Honda Australia has announced the pricing and specification for its updated 2020 Honda Civic Type R ahead of its local showroom debut on October 1. Focusing firmly on performance the MY2020 model brings a number of changes and improvements to the Type R, including upgrades to its ride and handling, …
Read More »2020 Honda Civic Type R facelifted with hardware changes
Having updated the regular Civic line-up, it’s now the Honda Civic Type R’s turn. Bowing in at the 2020 Tokyo Auto Salon, the Japanese hot hatch gets the customary front and back makeover to freshen it up for another few years. At the front, there’s a subtly tweaked front bumper …
Read More »Honda Civic Type R claims new lap record at Spa
Honda set out to produce a world-beater with the current Civic Type R and the company is clearly keen to tote just how good it is, with the hot hatch adding another trophy to the cabinet after smashing the lap record for a front-wheel drive production car at Spa-Francorchamps in …
Read More »2018 Honda Civic Type R Review – new hot hatch benchmark
Type R – a badge that used to strike fear and ecstasy all at the same time. It first adorned the rump of a Japanese-market NSX a quarter of a century ago and went on to entertain us with the likes of the Integra and S2000 Type R’s, building a …
Read More »2017 Honda Civic Type R pricing and specifications – arrives October
Honda Australia has announced the pricing and specifications of its highly anticipated 2017 Civic Type R, which arrives in October priced from $50,990 plus on-road costs. Headlining the latest Civic Type R is a 228kW/400Nm 2.0-litre VTEC turbocharged four-cylinder engine matched with a six-speed manual transmission with rev-matching function. Australian …
Read More »SPIED: 2017 Honda Civic Type R – all-wheel drive likely
The hot new 2017 Honda Civic Type R has been snapped testing in the UK recently. The fully camouflaged prototype gives us a sneak preview of the hot hatch, ahead of its arrival next year. The test mule was spotted by Evo Magazine’s sub-editor, Richard Lane in London and can …
Read More »Honda Civic Type R Tourer, anyone?
Want a Honda Civic Type R but need a big boot to haul the family treasures? Too bad. You can’t have one. But isn’t the Type R on this page a wagon? I hear you ask. Yes, but it’s not for sale. You see, the crew at Synchro Motorsport, who …
Read More »RevoZport previews new bodykit for Honda Civic Type R
RevoZport has previewed their bodykit for the Honda Civic Type R. While one might think the Type R is already striking enough as it is – with its enormous rear wing, gaping vents and diffusers – the RevoZport’s styling kit actually tones down the factory styling by removing the towering …
Read More »Honda shows “The Other Side” of the Civic Type R
Honda has launched a new interactive online film, bringing to life the brand’s ‘other side’ ahead of the hotly-anticipated launch of the new Civic Type R in 2015. Honda is renowned for its reputation of engineering excellence, technology and reliability. But it’s the brand’s ‘other side’, born from a racing …
Read More »Honda unveils Civic Type R concept II – packs over 206kW
Honda has taken the wraps off the upcoming and eagerly anticipated Civic Type R Concept “Series 2”, ahead of its official debut at the 2014 Paris Motor Show. While it may wear the concept badge at the show, the car you see here is pretty much the production version, safe …
Read More »Honda Civic Type R concept packs over 208kW
This is the car Honda fans across the world have been waiting for – the Honda Civic Type R packing over 208kW from a force-fed 2.0-litre inline four-cylinder engine, and it can’t get to showrooms quick enough. With the brand’s current drab offering, the Type R will inject much needed …
Read More »2015 Civic Type-R unveiled in near production guise
Honda has unveiled a near production ready 2015 Civic Type-R wearing a matte black exterior finish. The car will be the first model to be powered by Honda’s all-new VTEC turbo engine displacing 2.0-litre and producing 209kW (280 hp). Honda intends to beat the current record of the fastest lap …
Read More »Honda Civic Type-R confirmed for 2015
Honda has confirmed that a new Civic Type-R is in the works and will hit showrooms sometime in 2015. Speaking to AutoExpress in the UK, Honda CEO, Takanobu Ito, said Honda’s latest hot-hatch will be developed specifically for Europe and will include several developments garnered from Honda’s experience in the …
Read More »2013 Honda Civic Type R rumoured to be turbo powered
The next Honda Civic Type R is rumoured to feature a turbocharged engine. If true, it will be Honda’s first ever turbo road car. Set to be developed by the company’s renowned tuning partner, Mugen, the new Civic Type R will ditch its high-revving 2.0-litre naturally aspirated engine for a …
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