We learned from the Internet that the new Honda Civic Type-R will be introduced into the domestic market for sale in December in the form of parallel imports, and the number of units introduced is 1,000 units. The information previously exposed shows that the new Civic Type-R will be introduced into the domestic market in the form of CKD through Dongfeng Honda's official channels, that is, vehicle parts are imported into China and then assembled into a complete vehicle by Dongfeng Honda. According to the official announcement, the new Civic Type-R will debut worldwide this summer.
As a high-performance version of the new Civic HATCHBACK, the new Civic Type-R prototype was built on its basis, from the appearance of the design, the new Civic Type-R prototype shape is undoubtedly more aggressive, the front face in the use of honeycomb grille at the same time, camouflage under the front surround left and right sides for the air intake position.
In addition, the new car is equipped with Brembo red brake calipers and Michelin Pilot Sport 4 tires. Coming to the rear, the highly recognizable mid-three exhaust is still continued in the new generation of models, but the size of the middle exhaust on the original current model is slightly smaller, and it becomes the largest in the new generation, which also allows us to better distinguish the difference between the two models. Not only that, but the size of the rear spoiler has also become smaller and looks more delicate.
Judging from the exposed interior spy photos, the new Civic Type-R basically continues the ordinary version of the interior model, and the new car has added a red integrated sports seat, a red seat belt on the basis of the original, and the headrest part of the seat also has the type R logo.
Power part, the production car has not yet accurate official news announced, there are rumors that the new car will continue to be equipped with a 2.0T four-cylinder engine, the maximum power may be expected to reach 350 horsepower, matching the 6-speed manual transmission, using a front-facing front-drive layout, with better power and handling performance.
According to the data of the "compact car heat list" of the EasyCar App, Dongfeng Honda Civic ranked 5th in terms of heat. As a high-performance version of the Civic, the introduction of the new Civic Type-R is bound to resonate with JDM fans. For more data, please check it out on the EasyCar App.