New Honda Civic Type R US specs released

As expected, it’s not huge news, as the new Civic Type R brings 320PS (235kW), roughly the same as the outgoing model, though the new K20C1 does sport some upgrades. That power should come a bit more willingly thanks to revised turbo turbine wheel blades. Happily, it should pull harder, given that torque is up from 400Nm (295lb ft) to 420Nm (310lb ft).

Cooling has been improved, as has the gear shift quality with revisions to the mechanism. It’s wider – 25mm up front and 19mm at the rear – with complementing tweaks to the chassis. Combine all this with a lower driving position and new configurable driving dynamics settings and it should prove to be the best Type R yet.