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Following its world debut at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show, the all-new Civic Type R now has an on-the-road price in the UK. Honda wants 30,995 of Her Majesty’s pounds sterling for the opportunity of owning such a stupendous machine. And that’s for the base model.
Give or take a couple hundred pounds, the FK8 chassis is £1,000 more expensive than the preceding FK2. For the uppermost trim level, British customers are looking at an additional £2,000. All in all, the Civic Type R is still great value for money considering that it’s the fastest front-wheel-drive production car on the Green Hell.
Slated to arrive at UK retailers in July 2017, the hotly-anticipated compact hot hatchback is manufactured locally at the Japanese automaker’s plant in Swindon. Only available as a five-door, the Civic Type R can also be had for £299 a month on a three-year 5.9% PCP contract. And that’s one hell of a deal if you ask me.
“As with the previous generation, we are fully expecting a huge demand for the Civic Type R,” commented Phil Webb, Head of Cars at Honda UK. “The order bank is already open and we are experiencing strong interest off the back of the launch at the Geneva Motor Show in March - and this is before our customers have even taken a test drive.” If you’re one of those buyers who plan on using the Type R as a daily driver, go for the GT grade.
The supplemental £2,000 commanded by this trim level go on goodies that include blind spot information, cross traffic monitor, dual-zone climate control, auto-dimming rearview mirror, Honda Connect infotainment with Garmin Navigation, wireless phone charging for Qi-enabled devices, the superior audio system, and LED fog lights. More to the point, on equipment that comes in handy in day-to-day driving scenarios.
A short-throw six-speed manual is the only means of swapping cogs in the Civic Type R, and the transmission makes a great match with Honda’s updated 2.0-liter VTEC Turbo. For the FK8, the force-fed four-banger churns out 320 PS (316 hp) and 400 Nm (295 lb-ft) of torque.
Slated to arrive at UK retailers in July 2017, the hotly-anticipated compact hot hatchback is manufactured locally at the Japanese automaker’s plant in Swindon. Only available as a five-door, the Civic Type R can also be had for £299 a month on a three-year 5.9% PCP contract. And that’s one hell of a deal if you ask me.
“As with the previous generation, we are fully expecting a huge demand for the Civic Type R,” commented Phil Webb, Head of Cars at Honda UK. “The order bank is already open and we are experiencing strong interest off the back of the launch at the Geneva Motor Show in March - and this is before our customers have even taken a test drive.” If you’re one of those buyers who plan on using the Type R as a daily driver, go for the GT grade.
The supplemental £2,000 commanded by this trim level go on goodies that include blind spot information, cross traffic monitor, dual-zone climate control, auto-dimming rearview mirror, Honda Connect infotainment with Garmin Navigation, wireless phone charging for Qi-enabled devices, the superior audio system, and LED fog lights. More to the point, on equipment that comes in handy in day-to-day driving scenarios.
A short-throw six-speed manual is the only means of swapping cogs in the Civic Type R, and the transmission makes a great match with Honda’s updated 2.0-liter VTEC Turbo. For the FK8, the force-fed four-banger churns out 320 PS (316 hp) and 400 Nm (295 lb-ft) of torque.
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