World Car Fans: 2015 Honda Civic Type R spied hiding production body at the Nurburgring

Promising to be better than the NSX

The 2015 Honda Civic Type R has been spied undergoing final testing in Germany around the Nürburgring.
These days at the Paris Motor Show you can check out Honda's updated Civic Type R concept which serves as a preview for the production model. Scheduled to go on sale in 2015, the hot hatchback will look slightly toned down than the concept and probably won't incorporate the taillights in the rear wing while the body will look a bit less aggressive.

Styling aside, Honda has used some big words when talking about the Civic Type R as they say it will be better than all previous Type R models, including the iconic NSX. It's a known fact the vehicle will adopt a front-wheel drive layout with power coming from an i-VTEC 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbocharged gasoline engine developing more than 280 HP (206 kW) and revving up to 7,000 rpm.

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Honda confirms 2.0-liter turbo Civic Type-R with at least 280 HP

Due in 2015

As promised, Honda has released more details about the highly anticipated Civic Type-R which will be launched sometime in 2015. Its heart and soul will be a direct-injection, turbocharged 2.0-liter gasoline engine which will produce at least 280 HP (206 kW).

Other details are limited at this moment but judging from the attached official pics and video we notice the range-topping Civic will have a quad exhaust setup and a rear wing. It also seems to be lower than the regular model and rides on larger alloys. Other upgrades will probably be in the steering and braking departments, together with an uprated gearbox and revised looks.

With two years of development still to go, Honda will pull out all the stops to make the new Civic Type R the fastest front-wheel drive car around the Nürburgring. Honda Europe president Manabu Nishimae said testing has already begun and the car was close to taking down the record. The objective is to beat the 8m 7.97s time achieved back in 2011 by the Renault Megane RS Trophy.

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