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I suppose electronic parking brakes are becoming the thing now.
HONDA’S Civic Type R hot hatch may still be two years away from hitting Australian roads, thanks to the arrival of the tenth-generation Civic in mid-2016.
Released in Europe in April, Honda Australia has yet to commit to plans to bring the fiery five-door hatch to Australia. Now, with the news that a new Civic is less than a year away, those plans may yet be delayed further.
Honda Australia director Stephen Collins said that while the Type R “will happen”, he could not commit to a time-frame, other than to suggest it would be some time after the arrival of the NSX hybrid sportscar next year.
“We're just working through all that,” Mr Collins told GoAuto. “I'm confident it will come. It's just timing. I think it's a major halo car for us. It's got a great reputation.
“I can tell you that, having driven the new one, the new one will offer outstanding performance. It will be a true Type R in every single respect. It's just a case of when.”
I like the styling of the new Civic, but that green paint color doesn't fit the car in my opinion.
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Honda has quietly revealed a preview of the 10th generation Civic in the New York Auto Show. Being a bright green coupe with a bodykit, it sort of reminded me of a modernised verison of this gem from the Burnout Series:
Hope it turns out to be a global car, imagine this with a Type R engine!
Heated rear seats? Whoa that's approaching $40k territory.Upscale US-Spec Honda Civic Sedan spied with full LED headlights and heated rear seats
Must have been a bad day at the office for the test driver, forgetting to lock the car in an area where spies are hiding!
Must be a first for a C Segment.
Way to ruin the front.
I'd throw this around the track. Sure looks better than that EP model
Farmyard racer! Haha. The thing about Type Rs though, I love the sound. DC2 cabin noise. Once you have been in there its something you don't forget. Ill stop the hijack now. Type R soft spot.Hey, a family friend joked how the shifter reminded him of contolling a backhoe. It wasn't to everyone's liking. Some people used to ask me if it was the new Hybrid( I debadged it).
I swear, I always keep thinking that Civic model is a liftback.
It looks like someone from quality control messed up...that's the dumbest design yet. They could at least extended the top bodywork to match with the top of the chrome for crying out loud.That chrome uni-brow has to go.