Honda Civic Type-r to Launch in Australia

The new Honda Civic Type-R is the automaker'sexpected to grace Australian showrooms by the end
ticket in bringing back the Type-R badge to localof 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 areis 100 for a month. Honda is pretty much confident
starting to look beyond stripped-out boy racerwith the Type-R since it has loaded it with plenty of
specials and petrol-guzzling V8s, turning to cars morestandard kit just to lure in plenty of buyers.
in tune with today's times. Buyers in this sector stillThe standard features of the Type-R will include
want cars that are sporty and fun to drive yet are18-inch alloys with space-saver Alcantara-shaped
more refined, comfortable and practical. It's not justsports seats, cruise control, stability control, trip
all about the power. It is the whole experience andcomputer, 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 theentry, drilled aluminum pedals, reach-and
comments that a manufacturer would make beforerake-adjustable steering, multi-function wheel, 60:40
the unveiling of a model that lacks in refinement, funsplit rear seats which comes in colors red, silver or
criteria, and performance. That was the case withblack. The interior trim is a combination of red/black
the little Civic, Smalley has created an impression thatwhich is guaranteed to look better than it sounds.
the halo effect of the Type R will power up Honda'sThe 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 isAguri F1 driver was also present at the launching of
the first Civic to wear the Type-R badge in the eightthe Type-R. Davidson had only spent half hour in the
generations stay of the brand in Australia and at theCivic and on the track and already he was able to
same time it is also the first British-built Honda everextract more than what most drivers can achieve in
introduced.a month.
Staring from the day that the Type-R was unveiledAt the core of the Type-R philosophy is Honda's
as a concept at Geneva last march 2006, it hasfree-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 lastget 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 yetengine.
finalized however the single specification model is