Thanks To Sporty Design And Performance, All New Honda Civic Type R Won A Prestigious Award

Photo : All New Honda Civic Type R FL5 (source : Honda Prospect Motor-Good Muhammad Hafizh)

The hatchback won an award from Carvaganza Editors' Choice Awarf 2023 in the recent Best Driving Experience Award category. The jury, which consists of editors and automotive journalists, gave high value to this car based on its stability, driving pleasure, body and interior design, as well as the performance offered.

All New Honda Civic Type R is a manifestation of the character and performance of sports which are the hallmarks of Honda products. This award will certainly make us even more excited to present quality products for consumers," said Yulian Karfili, as Communication Strategy Sub-Division Head of PT Honda Prospect Motor, in a statement received by VOI, Saturday, October 14.

This award ceremony consists of 150 new models that are included in the nominations which are then selected by 15 of the best cars from each category.

While showing its existence, the All New Honda Civic Type R with the FL5 code is referred to as the most powerful Civic ever. This is evidenced by this model achieving a record as the fastest front-wheel drive car (FWD) to book the best time record of 7:44.881 at the Nurburgring Nordschleife Circuit, Germany.

This sporty car is equipped with a 2.0 liter VTEC Turbo engine which can emit 314 dk and 420 Nm torque. This figure is much larger when compared to the previous generation, namely with a power of 305 dk.

For the Indonesian market, All New Civic Type R has several color options, namely Championship White, Rallye Red, Crystal Black Pearl, Sonic Gray Pearl and its newest colors Racing Blue Pearl.

By carrying out new performances and the latest features, Honda sells the All New Honda Civic Type R at a price of IDR 1.3 billion on the Jakarta OTR. Due to the high demand in the Indonesian market, this model had to be suspended until July 2024.

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