Honda’s Civic Type-R, lorded by The Stig as the hottest of all modern hatches is heading downunder to join the flourishing local hot hatch scene in Australia.
Speculated to be priced around the $40K ($32 K USD) mark, the Civic Type R has 201 ponies at 8,000 RPM thanks to the 2.0-litre DOHC i-VTEC engine delivering a 0 to 60 in around 6 flat, top end running out to 146 mph.

Check out the interactive website @ www.civictyper.com.au
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