The first production 2017 Honda Civic Type R made for the U.S. has left the factory, and #01 could be sitting in your driveway. Honda has donated this historic vehicle to the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation for auction, and the proceeds will help support this great cause. The vehicle will be shipped for pickup at a participating USA Honda dealer.

This Civic Type R wears Aegean Blue Metallic paint. The Type R package includes the rear wing, center outlet exhaust, and signature red Honda badges.

Twenty-inch alloy wheels are paired with sticky Continental ContiSportContact 6 maximum-performance summer tires, plus Brembo® 4-piston front calipers with 13.8-inch ventilated, cross-drilled rotors for plenty of stopping power.

Most notably, this model made headlines earlier this month for setting a new front-wheel-drive record at the Nürburgring as shown in the video below.

The red-and-black interior features sport seats constructed with aggressive side bolsters, which provide lateral support while cornering.

Designed with enthusiasts in mind, the Civic Type R features a close-ratio 6-speed manual transmission.

The 2.0-liter turbo engine produces 306 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque. At 153 horsepower per liter, it’s the most powerful Honda production engine available stateside.

Located just below the shift knob, every Civic Type R is fitted with a unique serial number. This vehicle is designated R-00001.

The vehicle has been donated to the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation (http://www.curethekids.org/), a 501c3 charity. The full winning bid amount will go to that charity, and the standard 5% buyer fee (with max $5000) collected by BaT will be donated by BaT to the PBTF.

THE FINE PRINT

While every effort will be made to ship the car from the port of entry to the dealer of choice in a timely fashion after the winning bid, AHM reserves the right to adjust delivery timing based on standard logistics, paperwork, and dealership cooperation. Any additional shipping requests must be organized and paid for by the buyer. The auction is open to registered account holders with bringatrailer.com, age 18+, U.S. residents only. See https://bringatrailer.com/about-bat-auctions/ for full auction details. Auction is open 6/7-6/15. Winner responsible for all associated taxes, fees, transfer, and registration.

If you’d like to make a donation directly to PBTF, you can do that here: http://www.curethekids.org/BATdonate