Jakarta –
Honda announced its sports car managed to break a new record at the Nurburgring Circuit, Germany. It is known that this car has just been released in Indonesia at a price of IDR 1.399 billion (OTR Jakarta).
Yes, the Honda Civic Type R managed to break the record for being the fastest front-wheel drive (FWD) car at the Nurburgring Circuit, Germany. The latest generation Honda Civic Type R (FL5) recorded a time of 7 minutes 44,881 seconds.
The time record is half a second faster than the time of 7 minutes 45.389 seconds belonging to the Renault Megane RS Trophy-R which was inscribed in 2019.
Indeed, the latest Civic Type R (FL5) score is slower than the record set by its predecessor FK8 in 2017. But the FL5 uses a newer, longer track, which is 20.8 km. Meanwhile, FK8 used a track configuration of 20.6 km with a time of 7 minutes 43.80 seconds.
In addition, the All New Honda Civic Type R has also managed to record the fastest FWD car at the Suzuka Circuit, Japan in 2022 with a record time of 2 minutes 23.120 seconds.
“In 2023, we are carrying out our mission as we did six years ago, which is to set the record for the fastest lap for an FWD sports car at the Nurburgring circuit, Germany and we have managed to set the fastest lap record again at the Nurburgring. We hope that our customers and Also, our potential customers can enjoy the Civic Type R with pride,” said Hideki Kakinuma as the Honda Civic Type R Development Leader in a statement quoted on Friday, April 21, 2023.
Honda Civic Type R for sale in Indonesia
The Honda Civic Type R was first launched in Japan in September 2022 and was immediately greeted with enthusiasm by fans around the world.
At the end of March 2023, the Honda Civic Type R was launched in Indonesia with an aggressive design and the engine with the biggest power. The All New Honda Civic Type R is the fastest Civic model ever made by Honda.
The car is packed with a 2.0 Liter VTEC Turbo engine which produces a maximum power of 319 PS, an increase of 9 PS compared to the previous generation, and a maximum torque of 420 Nm, an increase of 20 Nm compared to the previous generation.
The Civic Type R’s power is channeled through a 6-speed manual transmission which has been refined by the Rev Match System to allow the car to maintain its maximum power when shifting gears. The All New Honda Civic Type R has a maximum speed of up to 272 km per hour, this car is claimed to be able to record 5.5 seconds to reach a speed of 100 km per hour.
In Indonesia, the All New Honda Civic Type R is available in 5 color options, namely Championship White, Rallye Red, Crystal Black Pearl, Sonic Gray Pearl and the newest color Racing Blue Pearl. This car is offered at a price of IDR 1,399,000,000, – (the price listed is the on the road price for the Jakarta area for first person ownership in 2023). But it should be noted that 95 units of Indonesians have lined up to buy this car, because the Civic Type R is experiencing limited supply from the principal.
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