Honda has confirmed that the brand new 2023 Civic Type R can be unveiled in 9 days time. That’s July 21, 2022 for the brand new scorching hatch’s world premiere. The successor to the FK8 is ready to hit showrooms in early 2023.
With the debut date announcement, Honda additionally released the first teaser of the production car. The picture you see above is the actual deal with out the red-black camo of the development mules that have been setting lap records. Here, we see the all-important and much-desired pink Honda badge, with a Type R emblem on one facet of the grille, which has a honeycomb sample. The decrease grille additionally has the identical mesh design.
The bumper and facet consumption design is considerably less complicated than the FK8’s, and it hints on the total extra mature and clear design of this model. Don’t fear, the massive rear wing and now-signature triple exhaust pipes are set to proceed. The headlamps have sturdy ‘eyebrows’ within the type of inverted L-shape LED daytime working lights.
Like earlier than, this Civic Type R relies on the current five-door hatchback version of the Civic, which is codenamed FL. Official particulars are scarce, however the CTR is predicted to be powered by an upgraded model of the K20C1 2.0 litre turbo-four from the FK8, which has 320 PS and 400 Nm. Also count on a six-speed handbook gearbox and a limited-slip differential.
One change is the place the brand new Type R can be made. Honda’s Swindon plant within the UK – the ‘home of the Civic Type R’ – isn’t any extra, so production of this one has been moved to the US.
By the best way, this yr is a significant one for the family identify that’s the Civic. Today is the fiftieth anniversary of the Honda Civic collection, which first went on sale again in July 12, 1972. This yr additionally represents the 25 years of the Civic carrying the famed pink Type R badge.
