USA, are you ready for your Honda Civic Type R? Its bold, probably loud and a bit on the wild side. Can you handle this beast of a Civic? > > From AW > > > > After teasing us with the Civic Type R at last September?s Paris auto show, Honda unveiled the production car in Geneva. It?s the first U.S.-market Civic Type R in Honda?s history, and the company says it?s the most powerful, most agile Civic ever. The car goes on sale here in late spring wearing a mid-$30K sticker price. > > Understated it ain?t. The basic body is your standard Civic five-door. The Type R adds a host of intakes, wings, splitters, Brembo brakes and three tailpipes. Yes, three. > > We?d heard rumors the Type R would boast 300 hp, and Honda pulled it off. The direct-injected 2.0-liter turbo-four develops 306 hp and
295 lb-ft of torque, and the only gearbox is a short-throw six-speed manual with rev-matching capability. Honda says the new single-mass flywheel reduces clutch inertia 25 percent compared to the outgoing European Type R, while the lower final gear ratio should improve acceleration. > > The Type R?s Nurburgring-tuned chassis builds further on the
10th-gen Civic?s upgrades with Type R-exclusive spring, damper and bushing settings. Honda says the new front suspension with aluminum lower arms and steering knuckles will improve at-the-limit cornering and reduce torque steer. There?s also a new four-wheel adaptive-suspension system with three-chamber dampers, variable-ratio electric power steering and a limited-slip front diff. > > Wheels are 20-inch aluminum alloy with 245/30R Continental ContiSportContact 6 tires. > > Honda says the Type R?s chassis has a 38 percent increase in torsional rigidity and 45 percent gain in bending rigidity. The body is 14 percent ultra-high-strength steel while the hood is aluminum. Overall weight is down 35 pounds. > > Three driving modes -- comfort, sport (default) and +R adjust steering and throttle response, transmission rev-matching, vehicle stability assist and the adaptive dampers. > > Inside are heavily bolstered front buckets, a leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift boot and aluminum shift knob and pedals. The
7-inch touchscreen display houses navigation, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. This probably won?t happen, but if you get sick of hearing the Type R growl, the 540-watt, 12-speaker stereo is standard. > > Honda?s U.K. plant in Swindon, England, is building the car, with the turbo-four coming from Honda?s Anna, Ohio, engine plant. The Type R makes its U.S. debut April 12 at the New York auto show. > > View the attachments for this post at:
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