| Japan is set to receive a special edition of the Civic | | | | focused on race conditions, emphasizing on minimizing |
| sedan, the Mugen Type RR, which will have a retail | | | | weight, and maximizing performance potential (e.g. |
| sticker price of $39,000. Come September this year, | | | | engine tuning, suspension set-up, etc). |
| Japanese car enthusiasts will be able to get their | | | | Type R vehicles traditionally have a red Honda badge |
| hands on the hottest Civic Type R yet - those who | | | | and Championship White paint as an option to relate |
| are quick and moneyed enough at least - for only a | | | | to their first F1 winning car. Honda's racing and F1 cars |
| very limited 300 units will be available. | | | | often feature a red Honda badge. |
| The beast, designed to be the ultimate front-engined | | | | The first Honda car to carry the nameplate was the |
| front-wheel-drive performance car gets 240 | | | | NSX-R, a stripped-out version of Honda's NSX |
| horsepower, a sport suspension and brakes, lowered | | | | supercar. More affordable Type Rs followed, including |
| ride height and Recaro seats. | | | | the Integra Type R which debuted in the U.S. in 1997. |
| But the heart of the Type RR is Honda's magnificent | | | | The Civic Type R has never been sold in the United |
| DOHC 2.0-liter i-VTEC four-cylinder. Mated to a | | | | States (including its latest model). In Europe, the Civic |
| six-speed manual gearbox, the engine delivers the | | | | Type R is an alternative to age-old favorites, such as |
| whopping 240 horsepower and 161 pound-feet of | | | | the VW Golf GTI. |
| torque. | | | | Each Type R model is bound by a common |
| The Type RR sits on Bridgestone Potenza RE070 | | | | philosophy - to deliver a raw, edgy, race-derived |
| performance tires (225/40R18 all around) and weighs | | | | driving experience. A high-revving, normally aspirated |
| a mere 2,734 pounds. Honda- maker of top of the | | | | engine is a must, as was a quick-fire gearbox. The |
| line parts like Honda control arm - has also upgraded | | | | original Civic Type R delivered all of these things, but |
| the vehicle's dual exhaust system and revised its air | | | | its harsh ride and poor refinement made long |
| intake. The Mugen Type RR will come in Milan Red | | | | journeys extremely difficult. Today's models |
| finish. | | | | however, now offer a greater breadth of ability, |
| Honda's Type R models are special performance | | | | whole maintaining the Type R philosophy. |
| editions of their respective model families, with the | | | | Honda had earlier released the new Civic Type R in |
| design of Type R ("R" for "Racing") models originally | | | | Japan March this year. |