This Badass Civic Is The Reason You'll Be Watching WTCC

Honda has unveiled its World Touring Car Challenger for 2014, and it looks properly mean. WTCC technical rules are changing dramatically for the 2014 season, allowing the power to jump from 310bhp to 380bhp, and aero improvements that result in muscular bodywork as seen on this Civic.

The changes are said to make the new cars anything from three to four seconds quicker a lap.

As well as taking on Citroen's equally manly C-Elysee 2014 car (above), the Civic will be dicing with WTCC efforts from Chevrolet and Lada. Yes, Lada. Given that the 2013 Honda Civic WTCC racer dominated last season to take the Driver's and Constructor's titles, this new car has a lot to live up to.

The big question is, which is cooler, this awesome Civic WTCC racer, or the Civic Touring BTCC effort we recently saw...?