Honda Creates Track-Ready Honda Civic Type R TCR Race Car

If you're looking to run a Honda Civic Type R as a race car but don't have the heart to strip it of its comfort-oriented features--after all, you paid anywhere from just below PHP3 million to over PHP4 million depending on who you bought it from--then Honda Performance Development (HPD) has just the solution for you.

Co-developed with Honda partner JAS Motorsport in Italy, HPD is now offering a race-ready Honda Civic Type R it calls Civic Type R TCR. Developed for touring car competition, the Type R TCR has a 2.0-liter, turbocharged four-cylinder engine that's been massaged to produce around 340 hp and 420 Nm of torque through the front wheels via a six-speed, paddle-operated sequential gearbox. Helping the Type R TCR run around the track are its race-tuned suspensions fitted with gas-filled Ohlins shock absorbers and 18-inch OZ Racing wheels while stopping power is provided by six-pot steel ventilated steel disc brakes up front and two-pot steel discs at the rear. Outside, the Type R TCR has an aggressive, aerodynamic wide-body kit that's highlighted by a huge front splitter and rear wing while inside, the car gets a OMP composite HTE seat, automatic fire extinguisher, and an MSA-certified welded roll cage cage with lifting devices. If you're planning to buy one, best get in touch with HPD then.

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