2021 Honda Civic Type R Limited Edition – one available in Malaysia through Sakan Auto; RM668k

news7g04/28/2022

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2021 Honda Civic Type R Limited Edition - one available in Malaysia through Sakan Auto; RM668k

The Honda Civic Type R Limited Edition is the swan for the hot hatch model based on the FK8 and was announced back in February 2020long before the Japanese automaker announced that they were working on Next Generation CTR.

Unlike regular FK8 CTRs, the Limited edition is, as the name suggests, offered in limited quantities, with only 1,020 models worldwide. From that total, 600 units go to the US, 200 to Japan, 20 to the UK, while Europe and Canada both get 100 each. That makes the Limited Edition particularly rare for Honda, and judging by how quickly it sells in markets like UK and Canadait is also desirable.

If you’re looking to get your hands on one, you’re in luck. Local used car dealer Sakan Auto is offering a single, Limited edition Japanese features Phoenix yellow (the only color available for this CTR version) – the company originally had two but one has already been sold. However, you’ll need to have some pretty deep pockets if you’re going to buy one.

The asking price is RM668,000, slightly higher than double the RM320,000 (including SCT) that Honda Malaysia asked for the normal CTR at that time. debut here for the first time back in 2017.

Besides being exclusive, the Civic Type R Limited Edition is also described by Honda as “the purest Type R to date”, with many improvements over the standard car. For starters, it comes with 20-inch BBS forged alloy wheels shod with Michelin Cup 2 tires, along with revised dampers and recalibrated steering for maximum control and response. .

The roof, rear door panels, front bumper and dashboard are also made with less soundproofing material to save weight. In Europe, the Limited Edition doesn’t have the rear wipers, rear trunk lid, infotainment and air conditioning unit, although these can be reassembled, as seen on the example on Specifications in this Japan. Without the interior items mentioned, and with forged wheels, the Limited version will be 47 kg lighter.

Unchanged is the familiar 2.0-liter VTEC Turbo 4-cylinder petrol engine, which continues to produce 310 hp (306 hp) at 6,500 rpm and 400 Nm of torque from 2,500 to 4,500 rpm. . You also still get a six-speed manual transmission to play with with front-wheel drive. Previous Next CTR’s record Suzuka lap timeLimited Edition is fastest around circuit with a time of two minutes 23,993 seconds.

Exciting? Again, the sale price is RM668,000, so if you qualify and are looking to add a Civic Type R Limited Edition to your collection, this is your chance. Would you put that down?