2015 Honda Civic Type R BTCC racer unleashed at Silverstone - video

27 November 2015
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2015 Honda Civic Type R BTCC Racer Unleashed At Silverstone

We were very impressed with Honda's new Civic Type R when we tested it on the road earlier this year, but the racing version has also been making waves in the British Touring Car Championship this year. We caught up with Honda Yuasa Racing's Matt Neal at Silverstone for a drive in the Civic Type R race car.

While the road car isn't left wanting for power with 306bhp, the BTCC racer has a massive 370bhp available from just 3000rpm. Matt Prior straps in for a drive.

Matt Prior

Matt Prior
Title: Editor-at-large

Matt is Autocar’s lead features writer and presenter, is the main face of Autocar’s YouTube channel, presents the My Week In Cars podcast and has written his weekly column, Tester’s Notes, since 2013.

Matt is an automotive engineer who has been writing and talking about cars since 1997. He joined Autocar in 2005 as deputy road test editor, prior to which he was road test editor and world rally editor for Channel 4’s automotive website, 4Car. 

Into all things engineering and automotive from any era, Matt is as comfortable regularly contributing to sibling titles Move Electric and Classic & Sports Car as he is writing for Autocar. He has a racing licence, and some malfunctioning classic cars and motorbikes. 

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Peter Cavellini 5 December 2015

trouble is..........

There are other cars on the track,when your racing,and,they also will have new,awesome kit too!,fair?
winniethewoo 27 November 2015

At least all the stickers

At least all the stickers disguise the ugliness somewhat.
Leslie Brook 27 November 2015

.

I really hate it when people refer to a car as an awesome bit of kit