Honda New Zealand is opening a “Type R Pavilion” at its flagship Store in Newmarket, Auckland.
The launch of the new facility has been timed to coincide with the arrival of the new FL5 Civic Type R in NZ, but it also celebrates a number of anniversaries for the brand: 2022 marks the 30th birthday for Type R (the NSX R being the first), the 25th for the first global Civic Type R – and it’s the 50th for the mainstream Civic.
The grand opening for the Type R Pavilion, which is in a separate building to the main Honda new-vehicle showroom, takes place over the weekend of December 2-4.
The FL5 Civic will star, but joined by a number of other significant vehicles.
“We will have our Honda Heritage collection on display which includes a number of Type R models, including the first 1997 Civic Type R.” says Nobuya Sonoda, managing director, Honda NZ.
“We are also excited to host a live auction for a Civic Type R FK8 on Saturday December 3 at 1pm. There will also be a number of other promotions available during this event.”
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