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january 13, 2017 - Honda Auto
New Civic Type R Prototype makes Asia debut at the Tokyo Auto Salon
- New #civictyper Prototype has official debut in Asia at the 2017 #tokyo #auto Salon
- Prototype marked out by wide, aggressive bumpers, extended wheel arches and dramatic rear wing
- Japanese sales launch of European-built Civic Hatchback and #civictyper in summer 2017
- Production of #civictyper starts this year in Swindon, UK
The new #honda #civictyper Prototype has had its official Asian market debut at Japan’s specialist high-performance and custom car show, the 2017 #tokyoautosalon. The Prototype previews elements of the styling of the next-generation #civictyper which will be officially unveiled later this year.
Honda’s unveiling of the new #civictyper Prototype in #tokyo was accompanied by the official announcement that Japanese sales of the Civic Sedan and European-built Hatchback and Type R will begin in summer 2017.
While the Civic Sedan will be produced at the Saitama Factory group of production plants in Japan, the five-door Hatchback and Type R models will be manufactured at #honda of the UK Manufacturing (HUM) in Swindon, UK. Since the Civic nameplate first appeared in 1972, approximately 24 million examples of the model have been produced worldwide.
The next-generation #civictyper was engineered within the same development programme as the other members of the Civic family, and will be officially unveiled in production form later this year. It will be exported to markets around the world, including the US – which will mark the first time that any Honda-badged Type R has been officially sold in North America. The previous generation #civictyper was sold in Japan, but only in limited numbers. Sales of the new generation high-performance hatchback in Japan will not be limited.
Based on the sleek new Civic hatchback, the Type R Prototype is enhanced by muscular body styling and modifications to aid aerodynamic performance. The show car is clothed in a finely-grained brushed aluminium-effect finish. Honda’s famous red ‘H’ badge – which adorns all Type R models – sits above a new air vent at the nose of the car.
The aggressive front bumper is extended by a winged carbon fibre splitter and sporty red accent line, which runs around the entire car. Additional slatted ducts add width to the bumper, and diamond-mesh inserts fill the sculpted air intakes.
Carbon fibre side skirts run the length of the wheelbase, between piano black 20-inch alloy wheels with red accents and 245-section high-performance tyres. Enlarged arches accommodate the new wheels.
A substantial carbon fibre diffuser runs below the wider rear bumper, which frames three fully-functional tailpipes with a pair of directional strakes at each side. The central tailpipe is of a smaller diameter and is highlighted in bright metallic red. Unique peaks at the roof flanks point backwards towards a dramatic, visually striking rear wing.
Honda’s exhibit at the Makuhari Messe convention centre in Chiba Prefecture includes a variety of cars and motorcycles as well as several #honda competition vehicles from the worlds of Formula One, MotoGP and SUPER GT.
The #civictyper Prototype will be officially unveiled at 10:30 JST on the #honda stand, located at Booth 438 in Medium Hall.
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