The New Honda Civic Type R's Engine Sounds Amazingly Like A Beautiful Five-Cylinder
What intrigued us most about the new Honda Civic Type R when we examined it at the Geneva Motor Show was its exhaust. That third, smaller pipe isn’t there for show: Type R Assistant Project Lead Hideki Kakinuma told us it “creates a certain negative pressure” at mid and high RPM, with the aim of reducing booming noise in the cabin while increasing overall volume.
It seems what the new trick exhaust also does is give the Type R a delicious, almost five-cylinder-like burble, as showcased in this new video from Honda. It seems highly unlikely that it’s the result of sound editing trickery, although we are eager to hear the exhaust note of the turbo four-pot Type R ‘in person’ with our own ears.
The old car wasn’t brilliant in the sound department, with a dull boom resonating through the cabin at certain engine speeds. It wasn’t particularly characterful from the outside either. This time around, Honda look to have rectified the uninspiring noise of the 2.0-litre turbo, and then some.
What do you think of the new Type R’s exhaust note?
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
It does sound amazing. Im not fond of the look though, there’s a lot going on from whatever angle you look at it… I wish we would have an understated Type R, without the kind of look that invites the wrong kind of attention (especially in UK)
Could be a really good car but pls compare it to other fwd hatches because everyone knows that the focus rs/sti/a45 will wreck it in terms of acceleration and all weather driving. Maybe compare it to the gti clubsport and the megane rs ? Would give a better view of what you can expect out of a fwd hatch platform
I’m sorry, but it sounds a tad bit too artificial. No?
If only no fake rear vents…
New fartcan
Honda aims for the vapers
I was like
NANI !!!!?
I still couldn’t understand why Honda replace the handbrake lever with an button. It may looks brilliant and sounds gorgeous but handbrake is the only way to kick the tail off in a FF at low speed and they kill that fun now. Don’t know what they are thinking about.
When V-tec adds a extra cylinder