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Written by Ollie Kew
You wait ages and ages for a new Honda Civic Type R, and well, two arrive almost back-to-back. Yes, scarcely a year after we first drove the current banzai Civic, Honda has just unveiled a concept version of the next-gen car, due to go on sale worldwide in 2017. And the key word there is worldwide".No Civic Type R has ever been officially sold in the USA it"s been a case of import your own at great expense with much tedious paperwork. But because the new Civic hatchback is a global car, aimed at Japan, Europe and indeed the USA, the angry-looking Type R will also land Stateside. It will still be built in Swindon, though.Officially called the Type R Prototype, the car you"re gawping at is strictly a concept for now (though doesn"t it look production ready?) so there"s nothing in the way of technical data.Having so recently gone to the trouble of building a 306bhp 2.0-litre turbo VTEC powerplant, though, this car will use that engine, we suspect a little uprated to keep pace with the likes of the 345bhp Ford Focus RS and put one over VW"s 306bhp Golf GTI Clubsport S. Is that a new N rburgring hatch battle we smell coming to the boil?
Date written: 29 Sep 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 5211
You wait ages and ages for a new Honda Civic Type R, and well, two arrive almost back-to-back. Yes, scarcely a year after we first drove the current banzai Civic, Honda has just unveiled a concept version of the next-gen car, due to go on sale worldwide in 2017. And the key word there is worldwide".No Civic Type R has ever been officially sold in the USA it"s been a case of import your own at great expense with much tedious paperwork. But because the new Civic hatchback is a global car, aimed at Japan, Europe and indeed the USA, the angry-looking Type R will also land Stateside. It will still be built in Swindon, though.Officially called the Type R Prototype, the car you"re gawping at is strictly a concept for now (though doesn"t it look production ready?) so there"s nothing in the way of technical data.Having so recently gone to the trouble of building a 306bhp 2.0-litre turbo VTEC powerplant, though, this car will use that engine, we suspect a little uprated to keep pace with the likes of the 345bhp Ford Focus RS and put one over VW"s 306bhp Golf GTI Clubsport S. Is that a new N rburgring hatch battle we smell coming to the boil?
Date written: 29 Sep 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 5211
