| Honda Motor Corp., the world's second largest | | | | with luxury equipment, such as sat-nav, hands-free |
| Japanese automobile and motorcycle manufacturer, | | | | telephones or leather interior. Instead, it will only get the |
| presents the new Honda Civic Type-R. The Type-R | | | | features that will make it look and feel more like a |
| philosophy will be shaking the European-dominated "hot | | | | racing car. |
| hatch" sector, as the company continues to provide | | | | The new Honda Civic Type-R will be powered by a |
| more than just cars loaded with quality parts like the | | | | 2.0 L DOHC i-VTEC engine that has 148 kW of power |
| Acura CL belts. The sporty concept targets to attract | | | | and 193 Nm of torque. |
| the young and active crowd. | | | | The interior looks more like the main control room of a |
| The new Honda Civic Type-R looks far from its Civic | | | | spaceship. The double layered dashboard comes with |
| four-door siblings. It comes with a bonnet line that flows | | | | strategically placed red illuminated dials that sweeps |
| from the steep sloping front window. There is also a | | | | around either side of the steering wheel. There are |
| rounded backside that has been adorned with a rear | | | | also red start button, digital speedometer and large dial |
| boot fin. The clean lines were designed to help the | | | | in the center with tacho on the perimeter and other |
| wind dynamics of the vehicle, though it may hamper | | | | meaningful info glowing red - creating a futuristic feel. |
| the driver's rear vision. | | | | The coupe concept gets decent cabin spacing. It |
| The Type-R philosophy was mainly focused on | | | | provides a high degree of convenience, flexibility and |
| delivering a driving experience comparable with ones in | | | | passenger accommodation. The Civic Type-R has |
| racing cars. It is intends to make the driver part of the | | | | been equipped with Honda's "magic seat" system that |
| machine through providing high levels of feedback | | | | allows the rear seats to be folded - creating a full flat |
| from the vehicle, including sound, steering response and | | | | rear cargo floor - eventually increasing the usable boot |
| handling. | | | | space from 485 liters to 1,352 liters. |
| Aside from being fast, Type-R vehicles offer excellent | | | | Overall, the Civic Type-R is masterpiece for |
| performance in gear changing, braking, steering and | | | | involvement and a win over an 8,000 r.p.m. redline. It is |
| handling. They were designed to provide authentic | | | | an impressive package loaded with character and |
| driving experience, which won't be affected by driving | | | | keenly priced for $39,990. Unlike most of the Honda |
| assisting systems or other features like the sound | | | | vehicles imported to Australia, the new car will not be |
| proofing that could diminish the driving involvement. For | | | | delivered from Thailand, but from Honda's UK plant in |
| such reason, the Type-R Honda will not be sustained | | | | Swindon. |