Who comes to mind when you think of Japanese performance cars? Subaru Impreza STI, Mitsubishi EVO, Civic TYPE R, this is our familiar Japanese performance car, but also the representative model of civilian JDM, but only the first two of these three cars have been officially introduced to the country, but still did not block the enthusiasm of Honda fans, there is a small batch of Civic TYPE R through the procedures brought by foreign investors into the country, it is said that the price of this batch of Civic TYPE R used cars has reached 600,000 yuan, the price also ranges from 70-1 million, after all, foreign businessmen bring a car a price, More expensive than the RS3 in the same class, it seems that the fanatical faith of Honda fans cannot be underestimated!
(Ten Generations Civic TYPE R)
However, recently there is news that the eleventh generation of Civic TYPE R or in the form of official introduction into China sales, the introducer is the Civic is currently in the domestic manufacturer Dongfeng Honda, the official introduction has several major benefits, the first point is that the official channel quality is guaranteed, compared to the small trade model has an official warranty, the brand settlement is also more secure, followed by the official will introduce accessories, will not worry about no parts can not be repaired, and then the price will be cheaper than the small batch of imported models, After all, the 3C certification environmental protection test will be evenly shared, but it is not too cheap.
As the inheritor of the redhead machine, TYPE R has always been the most popular Honda model among domestic fans, if this time can be introduced to The country, it will definitely blow a whirlwind among JDM enthusiasts, the blessing of type R identity with the redhead Honda 2.0T VTEC TURBO engine, which is definitely the ultimate dream of Japanese performance car fans.
As for the price, I think it will not be too cheap, after all, the price equivalent to RMB in overseas markets needs to be less than 600,000 yuan, and the price of the introduction of domestic is expected to be between 500,000 and 700,000, which is more expensive than Audi RS3 and BMW M2C, but under the identity of the Japanese performance car, this price will definitely make many consumers with Japanese feelings flock to it.
The eleventh generation Civic TYPE R has now completed preliminary tests in Japan, the new car in Japan Suzuka Circuit track test, the appearance of the basic continuation of the eleventh generation civic design language, but the addition of more sporty encirclement and TYPE R iconic big tail, camouflage stickers are also very detailed, painted with the outline of the previous generation of models, indicating the spirit of continuation and inheritance.
According to the exposed spy photos, the test car is equipped with Brembo red brake khaki and Michelin PS4 high-performance tires, while the new car is also equipped with lightweight racing rims, highlighting its performance. The iconic horn three-out exhaust at the rear also represents that it is not an ordinary Civic, but the existence of a car that can really do the second to kill most performance cars.
The interior part will not be surprising to continue the design of the ordinary version of the model, but it will add some type R logos and racing seats and other configurations, but the technology configuration of active driving function and active safety configuration will definitely be full, after all, the price is high.
The power part will be unsurprisingly equipped with a 2.0T VTEC TURBO engine codenamed K20C1, with the latest hybrid system, conservatively estimated that the maximum horsepower will be more than 400 horses, and the modification potential is huge, as the type R, which was once the strongest New York North Track front-drive car, it will also be equipped with a 6MT hand gearbox that can make you a vehicle-in-one, and the driving pleasure is more powerful.
Summary: The official introduction of TYPE R is the dream of many car fans, but under the increasingly stringent emission laws, whether this model can be introduced, we still do not hold out too much hope, after all, the consumer group is too niche, it will be a loss model, and according to the cost of all aspects and the existing emission regulations and other issues, the price of TYPE R will be very expensive, to be honest, I believe that the price of 40-60 million absolutely makes the large logarithmic consumers prohibitive, spend a lot of effort to introduce, high car costs, Dongben this move is very unclear, the original introduction is really not as cost-effective as CDK assembly, although there is a steel gun market in China, but expensive price consumers will choose BBA steel gun models, after all, the brand strength performance is also very good. (Text/Univision Auto Haoyang)
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