Honda Civic Type R 2016 News

• Honda reveals the Civic Type R-GT for GT500 duties, first 4-door sedan to race in the class

  The time for the all-new Honda Civic Type-R FL5 to take on the big boys has come and from the initial looks of things, it appears more than ready for the challenge as Honda unveiled the Super GT racecar based on it for the top-tier GT500 class. Honda unveiled the Civic Type R-GT prototype at the Tokyo Auto Salon in January 2023, teasing us of the machine to come. Dubbed the Civic Type R-GT, it’ll replace the current NSX-GT beginning from the 2024 Super GT season. That’s some big tyres to fill gi

  Dinesh

  25.07.2023

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• Fast & Furious franchise superstar John Cena ditches muscle cars for a Honda Civic Type R in real life

  Wrestling superstar and now silverscreen action star John Cena is the latest big name to join the mind-boggling Fast & Furious franchise but unlike the muscle cars his character throws around, he’s gone the opposite direction in real life by daily driving a 2020 Honda Civic Type R FK8. After catching his performance as the long-lost brother of Vin Diesel’s Dominic Toretto in the Fast franchise, many would’ve pegged him as a muscle man as well. That’s not to say that like all petrolheads with dee

  Dinesh

  27.03.2023

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• Got money, still can't buy: 2023 Honda Civic Type R launched in the Philippines, circa RM 300k, all 40 units sold out

  The 2023 Honda Civic Type R (FL5)'s South East Asian journey voyage continues with its launch in the Philippines. Just 40 units were available – allocations are unsurprisingly wiped clean – despite the hefty price tag of PHP 3,888,000 (~RM 300k). This price is a 17% increase over the FK8 Type R facelift's PHP 3.2 million (~RM 250k) price tag of 2021. It's also the second-ever Civic Type R to launch there, after the aforementioned FK8 model. Specs of 2022 Honda Civic Type R No longer built in Swi

  Sanjay

  25.01.2023

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• Honda Civic Type R (FL5) orders temporarily suspended in Japan due to overwhelming demand

  The all-new FL5 Honda Civic Type R is probably one of the last of its kind in an era where electrification is the buzzword among automakers. The latest hot hatch is quickly becoming a future classic though Honda Japan announced that it would temporarily suspend orders under further notice. According to information from Japanese car publication Best Car Web, Honda dealers across the country have been flooded with orders for the FL5. It has gotten so overwhelming that a lottery system was implemen

  CY Foong

  09.01.2023

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• Top 5 greatest Honda VTEC engines ever made

  Honda is synonymous with VTEC, having established its technology for over 30 years now. Say the term VTEC and some might immediately picture uncivilised – sometimes deafening – Honda Civics blasting down the road. But like it or not, VTEC deserves a spot in the automotive hall of fame. VTEC stands for Variable Valve Timing & Lift Electronic Control. It essentially uses Variable Valve Lift (VVL), which allows the combination of two engine characteristics into one engine and can transition into on

  Shaun

  01.08.2021

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• Rumours: Next Honda Civic Type R to be launched in 2022, 400 PS with NSX tech!

  With Honda launching the Civic Type R (FK8) Limited Edition in Europe and America, rumours are surfacing that the FK8 is due for a replacement very soon. This scoop comes from Japan’s Best Car which speculated that the development of the next-gen Civic is in progress and set to be launched in 2021. This means that the FK8 will be replaced soon, perhaps sometime in 2022 and it could even share some tech with Honda’s halo supercar. According to Best Car, the next-gen Type R could reuse the same 2.

  CY Foong

  15.07.2020

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