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Honda Civic Type R at Geneva 2006

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Honda will showcase a concept model of the new Honda Civic Type R at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show. AutoExpress says contrary to speculation, the Civic Type R will not have a new 2.2 liter engine. The powerplant will remain the same 2.0 liter i-VTEC high-revving monster dishing out aural orgasms wherever it goes, as long as you keep the revs high.

AutoExpress says the hot hatchback will typically take on similiar bodykits to the Mugen Civic Dominator, but in hatchback form so it’s all good. The concept will not be a production model, but you will be able to have a glimpse of the final bodykit which will be slapped on the mean high-revving machine.

In the meanwhile, check out this excellent ad Honda has for the European market Civic hatchback. As with all Honda ads, it’s good. Remember the i-CTDi diesel ad and the Honda Accord ad?

7 Comments »

  1. oversight said,

    February 9, 2006 @ 3:38 pm

    maybe use K20 series engine. price might be over 170K

  2. KingKong said,

    February 9, 2006 @ 4:39 pm

    Paul, you posted the wrong picture of all-new Civic Type R.

    plus, the new Type R will be powered by a 2.2L engine, delivering the same 197bhp as original.

    The all-new Civic type R picture:
    http://i1.tinypic.com/nd26pd.jpg

  3. marmitecrab said,

    February 9, 2006 @ 4:48 pm

    Looks almost the same except for bumper and grille.

  4. Paul Tan said,

    February 9, 2006 @ 5:18 pm

    I don’t have pictures of the Type R that is unwatermarked. Watermarked images mean that the owner of the pictures don’t really welcome anyone else using it. So I used one of the older ones.

    And AutoExpress says it will be using 2.0 instead of the rumoured 2.2. AutoExpress news is dated 8th Feb 06, while the AutoCar feature was 24th January. I think I trust the newer news.

  5. KingKong said,

    February 10, 2006 @ 6:50 am

    you’re right Paul,

    it will be powered by 2.0L, sorry laa..i forgot to check AutoExpress..
    btw, the photo still wrong :D

    hehe,just kidding maa

  6. Ralliace said,

    February 10, 2006 @ 12:32 pm

    What ever this car looks great!

  7. 2007 Honda Civic Type R Concept » said,

    February 26, 2006 @ 11:44 pm

    [...] As I previously blogged, Honda unveiled the Honda Civic Type R Concept at the Geneva Motor Show. This will give a glimpse of what the final Civic Type R will look like. This concept is powered by the same K20A i-VTEC engine used in the current Honda Civic Type R. [...]

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