![]() ![]() At the rear is a multi-link set-up and there are adaptive dampers. Putting 325bhp through the front wheels alone is asking a lot, so the suspension retains its dual-axis strut to reduce the gap between the wheel centre and kingpin so there’s less propensity to torque steer. There’s a mechanical limited-slip differential, too. Power drives through a six-speed manual gearbox, as before but with a redesigned gate to reduce the lever’s lateral flex when in gear and, in particular, to ease the second-to-first downshift to make what was already very good more precise. It now makes 325bhp at 6500rpm and 310lb ft at just 2200rpm (previously 316bhp and 295lb ft). The engine is a 2.0-litre turbocharged unit based mostly on the previous car’s, although with a lighter flywheel, increased air intake capacity and a freer-flowing exhaust, among other things. New Honda Civic Type R 2023 UK first driveĪnd, for a front-wheel-drive hatchback, it has quite the swanky set of mechanicals. ![]() Weight is up nearly 30kg to 1429kg, mostly because it now needs a petrol particulate filter. ![]() But the wheelbase is longer by 35mm and the track widened by 15mm, because Honda wanted a wider and lower stance. The new-generation Type R is based on the 11th-generation Civic, whose platform is an ‘optimised’ version of that of the previous car. One of the reasons, one suspects, that Honda has decided it can charge £46,995 for this new car. And who knows for how long we can have it? By 2024, 22% of all Hondas sold here must have zero tailpipe emissions. But even though Honda is upping the number of its hybrid and electric cars, Type R imports will be restricted to the “hundreds, not thousands”, according to Rebecca Adamson, Honda’s UK’s head of cars. Now there’s a new variant, and such is the rate of change in the car business that it’s the only non-electrified Honda in the UK. So if you have the scratch, you don't have long to wait to get one.The previous-generation Honda Civic Type R was, so the saying goes, the Porsche 911 GT3 of hot hatchbacks it was the hardcore choice among family-friendly sports cars. The 2023 Civic Type R will be available at dealerships starting tomorrow. The VW does have all-wheel drive, but it's heavier than even the Corolla with a curb weight of 3,404 pounds. The Honda has just as much power and more torque than the VW, too. The Type R is still cheaper than the VW Golf R, though. ![]() The Morizo Edition Corolla closes the torque gap, but the Honda still has a 15 pound-foot advantage. The Type R makes 15 more horsepower (315) and 37 more pound-feet of torque (310). Of course, we're expecting the Type R to be slightly lighter (the last regular Type R weighted 3,121 pounds to the base GR Corolla's 3,252), and it does have a bit more power and torque. For $38,175, it adds mechanical limited-slip differentials front and rear. The GR Corolla starts at $36,996, and it packs all-wheel drive. This also makes the Type R more expensive than its new rival, the Toyota GR Corolla. That's barely $1,000 less than the Type R Limited Edition, which was, as its name suggests, a highly limited edition. The base price is now $43,990 including the $1,095 destination charge. It's also almost the most expensive one offered in America so far. The 2023 Honda Civic Type R boasts the most power of any Civic Type R in history (so far). 2023 Honda Civic Type R starts just under $44,000 The hottest Honda this side of the NSX is even more expensive than before ![]()
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