Honda Will Stop Productino Of The Four-Door Civic Type R In August

Honda’s Civic Type R will soon be no more. During the August month of this year the Japanese automaker will stop production of the sedan. The four-door Type R’s boast 2.0-litre engines which are naturally aspirated. The have 168kW.

Honda is planning to remove this from the line up as the hatchback pump out 150kW, which is more than enough.

Press Release

Honda to Complete Production of 4-Door Civic Type R

TOKYO, Japan, April 19, 2010 – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced it will discontinue production of the 4-door Civic Type R at the end of August, 2010. A purist’s sports car featuring precisely tuned vehicle dynamics, the Civic Type R creates a unity between car and driver for exceptional driving pleasure. The first-generation model launched in 1997 and was produced at Suzuka Factory. The second-generation model following in 2001, was produced at Honda of the U.K. Manufacturing Ltd.* For the current, third-generation Civic Type R that was released in 2007, the production has returned to Suzuka Factory.

Type R models are specially tuned to take full advantage of the potential of the base model and provide a racing car-like driving feel. First offered on the NSX in 1992, the Type R range was added to the Integra in 1995 and to the Civic in 1997.

* Established in 1985 in Swindon, Wiltshire, U.K.