MiraiZ

Yup, it finally happened man! Honda has announced that they will end the production of the Honda Civic Type R, the last car in the the Type R lineage, this summer. Honda sited that this is due to poor sales of cars with relatively poor gas mileage.


Translated article:



On April 15th, we learned that the production of the Civic Type R, the sports version of the Honda Civic 4 door sedan, will come to an end. This is due to poor sales due to poor gas mileage and in addition to the difficulty of controlling emissions. This will also be officially announced on the 19th.



The "Type R" brand has been the symbol of Honda's sports car image, and has had a solid following by its fans. Models such the Integra and NSX have been configured to be "Type Rs", however the Civic Type R is only model currently available on the domestic market that retains the Type R brand.

There were plans to import the Civic Type R Euro, which is the 3 door hatch back version produced in the U.K., however if the plans fall through, this could mean the end of the existence of Type R brand within the Japanese Domestic Market.

The Civic Type R was originally produced in 1997, for sports minded fans who can appreciate a high performance sports car.

http://www.47news.jp/CN/201004/CN2010041501001042.html
(original article in Japanese)

K5^

Sell outs.

dale m.

gay

riceburner

bummer

na+b18c_hatch

:sadness:

Ross

Is that really the reason? Or is it that we're getting a new Civic in 2011?

Samuraij

Maybe if they brought it to US they wouldn't have had poor sales.

SVOHK

ffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.

97emsedan

I was hoping it was a joke...but now I am sad....

RICO_

Yeah right. Just like when Chevy stopped making the Camaro..........and now look what happened. Came back stronger than ever with plenty of popularity.

I'm sure the Type R will return.

Alex_G

You're joking right? They had trouble selling a $30k civic, what makes you think a $35k civic-r would have sold?

Kiwibird83

My heart weeps for the cancellation of a vehicle that has never seen U.S shores, truly it is a blow to us all.

builthatch

you mean the mugen thing? it was essentially the same car as the 22k civic though. that was the problem there. i think that the fd2 would have sold a bit if it was at the 30k price point. i mean, people pay about that for a gti now...or a wrx.

the fn2, they can keep that. no thanks y0.

spooned civic

i agree with Samuraij

the si.. sells like hot cakes up in canada im sure its the same in the states... the type R would have done the same. they need the R in NA...

b18cKoupe

well the good part is there is plenty of those engines waiting to be shipped here and dropped in older hondas. Too bad the prices are off the ****ing wall for the swaps.

thunderdome

that blows ...

ken9

R.I.P atleast it not the end of HOnda Co.operation

K5^

It might as well be.

What else do they produce that grabs interest amongst our community?

The Integra's gone, the RDX with the K23t is gone, the R will be gone, NSX is done while it's replacement the HSV-010 will not be homolgized for the street.

Honda has been pulling one bitch move after another.

Eran

iTrader: (1)

What, you mean by making smart financial decisions and manufacturing great vehicles that appeal to a wide demographic -- instead of catering to 16-year-old's who want a "JDM car, yo"?

Yeah, Honda's a bunch of dumbasses.

K5^

Yes.

My childish and narrow-minded desires say yes. I have it out of my system now. It does make sense, but it disappoints me that they drop the ball on one of those demographics that appreciate what they produced in the past.

/rant.

Eran

iTrader: (1)

We've been modding economy cars since 1990. The fact that there's no Type-R isn't going to change anything.

hrtagrm

sad sad day

builthatch

this supposed manufacturing of great vehicles that appeal to a wide demographic...well, they are missing the mark. apparently the demographic isn't nearly wide enough vs. their appeal. if there is nothing for the "16 year old who wants a JDM car y0" then there too is nothing for other groups. i'm 31 and there is nothing in the honda lineup that attracts me. once my wife's si is gone, that's all she wrote for honda and my family, unless i somehow come across a mind condition 90-91 si, del sol si/vtec or 96-00 cx/dx. directly correlated to that lack of appeal is my knowledge that honda quality is middle of the road now, at best. i've had two brand new hondas in a row that suck compared to cars in their class.

it's easy to make cars that appeal to the masses, that's why everyone else does it! there is a pretty large segment of enthusiasts who like sports models and honda has always done a good job of keeping them in the family, along with the old people, moms and teen girls.

RICO_

I can vouch for this......for obvious reasons. I wouldn't be surprised if my car spontaneously combusted while sitting in the rain in 40 degree weather without a battery inside it.

RICO_

my car blows...........

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...........head gaskets.