Electric Technology Car News: With a 0-100km/h acceleration of 5.7 seconds, the new Civic Type R wins the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Can it gain a foothold in the country?

I believe every Honda fan has a TYPE R dream. The red Honda logo and engine are the source of all joy and enthusiasm. Honda will not disappoint its diehard fans. After four generations of TYPE R models, the Civic ushered in the fifth generation of TYPE R this year. Not long ago, Honda brought the new Civic TYPE R to the Nürburgring Nordschleife and set a new lap record for front-wheel drive cars.

This car broke the previous record of 7 minutes 47.19 seconds of the Golf GTI Clubsport S with a time of 7 minutes 43.8 seconds, once again becoming the fastest front-wheel drive production car on the Nürburgring Nordschleife. In fact, in Honda's history, CIVIC is not the first product series to derive TYPE R models. As early as 1992, Honda's legendary model NSX was the ancestor of the TYPE R series. Later, Honda Integra and the European version of Accord also launched their own TYPE R series models. However, to this day, only the Civic TYPE R series products have been continued.

This car is more radical in appearance, and of course it has something to show off, not only is it the fastest front-wheel drive car in the Nürburgring, but it is also unmatched in terms of acceleration and top speed. Compared with the regular Civic, the TYPE R has more combat elements, such as the air intake on the engine hood, Honda red seal, and red and black carbon fiber front spoiler, which are enough to arouse everyone's enthusiasm.

Based on the hatchback version of Civic, the side view is very attractive. According to Honda engineers, it is longer and wider than the previous generation TYPE R. The wheel style and color of this car have a strong Japanese street car style, and the tires are Continental AportContact6 high-performance tires with a size of 245/30 ZR20.

The rear end is the most beautiful part of this car. The dynamic rear end of the hatchback, coupled with two layers of spoilers of just the right size and the central three-outlet exhaust, makes people unable to stop. If you observe carefully, you can also find that it has a reversing radar and imaging system, which can not only set lap times in the Nürburgring, but also make it convenient to park when going out for a walk.

The interior design of the car is not as radical as the exterior, and it even has Bluetooth, navigation, cruise control and other configurations, which is more suitable for home use. The bucket seat has very good wrapping, but if you want to get a stronger fixation effect during intense driving, it is still necessary to replace it with a four-point seat belt.

Although I have only had a short time with this car, I am still very impressed by this generation of Civic TYPE R. The excellent chassis tuning allows it to achieve a perfect balance between daily driving and sports performance, and it can also achieve better handling performance than the previous generation of models, which is very valuable.

In terms of power, although the turbocharged engine lacks a bit of charming sound compared to the VTEC naturally aspirated era, the powerful power can fully meet everyone's performance needs. What worries me is that as a front-wheel drive car, its maximum power output of 320 horsepower and 400 Nm seems to have reached the power limit of front-wheel drive cars. And judging from Honda's technical reserves, the four-wheel drive system and even the electric four-wheel drive technology are already quite mature.

Therefore, after this generation of models, the Civic TYPE R will no longer be the fastest front-wheel drive car, so if you want a pure driving experience, it seems to be the best choice to get this generation of Civic TYPE R. However, for domestic consumers, whether they can meet it is still unknown, and we also look forward to the day when Honda can officially introduce it to China.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.