If anyone remembers, the "warmed up" Honda Civic of the fourth generation was "born in agony": it entered the market only at the end of the "career" of the base model of the ninth generation (and all because of the two-liter turbo engine, which the Japanese spent several years on fine-tuning).
There were no such delays with the Type-Erka of the fifth incarnation ...
At the end of September 2016 at the Paris Auto Show, and then at the beginning of November at the SEMA show in Los Angeles, the "fifth Civic" performed by "Type R" was shown (though then only in the form of a concept) ...
The serial car, built on the basis of the "civilian" model of the tenth incarnation, celebrated its international debut in March 2017 at the Geneva show - it did not lose a bit of the show car's aggression, became a little more productive than its predecessor, "armed" with a well-honed chassis and received a rich list basic equipment.
There have never been such beautiful, spectacular and aggressive "hot" hatchbacks in the C-class - the fifth generation Honda Civic Type R is striking with its appearance.
An evil body kit around the perimeter of the body, widened wheel arches, stylish 20-inch "rollers", a boldly upturned spoiler, three "trunks" of the exhaust tract in the center of the bumper and darkened optics - you can't confuse the five-door with the "civilian" model.
The length of the "charged" version of "Civic" is 4557 mm, and its width and height, respectively, fit in 1877 mm (including external mirrors - 2076 mm) and 1434 mm, respectively. The hatchback has a 2699 mm wheelbase between the wheelsets, and there is a 126 mm ground clearance under the underbody.
When equipped, the five-door weighs from 1380 to 1420 kg (depending on the level of equipment), and its total weight does not exceed 1760 kg.
Inside, the "charged" Honda Civic of the fifth generation stands out against the background of the standard model with an entourage appropriate for its genre - a sports steering wheel with a rim slightly flattened at the bottom, a branded round knob of the gearshift lever, bucket-shaped front seats, contrasting decor and some other details.
In general, the interior of the car demonstrates modern design, high-quality performance and a five-seat layout.
And its trunk holds from 420 to 1209 liters of luggage.
The "heart" of the Honda Civic Type R is a gasoline four-cylinder engine 2.0 VTEC Turbo (meeting the environmental standards "Euro 6") with direct injection, adjustable valve timing, 16 valves and a turbocharger that generates 320 "horses" at 6500 rpm and 400 Nm of torque at 2500-4500 rpm.
A 6-speed "mechanics" with an automatic re-gas function and a front-wheel drive transmission with a limited slip limited slip differential dock with it.
From a standstill to 100 km / h, the car "catapults" after 5.8 seconds, and the peak of its capabilities falls on 272 km / h.
In the combined mode of movement, the five-door "digests" no more than 7.7 liters of high-octane fuel for every "hundred" of the run.
At the heart of the Honda Civic Type R 5th incarnation is the front-wheel drive platform of the standard tenth generation model with McPherson struts on the front axle and a multi-link system on the rear with special levers of increased rigidity.
The hot hatch has an electric power steering and variable gear ratio, as well as ventilated disc brakes on all wheels with a diameter of 350 mm at the front and 305 mm at the rear (in the first case, with four-piston Brembo calipers).
Among the features of the five-door are adaptive dampers and less flexible springs. In addition, the vehicle has “Sport”, “Comfort” and “+ R” “driving” modes, which affect the response time to pressing the accelerator pedal, steering effort and chassis stiffness.
In the UK, the fifth generation Honda Civic Type R is offered at a price of 30,995 pounds sterling (~ 2.43 million rubles at the mid-2017 exchange rate).
By default, the car boasts: six airbags, ABS, EBD, BA, VSA, HAS, adaptive cruise, traffic sign recognition, air conditioning, four power windows, a multimedia center, an audio system with 8 speakers, a rear view camera, fully LED optics, 20-inch "rollers" and "darkness" of other equipment.
