RE: Civic Type R seen undisguised

[simundo777]

Far too over the top, surely this isn't the actual production car!? I hope not!

[Joeguard1990]

The Type R gets uglier every time a new version is released.

I mean look at the rear lights on this thing and the back of it as a whole!

[ajprice]

Joeguard1990 said:

The Type R gets uglier every time a new version is released.

I mean look at the rear lights on this thing and the back of it as a whole!

Regular Civic lights, the concept had them built in to the spoiler.


I'm hoping that its testing and they havent fitted the full kit, so bits like the rear door arch trims are missing. It is looking a bit Halfords though, maybe they are trying to feed off the BTCC/WTCC road legal racer look?

[OlberJ]

Undisguised?

Looks heavily disguised to me.

[number1nesta]

One exhaust per cylinder, quite amazing. Seriously, exhausts on cars are just getting plain silly these days - about as silly as this car looks, really.

That said, i'm sure it'll be a pretty sorted hot hatch but there's no way i'd chose one and be seen driving it. Sorry Honda.

[renaultgeek]

the lights (front and rear) are a bit batmobile. they also could have stuck on some plastic to the arches so they don't seem to end at the door.

[TaylotS2K]

Personally I like the boldness of it. If I wanted something sedate and fairly boring looking, I'd opt for the Golf GTi.

[G0ldfysh]

TaylotS2K said:

Personally I like the boldness of it. If I wanted something sedate and fairly boring looking, I'd opt for the Golf GTi.

+1 might not be taste to suit everyone but choice is a good thing

[iloveboost]

Some time in the near future:
Honda announce a new FWD ring record has been set with the 2014 Civic Type R, the highest performing FWD road car ever. The lap record of just six minutes and fifty nine seconds was set with a standard car fitted with our 'CCTB pack'. The pack includes a roll cage, slick tyres, dampers, springs, anti-roll bars, stripped out interior, racing seat and Stig rental included for just £50,000.

[Alanok]

Looks exactly like the test mule that has been doing the rounds for the last year. I have my fingers crossed it will look more like the Geneva concept.

[RB Will]

is1 said:

lack of a USP and current motorsport involvement

They have dominated the BTCC for the last few years and are leading again this year with the Civic.

[Chicane-UK]

Have to agree. It is a bit... for want of a better word... Ripspeed.

[6cyl]

That's nasty.
Seriously, something terribly wrong has been happening around Honda's design department for the past few years.

[dufflecoat]

over bodied, under wheeled, under powered, under steer.

Put the house on it.

[RogerVulva]

Could the rear of that car look any worse? those tailights and that spoiler are hideous. As are the flared arches. I'll pass.

[MustardCutter]

is1 said:

lack of a USP and current motorsport involvement (although F1 engines will bring them back into the spotlight).

I'd say their involvment with touring cars where the race cars somewhat resemble the road cars you can buy counts as valid motorsport involvement.

I think that with front arch extensions that are sublte (like the rears), smaller diameter rims and a different spoiler there's a good looking hot hatch under there. I'd still chose how it looks now over any of the current crop of hot hatches available, bar the megane they all look as dull as ditch water IMO.

[EclypseDesigns]

You would indeed look like a right 'clunge' driving around in that. Seriously Honda, the tenths/hundreths of seconds gained in the ring record are NOT worth the souls of your entire design dept. I mean, who designed that, Justin Bieber ?

[Johnnytheboy]

Why isn't everyone complaining about the fact it's FWD?

[is1]

MustardCutter said:

I'd say their involvment with touring cars where the race cars somewhat resemble the road cars you can buy counts as valid motorsport involvement.

I think that with front arch extensions that are sublte (like the rears), smaller diameter rims and a different spoiler there's a good looking hot hatch under there. I'd still chose how it looks now over any of the current crop of hot hatches available, bar the megane they all look as dull as ditch water IMO.

Fair point but is that as a works team? I was thinking more that the old Hondas seemed to take a lot of engineering goodwill (for the average man in the street) from its involvement in F1.

[MustardCutter]

is1 said:

Fair point but is that as a works team? I was thinking more that the old Hondas seemed to take a lot of engineering goodwill (for the average man in the street) from its involvement in F1.

Yep, they are running the estate version in BTCC: http://www.honda.co.uk/racing/btcc/
And hatch in WTCC: http://world.honda.com/WTCC/

They've been pretty damn good with touring cars the past few years, but without a road car to go with it until they finally get this new CTR released, lol.