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Sceptics of N rburgring lap times, avert your eyes: another record has tumbled. With much fanfare though arguably little surprise the Honda Civic Type R is the fastest front-wheel-drive car around the Nordschleife.By being crowned as such, it continues what"s become a fiercely fought and frequently changing battle for hot hatchback supremacy. Ever since the Leon Cupra took FWD below the eight minute mark, Seat, Volkswagen, Renault and Honda have been transferring the trophy between each other"s mantelpieces seemingly every few months.With a 7 minute 43.8 second lap time, the new 316bhp Civic Type R has taken over three seconds out of the outgoing champion, the VW Golf GTI Clubsport S.Full details and specs of the new Honda Civic Type R. The lap can be seen aboveHonda snaffled the record on April 3, as part of the latest Type R"s development programme. As well as taking several seconds out of its rival, the new fast Civic also lapped the Nordschleife almost seven seconds quicker than the previous Civic Type R. While the new Civic is a mere 10bhp up on before, its wider track and more hardcore chassis have seriously upped its cornering speeds, according to Honda.
Date written: 24 Apr 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 7555
Sceptics of N rburgring lap times, avert your eyes: another record has tumbled. With much fanfare though arguably little surprise the Honda Civic Type R is the fastest front-wheel-drive car around the Nordschleife.By being crowned as such, it continues what"s become a fiercely fought and frequently changing battle for hot hatchback supremacy. Ever since the Leon Cupra took FWD below the eight minute mark, Seat, Volkswagen, Renault and Honda have been transferring the trophy between each other"s mantelpieces seemingly every few months.With a 7 minute 43.8 second lap time, the new 316bhp Civic Type R has taken over three seconds out of the outgoing champion, the VW Golf GTI Clubsport S.Full details and specs of the new Honda Civic Type R. The lap can be seen aboveHonda snaffled the record on April 3, as part of the latest Type R"s development programme. As well as taking several seconds out of its rival, the new fast Civic also lapped the Nordschleife almost seven seconds quicker than the previous Civic Type R. While the new Civic is a mere 10bhp up on before, its wider track and more hardcore chassis have seriously upped its cornering speeds, according to Honda.
Date written: 24 Apr 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 7555
