Honda Civic Type R Limited Edition is the 2020 WTCR Official Safety Car

Honda will be at the forefront of both of those protection and level of competition when the WTCR – FIA World Touring Vehicle Cup year will get underway, with the new Civic Form R Confined Edition turning into the Formal Security Vehicle of the sequence for 2020.

Unveiled in February at the Milan headquarters of Honda’s extended-time period motorsport collaborator and formal companion, JAS Motorsport, the Civic Form R Confined Edition is one particular of two new variants to be included to the Form R line-up for 2020 and is the most extraordinary version of the legendary hatchback to be designed to day.

Designed in keeping with Form R custom, and with monitor efficiency the primary emphasis, it also involves the exact same marketplace-major lively protection and driver-assistive technologies that aided the Civic vary – which involves the conventional Form R on which the Honda Civic Form R TCR racer is dependent – generate major ratings in Euro NCAP tests.

The Form R Confined Edition Security Vehicle will have a resplendent livery featuring the ‘Sunlight Yellow’ colour – the exact same colour that the dynamic front-wheel drive hatchback will be available to shoppers in.

In addition to functions that optimise on-monitor efficiency, these kinds of as light-weight twenty” cast BBS alloy wheels, Michelin Pilot Activity Cup-2 tyres, 2-piece floating brake discs and modified dampers, the Confined Edition’s stripped-back inside allows contribute to a pounds reduction of 47kg when compared to the GT-specification Form R.

The Confined Edition retains the Form R’s strong 2.-litre VTEC Turbo engine, which has a peak electrical power output of 320PS at six,500rpm and peak torque of 400Nm. -100km/h (-62mph) is realized in five.7 seconds.

The livery of the Civic Form R Security Vehicle is encouraged by the intense philosophy guiding the manufacturing vehicle, and is the perform of Belgian artist Vanuf, who has created several of Honda’s formal liveries for its touring automobile programmes.

The 2020 WTCR year will consist of six rounds at European venues, commencing at the Salzburgring in Austria on the weekend of twelve-13 September. 4 Honda Civic Form R TCRs will be campaigned – two by ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport, and a more two by ALL-INKL.DE Münnich Motorsport.

François Ribeiro, Head of Eurosport Functions, the WTCR promoter, reported: “Honda has a rich background in FIA World Touring Vehicle level of competition and its extended-standing dedication to the group is second to none, so we are delighted to welcome Honda as the new Formal Security Vehicle Associate of the WTCR – FIA World Touring Vehicle Cup with its Civic Form R Confined Edition. Owning these kinds of an legendary automobile as the Civic Form R as the Formal Security Vehicle – with its excellent protection rating, its sporty, dynamic characteristics, as well as its affordability – suits correctly with the philosophy of WTCR.”