Honda Civic Type R
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The Japanese Super GT series allows for big changes in bodywork, allows for up to 650 hp, and requires rear-wheel drive.
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Here's how the 2023 Honda Civic Type R gets built
Watch this video to see the 2023 Honda Civic Type R come to life.
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Watch Max Verstappen drive the 2023 Honda Civic Type R in new ad
Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen tests out the 2023 Honda Civic Type R on a racetrack in a new ad.
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2023 Honda Civic Type R grows larger, smarter, and faster
The 2023 Honda Civic Type R will feature power and dynamic upgrades, but Honda isn't detailing them yet.
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2023 Honda Civic Type R reportedly leaked
A leaked teaser of the forthcoming hot hatch presages the July 20 reveal.
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2021 Honda Civic Type R Limited Edition drops weight, sets Suzuka lap record
Honda already set a record for a front-drive vehicle at the famed Formula One circuit in Japan.
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The first version of the new Honda Civic Type R designed for motorsport has been revealed. The Type R race car has been developed by Italy’s JAS Motorsport for the 2018 season of the burgeoning Touringcar Racer International Series, an FIA-sanctioned series with low costs to entry. The series was launched in 2015 and keeps costs low by featuring affordable race cars closely related to the production models on which they’re based. There are already 19 different race cars in TCR including ones based on the Opel Astra and Volkswagen Golf GTI. The 2018 Type R TCR was developed using...
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2017 Honda Civic Type R power figures may be underrated
The 2017 Honda Civic Type R arrives in the United States for the first time with some serious performance credentials. Honda engineers were able to extract a whopping 306 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque from the standard 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-4. Honda has always been pretty good at...
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Honda looks at adding power, all-wheel drive to Civic Type R
Honda's Civic Type R has finally landed in the United States, but the automaker is already hinting at adding new variants. Honda wants the additional variants to keep interest in the Civic Type R, its halo in the U.S., alive after the initial buzz has worn off. It’s a formula that’s...
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Bidding on first 2017 Honda Civic Type R tops out at $200K
Honda recently decided to give fans the chance to own the first very 2017 Civic Type R in the country. That's right, the car with a VIN ending in 001. It went up on an online auction and at the close of bidding on Thursday the final tally came in at $200,000. Not bad considering the starting price...
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2017 Honda Civic Type R priced at $34,775
For years, Honda has been teasing us with the promise of a Civic Type R for the United States. We’re glad to report that the wait is finally over as the car is now on sale. It also has its first television spot up and running. Honda on Thursday confirmed a starting price of $34,775, including...
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First ad for the 2017 Honda Civic Type R drops
Honda has long had a penchant for motorsports, and it has translated into an iconic nameplate for the brand's road cars: Type R. Except, the United States has mostly been left out of the Type R party. That changes this year and Honda is sounding the news off loud and clear in the 2017 Civic Type...
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Fun and frugal: the best of both worlds. It's typically hard to come by, but occasionally, Goldilocks syndrome sets in. The 2017 Honda Civic Type R may classify as one example. Official fuel economy estimates released for the 2017 Civic Type R reveal an EPA-estimated 22 mpg city, 28 mpg highway, and a combined rating of 25 mpg. Those aren't terrible fuel economy numbers from a turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-4 tasked with producing 306 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque. ALSO SEE: BMW to preview new 8-Series with Villa D’Este concept Speaking of Goldilocks, the Civic Type R is the...
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McLaren F1 driver Stoffel Vandoorne samples the 2017 Honda Civic Type R
McLaren Formula One driver Stoffel Vandoorne took some time out from his busy schedule for this weekend’s 2017 Australian Grand Prix to sample the 2017 Honda Civic Type R. Vandoorne, whose McLaren race car is also powered by a Honda engine, is one of the first people outside of Honda to get...
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2017 Honda Civic Type R video preview
It's the moment so many American Honda performance enthusiasts... no, scratch that, performance enthusiasts have been waiting for: the 2017 Honda Civic Type R is here, and it's coming soon to showrooms in the United States. Yes, you heard me correctly, it's coming to the U.S. to challenge the Ford...
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2017 Honda Civic Type R is here to roast some front tires
It's the day many enthusiasts have been waiting for: The 2017 Honda Civic Type R has arrived in production trim, and it's coming to the United States. Debuting on Tuesday at the 2017 Geneva auto show, and heading to U.S. showrooms late this spring, the 2017 Honda Civic Type R is set to battle the...
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2017 Honda Civic Type R leaks ahead of Geneva debut
Honda is set to unveil its new Civic Type R at next week’s 2017 Geneva auto show but photos have already leaked. These two photos posted to Autocar reveal the new Civic Type R in great detail and confirm the car will closely match the “prototype” version Honda has been trotting...
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Honda sends out current Civic Type R with Black Edition
The Honda Civic Type R finally reaches the United States this year, but the car we’re getting is a different beast to the Civic Type R launched elsewhere less than two years ago. That Civic Type R was based on the previous-generation Civic Hatchback sold outside the U.S., and Honda has...
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Update: In response to a report that the upcoming Civic Type R will be available with a CVT, Honda has confirmed that the car will be offered exclusively with a 6-speed manual transmission. The confirmation ends speculation that either a CVT or dual-clutch transmission, which has also been rumored, will be on the car's options list. Honda will finally unleash its Civic Type R in the United States later this year. The car is due midway through the year and according to a new report will come with an available CVT instead of a dual-clutch transmission. The standard transmission will be a...
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Honda Civic Type R Prototype to appear at 2016 SEMA show
Following its debut at September’s 2016 Paris auto show, Honda’s Civic Type R Prototype is now en route to Las Vegas for an appearance at the 2016 SEMA show. The car represents our best look yet at the production Civic Type R due in showrooms in 2017. It builds on the low and wide...
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2018 Honda Civic Type R spy shots and video
It’s been exactly one year since we last saw prototypes for Honda’s new Civic Type R and now we have new spy shots and video of the latest testers for the upcoming hot hatch. Honda launched a Civic Type R outside the United States in early 2015 but that car was based on the...
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Honda Civic Type R Prototype debuts in Paris
In Honda speak, Prototype means almost production ready. Prototype vehicles are often shown just a few months ahead of the on-sale date and the changes between them and the production vehicles are usually minor. That should warm the hearts of Honda fans anxiously awaiting the Civic Type R as the...
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Honda Civic Type R sets FWD record at 5 iconic racetracks
Honda’s Civic Type R is one of the fastest hot hatches in the world, despite it skipping an all-wheel-drive system and sticking with a good ol’ manual transmission. The current generation, powered by a 305-horsepower turbocharged 2.0-liter 4-cylinder, made its debut in 2015 and although...
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2018 Honda Civic Type R Rendered
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...
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