Civic chief engineer Hideki Matsumoto just confirmed that Honda has lots of things planned for its hottest hatch.
From Road & Track
Running around the Nurburgring quicker than any front-wheel drive car before it, you can’t accuse the Honda Civic Type R of being soft. And yet, Automotive News reports that a more hardcore version of the Civic Type R is already in the works. Honda is also considering building even more variants of the Type R to cater to different enthusiast needs.
Automotive News spoke with Hideki Matsumoto, the lead engineer of the Civic at the Type R’s recent press launch. « We’ re hoping that by gradually putting out more [variants] that we’ ll be able to maintain a more stable sales volume [for the Type R] , » he said.
The first Civic Type R variant will be a more hardcore version with more horsepower than the base model’s 305. On the opposite end of the spectrum, a less hardcore Type R « focused more on the grand touring aspect, » according to Matsumoto, is under consideration.
