Civic Type R unveiled

**2fast4u2** · 02-21-2006, 08:00 PM

Hondaâ€™s Geneva Motor Show Booth: CEO Fukui and Jenson Button to Unveil the New Civic Type R Concept:

Honda Civic Type R -
Automobile Switzerland February 20, 2006
Hondaâ€™s Geneva Motor Show Booth: CEO Fukui and Jenson Button to Unveil the New Civic Type R Concept

GENEVA, Switzerland, February 20, 2006 -- Honda Motor Europe Ltd. announced that Takeo Fukui, President and CEO of Honda Motor Co., Ltd., will be at the 76th Geneva Motor Show to address the members of the press on the 28th of February. The climax of this press conference will be the worldwide debut of the Honda Civic Type R Concept, which strongly hints at what the production car will look like when it reaches the market in 2007.

In unveiling the Civic Type R Concept, CEO Fukui will be joined by the Honda Racing F1 Teamâ€™s ever-popular driver, Jenson Button. Jenson will be making a brief â€œpit stopâ€ from his busy pre-season testing schedule to help launch the exciting concept model to the press.

Hondaâ€™s press conference is scheduled for 13:45 â€“ 14:00, on February 28, 2006, at the Honda stand (No. 4250), in Hall 4 of the GENEVA PALEXPO site.

http://world.honda.com/news/2006/406...otorShowBooth/

Dirty Bird 15 · 02-21-2006, 08:24 PM

Hope we have people on this site that will be attending it to give us the latest info.
Maybe this was the type-r that john mendell was refuring to. Looks like its not coming to new york.

GalaxyGrayMark · 02-22-2006, 09:28 AM

I need pics!!!! (or at least close approximations)

j3hff · 02-22-2006, 05:21 PM

ya we need pics.. dont start a thread without pics.. come on lol

draven23 · 02-22-2006, 11:29 PM

**webby** · 02-22-2006, 11:43 PM

less than a week away. Anyone going to be there?

mrbobolonian · 02-28-2006, 02:23 PM

hey guys, i dont know how to post pictures on here yet but check out this website... it has great pics!

http://www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/civic_type-r.asp

Wicked_Stylz · 02-28-2006, 02:40 PM

Coming to the US? Looks like I will have to have and SI and a TYPE R hahaha

Consider one bought if it goes to the US!

All_bets_off · 02-28-2006, 10:03 PM

prolly be sweet, but i still haven't gotten my SI!!!

MyFirstCivic@35 · 03-01-2006, 04:55 PM

http://world.honda.com/Geneva2006/ although the other site has better and more pictures.

**twistedframe** · 03-01-2006, 05:02 PM

it seems a little "loud" for my taste. if they toned it down just a bit i would definatly be on the list to buy one.

mcpaige · 03-01-2006, 05:15 PM

This is cool http://www.honda.co.uk/civic/ or http://84.40.3.164/ <--?

mcpaige · 03-01-2006, 11:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by twistedframe

it seems a little "loud" for my taste. if they toned it down just a bit i would definatly be on the list to buy one.

The style is nice, the Yellow is "loud"

Saberz · 03-20-2006, 08:31 PM

Well I dont care much for the head lights but other than that the car looks good

Not too long ago people were calling that the new CRX so its going to be interesting to see what the CRX is acutally going to look like.

This is all good and well but if its going to have the same powerplant as an SI I really fail to see the advantage of buying one unless its going to be crazy light and have some absolutely nuts suspension features. But having said that if you owned one would you keep the factory suspension or throw it out for lowering springs or coil overs. I guess if it was cheaper than an SI I could see it but I seriously doubt that would happen. So I guess you would be buying one for bragging rights.

I'm not slagging it I think its great that we are finally seeing some real japanese speed machines over here and its about time. On the other hand if its going to be some redicilious price and not perform all that much better is it really worth it?

just my $0.02

imnLUVwitAcIVic · 03-21-2006, 01:54 AM

the current specs like hp and torque are the same as the si. now change it to rear wheel drive. that would make it all worth while

celery gt-5 · 03-29-2006, 12:49 PM

wow that thing is beyond hideous

**twistedframe** · 03-29-2006, 12:57 PM

a rwd civic? i don't think so, thats blasphemy! thats like saying a v6 or v8 civic. I think i would cry. if you want a rwd honda buy an s2000.

celery gt-5 · 03-29-2006, 01:51 PM

its rwd???

**twistedframe** · 03-29-2006, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by imnLUVwitAcIVic

the current specs like hp and torque are the same as the si. now change it to rear wheel drive. that would make it all worth while

i was refering to this^^^^^statement

***DSchrag*** · 03-30-2006, 06:20 PM

That certainly looks pretty sweet.

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2fast4u2 Acorn! Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 13,755 8thcivic.com member #15 iTrader: 11 / 100%	2007 Honda Civic Type R unveiled!! Hondaâ€™s Geneva Motor Show Booth: CEO Fukui and Jenson Button to Unveil the New Civic Type R Concept: Honda Civic Type R - Automobile Switzerland February 20, 2006 Hondaâ€™s Geneva Motor Show Booth: CEO Fukui and Jenson Button to Unveil the New Civic Type R Concept GENEVA, Switzerland, February 20, 2006 -- Honda Motor Europe Ltd. announced that Takeo Fukui, President and CEO of Honda Motor Co., Ltd., will be at the 76th Geneva Motor Show to address the members of the press on the 28th of February. The climax of this press conference will be the worldwide debut of the Honda Civic Type R Concept, which strongly hints at what the production car will look like when it reaches the market in 2007. In unveiling the Civic Type R Concept, CEO Fukui will be joined by the Honda Racing F1 Teamâ€™s ever-popular driver, Jenson Button. Jenson will be making a brief â€œpit stopâ€ from his busy pre-season testing schedule to help launch the exciting concept model to the press. Hondaâ€™s press conference is scheduled for 13:45 â€“ 14:00, on February 28, 2006, at the Honda stand (No. 4250), in Hall 4 of the GENEVA PALEXPO site. http://world.honda.com/news/2006/406...otorShowBooth/

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02-21-2006, 08:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dirty Bird 15 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 22 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Hope we have people on this site that will be attending it to give us the latest info. Maybe this was the type-r that john mendell was refuring to. Looks like its not coming to new york.

02-22-2006, 09:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
GalaxyGrayMark Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: I'm RallyeRedMark!!!! Posts: 245 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I need pics!!!! (or at least close approximations)

02-22-2006, 05:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
j3hff Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: md Posts: 308 iTrader: 0 / 0%	ya we need pics.. dont start a thread without pics.. come on lol

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02-22-2006, 11:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
webby Acorns! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Storage Room B Posts: 12,869 iTrader: 11 / 100%	less than a week away. Anyone going to be there?

02-28-2006, 02:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
mrbobolonian Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: the beautiful san diego Age: 22 Posts: 14 iTrader: 0 / 0%	hey guys, i dont know how to post pictures on here yet but check out this website... it has great pics! http://www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/civic_type-r.asp

02-28-2006, 02:40 PM	#8 (permalink)
Wicked_Stylz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 26 Posts: 345 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Coming to the US? Looks like I will have to have and SI and a TYPE R hahaha Consider one bought if it goes to the US!

02-28-2006, 10:03 PM	#9 (permalink)
All_bets_off Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Austin, TX Age: 24 Posts: 881 Sean iTrader: 0 / 0%	prolly be sweet, but i still haven't gotten my SI!!!

03-01-2006, 04:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
MyFirstCivic@35 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Spencerport, NY (just west of Rochester) Age: 38 Posts: 310 iTrader: 0 / 0%	http://world.honda.com/Geneva2006/ although the other site has better and more pictures.

03-01-2006, 05:15 PM	#12 (permalink)
mcpaige Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 29 Posts: 171 iTrader: 0 / 0%	This is cool http://www.honda.co.uk/civic/ or http://84.40.3.164/ <--?

03-20-2006, 08:31 PM	#14 (permalink)
Saberz Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 27 Posts: 19 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Well I dont care much for the head lights but other than that the car looks good Not too long ago people were calling that the new CRX so its going to be interesting to see what the CRX is acutally going to look like. This is all good and well but if its going to have the same powerplant as an SI I really fail to see the advantage of buying one unless its going to be crazy light and have some absolutely nuts suspension features. But having said that if you owned one would you keep the factory suspension or throw it out for lowering springs or coil overs. I guess if it was cheaper than an SI I could see it but I seriously doubt that would happen. So I guess you would be buying one for bragging rights. I'm not slagging it I think its great that we are finally seeing some real japanese speed machines over here and its about time. On the other hand if its going to be some redicilious price and not perform all that much better is it really worth it? just my $0.02

03-21-2006, 01:54 AM	#15 (permalink)
imnLUVwitAcIVic Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 21 Posts: 6 iTrader: 0 / 0%	the current specs like hp and torque are the same as the si. now change it to rear wheel drive. that would make it all worth while

03-29-2006, 12:49 PM	#16 (permalink)
celery gt-5 Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 27 Posts: 42 iTrader: 0 / 0%	wow that thing is beyond hideous

03-29-2006, 01:51 PM	#18 (permalink)
celery gt-5 Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 27 Posts: 42 iTrader: 0 / 0%	its rwd???

03-30-2006, 06:20 PM	#20 (permalink)
*DSchrag* Breaking things since '84 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Saratoga Springs, NY Age: 23 Posts: 524 iTrader: 0 / 0%	That certainly looks pretty sweet.