Ahead of the 2013 Tokyo
Motor Show, Honda has showcased the latest Civic Type R development car at its in-house test track in Tochigi,
Japan. The currently camouflaged car is being put through its paces as part of
an extensive testing process taking place in Europe and Japan, ahead of its
much anticipated launch in 2015.
The Civic Type R will be the first model in Europe to have
one of Honda’s all-new VTEC TURBO
engines from Honda’s Earth Dreams Technology range. This 2 litre, direct
injection, 4-cylinder turbo engine is expected to have class-leading output in
excess of 280ps and will be EURO 6 compliant.
Speaking during recent testing at the Nurburgring, Germany,
Honda’s WTCC driver Gabriele Tarquini, gave his first driving impressions ‘The
car and the characteristics of the car were fantastic. I was really impressed
by the power and the torque of the engine but also by the set-up they
achieved…The car is very pointed on the front and very fast to change
direction’. ‘This car is very close to my racing car and you can feel very well
the DNA of Type R.’
To hear Gabriele
Tarquini’s comments in full, please go to the following link:
www.myjourneys.com/typer
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