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Rumormill: Honda CR-Z Type-R coming to Tokyo Motor Show

At the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show, Honda took the wraps off the CR-Z concept, a three-door hybrid that Honda billed as a performance vehicle for the environmentally conscious enthusiast. In the meantime, Honda has confirmed that the CR-Z is headed for production and slated to arrive on European and Japanese shores in 2010, with U.S. sales likely to begin sometime in 2011. Back in February of 2008, Honda's UK manager for product planning, Mark Turner, said development of the CR-Z was underway at Honda's R&D facility in Germany and that a ... Read more →

Honda unveils 2009 Tokyo Auto Salon lineup Alex Nunez

Detroit's not the only auto show kicking off on January 11. The annual Tokyo Auto Salon (think "Japanese SEMA") also kicks off this Sunday, and Honda has announced the vehicle lineup it'll ...

0-300 in 10 minutes: Honda Civic Mugen RR a sellout in Japan Alex Nunez

Click image for photo gallery The Honda Civic Mugen RR (based on the new JDM Honda Civic Type R) is limited to a total production run of 300 cars. Japanese track fiends with ¥4.7million to spend ...

One-make race version of Civic Type-R available (in Japan) Justin Gardiner

Japan has its fair share of one-make race series. For well under $20,000 you can buy a stripped out Vitz (Yaris) from Toyota, a March (Micra) from Nissan, a Swift (Ignis) from Suzuki or a Roadster ...

Nihon Car puts 1000 km on the new JDM Civic Type R Alex Nunez

Nihon Car is one of our favorite sites. It's one of the only places you can get quality English-language reviews of the hottest new stuff from Japan. The guys at Nihon just took the new JDM Honda ...

Australia does it again! First non-Euro market to nab Civic Type-R hatch 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click for 55-image high-res gallery As if our fellow car enthusiasts in Australia don't already have it good enough (what with the high-power Commodores, Falcons, Utes and assorted Ford Europe imports), now Honda UK's going to start exporting its Swindon-built Civic Type R 3-door to the island ...

Honda applies Type R brand to child safety 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image to enlarge In Japan, Honda markets a line of child safety seats through its dealer network, and today comes word that the automaker's going to leverage its well-known "Type R" brand for a limited-edition kiddie seat. Limited to just 300 units, the seat, as you would likely expect, is ...

Honda launches the Civic Type R sedan in Japan 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image to view 62 desktop-sized pics of the Honda Civic Type R sedan var digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/design/Honda_launches_the_new_Civic_Type_R_in_Japan'; Come Friday, March 30, the new Civic Type R will go on sale in Japan. Based on the current Civic 4-door, the Type R is powered by a ...

Honda Civic Type R may come to America in 2010 2 years ago on Autoblog

During a recent press drive of the Euro-market Civic Type R, Winding Road's European editor Matt Davis appears to have gotten unofficial confirmation that Honda will be offering a Type R variant of the U.S. model Civic in 2010. Speaking with an unnamed assistant chief engineer, Davis learned that ...

VIDEO: Valentino Rossi can't get bikes off his brain 3 years ago on Autoblog

Back when he was riding for Honda, 7-time world champion motorcycle racer Valentino Rossi did this amusing little TV spot for the Honda Civic. In it, Rossi can't shake his riding habits whenever his black Civic Type R stops at intersections, drawing attention from bystanders along the way. Neat ...

Honda Civic Type-R sedan pacing Japanese F1 GP 3 years ago on Autoblog

Click to enlarge UPDATE: Press release, hi-res photo gallery added The 'R' in Type-R stands for 'racing,' so the deciders for Formula 1 thought it best to name the Civic Type-R Prototype as the official vehicle for this week's Japan Grand Prix. The four-door prototype has been given the go ahead ...

VIDEO: Honda Civic Type-R in Paris 3 years ago on Autoblog

We're going to spare you the weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth that seems to take place every time a new Type-R is released and the U.S. is left off the shipping invoice. It's safe to say that we're getting used to the disappointment, but when we compare the newly designed Euro-Civic to our ...

Honda Civic Type-R unveiled in Europe 3 years ago on Autoblog

click on image to enlarge We were being good little bloggers and wait for Honda's embargo to break at 7PM, but the website AutoMotoPortal broke it ahead of time so here we are. The production version of the Civic Type-R Concept first shown at the Geneva show earlier this year has been unveiled, and ...






Autoblog Podcast #157: Mike Levine trucks along with us.

Mike Levine from PickupTrucks.com joins Chris, Sam, and Dan this week and gets a chance to talk about cars, too! 

 
 

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