New Honda Civic

Although already know, Honda has presented in Estoril, Portugal, to press the new Honda Civic Type S and Honda Civic Type R, both with bodies of three doors and a strong line sports that will be well received among younger followers of the mark.

The Honda Civic Type S will go on sale in Europe with two mechanics, a 1.8i 16v of 140 hp and a 2.2 i-CTDI with 140 hp and manual gearbox six speeds. Despite the three-door, the carrier remains as wide as the Hatch of five, albeit with access to rear seats slightly more limited.

As for the Honda Civic Type R range Civic crown with an engine of two liters and 201 hp power. It reaches the 235 km / h and accelerates from 0 to 100 mph in just 6.6 seconds. In terms of consumption, the average stays at 9.2 l/100.

As for competition, the Honda Civic Type R is kept in step from the previous generation and among the toughest rivals are the VW Golf GTI, the Seat Leon FR 2.0 TFSI, the Opel Astra 2.0 Turbo 200 hp or, in a lowest step, the C4 VTS Citroen and Peugeot 307 2.0 XSI 180-hp. Over all of them are models as the BMW 130I, S3 Audi, VW Golf R32 and SEAT Leon Cupra, all of them with powers far superior to Honda.

At the moment the prices are not known, nor of the Honda Civic Type R or Honda Civic Type S, although seeing rising prices range from the previous Honda Civic, we could say that the Honda Civic Type R around 28,000 € although it is pure speculation, because depend heavily on equipment. According to the country, the new models will be on sale from next March.