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.
