Or rather, what color will you order it in?
HondaThe 2023 Honda Civic Type R is here, and it’s excellent. Honda announced pricing yesterday, and today, we just spotted that the configurator for the new hot-hatch is live. Normally car configurators are among our favorite time-wasters, but with the Civic Type R, there’s only a handful of options you can select from.
You get a choice of five colors. The three pearl finishes add $395 to the sticker, optional forged wheels are also available, which seem steep at $3100, but aren’t too bad relative to aftermarket forged wheels, and that’s really it. Everything else is dealer-installed accessories, most notably a $2250 carbon-fiber wing. As before, Honda only offers the Civic Type R in one, very well-equipped trim, so there’s really not much to configure here.
For myself, I’d have a hard time not ordering a Civic Type R in Championship white, the traditional Honda Type R color. The forged wheels are tempting too, as Honda claims they save a not-insignificant 5.29 pounds of unsprung weight at each corner, though I like the look of the standard wheels better. With the wheels, the MSRP is $47,485. A lot of money to be sure, but I think you’d be lucky to find one at that price. The old Civic Type R still routinely sells for at or above sticker, and demand for this one is going to be significant.
So, how would you get your Civic Type R?
Chris Perkins Senior Editor Chris Perkins is the Web Editor for Road & Track magazine.
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