The much desired Type-R, the hot-hatch version of the euro-spec Civic, will arrive soon at North America. Sources next to Honda revealed to MotoryRacing today that the new +276 hp 2-liter that will equipe the new Civic is in development to a next generation of US-spec Civic.


The 2015 Type-R is close to hits the european streets, but the US market has to wait. The euro-Civic lives another life, parallel but differrent, from the US-version. In Europe the C segment is hathcbak's kingdom, with less figures sales of sedan versions. The R&D of the different series has differents needs and headlines.


The hottest Civic never would come before 2015, when the europeans is waiting the launch of the Type-R, with a probably announcement at the end of 2015 and an early launch during 2016 for US-specs model.

Honda has to squeeze the recent updated Civic Si and to fit and tune the 4L turbocharged to US-spec Civic (Euro Type-R only has manual transmission), so you have to wait a little more for receive the first Type-R-esque engine since the birth of the legend in 1997.