2015 Honda Civic Type R (Final Production Version)

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You people are on drugs.

It looks hot.

 

[Rusty0]

Are they going to de-tune it for SA like VW has done with their R ?
The price should be interesting .
That thing looks mean .

30K pounds :erm:

So maybe around R500 000 after all the taxes?
Not as fast as the Golf R or S3 but same money. Silly.

 

[Type RSA]

Heard it will start at R550 000

 

[reactor_sa]

At 550k I'll go past mitsubishi and pickup a evo x

 

[FNfal]

So maybe around R500 000 after all the taxes?
Not as fast as the Golf R or S3 but same money. Silly.

My thoughts exactly for that money i would go for the Quattro any day .

 

[Type RSA]

At 550k I'll go past mitsubishi and pickup a evo x

No thanks.. You will have to add another R150 000 to your price as well..

 

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Heard it will start at R550 000

I would rather buy a used 3.5l v6 accord thank you.

 

[Debeer165]

Heard it will start at R550 000

Lol. No, no thank you Honda, I think I'll take my half bar elsewhere... Wtf.

400 might be more reasonable though.. Maybe 450 but that is pushing it I think.

 

[TehStranger]

Why; even the hotness new Focus RS has 5-doors this time round.

IMHO 3doors looks better, plus weight reduction is a thing.

I would rather buy a used 3.5l v6 accord thank you.

Two totally different markets. The 3.5 V6 Accord is sprightly for what it is, but the CTR is a different ballgame entirely.

I'd take the Lexus IS350 over the Accord 3.5L V6 every day of the week (and twice on Sundays), but both would see the CTR in front. But not for R550,000, no thanks Jeff.

 

[silver6933]

Just having a laugh.

 

[Dolby]

I think only die hard fans will buy this at over R500k

 

[XennoX]

The new CTR is to the old CTR that the Golf 7 GTI is to the Golf 6 GTI - a few sharper lines, more power and a bump in price. Would not buy. I was hoping Honda would use this car to make a statement, instead they made a turd.

 

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Honda Civic Type R Sets 7:50 Nurburgring Lap Time

http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2015/03/honda-civic-type-r-sets-7-50-nurburgring-lap-time.html

Honda Civic Type R Sets 7:50 Nurburgring Lap Time

By Colum Wood Mar 03, 2015

Would you believe that the new Honda Civic Type R is faster than either a Porsche 911 Turbo or Ferrari F430?

Well, it’s true.

Sort of.

After promising to be the fastest front-wheel drive car to ever lap the Nurburgring the Japanese automaker has just come through, announcing an astounding 7:50.63 lap time at the Green Hell.

By comparison, according to the Wikipedia page that documents these feats, a Ferrari F430 has run a 7:55 while a 997 generation Porsche 911 Turbo managed a 7:54. The new Civic Type R is just 10 seconds off Porsche’s new Cayman GT4.

Until now the fastest lap time for a front-drive at the ‘Ring was a 7:54.36 achieved by the Renault Mégane RS 275 Trophy-R.

Technically the car isn’t a production vehicle though, as the Civic Type R isn’t in production yet. Honda says the test was achieved using a “development car” with identical engine tuning, suspension, drivetrain, exhaust, brakes and aerodynamics of the upcoming production car. Certain equipment was removed from the vehicle, however, including the air conditioning, front passenger seat and audio equipment. Honda says this was done to offset the weight of a roll cage, which was, “installed specifically for safety reasons and not to add rigidity.”

To verify the time and silence the haters, Honda has announced it will send a full production model to the Nürburgring Nordschleife later this year in the hopes of repeating its time.

[video=youtube;1lXGmjt1FtQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lXGmjt1FtQ[/video]

 

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