2023 Honda Civic Type R | First Look

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For the latest Honda Civic Type R pricing and information:
https://www.kbb.com/honda/civic-type-r/

This is the 2023 Honda Civic Type R and we are just going to stare at it.
Oh, we’re going to keep staring and while we do so, on-screen text is going to tell you the basics.

6-speed Manual Transmission
Automatic Rev Matching
2.0L Turbo

Are you wondering about power figures? Yeah, me too. Honda won’t say just yet.

Now that we have a visual sense of the 2023 Honda Civic Type R let’s dive slightly deeper into what makes it special…keeping in mind Honda has told us very little.

What I can say is that Honda claims the 2023 Civic Type R will be the best handling, most powerful Type R ever. That means it’ll make something north of the 316-horsepower produced by the previous generation Japanese-market Civic Type R. As you can tell, this guy is based on the Honda Civic Hatchback adorned with an array of Type R enhancements. We’ve got lightweight 19” wheels, a front bumper with tons of airflow, various functional aero bits, a prominent yet tasteful wing, and a rear diffusor with 3 exhaust outlets, naturally.

While I really like the Type R in white, buyers can also choose an exterior in grey, blue, black, and red.

Inside the theme is red because red cars are the fast ones. There’s a grippy suede-like material on the seats and a Type R serial plate on the dash.

Honda has also included an embedded data logger showing real-time vehicle behavior plus a stopwatch for recording lap times, a feature for sharing videos of your track day exploits, and a gauge cluster display filled with relevant details for high-speed lapping.

While I can’t tell you the power output, I can let you look at the engine.

Other than that, we’ve pretty much shared everything we know. Oh, I guess the suspension and steering have also been enhanced…somehow, and the Type R has “been engineered from the ground up to deliver thrilling performance with an addictive driving experience – both on road and on the racetrack”. Yes, I copied that last line directly from the press release.

No power figures but we can start it.

To me, the 2023 Type R feels more mature than the previous Civic Type R. And I mean that as a strong positive. I have high hopes. I also have questions like…

What kind of power will it make? How much will it cost? Will it be ludicrously hard to buy one at MSRP? While we do know the answer to the last question, we won’t get answers to the others until closer to the fall of 2022 when the 2023 Civic Type R goes on sale. And now another quick lap of the car.

00:00 2023 Honda Civic Type R
0:30 Powertrain
1:50 Exterior
2:38 Interior
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