Honda don reveal di 2027 Civic Type R, and na small facelift for di brand hottest hot hatch. A new splitter dey front, plus larger grille to improve engine cooling. Di larger front splitter increases downforce and reduces turbulent air, wey in turn improves cooling. Perhaps most important, Honda finally give di Type R heated seats. Di updated model dey scheduled to arrive at dealerships later this month with starting price of $49,990.
No be say plenty wrong with Honda Civic Type R wey small more horsepower go fix. So for 2027, Honda take di already highly polished hot hatch and fine-tune am small further. No extra power, no dramatic mechanical overhaul, and no switch away from front-wheel drive. Instead, Honda fiddle with suspension, brakes, rev matching, cooling and aerodynamics, while adding some creature comforts. Perhaps most notably, di price now na $49,990 including destination.
For small perspective, when mid-engine C8 Corvette arrive for 2020, Chevrolet make big deal about its $59,995 starting price. Seven years later, we dey within 10 grand of that figure for a Civic. Still, e remain below di $50,089 average new car price for America. Of course, Type R get more than that. Di 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder continue to make 315 hp, sent only to front wheels through six-speed manual transmission and limited-slip differential.
Honda never mess with that recipe, but e don change plenty around am. Di most obvious difference na up front, where Honda redesign fascia with larger grille opening. Company talk say reducing turbulence increases airflow velocity and improves engine cooling, especially during sustained track driving. There also deeper front splitter wey Honda talk say produces additional downforce, although e never tell us how much.
Underneath, Honda retune adaptive dampers in +R mode to improve road-following performance while reducing bouncing and impact harshness. In theory, that suppose keep body better controlled without just making stiffest suspension setting even stiffer. Di automatic rev-matching system also revised for quicker engine response on downshifts. Honda even go after brake pedal, adding yoke spring to linkage to reduce play and provide wetin e describe as more direct feel.
None of these changes dramatic on their own. Taken together, however, dem indicate where Type R dey at this point in development. Honda no dey chase big new headline number; e dey polish small interactions between driver and chassis wey already pretty comprehensively engineered. E almost identical to how Toyota approach GR Corolla development since launch.
That same philosophy carry enter cabin, although one change probably suppose happen long ago: Type R red front buckets finally heated, complete with three temperature settings. Aluminum shift knob, console trim and door handles now get darker finishes, while new diamond-pattern dash insert, black climate-control knobs and silver door trim. Auto-dimming rearview mirror also finally standard.
Technology get bigger update, with Google built-in, including Maps, Play and Gemini, now coming alongside Alexa. Honda also fit two USB-C ports above existing wireless charger. New Meteorite Gray Metallic paint color join Boost Blue Pearl, Sonic Gray Pearl and Championship White, while engine cover also redesigned with styling inspired by earlier Japanese-market Type Rs.
Di changes arrive as Honda celebrate 30 years since original Civic Type R appear for Japan and a decade since Americans officially get their hands on one. At $48,695 before destination, however, Type R don travel ways from relatively attainable performance Civic e once represent.
