{"id":595830,"date":"2026-09-10T07:44:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T07:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/595830\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T07:44:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T07:44:26","slug":"hottest-honda-civic-type-r-to-launch-in-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/595830\/","title":{"rendered":"Hottest Honda Civic Type R to launch in 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Hottest
\n Honda Civic Type R HRC Concept<\/p>\n

Honda has dropped enough hints that there\u2019s still plenty left in the tank of the current FL5-generation Civic Type R, having previewed a red-hot HRC (Honda Racing Corporation) concept version at the Tokyo Auto Salon<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n

At the time, Honda didn\u2019t provide any details on if and when it\u2019d launch, though its aggressive aerodynamic upgrades would surely be wasted if it didn\u2019t turn into a production model.<\/p>\n

According to Japanese outlet Response<\/a>, insider sources have said the Civic Type R HRC could join Honda\u2019s model lineup in 2027, something which adds to comments made by HRC president Yasuharu Watanabe in May<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are developing the Civic Type R with the aim of further enhancing its potential as a base model by incorporating racing technologies such as those honed in Super Taikyu and aerodynamics from Super GT,\u201d Watanabe said in May, as reported by Car Watch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"Honda Civic Type R HRC Concept<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ll have to sleep for a hundred more [days until its reveal]\u2026 It\u2019s not quite a close three-digit number, but please look forward to it.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese are aftermarket parts, and we plan to distribute them mainly in Japan and the United States. We want to deliver them as soon as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Those 100 days he spoke of have come and gone, but the possibility of a hotter Civic Type R launching is still alive, especially when the current generation appears to be on borrowed time.<\/p>\n

Given the FL5 Civic Type R launched in 2022 but has slowly been phased out in a number of markets, it\u2019s possible Honda is gearing up for a send off of its current hot hatch.<\/p>\n

\"\"Australian-delivered Honda Civic Type R<\/p>\n

Earlier this year<\/a>, Honda\u2019s US division said the \u201cCivic Type R will receive updates this year, including exterior and interior styling changes\u201d, though did not include any photos or teasers of the changes.<\/p>\n

Honda engineer Tomoyuki Yamagami told UK publication Auto Express<\/a> in July last year that the Type R doesn\u2019t need an engine.<\/p>\n

\u201cType R can be anything in future, depending on what the market demands. Type R is not dependent on a turbo powertrain,\u201d Yamagami told the outlet.<\/p>\n

\u201c[The] Type R badge is about the ability to enhance dynamic attributes to the max.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Jordan<\/p>\n

\n Published<\/p>\n

September 10, 2026<\/p>\n


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