Why Honda's new Civic Type R's latest lap record at Suzuka is such a big deal | Wheels24
• The Type R was a second faster than the Ferrari F40.• For more motoring stories,The difference in climatic conditions that occur around the 20.8km German circuit makes comparison fraught with difficulty. Not to mention the issue of using control tyres. Or brake fluid. All these variables make Nürburgring lap records contentious.
To prove how capable its latest 228kW Civic Type R is, Honda set the fastest time yet for a front-wheel drive car, around Suzuka. When the timing system was triggered and data corrected, the Civic Type R had lapped Suzuka's 5.8km length in only 2:23.993. Despite the F40 being lighter and 124kW more powerful, the Type R's lap time illustrates exactly how capable and advanced a modern family performance car has become. Beyond the clever marketing that Civic Type R's new lap record will afford Honda, there is something more symbolic at play. At the height of its F1 motorsport success, Honda had a tremendous relationship with Ayrton Senna.
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