HONDA CIVIC TYPE R FROM $54,990

Joshua Dowling

The Honda Civic Type R received an update in 2020. Priced at an ambitious $54,990, you can have any transmission you like as long as it’s a six-speed manual. Improvements include more responsive adaptive damper electronics, stiffer suspension bushings, new brakes and improved engine cooling. Inside, there’s a new Alcantara-wrapped wheel, new gearshift lever, updated infotainment, artificial engine sound control (why?) and a data logger, so you can assess your lap times in detail. While most of Honda’s rivals have more modern twin scroll, or twin-turbo technology, the Type R’s 2.0-litre four, still with 228kW/400Nm, has an old-school single-scroll turbocharger attached to it. That means not much happens below 4000rpm, but then all hell breaks loose at that point and the chaos continues to the 7000rpm redline. Honda did this…

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Australian New Car Buyer (Digital) - 1 Issue, Issue #56 - December 2020

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