Type-R to be gone in the books of history??? WTF???
16-Apr-2010, 02:14 PM
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Type-R to be gone in the books of history??? WTF???
This is a copy and paste from another Honda forum...
but WTF?!?!
Translated article:
On April 15th, we learned that the production of the Civic Type R, the sports version of the Honda Civic 4 door sedan, will come to an end. This is due to poor sales due to poor gas mileage and in addition to the difficulty of controlling emissions. This will also be officially announced on the 19th.
The "Type R" brand has been the symbol of Honda's sports car image, and has had a solid following by its fans. Models such the Integra and NSX have been configured to be "Type Rs", however the Civic Type R is only model currently available on the domestic market that retains the Type R brand.
There were plans to import the Civic Type R Euro, which is the 3 door hatch back version produced in the U.K., however if the plans fall through, this could mean the end of the existence of Type R brand within the Japanese Domestic Market.
The Civic Type R was originally produced in 1997, for sports minded fans who can appreciate a high performance sports car.
jap link: http://www.47news.jp/CN/201004/CN2010041501001042.html
but WTF?!?!
Translated article:
On April 15th, we learned that the production of the Civic Type R, the sports version of the Honda Civic 4 door sedan, will come to an end. This is due to poor sales due to poor gas mileage and in addition to the difficulty of controlling emissions. This will also be officially announced on the 19th.
The "Type R" brand has been the symbol of Honda's sports car image, and has had a solid following by its fans. Models such the Integra and NSX have been configured to be "Type Rs", however the Civic Type R is only model currently available on the domestic market that retains the Type R brand.
There were plans to import the Civic Type R Euro, which is the 3 door hatch back version produced in the U.K., however if the plans fall through, this could mean the end of the existence of Type R brand within the Japanese Domestic Market.
The Civic Type R was originally produced in 1997, for sports minded fans who can appreciate a high performance sports car.
jap link: http://www.47news.jp/CN/201004/CN2010041501001042.html
Last edited by Climax_R; 16-Apr-2010 at 02:25 PM.
16-Apr-2010, 02:44 PM
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they are supposed to "officialy discontinue" it.. i guess because of the costs spent on ads.. making the car... and not enough people buying it... the plan is to discontinue it... but i think they are trying to keep the type r name by just keeping the euro version... this is nasty for hardcore type r fans..
16-Apr-2010, 04:22 PM
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19-Apr-2010, 09:53 AM
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This is a copy and paste from another Honda forum...
On April 15th, we learned that the production of the Civic Type R, the sports version of the Honda Civic 4 door sedan, will come to an end. This is due to poor sales due to poor gas mileage and in addition to the difficulty of controlling emissions. This will also be officially announced on the 19th.
On April 15th, we learned that the production of the Civic Type R, the sports version of the Honda Civic 4 door sedan, will come to an end. This is due to poor sales due to poor gas mileage and in addition to the difficulty of controlling emissions. This will also be officially announced on the 19th.
Probably more like due to poor sales because nobody wants to pay that much for a civic...higher performance or not.
19-Apr-2010, 09:55 AM
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