New 2017 Honda Civic Type R is taking shape

[Loxy]

First 10th gens off to the US.

http://hondanews.eu/gb/en/cars/media/pressreleases/75984/new-honda-civic-hatchback-heads-stateside

 

[Loxy]

2017 Prototype at Paris Motorshow today.

 

[Loxy]

[video]https://youtu.be/4kj7ygX1NR4[/video]

 

[Chris.]

That's more like it.

 

[Nidge76]

That looks very nice. Are you tempted Loxy?

 

[C4Doc]

Red center exhaust = GHEY

Looks a bit scoobyish.

After seeing quite a few of this gen in the US they have grown on me a bit.

Lets see if it looks anything like it when produced and see what the interior is like.

 

[Composite Guru]

That's awful. Just as bad as the last effort.

 

[Fools_Errand]

These shape civics are knocking around out here, had a look at one in the Honda dealership, quite like it if it was RWD and 350bhp+. However it won't be.

 

[Loxy]

Are you tempted Loxy?

No.

I might be wrong but I can't see this being any different from the FK2 with the exception of IRS and probably a smidge more power. It won't move the game on as the FK2 was essentially the working study for this.

I just hope Honda, if you are reading this, does what everyone else does and give the option to independently set the dampers and throttle maps. Having it all on the +R button ruined the throttle map on the FK2 as far as the road was concerned as it wasn't pleasant with the stiffened dampers on normal road surfaces. Shone on track but that was about it.

 

[Chris.]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BK8LAx7hp6C/

Walk around.

 

[C4Doc]

TG is saying it's FWD still and wants the record back.

 

[dotty]

Looks like a Subaru.. but a better looking Subaru


FD2R

 

[dotty]

The release of this will bring down the value of the FK2 to sub £20k very soon.

 

[RichE91]

Civic becomes Accord. Wut. 2020 Civic will be sized roughly the same as a HRV at this rate.

 

[Loxy]

The release of this will bring down the value of the FK2 to sub £20k very soon.

For a lot of people's sakes I hope it doesn't, but it does make my timing seem pretty shrewd.

 

[Rapid 17]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BK8LAx7hp6C/

Walk around.

I like the car and the colour. :smt023

 

[Composite Guru]

Graciously stolen from PH. So very true.

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[Chris.]

I think Honda should make a new Integra to rival the likes of the TTS and M240i. As mentioned in here, the Civic is getting massive.

 

[C4Doc]

I think Honda should make a new Integra to rival the likes of the TTS and M240i. As mentioned in here, the Civic is getting massive.

All cars are getting bigger. You seen the size of the new mini's?

 

[Rapid 17]

All cars are getting bigger. You seen the size of the new mini's?

You're right Chris, some of them should be renamed Midis imho.