Euro-types have been able to enjoy high-performance Type R versions of their Civic for years, but we have yet to be able to join in the fun. That won't change with this latest all-new model, but that doesn't mean we're not getting all sweaty palmed thinking about it, especially given the new details that just dropped.

First and foremost is the top-speed claim for the car: a heady 168 mph. That's a pretty lofty figure for a front-driver—both the Ford Focus ST and the VW GTI hit a wall at a drag-limited 150 mph or so—and it's one Honda says it was able to reach with careful aero work using both computer simulations and wind-tunnel testing. At the same time, Big H is touting the Type R's downforce-aiding gear, which includes a flat undertray that covers nearly all of the car's underside, a rear diffuser, and what's sure to be a honkin' rear wing.

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Power will come from a 2.0-liter, direct-injected turbocharged four-cylinder that's expected to make something on the order of 300 horsepower and redline at 7000 rpm. The front end is punctuated by a whole mess of open grillwork for cooling, as well as a splitter whose ends appear to stand proud of the main fascia. The front bumper, Honda says, has been shaped to smooth airflow around the front wheel wells. Heat management will also be handled by vents punched through the front fenders both above and behind each wheel.

The brake system is sourced from—where else?—Brembo and features 13.8-inch front rotors grabbed by four-piston calipers. The setup will live behind 19-inch wheels wearing 235/35 Continental rubber. Previous teasershave told us that the car also gets a six-speed manual, adaptive dampers, and a track mode enabled by stabbing a "+R" button.

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The Honda Civic Type R will bwaap-bwaap its way to the stage next month in Geneva, so stay tuned for more details and pictures of the whole car. Finally. And even though the car won't have its passport stamped at a U.S. port of entry, it nevertheless bears close scrutiny: Honda is going to be bringing us turbocharged four-cylinder engines by the end of the year, which of course opens the door to a turbo Si and—maybe, hopefully, eventually—a Type R of our very own.

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