Fresh on the heels of the sales launch of the 2017 Civic Hatchback, the next generation Civic Type R had its global debut in prototype form at the 2016 Paris auto show.
The radical new Civic Type R, with its sporty and sleek hatchback design and track-ready performance, will make its U.S.A debut at the 2016 SEMA Show in Las Vegas from 1st to 4th November 2016, marking the arrival of the first ever Honda-badged Type R in the U.S.A.
The next generation Civic Type R will be joining the 10th Generation Civic Sedan and Civic Coupe, along with the newly released Civic Hatchback. The Civic Si variants will also be launching next year.
Based on the low and wide proportion of the new Civic Hatchback, the Civic Type R Prototype is enhanced by muscular body styling and modifications to aid aerodynamic performance. The exterior is wrapped in a highly reflective, finely-grained brushed aluminium-effect finish, which is unique to the prototype car. At the front, the aggressive fascia is accentuated with a winged carbon fibre splitter and sporty red accent line. Additional slatted ducts add width to the fascia, and diamond-mesh inserts fill the sculpted air intakes.
Honda's iconic red 'H' badge, which adorns all Type R models, sits prominently on the front grille at the nose of the car. There is a new intake on the hood, with an air scoop sited centrally in a trapezoidal recess. Smoked lenses for the LED head lights, indicators and side indicator repeater lights reflect the Type R Prototype's more aggressive character.
Carbon fibre side skirts run the length of the side sills, between 20-inch piano black alloy wheels with red accents and 245-section high-performance tyres. A beefy carbon fibre diffuser runs below the wider rear fascia, which frames three fully-functional tailpipes flanked by a pair of directional strakes. The smaller diameter central tailpipe is highlighted in bright metallic red. Model-exclusive vortex generators at the rear edges of the roof point backward toward a visually striking rear wing.
The next generation Civic Type R was developed by the joint efforts of Honda R&D teams in Europe and Japan, and will be officially unveiled in production form next year. The 2017 Civic Type R will be produced exclusively at the Honda of the U.K. Manufacturing (HUM) plant in Swindon - the global manufacturing hub for the five-door hatchback.
