See the Honda Civic Type R Concept in all its glory here, live on the stand at the ongoing Paris motor show! The garang-looking concept first turned up at the Geneva show in March; here it makes a comeback clad in luminous blue.
Accompanying the concept’s second motor show appearance is a raft of juicy information on what to expect in the production Civic Type R – a new 280 PS 2.0 litre i-VTEC direct-injected turbo engine with a 7,000 rpm limit, a six-speed do-it-yourself gearbox and new four-point adaptive dampers. There’ll also be an exciting-sounding ‘+R mode’ that alters the engine mapping, steering and dampers for track driving.
You can bet your last sen it’s going to be the most hardcore CTR yet – with it, Honda hopes to snatch the Nurburgring front-wheel drive lap time crown from the seven-minute, 54-second Renault Megane RS 275 Trophy-R. They also say it’ll be better than Type Rs of yore – NSX, Integra and Accord included!
Many of the styling features you see here are functional. The two-tier rear wing’s shape and angle is the result of track testing on the ‘Ring, and the enlarged upper and lower front grilles, along with the bonnet louvres, provide cooling.
Front and rear wings have been widened to fit 20-inch wheels, with integrated outlets to optimise airflow. And just look at those quad tailpipes nestling within that rear diffuser. And the rear wing-integrated tail lamps that look like the Devil’s horns.
We are literally salivating in anticipation.
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Love the colours…
Amazing,
the rims so big ;D ;D ;D
isnt this the same car as geneva 2014 but with different color
Wow!!!! to fit 20inch. Hmmm….. Well is still concept but REALLY do like to read “6-speed manual” gearbox. Now that’s why call pure sports car, OL skol style baby.
Huge rear Spoiler blocks rear view.If Gostan will sure knock into dustbin or even enter our huge drains in malaysia.LOL!
pity ur car dont have or u never drove with rear view cam….lololol
Bro its only a malaysian joke la. Dont take it seriously. Not all of us can afford new cars or let alone fix rear view cameras.
That is one mean looking car.
Why taking so long to launch the production model? Other manufacturer already launch so many sport car. By the time when this beast launch, it will only last for mostly one or two years being a King of Hot Hatch on the road. Other manufacturer will tapau it again.
sorry but I’ve outgrown the ah beng styling
I think the 20 inch will not make it into production. 20 inch rims is heavy and a smaller rim would give a better performance for a sub 300hp FWD car.
Besides, tyre price for 20 inch is very expensive. Just look at how much does a set of tyres for R35 GT-R cost.
Honda. The Power of Dreams.
I think many will still prefer championship white :)
Rocks. Really nice. Good job Honda. Now go get that Megane.
Wow!! Look at them fender flares!
design looks so dated
It’s pathetic they’re still using torsion beam type suspension at the back, like FN2 Type-R.
Nice! but why 5 doors? it will just make the car heavy
i would prefer without all those cheap sticker.. really they are trying very hard to shine
i-Vtec+Turbo…wow!!
*heavy breath…………HNNNG!!!
Will the CTR be brought in as an official import?
Coming soon to Malaysia. Stay tuned.