We already know about the new Civic Type R’s successes at the Nurburgring, setting a one second quicker time than the outgoing FK8 Civic Type R. We have also seen that the new Civic Type R is unlikely to be anywhere near as outrageous in its styling as the FK8 model, and could take a much more subdued and subtle look for 2023. It's worth remembering that Honda stopped accepting orders for the FL5 in the Land of the Rising Sun in January 2023 as well, back when the Civic Type R used to retail at 4,997,300 yen or 38,915 rkfZ. It comes six years after Honda last claimed the front-wheel-drive production car lap record with the previous generation FK8 Civic Type R. The old model set a time of 7:43.8 seconds, using a Honda Civic Type R (FK8, 2018, 2.0 T, 320 PS) Christian Gebhardt: 2018 Sport Auto (02/2018), Continental Sport Contact 6. 8:01 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe Performance Package (W204) Horst von Saurma: 2013-03 Sport Auto (03/2013), Continental Conti SportContact 5P. 20,832 m 8:01.84 Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder (2007, 520 PS) Wolfgang Kaufmann 2021 24 Hours of Nürburgring. The 2021 Nürburgring 24 Hours (officially known as ADAC Total 24h Race at the Nürburgring Nordschleife for sponsorship reasons) [1] was the 49th running of the Nürburgring 24 Hours and took place over 3–6 June 2021. The Manthey Racing Porsche 911 GT3 won the race with the Rowe Racing BMW M6 in second. [2] 1 / 7 The new Honda Civic Type R has followed in the tyre tracks of its predecessor by leaving the rest of the front-wheel driven world for dust. Yep, it’s broken the Nurburgring lap The Camaro had slightly better lap times due to its advantage in acceleration on MMC’s 3.6-mile circuit, but the Type R was by far the more enjoyable car to push. The Honda is, in a word, nimble. The Honda Civic Type R has always been a favourite of mine and while its looks can be polarising, this is one of the most fun cars you can drive. I got a chance to really put this car through its paces during a weekend on Welsh roads. It once against reaffirmed my fondness for this hot hatchback. Here is a look at how exactly it managed to do so.

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