Honda creates a Civic Type R Pickup Ute

Honda UK has potentially built the fastest pickup ute with its one-off Civic Type R Pickup Truck concept for this year’s SMMT Test Day.

Created by the team behind Synchro Motorsport at Honda’s UK Swindon factory, ‘Project P’ – as it is known internally – is based on the standard Civic Type R hatch.

To create the Project P concept, the team used a pre-production version and adapted the design rearwards from the B-pillars of the car, with sweeping lines from the roofline to the back hiding a flatbed loading area in the centre of the car where the rear seats and boot space would normally be.

Finished in Rallye Red, the concept retains the iconic rear wing associated with both the FK2 and FK8 Civic Type R, which, in a clever piece of engineering, is movable to allow direct and unfettered access to the back of the truck.

Using the same powertrain, suspension and gearbox as the standard road car, it is estimated Project P will complete the 0-100 km/h sprint in under six seconds and reach a top speed of more than 265 km/h.

It also possesses the same driving modes of comfort, Sport and +R as the hot hatch.

Mr. Alyn James, project lead, commented: “We have a special projects division at the factory in Swindon and this project was a fantastic opportunity for the team to show just what their creative minds could do.

“The passion that our engineers have for Honda is shown in our latest creation and we are even considering taking it to the Nurburgring to see if we can take the record for the fastest front wheel drive pickup truck!”

Mr. Phil Webb, head of car at Honda UK, added: “This Civic Type R Pickup Truck concept by the special team at our Swindon-based plant demonstrates the passion and commitment of the team there – going above and beyond outside working hours to deliver the final product.

“There are no plans to put this in to production but we will be using it to transport our lawn and garden products as and when required!”

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