Holder of records on several circuits, the current generation of Honda Civic Type R it already has its successor «on the lookout» but it is no less impressive for that.
No longer ‘hunting’ for records, the Japanese hot hatch was taken to a no-speed-limited section of a German autobahn by our colleagues at AutoTopNL and the truth is that it made some of the arguments that earned it several praises quite evident.
The unit used was a rare Civic Type R Limited Edition (only 100 came to Europe), the most hardcore of the Civic Type R (FK8) developed with the focus on improving performance on the circuit.
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About 47 kg lighter, the Civic Type R Limited Edition continues to use the 2.0 l turbocharged four-cylinder with 320 hp and 400 Nm, an engine that in this video we can hear in all its splendor and that, in theory, allows you to reach a top speed of 270 km/h.
Now, throughout the video we see and hear the Civic Type R in several tests, but can the Japanese model approach maximum speed in any of them? The truth is that we have already seen it at 290 km/h, so the «bar» is high.
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