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A few days ago, "Automotive Industry concern" learned a piece of news about the delivery time of Civic TYPE R. Related content shows that the new Civic TYPE R will be delivered in accordance with the order confirmed by App, and delivery is expected to start in late March. It can be seen that March champion white color matching will arrive 165sets, Rally red color matching 120units, color crystal black 7sets, total March Civic TYPE R delivery resources 292sets, but the current white model order gap is large, March tentative order store to meet less than or equal to 2 sets. By June, except for supersonic gray, the booking delivery time for the remaining color models will be reduced to 2 months.

On December 20, 2022, Dongfeng Honda held a grand CIVIC brand event, so that countless fans have been looking forward to the new Civic TYPE R finally on the domestic market, the new car is imported from Japan, Dongfeng Honda is responsible for sales and after-sale, the official guiding price is 420000 yuan.

The new generation Civic TYPE R code name FL5, like its previous generation FK8, uses a five-door, four-seater hatchback structure and is positioned as a top-tier front-drive steel gun. In terms of appearance, the front face basically continues the new Civic design style, using a large number of honeycomb intake grille, the middle net is a diamond grid style, the left side is inlaid with the "TYPE R" logo, and in the middle is the classic red Honda LOGO design, which makes people's blood swell. In addition, the front lips of the new car are painted in black, the front is surrounded by a large area of air intake and cooling openings, and the engine cover is also equipped with vents, which is very combat.

On the side of the body, the new car is equipped with double five-spoke large-size rims and red multi-piston brake calipers, and the side skirt is equipped with a deflector to enhance the aerodynamic performance. In the rear part, the new car adopts the hatchback back-up cover design, the fixed large-size spoiler shows a very combat style, while the classic middle three-out exhaust layout is also retained.

When entering the car, the new car only reflects its special identity in some details. There is still a red LOGO in the center of the steering wheel, and red stitches are used in the steering wheel, door panels and armboxes to create a fighting atmosphere along with the red bucket seats. There is a "TYPE R" logo at the center console on the side of the co-driver, reminding passengers that they do not know the goods, and there will also be a nameplate with an exclusive number for the Chinese market. In terms of power, the new car still carries a 2.0T (K20C1) engine with a maximum power of 330hp and a maximum torque of 420Nm. The transmission system only provides a 6-speed manual transmission and is equipped with a front axle LSD limited slip differential.

For Civic TYPE R, the price is still quite controversial. In fact, the price of 420000 yuan is not surprising. after all, the previous generation of parallel imported models once reached more than 700000 yuan, but this official original introduction, the price is much cheaper than previous parallel imported models. In China, a 2.0T imported car needs to pay 5 per cent consumption tax, 13 per cent VAT and 15 per cent tariff, and the price of 420000 yuan is basically the same as that of the global market.

However, at the beginning of the listing, Civic TYPE R was exposed to increase the price by 60,000 yuan, and even reached 100000 yuan in some areas, although it is true or not, it is enough to verify the popularity of this small steel gun in the market, limited production capacity coupled with full demand, to a certain extent, contributed to the dealer price increase to sell cars, the emergence of price increase sales is also expected. According to Automotive Industry concern, at present, most of the price increases of TYPE R are about 5000 yuan, and the rate of increase is not very large.

The high-performance hatchback compact car is a niche market in China. At present, the main model that can be bought in China is Mercedes-AMG A 35 (official guiding price: 395100 yuan). If you look at overseas markets, it also includes Golf R, Subaru WRX STI, Fox RS and other models. However, the Civic TYPE R has a certain price gap compared with the AMG A 35, but it is very popular among their respective consumer groups. Compared with the Subaru WRX STi, the Civic TYPE R is only sold in some countries and regions, which limits its own market development potential.

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