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Japanese company Honda turns European sales of 200-strong “charged” hatchback Civic Type R. The reason was the disparity ecological standards Euro 5, which from the beginning of 2011 come the norm in the EU. 2-liter i-VTEC, which accelerates the Civic up to 100 km / h in 6.6 seconds, allowing you to reach a maximum speed of 235 km / h, allocates too much carbon dioxide. Engineers have tried to modify it, but could not bring the unit into compliance with new environmental requirements.
August 22 at Silverstone Honda organize solemn “seeing” the fastest Civic. On the same day the next stage of the championship of England’s touring car racing. At the racetrack, “Northamptonshire” will arrive a car park Civic R, one of which will make a victory lap around the track.
It is reported that recent European Honda Civic R will go Svindonskogo automobile assembly line – the only factory where these cars are assembled – in October and will be delivered to customers until the end of the year. Starting in August European prices fell by more than € 3000. Nevertheless, to completely stop the conveyor does not: in the “hot” hatchbacks Civic will be supplied to the markets of countries where environmental standards are not so strict. We are talking about Australia, South Africa and Russia.
Europeans will have to wait for the next generation Honda Civis, which will be released only in early 2012 and will be equipped with environmentally correct 4-cylinder petrol and diesel engines, which power will be from 80 to 140 hp