Hoovey689

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Honda Civic Type R to get 2.0L turbo with up to 300 horsepower

Gallery:
http://www.autoblog.com/photos/civic...photo-5059431/

Not that we're expecting to see the car over here anyway, but we hear that the impending return of the Honda Civic Type R could bring with it a more powerful engine crammed under its short hood. Honda CEO Takanobu Ito has already confirmed the Civic Type R would return in 2015, and now Auto Express says that a Honda R&D employee has confirmed that this car will be powered by a turbocharged 2.0-liter engine producing "as much as" 300 horsepower – earlier speculation had the car powered by a smaller 1.6-liter four.

Honda has already vowed to make the Civic Type R the "fastest front-wheel-drive vehicle on the Nürburgring," so this much power doesn't seem out of the question. We already spotted a Type R test mule putting some laps on the 'Ring earlier this summer. Other reported details about the new Type R include it retaining its front-wheel-drive layout but adding a limited-slip differential and possibly even rear-wheel steering for optimal performance and handling.

http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/13/h...00-horsepower/

Hoovey689

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I doubt it'll be 300hp knowing Honda, but should be "up there"

regardless, I have a theory Honda hates the USA lol. "no fun cars fo you!"

bagwell

damn that thing is fugly....front is ok, but the back is a mess.

Hoovey689

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^^ Euro civics have really nice interiors

Coconut

Them fightin words!

blacksc400

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This is so ugly!

Individual

iTrader: (7)

That's a good amount of hp for the type R. I know it's gonig to be a track car, but I wonder what the 0-60 and quarter mile numbers will be.

tmf2004

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to bad its ugly... they need to fire the designer.. Damn

ARISTOh

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eew


-Glen Quagmire

Hoovey689

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Focus RS would be a good benchmark

spwolf

2012 Euro Civic is fine in real life... interior is good and exterior is maybe a bit too quirky but still good.

but for some reason, this notion of 300hp FWD cars is not appealing to me anymore. They are still reasonably popular (although nowhere close to before, since gas is now 2x the price).

92 SC400

Fastest FWD car on the Ring? Is that like being the fastest three legged horse at Churchill Downs?

1QWKGS4

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This better not be a Joke. 300HP Civic, right on brotha but anything less will be a FAIL.. They need the hi-power to offset its FUGLY looks..

Edit: Civic looks like Bastard child of Knight rider and Fast-n-Furious Civics..

RocketGuy3

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I don't see the point in putting that much power into a FWDrivetrain.

Do not want.

CK6Speed

iTrader: (1)

This 300 HP turbo engine would be perfect for an SH-AWD TSX.