# New Civic TypeR 300hp? rumor mill **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [November 15, 2012, 1:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-civic-typer-300hp-rumor-mill/227221 "2012-11-15T13:55:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2012, 1:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-civic-typer-300hp-rumor-mill/227221/1 "2012-11-15T13:55:52Z")
> **[Honda Civic Type R to get 2.0L turbo with up to 300 horsepower](https://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/13/honda-civic-type-r-to-get-2-0l-turbo-with-up-to-300-horsepower/)** > > Not that we're expecting to see the car over here anyway, but we hear that the impending return of the Honda Civic Type R could bring with it a more powerful engine crammed under its short hood. Honda CEO Takanobu Ito has already confirmed the Civic... Not that we’re expecting to see the car over here anyway, but we hear that the impending return of the Honda Civic Type R could bring with it a more powerful engine crammed under its short hood. Honda CEO Takanobu Ito has already confirmed the Civic Type R would return in 2015, and now Auto Express says that a **Honda R&D employee has confirmed that this car will be powered by a turbocharged 2.0-liter engine producing “as much as” 300 horsepower – earlier speculation had the car powered by a smaller 1.6-liter four.** Honda has already vowed to make the Civic Type R the “fastest front-wheel-drive vehicle on the Nürburgring,” so this much power doesn’t seem out of the question. We already spotted a Type R test mule putting some laps on the 'Ring earlier this summer. Other reported details about the new Type R include it retaining its front-wheel-drive layout but adding a limited-slip differential and possibly even rear-wheel steering for optimal performance and handling. Here comes the ultimate swap if this legit ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mr_t/32/7454_2.png) [@Mr\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mr_T)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2012, 7:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-civic-typer-300hp-rumor-mill/227221/2 "2012-11-15T19:04:14Z")
The concept car itself is pretty ugly but the entire idea and fundamentals of the car sound pretty sweet. :tup: ---
**Author:** ![piratemosh666](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/piratemosh666/32/6116_2.png) [@piratemosh666](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/piratemosh666)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2012, 8:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-civic-typer-300hp-rumor-mill/227221/3 "2012-11-16T08:23:00Z")
Still no torques… ---
**Author:** ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2012, 8:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-civic-typer-300hp-rumor-mill/227221/4 "2012-11-16T08:30:14Z")
I get such a hard on from the factory numbers that are coming out of such little displacement these days. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2012, 8:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-civic-typer-300hp-rumor-mill/227221/5 "2012-11-16T08:31:06Z")
300 HP and still spinning the wrong wheels… ---
**Author:** ![seth13](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/seth13/32/8038_2.png) [@seth13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/seth13)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2012, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-civic-typer-300hp-rumor-mill/227221/6 "2012-11-16T10:08:40Z")
I’m sure we won’t get it here. The new setup sounds interesting. The US gets shafted on so many performance cars. Focus RS especially. nice to see the ST here though. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2012, 10:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-civic-typer-300hp-rumor-mill/227221/7 "2012-11-16T10:17:10Z")
They should just call this the si and bring it here to match the others’ competition. Mazdaspeed3/wrx/focus st/gti are all 260-300hp ---
**Author:** ![yamba6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yamba6/32/5161_2.png) [@yamba6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yamba6)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2012, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-civic-typer-300hp-rumor-mill/227221/8 "2012-11-16T13:01:49Z")
This one looks horrible. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2012, 3:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-civic-typer-300hp-rumor-mill/227221/9 "2012-11-16T15:11:51Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > They should just call this the si and bring it here to match the others’ competition. Mazdaspeed3/wrx/focus st/gti are all 260-300hp seriously they need to do something to catch up with the rest of them. ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2012, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-civic-typer-300hp-rumor-mill/227221/10 "2012-11-16T17:33:39Z")
they kill the s2000, kill the nsx and then decide to do this? wtf ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2012, 6:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-civic-typer-300hp-rumor-mill/227221/11 "2012-11-16T18:28:53Z")
> [@yamba6](#): > > This one looks horrible. agreed. ---
**Author:** ![sasquatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@sasquatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sasquatch)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2012, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-civic-typer-300hp-rumor-mill/227221/12 "2012-11-16T18:44:54Z")
> [@deebo](#): > > they kill the s2000, kill the nsx and then decide to do this? > wtf Agreed ---
**Author:** ![Bakes](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bakes/32/7469_2.png) [@Bakes](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bakes)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2012, 7:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-civic-typer-300hp-rumor-mill/227221/13 "2012-11-16T19:12:45Z")
> [@deebo](#): > > they kill the s2000, kill the nsx and then decide to do this? Come up with a concept car and ideas that won’t come to fruition? If it looks like that, they can keep it though. ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2012, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-civic-typer-300hp-rumor-mill/227221/14 "2012-11-16T20:26:07Z")
i don’t hate the idea… it’s just that that thing is extremely ugly lol, and a lot of the concept cars have been fairly close to the final production style recently ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 1:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-civic-typer-300hp-rumor-mill/227221/15 "2012-11-17T01:12:35Z")
it is pretty ugly. i havent been a fan of the way the coupe si has looked since 2000… the sedan models are better, but thats just my opinion ---
**Author:** ![drewster99](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drewster99/32/5468_2.png) [@drewster99](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drewster99)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 3:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-civic-typer-300hp-rumor-mill/227221/16 "2012-11-17T03:35:10Z")
That’s one of the worst looking cars I have ever seen. ---
**Author:** ![NYstanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/6a8cbe/32.png) [@NYstanger](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NYstanger)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 6:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-civic-typer-300hp-rumor-mill/227221/17 "2012-11-17T06:39:58Z")
Nice penis shaped tow package. Lol ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-civic-typer-300hp-rumor-mill/227221/18 "2012-11-17T10:44:54Z")
i seriously love honda civics up until 2000, then i hate them. also, the jdm civic type r makes 225 hp NA out of a 2.0, so 300 with boost is easy at this point. k seriessssssssssss ---
**Author:** ![Hortanica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Hortanica](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hortanica)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 11:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-civic-typer-300hp-rumor-mill/227221/19 "2012-11-17T11:08:01Z")
I read all of the ‘its ugly’ comments, and thought to myself before i clicked on the link “how bad can it be?” wtf…even as a concept thats fucking terrible. ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-civic-typer-300hp-rumor-mill/227221/20 "2012-11-17T11:27:39Z")
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