The confirmation comes from Honda's executive vice president and regional director for North America, Tetsuo Iwamura, who says that the Earth Dreams engine will come when the Civic is re-engineered or redesigned, not during a refresh. According to Automotive News, Honda has confirmed that it will offer the Civic with a new Earth Dreams powerplant sometime in the future, though details on timing and exactly what sort of engine are unclear as of this writing. But that doesn't mean new things aren't already in the works for Honda's compact. When Honda executed its emergency refresh of the Civic for 2013, it didn't do any massive powertrain reworking. Honda Civic poised to get new Earth Dreams engines Mon, 16:00:00 EST
Red Brembo brake calipers can also be seen behind the sporty wheels and low-profile tires.
It sports an aggressive body kit with a meaty chin spoiler, rocker panels and a big rear wing. Other obvious tweaks from the ho-hum five-door Civic are mainly aerodynamic. It'll need to be, though, if it's meant to tackle cars like the Opel Astra OPC, Ford Focus RS500 and Renault Megane RS Trophy (not pictured, but there according to our spies).ģ00 horsepower from a 2.0-liter engine should be on offer, and would match the competition quite well. That's right, the next Type-R will be turbocharged. In the spy photos, we can see four meaty exhaust pipes along with what is quite clearly an intercooler hiding behind the rear bumper. The last generation of the Type-R went out of production in Europe in 2010, and while we admired it from afar, it's 2.0-liter, four-cylinder produced similar figures to the American-market Honda Civic Si.įrom the looks of both it and the cars Honda engineers are benchmarking, the next Type-R will be much more powerful. This is purportedly the next Honda Civic Type-R, out testing in Germany and on the Nürburgring. Honda has something wicked up its sleeve, based on the latest batch of spy photos we've received. 2015 Honda Civic Type-R benchmarks the cream of the hot hatch crop Tue, 09:02:00 EST
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