Honda Civic Type R back in stock; gets a new color

MANILA: Admit it, the Honda Civic Type R looks spectacular. However, there must be a bunch of people who do not like the way this sporty car looks. But it appears that the strength of such individuals is quite less because Honda sold the first batch of 100 Civic Type R in a mere time frame of 48 hours. And the second batch has just arrived in the country.

After receiving an overwhelming response from the people, Honda Philippines placed an order for another 100 units of the Civic Type R earlier this year. This was in accordance with the fact that the demand for the car was extremely high. Now as per the latest report, the second lot of the car is here, and the deliveries are expected to commence in the first week of October 2018.

All Honda dealerships in the country were out of stock of the Civic Type R after the first lot was sold in 48 hours. Honda does not manufacture the Civic Type R here in the Philippines. This futuristic car is manufactured at Honda’s production facility in Swindon, UK, and then gets imported here in the Philippines.

It is powered by a 2.0-litre 4-CYL petrol engine that has been tuned to match its looks and deliver a fantastic performance. The power output from this engine is 310 PS, and you get a peak torque of 400 Nm. To make sure that the driver feels connected to the car at all times, Honda has incorporated a 6-speed manual gearbox which comes with an auto rev-matching function. The fact that the weight of the Civic Type R is considerably low, it has got a great power-to-weight ratio and hence, delivers an excellent performance every time you press your right foot hard on the gas pedal.

The Civic Type R, which has set many lap records on tracks like Spa Francorchamps, Silverstone, and Nurburgring, will be put up on display on all 38 Honda dealerships across the country. With the growing popularity of this car, Honda has introduced a new color in this bach. It is called the Polished Metal Metallic. This will be available along with the previous two colors - Rallye Red and Championship White. Surprisingly, Honda did not increase the price of the car and will continue to sell it at Php 2,980,000.