Adorned in camo ahead of its release later this year.
The new Civic Type R takes the FWD title at Suzuka.
The Japanese hot hatch took the title from the Renault Megane RS Trophy-R.
The infamous hot hatchback from Japan is notorious for its ability as a track weapon but the eleventh gen Honda Type R has lapped the Suzuka circuit as the quickest front-wheel-drive car ahead of its official reveal later this year.
The new Civic Type R takes the FWD title at Suzuka.
The lengthy circuit located in the Mie Prefecture of Japan has been host to some memorable Formula 1 races that the Japanese auto manufacturer has taken top honours in. The eleventh gen Honda Type R may not muster the same blitz lap times but the potent hot hatch managed the 5.8 km configuration in 2 minutes and 23.120 seconds, thus taking the front-wheel-drive car lap record away from the Renault Megane RS Trophy-R.
The Japanese hot hatch took the title from the Renault Megane RS Trophy-R.
Like its French counterpart, the Type R commenced the lap from a rolling start and at one point on the circuit managed to clock a whopping 231 km/h.
The Limited Edition which took the previous generation model and honed it in even further for time attack managed 2 minutes and 23.993 seconds. The model shown in the video from the 14th of March still conceals much of the interior and exterior but the eleventh gen Honda Type R looks more refined and subtle than its aggressive and angular predecessor.
Adorned in camo ahead of its release later this year.
Like its predecessor however, it is rumoured to make use of an evolution of the existing 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine which could push out as much as 235 kW in its previous application. We are sure the engineers in Japan have managed to eke out a little bit more power from possibly the last ICE-only Honda car to be produced in its home continent as mass-hybridisation looks set for the brand’s future.
The market should get interesting as the Toyota GR Corolla boasting all-wheel-drive has taken the world by storm and should theoretically offer unrivalled traction but then again, the Golf R offers the same performance and both options seem to coexist as it is.
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