Mystery fast Civic prototype wearing a huge rear wing breaks cover for the first time
Has the new Honda Civic Type-R started testing? This mystery
prototype was spotted near to Honda's engineering centre close to the
Nurburgring in Germany – and it wears a vast rear wing, indicating that
it is no ordinary hatchback.
The protoytype also features
modified front air intakes, although there appear to be no other changes
to the wheels, tyres, brakes or suspension, leaving our spies to
believe this could be the first prototype to test the Civic Type-R's new
engine.
Rather than follow the current trend for small capacity
turbos, the Type-R is likely to have a naturally aspirated, high-revving
i-VTEC engine measuring the same 2.0-litres as the old Civic Type-R.
Producing around 210bhp, it will be significantly less powerful than the
247bhp 2.0-litre turbo of the Focus ST and 276bhp Astra VXR, but Honda
will instead concentrate on agile handling.
The new Civic Type-R
won't be available in three-door form this time as the Civic is
five-door only, but the finished model will have a dramatic bodykit,
large alloys and a development of the vast rear wing as seen on this
prototype.
Honda officials confirmed the new Type R hot hatch at the Geneva Motor Show in March this year and with the reveal of a new NSX at Detroit in January, the brand is getting a much-needed image boost.
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