The Honda Civic Type R Limited Edition Is £40,000 (But Already Sold Out)
It should come as no surprise that the Honda Civic Type R Limited Edition is not cheap. Or more accurately, wasn’t cheap - while confirming that the car is priced at £39,995 on the road, Honda UK has also announced that the car is already sold out.
All 20 UK-bound examples of the car - out of a European allocation of 100 - went before customers knew how much it was going to set them back, and without them seeing it.
For their £40k, the customers are getting…less. Well, less weight, anyway - each Type R LE is 47kg lighter than the regular GT model thanks to forged 20-inch BBS alloy wheels, a reduction in soundproofing, and the ditching of the infotainment system plus the air conditioning. Unlike lightweight hot hatch specials such as the Renault Megane Trophy-R and VW Golf GTI Clubsport S, the rear seats have been left in.
Those lovely BB rims are wrapped in Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 semi-slick tyres, increasing grip and traction considerably. On the inside, there’s a new Alcantara-clad steering wheel and a teardrop gear knob.
Is all that worth the premium over the £33,870 Type R GT? We’ll let you guys argue that one out in the comments. We’ll hopefully be trying one later in the year to find out for ourselves.
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
Comments
maybe that’s why its called a limited edition.
Wise ass :)
Wise ass :(
I dont think it makes sense anymore due to it not beeing the hardcore drivers car it once was. It became nore of a family go fast car. So i dont realy get the deletion of the infotainment and Aircon. Its kind of meh for the price and purpose of the car
I’m really, really disappointed they decided to let it stay a limited edition. Phoenix Yellow is by far the best-looking color on the Type R (with Championship White), and I honestly didn’t expect it’d suit the car that well.
I may be biaised a little as I love yellow Civics (my attainable “dream car” at the moment would be a 1992 Carnival Yellow EG6 Civic SiR-II), but this is, like, the perfect FK8.
Lighter and more focused Type R in the best non-white color? I’m so, so frustrated they decided to keep it a limited edition car. At least making the color available as an option for the Type R would have been better.
The 5th generation supra has already had a 2JZ swap so how long will it be until someone swaps a K20 VTEC from an EP3 or FN2 into the latest turbo civics?
why, is it still sounding quiet tame??