The last GREAT hot hatch? | New Honda Civic Type R

Опубликовано 9 августа 2022, 16:09

Here's everything you need to know about the new, 2023 Honda Civic Type R.

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The 2023 Honda Civic Type R has been revealed, and it could be one of the best hot hatchbacks of our time. Join us for a closer look at Honda's latest track bred, front-wheel drive performance car, which may be its last to utilise pure combustion-engined power.

The Japanese firm has been secretive over power figures, but leaked images of brochures for the Japanese-market Civic Type R suggest an increase of 9bhp and 20Nm of torque over the previous-generation FK8 model. This extra power comes from a new turbocharger with a compact housing and a revised turbine blade, which makes for better airflow and thus more power.

The 2.0-litre turbocharged inline-four cylinder engine is an evolution of the unit found in the old FK8 model, but we still don’t know the performance figures of the new car. It’s almost certainly going to beat the FK8’s 0-62mph time of 5.7 seconds and 169mph top speed.

The new Civic Type R continues with its front-wheel drive layout, despite many of the latest hot hatches - such as the Volkswagen Golf R and Mercedes-AMG A 35 - utilising four-wheel drive to deploy power outputs over 300bhp.

Power will be sent to the front wheels via a revised six-speed manual gearbox - featuring a new lever and an “optimised” gate pattern - and most likely a mechanical limited-slip differential. The suspension is made up of a new dual axis strut unit which has been designed to accommodate the wider 265mm section tyres. Yousuf Ashraf provides the full rundown in this walkaround video.

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