2008 Honda Civic Type RR...The Most Powerful Civic gets 240HP

Honda has just announced that the Mugen version of the Honda Civic Si will be sold on our shores this fall. Although the car has a modified body, suspension and new wheels the car has been criticized for not having any real performance gains over the regular Civic Si. Well if you live in Japan you can actually buy a more powerful Civic from your local Honda dealer.

On September 13th Honda is going to release another version of the Civic dubbed the Honda Civic Type RR. Japan already has a more powerful version of the Civic that we don't get here in the US, the Civic Type-R. The Type-R is already more powerful than our Si model with 225HP and 158 lb-ft of torque. The new Type RR version will come with even more power at 240HP and 160 lb-ft of torque.

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M35MT - 8/6/2007 9:45:34 AM

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What's with Honda and the lack of torque?

bagwell - 8/6/2007 11:03:47 AM

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a $40,000 Civic?? now I've seen everything. I don't think this will be US bound tho - the $30K plain ole 200hp Mugen only for the US.

richardp996 - 8/6/2007 4:44:51 PM

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Because the car makes up for it with peak power...

XYZZ - 8/7/2007 6:06:26 AM

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XYZZ - 8/7/2007 6:21:10 AM

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only peeple TOO LAZY (and/or dumb) to USE A GEARBOX constantly complain about "lack of torque."

that's what gears are FOR, after all. EVERY tranny is a torque multiplier. even sticks.

a "low torque" engine in 2nd or 3rd will get more torque to the wheels than a torquier motor that's in 3rd or 4th.

AND, REAL drivers get MORE ENJOYMENT revving up to the redline, more often!

gem069 - 8/16/2007 10:49:33 PM

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Nice kickarse toi.