Type R

    Not only are Honda’s cars cooler overseas, its ads are too. Take for example the automaker’s new interactive ad for the 2015 Civic Type R, which won’t be offered in the U.S. The ad, which you can view here, is called Other Side and it's designed to bring to life Honda’s wild...

  • Honda Civic Type R concept, 2014 Paris Auto Show

    Honda isn’t ready to show us the production version of its latest Civic Type R just yet, so at the 2014 Paris Auto Show, it's time for a new concept. This time, however, the concept’s impending arrival coincides with the release of the first specs for the car, which is scheduled for launch on the European market in 2015. Power will come from a new direct-injected and turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine, rated at “more than” 276 horsepower. We hear the final figure may be around 320 hp, which makes sense since prototypes for the new Civic Type R have been...

  • Honda Civic Type R concept, 2014 Geneva Motor Show
    Honda Hopes To Shed Dreary Image With New Civic Type R: Video

    There are plenty of cars that we can enjoy here in the United States. Of course, there is a long list of vehicles that remain forbidden fruit for those who love automobiles. Be it insanely high-powered German wagons or low-volume, barely legal road-going race cars, there are vehicles that other...

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    Acura NSX And Honda Civic Type R Concepts Headed For Goodwood

    The latest iteration of the Acura NSX and Honda Civic Type R concept cars will be on show at the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed in the U.K. next month, marking the first time that the two vehicles will be shown together. Both are due to enter production next year, though show goers will only be...

  • Honda Civic Type R Concept - 2014 Geneva Motor Show live photos
    Honda Fans Start Civic Type R Petition For U.S. Sales, But Don't Get Your Hopes Up

    The last bona-fide Type R model sold by Honda in the U.S. was the sprightly Integra Type R, sold under the Acura brand in the late 1990s. Many Type Rs have come and gone since then, but none of them have been sold in the U.S. With details of Honda's latest Civic Type R emerging, some U.S. Honda...

  • Honda Civic Type R Concept - 2014 Geneva Motor Show live photos
    2015 Honda Civic Type R Concept Revealed In Geneva: Live Photos And Video

    Honda’s latest Civic Type R is nearing the end of its gestation, and at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show this week we got our first definitive look at the completed car in the form of a thinly veiled concept version. The aggressively-styled Civic Type R concept is said to point to the styling...

  • Honda Civic Type R prototype, Honda Proving Ground, Tochigi, Japan, Nov 2013
    Honda Racing Driver Tests The 2015 Civic Type R: Video

    We’ve already brought you our own driving impressions of the 2015 Honda Civic Type R, but here’s what current Honda WTCC driver Gabriele Tarquini thinks of it. A veteran of multiple racing formats, including Formula One, Tarquini drove some of the earlier 2015 Civic Type R prototypes...

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