Honda Civic Type R Nabs No. 1 at Nürburgring Nordschleife

Honda is mighty chuffed that their all-new Honda Civic Type R nabbed a new lap time record at the Nürburgring Nordschleife.

Something that will annoy some is the fact that this is for a front-wheel drive car, but the Germany testing, conducted for the model’s performance evaluation, showed that the Civic Type R isn’t just a fancy frock and bit of lippy. The 7 minutes 44.881 seconds lap time record well and truly outshines the much-lauded predecessor.

All-new Civic Type R was designed to be the “ultimate pure sports performance” machine. It should get the fanboy’s juices flowing, with speed and driving pleasure coming by the bucketload.

How did Honda get the gong?

Although the 2.0-litre VTEC Turbo engine is inherited from old Civic Type R, performance was increased to 243kW/420Nm, using an all-new turbocharger and a host of other advancements.

Cooling and aerodynamic performance were improved by fine-tuning the front grille opening to increase the effective area of the ​​radiator.

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ABOVE: 2023 Civic Type R sets new front-wheel drive lap time record at Nürburgring

High-speed performance is improved by body designs front and rear, and the downforce was increased which in turn stabilises the Type R when in full flight. There is a two-piece disc brake setup as seen in the previous-generation Civic Type R. The brakes have been given the once-over so that their performance is better at all speeds. Air flow over the discs has been increased to have the effect of fade resistance.

Finally, Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 Connect tyres were jointly developed with Michelin with knowledge gained from the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S project. It is the standard tyre for the Civic Type R.

Message from Hideki Kakinuma, Civic Type R Development Leader:

“To our Civic Type R fans all over the world:

Under the concept of ‘Ultimate SPORT 2.0,’ we developed the all-new Civic Type R with the spirit of ‘going beyond our past achievements’ and strived for the ultimate FWD sports car by refining the ‘essential value’ and ‘emotional appeal’ unique only to our Type R models.

Since the start of sales in Japan in September 2022, we have received numerous customer feedback from all around the world filled with amazement and joy, far exceeding our expectations. However, we still had one more mission to fulfill, which was to claim the title as the world’s fastest FWD car with a record Nürburgring lap time.

Six years after the lap record was set by the previous-generation Civic Type R (FK8), we reached this new dimension as a result of all of the passions we poured in and all the advancements we made for this Type R model. Finally, our wish to share this title with all Type R fans all around the world came true.

We sincerely hope that all current and prospective owners of the Type R will enjoy and love their vehicle with the pride we share with you.”

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