Sales of Honda's UK-produced Civic Type R 3-door model have begun in Japan after the first examples of the car were shipped from Southampton. Japan is the third market after Australia and South Africa to receive a hatchback version of the latest generation Civic this year as the three- and five-door body styles of the compact car were originally conceived as Europe-only models.
The arrival of the 201HP Civic Type R hatch in Japan marks the second time since 2001 that the European-built Civic has been sold in Honda's home market.
The automaker plans to sell a total of 2,010 units of the Civic Type R 3-door in Japan. The cars will are available for order in three shades: Milano Red, Alabaster Silver and Championship White/
The Euro-spec Type R is fitted with a high-revving 2.0-liter naturally aspirated four-cylinder engine that cranks out 201 horsepower at 7,800 rpm and 142 lb-ft of torque at 5,600 rpm.
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Fabulous car. Enjoy !
So JDM type R Civics aren't good enough to be built in Japan and have to be imported from elsewhere eh?
as a matter of fact jdm civic type r are faster, more powerful, more rigid, and even more fuel efficient than the euro type r. the only problem is that jdm looks uglier.
Honda sharp.
SuperStriking!
EPIC FAIL on the JDM looks being uglier the Euro one FAILS HORRIBLY on looks and the Japan one looks pretty awesome I suspect people in japan didn't like the 4 door thing. IMHO I used to not like the fact that it was a 4 door but after i saw the Euro model I prefer the 4 door vs have a hatch that looks that UGLY