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2015 Honda Civic Type-R Will Have 250 HP

The original details about the next generation Honda Civic Type-R seemed less than encouraging. With the Japanese automaker having other less pressing concerns, the popular hot hatchback would have had only about 210 hp coming from its 2.0-liter turbo engine.
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Now a new report comes and flips that idea on its head. According to Autoexpress magazine, the Type R will feature a brand new 1.6-liter turbo with 250 hp. That see quite hard to believe, since Honda really doesn’t have a decent 1.6-liter block to start with.

The Type R that debuts in 2015 will have an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox. Its current rivals all offer manual gearboxes and 2-liter turbo engines. But Honda knows it has to make it different if it ever wants to make a success story out of the Civic Type R again. Still, this rumor does seem a little too good to be true.
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About the author: Mihnea Radu
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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