European manufactured Honda Civic Type R to be sold in Japan

British-built Civic Type R models are loaded onto a ship at Southampton docks, ready for export to Japan

Set to be called the Civic Type R EURO

By Michael Gauthier
August 6, 2009 5:30 PM
Filed Under: Honda, Japanese

Thanks to globalization, the British-built Honda Civic Type R will be exported to Japan early next year.

Set to be called the Civic Type R EURO, the new model will be sold in extremely limited numbers. While it may sound ironic that a Japanese automaker is importing "Japanese" cars, Honda's Swindon plant in England is the only place where the three-door Civic Type R is produced.

The car is powered by a 2.0-liter DOHC i-VTEC engine that produces 201PS at 8,000rpm. This enables the hot hatch to run from 0-62 mph in 6.6 seconds before hitting a top speed of 146 mph.

Compared to a standard Civic, the Type R features aggressive styling, a 20mm wider rear track, sportier damper and spring characteristics, a 15mm reduction in ride height, and an improved steering setup.

Source: Honda

Press Release (Click to expand)

The British-built Civic Type R will be exported to Japan from next year. The acclaimed 3-door hot hatch, manufactured at Honda's factory in Swindon, England, is to be shipped to Japan where it will go on sale during 2010.

The model will be called the Type R EURO, to distinguish it from the Japanese-market 4-door Civic Type R saloon, and will be sold in limited numbers.

Japan is the third country outside Europe to import this high-revving hot hatch with the red ‘H' badge, following Australia and South Africa. The demand for the European-produced car in Honda's domestic market is testament to the dedication and skill of Associates at Honda's largest European factory - the only production facility in the world that builds the Civic Type R 3-door.

Honda of the UK Manufacturing (HUM) also builds the 5-door Civic, Civic Type S and CR-V for Europe and will start production of the Jazz, this Autumn.

Japan also imported the previous Swindon-built Civic Type-R (EP3 model) in 2001.

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Tags: Honda Civic Type R, Honda Civic, 2010 Honda Civic Type R, 2010 Type R EURO, Honda Civiv Type R EURO, 2010 Honda Civic Type R EURO

Comments

theoldman

August 6, 2009 5:49 PM

Nice!!!!

Hopefully this car goes and handles really well: im sure it will

Bristol411S3

August 6, 2009 6:44 PM

I imagine it will go and handle much like the model that has been on sale for 2 years already.

ivanadrive

August 6, 2009 6:04 PM

It sounds about as ironic as Ford importing the Fiesta in the US, or BMW the X5 in Germany, or VW the Fox from Brazil... and there are plenty more models that were originally meant for the market where they were produced.

nederina

August 6, 2009 6:36 PM

naa i still prefer the JDM Civic Type R although the ride is pretty painful.

sideskraper

August 7, 2009 12:26 AM

errr i think the point is the three doors.

nederina

August 7, 2009 3:03 PM

oh sorry i almost forgot about that

nickmini

August 6, 2009 6:45 PM

Apart from the styling(or "Euro R" badge), this FN2 Type-R(cheap torsion beam rear suspension) is worse than Japan built FD2 Type-R(expensive Multi-link rear suspension). Too much unused production capacity in Swindon Factory?

Edited by user on August 6, 2009 at 7:22 PM

N20_Purge

August 6, 2009 7:24 PM

Mmm, the second best hot hatch, with the Focus RS in first. They should have called it the 'Euro R.' sounds better.

prowler97

August 7, 2009 4:03 PM

Hello... what about the USA... AKA your largest market?

WildMaverick1200

August 10, 2009 6:36 AM

Mmm....isn't that the version Top gear bashed?

Targa_Florio

August 10, 2009 11:28 AM

Yes TopGear bashed it for good reasons, torsion beams for European against multi-link supsensions for older models, for current US Civic Si, and for current Japan Civic Type R.

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