The name of the Civic Type R is known to many young people, and as the dream of many JDM fans, it makes almost every Civic have a dream of a Type R, and most of the modification aspects on the market are towards the Type R model, whether it is the appearance kit or the powertrain.
Type R may not be too well-known when it comes to the first generation EK9 to the third generation FD2/FN2. But by the time of the fourth-generation FK2, the FK2 became the fastest mass-produced frontcar on the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 2017 with a time of 7 minutes and 47.19 seconds, causing many fans to revisit the model.
The fifth-generation FK8, introduced in 2017, is arguably the most recognizable Type R as it set a new New North lap record held by the Golf GTI Clubsport S in 7:43.8 and is once again the fastest production front-drive car ever to hit. In fact, the FK8 is indeed the most extreme Civic Type R ever made. Honda's engineers focused more on chassis tuning for the FK8, including adaptive suspension, aluminum hem arms and new steering knuckles, all of which were built specifically for the track, resulting in the FK8's lap time.
Many domestic steel gun enthusiasts turn to buy models such as High R or Fox R because the type-R parallel import price is too high and the vehicle source is small. But just recently, according to Dongfeng Honda's new car planning in 2022, the new Honda Civic Type-R will most likely be introduced into the domestic market through Dongfeng Honda's official channels in the form of CKD for sale, and the CDK form is vehicle parts or three major parts imported into The country, and then assembled by Dongfeng Honda into a whole vehicle for sale in China. The new model is expected to be launched as soon as the end of this year, and the price range may be 300,000 yuan to 350,000 yuan.
The new Honda Civic Type-R will be equipped with Brembo red brake calipers and Michelin Pilot Sport 4 tires, with a huge rear wing and a mid-three exhaust that will also be different from the model with a modified exterior kit. The Type-R will continue to be powered by a 2.0T four-cylinder engine with a drivetrain mated to a 6-speed manual transmission with a maximum power of 350 horsepower. The front-facing front-drive layout is expected to win the title of the fastest front-drive vehicle in mass production within 300,000 yuan.
A big part of the soul of the Type-R lies in this manual 6-speed MT transmission, although Dongfeng Honda will still keep the Type-R's manual transmission to ensure that it is the original Type-R. But the type-R, which is all manual transmissions, should dissuade many consumers who use the car environment is not ideal, after all, there is no feeling and this hobby, and there is really no automatic transmission during rush hour.
In addition, this price is not low in China, and there are thousands of competitors, putting aside the feelings, it is not a very cost-effective model. Although many car fans say that they must buy, if they really wait until the time of listing and sales, I am afraid that they will be dumbfounded. But there are not many followers of Type-R, and there should still be many owners who are willing to pay when it goes public, so let's talk about sales.
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