On April 5 this year, the new Renault Megane RS Trophy-R was let loose around the Green Hell and managed to lap the 14-mile circuit in just seven minutes and 40.1 seconds, beating the Civic Type In 2017, the Civic Type R set a new record for front-wheel-drive cars on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, posting a 7-minute, 43.8-second lap time. Last year, however, the Renault Megane RS Trophy-R Category Audi S3 (8P) Honda Civic Type R; Track Performance: 538: 600: Straight line speed: 500: 580: Total: 1038: 1180 The ‘FK2’ Civic Type R’s once record-breaking Nurburgring lap is utterly bonkers. 7min 50.63sec is one hell of a time, so to see the car’s replacement - the ‘FK8’ Type R - best it by The FL5 has already beaten one benchmark set by the ultimate FK8, which was the 2021 Type R Limited Edition.In testing at Honda’s legendary Suzuka Circuit – back on the Formula 1 calendar this The FL5 Civic Type-R utilizes the FK8’s hardware and improves every aspect of it, resulting in the Japanese hot hatch, once again, being the fastest front-wheel-drive car around Nurburgring’s It comes six years after Honda last claimed the front-wheel-drive production car lap record with the previous generation FK8 Civic Type R. The old model set a time of 7:43.8 seconds, using a Users can share their lap times and other data with other Type R owners. Manufacturing The new Civic Type R is built at the Yorii Plant in Japan. The Type R's K20C1 engine continues to be built at Honda's Anna Engine Plant in Sidney, Ohio*. Pricing and additional details on the 2023 Honda Civic Type R will be provided closer to launch this fall The Civic Type R has been well received in Malaysia, from the FD2R to the FK8, and now, the Civic Type R FL5! Has it already sold out? Well, for this year, there's an allocation of 19 cars, but there will be more next year. Selection of the 19 fortunate purchasers will be determined by a lottery system, rather than a first come, first served oqMK.
