The 2023 Honda Civic Type R is facing a wait time stretching into late 2024.
Snapshot
- Honda Civic Type R facing 20-month wait
- Civic and HR-V e:HEV hybrids up to nine months
- Honda’s petrol models in greater supply; ZR-V and new CR-V due this year
Honda Australia has confirmed buyers of the next-generation hot hatch – set to launch in February at $72,600 drive-away – could be waiting for up to two years.
It follows “high demand” for the model, in conjunction with supply chain issues and the global semiconductor chip shortage.
Honda’s local arm hasn’t confirmed how many Type R’s have been ordered thus far, but it said “more than 4000 enthusiasts and prospective customers” had expressed their interest last year.
“There has also been a significant spike in the volume of enquiry we’ve received, with our network of Honda Centres telling us that customers are contacting them regularly, eager to put their names down to secure a new Civic Type R,” said newly-appointed Honda Australia director, Carolyn McMahon in November.
Honda Australia has also confirmed a nine-month wait time for the Civic and HR-V e:HEV hybrids, while all petrol models – including the CR-V – have shorter delivery times.
An all-new CR-V is expected to launch in Australia in the second half of 2023, and it will be joined by the ZR-V small SUV around the same time.
To differentiate between the two models, the next-generation CR-V has grown in size – and both are expected to offer a hybrid option.
As with other brands, Honda Australia said it is “continuously seeking to shorten these wait times and are regularly monitoring the situation.”
VFACTS new-car sales data reveals Honda registered 14,215 vehicles in 2022, a 19.1 per cent drop over 2021, following its condensed model range and shift to a non-negotiable sales model in July 2021.
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