The new Honda Civic Type R will begin testing at the Nurburgring later this year
Although it is not scheduled to be launched until 2015, company officials say that the ambitious performance targets - which include setting the fastest ever front-wheel drive lap time around the Nurburgring - mean that public testing will begin early.
Honda has confirmed that the car will have between 265 and 300bhp, suggesting power for the new Civic Type R will come from a turbocharged 2.0-litre engine.
The manufacturer claims that knowledge gleaned from its participation in the World Touring Car Championship, using a turbocharged 1.6-litre engine, will directly influence its new Type R unit.
The new Honda Civic Type R will initially be sold in Europe only, with non-European sales likely to follow if the car is well received. No prices have yet been announced.
Join the debate
Add your comment
No question.......!
If it does what it says on the Tin,and looks half as agressive, it will sell as quick as they make em!
'Nuvver Nurburgring Numpty
Start saving for the chiropracter now.
Blackfender wrote: Start
Doesn't need to be Nurburgring developed for that. Trust me Honda Type R's are stiff enough to begin with!
Whilst I have a suspicion that it will be a blown 1.6, there is a lot of me that would like it to be a blown two litre lump!
How can you consider fwd
you consider a fwd 1.6t civic taking the lap record of nurburgring?
It would be too expensive to give a 1.6 300bhp, which is what it would need.
From Honda past recent history it will be a large heavy car, so will be a 2.0 turbo minimum.
Did the 345bhp Focus RS500 ever set a proper time at the ring btw?
New 330bhp+ Focus RS in 2015 will be doing some times on the Ring too, so it's an arms race that may not be won. It might have been a silly title to pre cliam by Honda.
.....
The only other option I can imagine is using a high tune 1.6T with a tuned hybrid pack from a CRZ with it to make 300bhp and having loads of mid range torque aswell as power. With a battery pack just big enough to last 12miles of heavy use.