Who doesn’t know about the 2016 Civic Type R? The latest 2.0L turbocharged Civic makes 305 horsepower and 295 lb/ft of torque at peak. When its lightweight structure and high output are combined, the Type R hits 100 in almost 5.7 seconds, which is pretty good for a FWD car. Not just this, the Japanese automaker has gone beyond its potentials and tweaked the cars suspension and drivetrain with so many enhancements that astonishingly, the Type R has managed to set a staggering time of 7:50 minutes around the famous Nürburgring race track in Germany.
Not surprised yet? Alright. We have a lot more for you than just these figures.
The 2016 Civic Type R’s 7:50 minute lap around the track has put the respective lap times of 10 high powered sports cars to shame! The lap times of the respective cars are below:
I’m pretty sure you all must be surprised now!
Did your VTEC kick in yet? Let us know in the comments.
Bro, The cars that you have mentioned are pure class. If This Type R had ( Lets assume) 1000 hoursepower, still Its out of the league of BMW, Lambo, Mercedes, Ferrari.
How can even you compare honda with those cars!
Huh!
Copied article from Carthrottle. At least mention this OP
If anyone want to see the video footage of the lap, its linked in this article https://www.pakwheels.com/blog/2016-civic-type-r-updates-pictures-videos/
This news is viral all over the automobile forums. Not just car throttle. Cheers.
this car is about 3 times lesser in price with those super sports if Honda beats them then it would definitely be a shame for these million dollar SSs and he didn’t compared it automobile critics around the world did it, its not for the first time that Honda has made such record it did it in 24 hours of Lemans and on other tracks too.
So your analysis is based only on a price factor?. So you are sayin that it has a lesser price and beats other Super cars , is enough to declare that this type R is better than ferrari,bmw,mercedes?
Really?
4 words, VTEC KICKED IN YO!
dude! why so brand conscious? if it beats them, it is better. no one complains about comparing Nissan GTR to other super cars(GTR being cheaper). Nissan wasn’t always a super car brand. it still makes kei cars. but it made history with skyline, gtr…. Honda is doing the same.
Each car on the list is still a couple of years old- at least 5. And yeah, Honda did beat the likes of Porsche/Ferrari/Lamborghini from a few years ago, but it’s not really an achievement to beat old benchmarks. I don’t know if they’ve run the NSX around the ‘ring yet, but that’s a new generation of car, and they’ll be judged apples-to-apples based on THAT ‘ring time.
Still, it’s a 300 horsepower civic from the factory, and that’s something to be excited about regardless.
Maybe the super expensive SUPER cars’ drivers were being super cautious ?
No, Its all about the overall package.
Mercedes ferrari Bmw > Honda on any given day.
the comparison is vague , thats all i am saying. There is a reason that people buy those cars which cost millions of dollars.
Well its a kinda good news but why we should be feeling happy about it as its not for us … Japan, UAE, USA, UK, Europe should be waiting for such machines as we are not getting these cars in Pakistan anyway ….
gtr lap times are way less than 7 50
It’s a nice feat, but I really feel this is all just marketing b.s by Honda. Coz technically that lap time is false! As a s2k owner I felt cheated with this one. The civic they ran on Nurburgring has a roll cage, no radio, a/c etc. It’s what makes a race car TBH. We won’t find roll cages on these civic on honda showrooms right? Come on honda… They should’ve done it the way like Nissan, Porsche, Ferrari, etc. did on the Nur. Until they ran a showroom version of these Type Rs On the ring, I won’t buy into all the hype. Now I know why they aren’t included on the official ring time as of this moment.