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