The new Honda Civic Type R debuts in Geneva with 320 hp!

Yesterday afternoon we learned about the leak of two images of the Honda Civic Type R, which made us see that the new sports model was very similar to the prototype that Honda showed us months ago. Now we have several official images and, of course, of all the performance data of the new Honda Civic Type R, based on the tenth generation of the Japanese compact.

Aesthetically, as usual for Civic Type R, he looks very aggressive. Very marked lines, voluminous air intakes, aerodynamic lips and profiles, the bonnet air intake, large rims, the awesome rear spoiler and the rear bumper with its spectacular diffuser housing the triple exhaust outlet They activate our senses. It must be difficult to see a car like this standing still and live; Normally it would run at full throttle.

Yesterday we commented that the Honda Civic Type R would not release a new engine, but the one used in the predecessor model would receive an update; and so it has been. The 2.0 turbocharged four-cylinder engine increases its power by 10 hp to reach the 320 CV. This version, it seems, will always be associated with the change six-speed manual with short ratios and with a system that simulates the "heel toe" in the reductions, making the gear change smoother.

The power of the motor will be channeled to the asphalt via the front axle. They say from Honda that the new Type R has increased its stiffness by 38% torsional, while the front suspension has been re-adjusted to try to achieve the maximum possible traction in the front axle, and it is that more than 300 CV in the front axle are not easy to get to the asphalt.

On the other hand, just like the predecessor model, the new Civic Type R has various driving modes. Depending on the selected mode, the active dampers, electric power steering and throttle response will be smoother or more reactive. A comfort mode softens the behavior of the Japanese compact when we need it to behave like a quieter vehicle.

As a curiosity, this Type R will be produced in Swindon, UK, for everyone. It will even be exported from Swindon to Japan and the United States.