The 2020 Honda Civic Type R facelift made its world debut today at the Tokyo Auto Salon. The refreshed FK8 was unaccompanied by any details in Makuhari Messe, but we now have an official news release from Honda in the US to shed some light on the revised mega hatch.
There’s mildly revised styling, improved aerodynamics and the addition of standard Honda Sensing safety and driver-assistive technology.
The 2.0 litre VTEC Turbo engine is carried over. In the US, Honda quotes 306 hp, but the K20C is rated at 320 PS elsewhere (310 PS for our market) at 6,500 rpm and 400 Nm of torque from 2,500 to 4,500 rpm. Power goes to the front wheels via a six-speed manual gearbox and limited-slip differential. As before, drivers can choose between three drive modes – Comfort, Sport and +R – that vary suspension firmness, steering and throttle response.
New for the minor change is Active Sound Control, which modifies interior sound in concert with the chosen drive mode. Also fresh are two-piece brake rotors and new brake pads designed to reduce fade and improve high-speed braking efficiency. Suspension revisions include updated dampers for better ride comfort, stiffer rear bushings for better grip, and mods to the front suspension to reduce friction and improve steering feel.
Exterior enhancements are fairly minor on the outside, mirroring those found on the regular Civic Hatchback facelift. There’s a larger front grille opening for improved engine cooling, small body-coloured fins on the large faux air intakes (the easiest to spot) and vents on the front and rear bumpers. There’s also a new Type R-exclusive colour – Boost Blue.
Inside, FK8 owners will enjoy a new Alcantara-wrapped steering wheel and a new shifter with a restyled knob and shorter shift throws. There’s also the Honda Sensing suite of safety and driver-assistive technologies, marking the first time that Sensing will be available as standard equipment on all US Civic models and trims.
The car will go on sale in Japan in June, and the US later this year.
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Still wif it super fugly rear light design…yuckkkzzz.
Still losing to megane RS Trophy. :p
But come to Malaysia, surely no Honda sensing. Only top variant for normal civic facelift
Finish Honda Malaysia, even this facelift revealed, especially for upcoming City Turbo also no AEB, no land departure warning and no blind spot monitor. Salesman will start crying. So called as “Power of Nightmare Cars”
As majority in Malaysia fed up of driving honda cars because too many quality issues on newer Honda models after bought for less than 1 year. When go to aftersales service, people also complaining most of the aftersales service dealer. Cannot solve. Shows that technicians are having half past six, lying, didn’t repair at all, never repair other peoples car at all.
Yet, some of them are still buying Honda cars with brainless. Also, come here hating kimchi cars with low resale value and hating mazda. Just look at safety specs, most of Honda models are really kosong spec. Compare to Mazda, Toyota and Hyundai Ioniq comes with blind spot monitor, AEB, land departure warning and others. No wonder, many mazda CX-5 and Proton X70 everywhere than looking Honda CRV is now rare.
Malaysians rather buy mazda. This comes with 5 years warranty as Honda. Bermaz service is better and they already improved their service than honda. Even CKD Mazda CX-5 looks so so but better than most Honda models. So Honda Malaysia is dead.
Looks Ah Beng and very boring
one word…UGLY
Megane RS is the best.
Why Malaysians got 10hp less than the rest of the world? That’s unfair, Honda!
To think that the type-r is priced higher that a 330i in Malaysia. Hondas pricing is bonkers here
This Type-R will be forever remembered as “Fake Bumper Vents” (FBV) model.
I hope no Poodua fanboys come here and say why buy CTR when you can race around with Mivee. Nowadays they claim their Poodua Mivee are so damn powerful that they tapau all sport cars on expressway.
These Perodua fanboys talk a lot about tapau’ing everyone but all they did is tapau the longkang.
Or perhaps being tapau’ed with a black plastic bag once these bastards crash their pariah poodua cars with makan taik driving skills where it’s an unarguable fact.