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Article #365: Honda Type R: not for the Faint-hearted

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It can be remembered that Honda has would make angina patients to reach for
announced at the beginning of last year their pills.
that they would be updating their Honda's Type R has swollen with plastic
best-selling hot hatch and since then the bulges with weird angular shapes which
speed boys have been waiting in gives the impression of a car-sized
anticipation. espresso machine designed by someone with
And after a seemingly endless run of deep dislike to curves. Everything on the
concepts the wait is finally over, the Type R from its triangular exhaust pipes
Type R is finally here and its what the and isosceles lamps, to the honeycomb
speed boys have hoped it will be-a grille, and arrow-point door handles that
full-on, flame snorting, Red Bull are sharp and pointy screams uniqueness.
slurping motor that possess the ground The arrival of the high-performance Type
clearance of a Hoover and handling that R variant, Honda has given its customers
feels like an adult-sized Scalextric car. with a kind of car with the looks that
The Type R arrived with all it glinting reflects its performance.
alloys, flouncing side skirts and a Inside the Type R is all about driving
high-revving 235kph 2-liter i-VTEC experience. The seats are black
engine. This car is not for the racing-style buckets with red stitching.
faint-hearted but for those who prefer to The red stitching extends to the steering
explore their less cautious side. The wheel and gear stick. The sexy design of
Type R is considered to be a humdrum the Type R's interior is courtesy of
Honda Civic which according to observers Betty Page. The dashboard is built on two
is quite a turnaround for Honda. tiers and flashes at you madly at both
And speaking of Honda Civic, it has been banks as a matter of fact even the center
in continuous production for 35 years of the steering wheel is an information
which is the second longest coming from a point and makes you feel that as if you
Japanese automaker with Toyota Corolla in are driving an episode of 24 rather than
first place being manufactured four year a hatchback.
longer than the Civic. The Type R's extraordinary direct
In the past Honda Civic has gained a steering, stiff ride and limitless power
reputation as a quietly chivalrous and gives it a handling like a macho
reliable mode of transport and such fairground ride which will somehow makes
reputation is being carried until today you a little scared and a bit dizzy.
by presently manufactured Honda Civics. Honda the producer of high quality
There are already a total of eight Civic Integra body kit has announced last week
makeovers and if in the past there was that the only country aside from those in
only sense, the new Civics today exudes Europe that will be able to experience
sensation. The new Type R for instance the Type R is Australia.
features a kind of extreme styling that






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