Take a moment to relish this footage of the new Honda Civic Type R being built in Japan Show
The upcoming Honda Civic Type R is one of our most highly anticipated cars of the year, and while details of the upcoming hot hatch have been steadily drip-fed to us by Honda, this video gives us a glimpse into the car’s production process at the Yorii, Saitama factory in Japan. If you’re anything like us, you’ll find the video super interesting and also pretty relaxing. There’s no loud obnoxious music or in-your-face special effects, just eight-and-a-half minutes of parts being machined and painted, robots doing robot things and Civic Type Rs being built. It’s basically petrolhead ASMR.
 The video starts in the body shop, where the raw panels for the Civic Type R are forged out of sheet metal. Later on, we catch a glimpse of the panels and framework being painted before everything is assembled. The car slowly comes to life, and the video finishes off in the quality control section of the factory, where Honda’s engineers check for any minor imperfections. The past three generations of Honda’s hot hatch were built at the company’s UK production site, but the upcoming FL5 generation Civic Type R will be built in Japan following the closure of Honda UK Manufacturing in Sweden. The new Civic Type R will be powered by a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine producing 325bhp. A six-speed manual gearbox will be the sole transmission option, with power delivered to the front wheels. Expect to see the new Type R land in Europe sometime in early 2023. Next up, check out You Can Add A Carbon Wing To Your Honda Civic Type R
The all-new 2023 Civic Type R – the most powerful and highest-performing Honda production vehicle ever sold in America – begins arriving at Honda dealers nationwide tomorrow with a Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP)1 of $42,895. "The all-new 2023 Civic Type R embodies Honda’s challenging spirit, leveraging our deep roots in competition with racetrack proven engineering to deliver thrilling performance both on the road and on the racetrack," said Mamadou Diallo, vice president of sales at American Honda. "It’s the perfect capstone to our 11th-generation Civic lineup, the sportiest, most fun-to-drive Civic in our history." 2023 Civic Type R Pricing and EPA Fuel Economy Ratings
Additional information and visual assets are available in the Civic Type R pages on Hondanews.com. About Honda Honda has been producing automobiles in America for 40 years and currently operates 18 major manufacturing facilities in North America. In 2021, more than 95% of all Honda vehicles sold in the U.S. were made in North America, with nearly two-thirds made in America, using domestic and globally sourced parts. More information about Honda is available in the Digital Fact Book. # # # 1 MSRP (Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price) excluding tax, license, registration, $1,095 destination charge and options. Dealer prices may vary. Where is the 2023 Civic Type R made?The 2023 Type R will be built in Japan and not in Surrey, England, where the previous two Type Rs were manufactured. The price for all this goodness is $43,990, including destination. Its main competitors are the Volkswagen Golf R, Hyundai Elantra N and Toyota GR Corolla.
Where is the new Honda Civic made?Production of the new Civic will take place in Japan, with Honda recently selling the Swindon plant where previous generations have been built.
Which Honda Civic is made in Japan?American market Hybrid models, such as the Civic Hybrid, Insight and FCX Clarity, are produced in Japan. All of these models as well as the Honda Fit line are produced at the Honda production facility in Suzuka, Mie, Japan with exception of the FCX Clarity, which is produced solely in Takanezawa, Japan.
Is Honda Civic made from China?The Honda Civic is made in China by the Dongfeng-Honda joint venture. In 2021, Honda's other Joint Venture with GAC started production of the Honda Integra, which is a clone of the 11th generation Civic. Car sales statistics from China only include domestic production and exclude imported models.
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