| The new Honda Civic Type-R is the automaker's | | | | Australian showrooms by the end of June and |
| ticket in bringing back the Type-R badge to | | | | will have a starting price of over $40,000. |
| local showrooms. According to Honda | | | | The Honda's prediction for the Civic Type-R |
| Australia's Senior Director Lindsay Smalley, | | | | is 100 for a month. Honda is pretty much |
| "We believe buyers are starting to look | | | | confident with the Type-R since it has loaded |
| beyond stripped-out boy racer specials and | | | | it with plenty of standard kit just to lure |
| petrol-guzzling V8s, turning to cars more in | | | | in plenty of buyers. |
| tune with today's times. Buyers in this | | | | |
| sector still want cars that are sporty and | | | | The standard features of the Type-R will |
| fun to drive yet are more refined, | | | | include 18-inch alloys with space-saver |
| comfortable and practical. It's not just all | | | | Alcantara-shaped sports seats, cruise |
| about the power. It is the whole experience | | | | control, stability control, trip computer, |
| and grown-up buyers understand that." | | | | six airbags, ABS, electronic brake-force |
| | | | distribution and assist, fog lights, remote |
| The remarks of Smalley were likened to the | | | | keyless entry, drilled aluminum pedals, |
| comments that a manufacturer would make | | | | reach-and rake-adjustable steering, |
| before the unveiling of a model that lacks in | | | | multi-function wheel, 60:40 split rear seats |
| refinement, fun criteria, and performance. | | | | which comes in colors red, silver or black. |
| That was the case with the little Civic, | | | | The interior trim is a combination of red |
| Smalley has created an impression that the | | | | black which is guaranteed to look better than |
| halo effect of the Type R will power up | | | | it sounds. |
| Honda's desire to reach that 8 percent market | | | | |
| share by 2010. Moreover, it can also be noted | | | | The wrap-around two-tier instrument display |
| that the Type-R is the first Civic to wear | | | | was also made easier to read. Anthony |
| the Type-R badge in the eight generations | | | | Davidson, the super Aguri F1 driver was also |
| stay of the brand in Australia and at the | | | | present at the launching of the Type-R. |
| same time it is also the first British-built | | | | Davidson had only spent half hour in the |
| Honda ever introduced. | | | | Civic and on the track and already he was |
| | | | able to extract more than what most drivers |
| Staring from the day that the Type-R was | | | | can achieve in a month. |
| unveiled as a concept at Geneva last march | | | | |
| 2006, it has stayed at the top of Honda | | | | At the core of the Type-R philosophy is |
| Australia's priority list. And now it has | | | | Honda's free-spinning iVTEC technology that |
| turned into a reality after some hard | | | | revs up 8000 rpm of maximum power. According |
| bargaining that happened behind the scenes of | | | | to Davidson, "Keep it smooth and keep the |
| last years Paris Auto Show. | | | | revs up and you will get the best out this |
| | | | engine. I love it because it wants you to |
| The pricing for the Honda Civic Type R is not | | | | keep revving it, it's like a baby race |
| yet finalized however the single | | | | engine. |
| specification model is expected to grace | | | | |