If you like sports compacts, pay attention because this article will interest you. And it is that we have a new record for front-wheel drive production cars on the Nordschleife in Nurburgring. We already know that these times on the German track are, after all, a marketing campaign. But they also have their importance. The Honda Civic Type R has is the protagonist.
For years, the battle between the Seat León Cupra, Volkswagen Golf Clubsport, Renault Mégane RS and Honda Civic Type R has not ceased. Well, except that some of them are no longer on the market... Be that as it may, today's news is that the new Civic Type R has been chasing the fastest time on the legendary German track. And he has achieved it.
El compact nippon was looking for that record a month ago now, stopping the timer at 7:44,881 in the long variant, which has a total of 20,8 kilometers. With this time, he not only ranks as the fastest of the hothatch with front-wheel drive, but even it is almost four seconds faster on this track than the Volkswagen Golf R 20 Aniversario, with 333 CV, all-wheel drive and a driving mode specifically tuned for this circuit.
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We remember that this new generation of the Honda Civic Type R -the sixth Civic Type R-, has just been launched on the market. Under the hood is located the block 2.0 liter turbo, developing now 329 hp and 420 Nm of pair. It also has a renewed gearbox, being able to do the 0 to 100 in 5,4 seconds and reaching a top speed of 275 km/h.
Dice the japanese brand that not only the engine has contributed to lower the time at the Nürburgring, it also has a careful aerodynamics to stick it to the ground and a wider track which gives it more stability in turns.
As we said, this new generation of the sports compact has already been available on the market for a few weeks. Of course, it is not exactly a cheap car, because its official price is 54.850 euros. We cannot deny the desire we have to bring it to our test section.
Source - Honda
