{"id":2395,"date":"2022-09-09T15:32:51","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T07:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/?p=2395"},"modified":"2022-09-09T15:32:51","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T07:32:51","slug":"the-2023-honda-civic-type-r-is-the-brands-most-powerful-car-sold-in-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/?p=2395","title":{"rendered":"The 2023 Honda Civic Type R is the brand&#8217;s most powerful car sold in the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> close     <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/896\/500\/civic-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Test drive: 2022 Honda Civic Hatcback\" width=\"896\" height=\"500\" data-v-a7f268cc> Video <\/p>\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-a7f268cc>Test drive: 2022 Honda Civic Hatcback<\/h4>\n<p data-v-a7f268cc>The 2022 Honda Civic Hatchback is kind of throwback to the original, Fox News Autos Editor Gary Gastelu finds out.<\/p>\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Honda&#8217;s smallest car has a big claim to fame.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The 2023 Civic Type R is the most powerful model the brand has ever offered to American customers.<\/p>\n<p>The high performance version of the compact hatchback has an Ohio-built turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine that sends 315 horsepower to the front wheels.<\/p>\n<p>That is nine more horsepower than the previous generation, which was sold from 2017 to 2021.<\/p>\n<p>REVIEW: THE 2023 HONDA HR-V IS A BIG LITTLE SUV<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/640\/320\/civic-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"The 2023 Honda Civic Type R has a 315 hp engine.\"> <\/p>\n<p>\n      The 2023 Honda Civic Type R has a 315 hp engine.<br \/>\n      (Honda)<\/p>\n<p>Honda does sell the American-made 600 hp Acura NSX supercar in Japan as a Honda, however, making it the brand&#8217;s most-powerful model worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>The Civic Type R comes with a six-speed manual transmission and final assembly takes place in Japan.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/640\/320\/civic-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"The Civic Type R's rear wing produces downforce at high speeds.\"> <\/p>\n<p>\n      The Civic Type R&#8217;s rear wing produces downforce at high speeds.<br \/>\n      (Honda)<\/p>\n<p>Along with the power, which is just shy of twice that of the 158 hp base Civic hatchback, the Type R also gets flared fenders for a wider track to improve handling, stronger brakes and a suspension tuned for high speed track driving.<\/p>\n<p>MEAT LOAF DROVE THIS SURPRISING CAR TO RECORD \u2018PARADISE BY THE DASHBOARD LIGHT\u2019<\/p>\n<p>It also features a racing car-style rear wing supported by aluminum stanchions that improves downforce at high speeds.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/640\/320\/civic-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"The Civic Type R is only offered with a six-speed manual transmission.\u00a0\"> <\/p>\n<p>\n      The Civic Type R is only offered with a six-speed manual transmission.\u00a0<br \/>\n      (Honda)<\/p>\n<p>The Civic Type R set a track record for front-wheel-drive cars at Japan&#8217;s Suzuka Circuit. It has also been tested at Germany&#8217;s Nurburgring, where the previous generator once set the fastest lap time in the class, but Honda has not released a time for the new model.<\/p>\n<p>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/p>\n<p>Pricing will be announced closer to when deliveries begin this fall, but the 2021 Civic Type R started at $38,910.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>close Video Test drive: 2022 Honda Civic Hatcback The 2022 Honda Civic Hatchback is kind of throwback to the original, Fox News Autos Editor Gary Gastelu finds out. 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