2017 Honda Australia Confirm Civic Hatch Type R Manual-only Transmission

The Honda Australia today affirmed the approaching 2017 Honda Civic Hatch Type R – which is vigorously tipped to be uncovered at the Paris Motor Show in October – will probably touch base in Australia with a manual-just transmission.

The choice would pit the Honda hot portal against the Ford Focus RS, which is additionally offered solely with a manual transmission, while isolating it from the Audi RS3 and the Mercedes A45 AMG, both of which are auto-as it were.

While subtle elements stay meager on the ground, the new 2017 Honda Civic Type R – the execution adaptation of the Civic Hatch uncovered a week ago – is relied upon to arrive furnished with more power than the active model's Nurburgring-killing 231kW and 400Nm, however produced from the same estimated 2.0-liter turbocharged VTEC motor. The new model – the main Australian Civic to be implicit Europe as opposed to Thailand – will touch base one year from now.

"I think it will be a significant considerable change (from the present auto), I think execution shrewd it will be extraordinary," said Honda Australia Director, Stephen Collins.

"We genuinely think it will pass on all the vivacious characteristics that the Type R is commended for. It will irrefutably be on unique one year from now, and it will be forcefully assessed."

"I think last time around we sold around 2000 Type Rs, so we do gigantic volume… thus we will put up the best Type R for sale to the public.

Honda Australia likewise utilized a media preparation to uncover there's been worldwide discuss presenting a Toyota 86-matching, cut-value two-entryway sports auto to showcase. The move would flag an arrival to Honda's execution prime of the 1980s and '90s when a few vehicles, including the Integra, wore the Type R identification. Be that as it may, Mr Collins declined to be drawn on whether another model would be front-or back wheel drive.