Honda Civic Type R VTEC Turbo, this is ‘m

Posted on 19-11-2013 at 8:08 by ricardo – 31 Comments”

Honda has in Japan a new series of turbocharged engines will be revealed and attracted immediately to the sheet of the Civic Type R VTEC Turbo. Or at least, a prototype, which the production model should be like. Ladies and gentlemen, introducing the revival of the Type R!

Ringrecord

Honda’s latest hothatchvertier must be the fastest production car on the Nurburgring with front-wheel drive, so dagdroomde CEO Takanobu Ito last out loud. That means that they are under the 8:07.97 of the Renault Mégane RS 265 Trophy to dive. To do this, they put a new 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine in. With direct injection, Honda’s famous VTEC kleppentechniek and a turbo, so the power on the ” more than 280 horsepower will come true and there is at least 400 Nm of torque is delivered. HERE you see him camouflaged on the ‘Ring thunder.

But Honda is not the brand that the mere brute strength depend. On the contrary. Therefore, get the Civic Type R VTEC Turbo, a new suspension and dampers, the car closer to the asphalt and stiffer made and took to the track width. Behind the widened wheel arches to go 19 inch rims can be found, which can accommodate new braking hardware from Brembo. What is also remarkable being e modified front and rear bumpers and a quartet of hefty uitlaatuiteinden.

Handbakpr0n

Shifting is with a good ol’ manual gearbox with six gears. On the question of whether Honda’s new seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission or the eight speed automatic transmission with kopppelomvormer their way to the new Type R would have got the media in Japan already with the prototype could drive invariably “no!” to hear. Good news.

However, it takes some time before this new Civic Type R is on the market. The launch is scheduled for sometime in 2015, in addition, says Honda openly that it was certainly not a prijspakker will be. Nevertheless, there is reason for celebration, because the Honda Civic Type R is finally back with a vengeance. And how!

Video showing WTCC driver Gabriele Tarquini the test model on the ‘Ring hoekt him and he inundates in praising words on Autojunk.

Furthermore, Honda announced that they are working on an entire family of turbo engines with a capacity of 1.0-liters, 1.5-liters and 2.0-liters. All the details you can read on Groen7.

Gallery: Honda Civic Type-R VTEC Turbo

”

“