Civic_Type-R_2007.pdf

Civic

Type R

“Without racing there is no Honda”

Soichiro Honda

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the power

of dreams

Our founder Soichiro Honda once said, ‘Without racing, there is no Honda’.

He understood that in order to create the best machines, they had to be put

to the toughest test and that meant only one thing - racing.

Whether we win or lose, we never stop trying to improve - from fine tuning

the engine to improving aerodynamics the answers have always led us to

create better machines - machines like the Civic Type R.

CONTENTS

racing DNA

05/06

exterior design

07/08

interior design

13/14

performance & safety

21/22

options

27/28

environment

39/40

finance

41/42

aftersales

43/44

glossary

45/46

what’s next?

47/48

colours

49/50

Model shown is Type R GT

racing

DNA

’62

’92

’95

’97

’98

’01

The RA272 was our very first

Formula 1 car. After three attempts

competing in the World

Championships the team had still

to complete a full race - so we

went back to the drawing board.

One of the solutions was to mount

the Honda 1.5 litre V12 engine

transversely behind the driver from

where, in 1965, it powered Richie

Ginther and the famous Red H

badge to our first victory at the

Mexico Grand Prix.

The NSX Type R - the first car to

be given the official Type R title.

Designed as a stripped down,

lightweight version of the NSX

supercar, its purpose was to take

a car designed for road conditions

and make it perform on the track.

With invaluable advice from Ayrton

Senna, Honda engineers applied

aggressive changes in weight,

strength and suspension to create

a race winning car.

The DC2 Integra Type R’s assistant

chief engineer declared that in

order to make a true race engine,

some parts must be completed by

hand. In particular, the assembling

of the engine, balancing parts,

porting and polishing. A total of

60 race spec parts were specially

made and tuned for the Integra

Type R providing the optimum

balance of power to weight ratio.

To this day all Type R engines are

built this way.

The EK9 Civic Type R became the

first Civic to receive the honour of

the Red H badge. Before it could

meet the challenge of being

classed as a Type R we needed

to implement some major changes

to what was a popular 3 door

hatchback. Alterations to improve

the handling included reducing the

overall weight, retuning the

suspension and increasing the

rigidity of the chassis.

The Accord Type R was developed

with a 2.2 litre, 16-valve fuel

injected VTEC engine that was

designed to deliver straight line

speed as well as a more refined

driving performance. Its increased

torque resulted in a very smooth

ride throughout the rev range,

whilst Recaro seats, 17" alloys

and a stiffer chassis were also

added to create the complete

Type R package. The combined

developments resulted in a car that

is still held in high regard today.

Admirers of the Civic Type R are

rewarded with the long awaited UK

built successor to the EK9 Civic

Type R. The Honda development

team’s obsession with refinement

continued with the introduction of

a new naturally aspirated 2.0 litre,

16-valve DOHC i-VTEC engine.

This smaller, lighter, more powerful

engine produced an exciting

200PS at 7,400rpm. Its release

also indicated Honda’s return to

Formula 1 as an engine supplier,

which eventually led to the fully-

fledged comeback as a dedicated

Formula 1 works team in 2005.

exterior

design

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