{"id":2725,"date":"2021-10-11T14:04:54","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T06:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weekendoctane.com\/?p=2725"},"modified":"2021-10-11T14:04:56","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T06:04:56","slug":"what-makes-the-hondas-type-r-so-great","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weekendoctane.com\/what-makes-the-hondas-type-r-so-great\/","title":{"rendered":"What Makes The Honda’s Type R So Great"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Who Started the Type R Designation?\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The first Type R was the brainchild of Honda\u2019s Special Projects Development Manager,\u00a0Shigeru Uehara<\/a>. After helping birth the NSX, Uehara was tasked with honing the already sharp supercar into something\u00a0more<\/em>. The project, according to Uehara, started with a single goal: \u201cThe role of the Type R is to provide drivers who love sports driving.\u201d The result of that goal was the NSX-R.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The 1992 Honda NSX-R was the first to adopt the R name. A japanese domestic market-only (JDM)<\/a> car, it was sold until 1995. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\u00a0first Type R got suspension upgrades, aerodynamic changes, bigger tires, and saw drastic weight-reduction thanks to Honda\u2019s engineers pulling the car\u2019s audio system, HVAC, sound-deadening, and electric windows.\u00a0The resulting car was a hit and remains a legend to this day.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Models Currently Feature the Type R Designation?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s currently only one Honda product that features the Type R designation, and that\u2019s the outgoing 10th-generation Civic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The current Civic Type R is powered by a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine that puts out a claimed 306 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque. That performance is sent to the front wheels, and the front wheels alone, via a 6-speed manual transmission and wildly tricky front differential that eliminates torque steer completely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This Civic Type R also has the most drastic and polarizing styling of any Type R ever, with loads of aerodynamic flourishes, canards, wings, intakes, big wheels, fender flares, and a three-port central exit exhaust.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Are Past Type R Models?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
  1. The NSX-R was the progenitor of the Type R species.\u00a0<\/li>
  2. There were two generations of Integra Type R, the DC2 and DC5 generations.<\/li>
  3. The Accord Type R was only available during the car\u2019s sixth generation.\u00a0<\/li>
  4. A total of five generations of the Civic Type R.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    How Much Does a New Civic Type R Cost?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Too much! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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