Rides : Honda Civic Type-R confirmed for production

A new Civic Type-R generation has been confirmed for production by several officials from the Japanese based automaker Honda, with the announcement coming during the Tokyo Motor Show.

According to autocar.co.uk, the president of Honda Motor Europe, Manabu Nishimae, has confirmed that a new Civic Type-R is in the works but didn’t announce an official date for when the model will be presented to the public. This isn’t the first time that an official of the Japanese based automaker is confirming the production of a new Civic Type-R, and earlier this year, the Honda Civic chief engineer, Mitsuru Kariya, also announced that the company is working on the Type-R version.
The president of Honda Motor Europe said that the new Type-R will have a new body kit, with special bumpers, spoilers, seats and wheels, which will set it apart from the standard version and the model is expected to be powered by a naturally aspirated petrol engine which will be developing over 200 horsepower. Sadly this is all we know about the new Civic Type-R for now but the new generation will most likely be presented in 2012, during a major international auto show.
As a reminder, the Type-R is the highest performance version of the Civic made by Honda Motor Company of Japan, with a lightened and stiffened body, specially tuned engine and upgraded brakes and chassis. The first Civic to receive the Type-R badge was originally introduced back in 1998 as the EK9 and shared many characteristics with the Integra Type-R DC2.

Rides : Fox Marketing prepping special Honda Civic Si for SEMA

SEMA is only a few weeks away, and it seems like all the little fish are being let out of the pond first. We've heard about visitations from Focuses and Fiestas, Genesis Coupes and Velosters and classic Ford racers, now add the 2012 Honda Civic Si by Fox Marketing to the roll call. And full disclosure: Autoblog will have a sticker on this car.

You know the drill by now: start with an economy car, change everything, voila, SEMA here we come. Among these changes are a turbocharged 450-horsepower engine, and not just any turbo, but that from Honda's LMP1/LMP2 and IndyCar engines. An ECU from a 2006 Civic Si controls the action, and with all hope, 10.5-inch tires will control the grip. 

 

Press Release

Fox Marketing Cars 2012 Honda Civic Si

The main focus of this build was to showcase the reliability, and performance capability from Honda's new K24Z7 power plant. With a properly engineered turbo kit the new Civic Si can consistently provide an enthusiast with over 450 horsepower for 100,000+ reliable miles without blinking an eye. Because the K24Z7 is so strong from the factory, we added a new Full-Race intercooled turbo kit. This turbo kit features the BorgWarner EFR turbo as seen in Honda's LMP1/LMP2 engine program, and 2012 Indycar teams. To properly and accurately tune the vehicle, Hondata FlashPro was selected to control Injector Dynamic 1000cc fuel injectors and the 255lph fuel pump, all made possible with the Chasebays Engine Harness. For additional power and durability, the stock plastic K24Z7 intake manifold was replaced with a Honda RRC intake manifold (euro Accord Type-R) sourced from ImportDPS. Since the car has these types of power numbers we need serious traction - so a 10.5 inch wide Vossen wheel with Toyo Tire will put the power to the ground. We then hand-built the widebody kit around the wheel and tire set up, and painted the civic BASF R-M Ultrasonic Blue Pearl, a new-school take on the classic Civic Si electron-blue-pearl. The interior was upgraded with Yonaka Ronin Racing Seats with factory Civic Si fabric inserts front, and rear. We hope you enjoy our vision for this new Si, and stay tuned to our Facebook and YouTube page for full dyno videos after SEMA!

Engine:
Full-Race 2012+ Civic Si Turbo Kit
Full-Race Turbo Manifold
Full-Race Intercooler w/ 2.5" Charge piping (Black Chrome finish)
Full-Race 3" Downpipe
Full-Race 3" Cat-Back Exhaust
BorgWarner EFR Turbocharger
Hondata FlashPro
Injector Dynamics 1000cc Injectors
Walbro 255lph Fuel Pump
ChaseBays Engine Harness
06 Civic Si ECU
Yonaka Silicone Hoses
Yonaka Clamps
Competition Clutch Stage 4
Competition Clutch Flywheel
Hardware909 Billet Oil Cap
Hardware909 K Series Flat Head Bolts
Hardware909 Billet Oil Dip Stick
Custom Steel braded AC Line
Brad Penn Penn-Grade 1 "The Green Oil" – 0w-30
Valve Cover Insert painted BASF R-M Ultrasonic Blue
Intake Manifold Cover painted BASF R-M Silverstone
Installed by: Mugsy's Repair – Gold Certified Honda Techs

Suspension/Braking:
Front: SSBC 13 inch 4 Piston Calipers
Road Magnet 1.5 inch Springs
Rear: 12 inch 2 Piston Calipers
Road Magnet 1.2 inch Springs

Wheels/Tires:
Front:
20x10.5 Vossen CV3 Brushed Aluminum with BASF R-M Carizzma Flat Black Barrels
255/30/20 Toyo Proxes 4 Tires
Yonaka Tuner Lug Nuts

Rear:
20x10.5 Vossen CV3 Brushed Aluminum with BASF R-M Carizzma Flat Black Barrels
255/35/20 Toyo Proxes 4 Tires
Yonaka Tuner Lug Nuts

Exterior:
BASF R-M Ultrasonic Blue Pearl
BASF R-M Carizzma Flat Black
BASF R-M Black
CarBodyKits.com Custom Front Bumper
CarBodyKits.com Custom 2.5 inch Fender Flares
CarBodyKits.com Custom Side Skirts
CarBodyKits.com Custom Rear Valance
Custom Carbon Front Splitter
Advan Carbon Hood
Custom Tined Taillights with BASF R-M DC5335 Clear
Custom Tinted Headlights with BASF R-M DC5335 Clear
Accentz 45 percent UV Window Film

Interior:
Yonaka Ronin Black Leather Seats with Factory Si fabric inserts
Custom Rear Black Leather with Factory Si fabric inserts

Partners:
BASF Refinish
Yonaka Motorsports
Mugsy's Repair
Full-Race Motorsports
BorgWarner Turbo Systems
Hondata
ID Fuel Injectors / T1 Race Development
Vossen Wheels
Toyo Tires
ChaseBays.com
Hardware909
SSBC Brakes
Road Magnet
Hybrid Racing
CarBodyKits.com
Advan Carbon
Accentz Window Tint
Brad Penn Oil
Honda-Tech.com
9thCivic.com
AutoBlog.com

Rides : Check Out This '92 Honda Civic, thinks its a Veyron

Dressing up budget hatchbacks to appear to be something more than they are seems to be all the rage these days. Toyota iQ becomes Aston Martin Cygnet. Mini Cooper becomes the Rolls-Royce-inspired Goodwood edition. Even the Fiat 500 has had its Tributo Ferrari. But while most of these kinda make our eyes roll a little (or a lot), this latest privateer entry into their ranks just makes us chuckle.

Someone, it seems, took a fifth-generation (1992-95) Honda Civic hatchback and dressed it up to look like a mini-me Bugatti Veyron, complete with two-tone Rape Yellow and black paint job. And you know what? It doesn't look half bad.

Sure, the wheels don't match, and yes, it is downright comical to dress up a car that should barely sell for more than $2,000 to look like one that costs over a million. But while it may be missing a few cylinders – make that a few cylinder banks, and the quad turbos – it manages to tickle our funny bone in a way few other gussied-up premium hatchbacks can.

Rides : Preview 2012 Honda Civic Coupe

Honda was supposed to unveil a new Civic all the way back in 2009. They had gone so far as to build early prototypes when, all of a sudden, they killed it. Scrapped the program. Went back to the drawing board.

Why? They told us it was because the economy tanked, and people who would have been buying larger and more expensive cars started to look at compacts like the Civic — so they wanted to design one that would meet the expectations of a more demanding group of buyers. That might be true. We wonder if they saw what new small cars like the Chevy Cruze and the upcoming Euro-spec Focus had to offer and decided they needed to bring a better game. Whatever the reason, they dropped the redesign in 2009 and started over.

And built this. It’s the 2012 Civic, set to appear in April.

The exterior is clearly an evolution of the current car, with the same pronounced-wedge shape, but a little of the gaping mouth of the CR-Z added in. We like the pipe, and hope it stays, but it does look like a show car detail they’ll scratch before production, doesn’t it? Inside, we’re told, it’s roomier and more luxurious than the outgoing model. But that’s just what we’re told…Honda hasn’t let anyone see the cabin yet.

Honda officials tell us we’ll get drivetrain details, a look at the interior and a chance to drive it in April. They expect to keep a version of every current Civic, so we expect four-cylinders with and without sticks, a hybrid, that quirky natural gas version they still sell, and yes, a high-test Civic Si for the tuner crowd.

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