{"id":3806,"date":"2017-04-25T15:23:02","date_gmt":"2017-04-25T15:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/luxurycarmagazine.com\/en\/?p=3806"},"modified":"2017-04-25T15:25:52","modified_gmt":"2017-04-25T15:25:52","slug":"new-record-honda-civic-type-r-nurburgring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luxurycarmagazine.com\/en\/new-record-honda-civic-type-r-nurburgring\/","title":{"rendered":"New record for the Honda Civic Type R on the N\u00fcrburgring"},"content":{"rendered":"

Slowly, but surely the 2017 Honda Civic Type R is on its way. We saw it as a prototype for about six months, then we learned that it would have 306 horsepower, and now we know it is the fastest front-wheel drive to ever lap the famous N\u00fcrburgring.<\/p>\n

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In short, it\u2019s just one more bit of information for Type R fanatics and eager auto journalists to go nuts about as they patiently wait to get behind the wheel of the first ever Civic Type R to cross the Atlantic.<\/p>\n

The Civic Type R didn\u2019t just break the old record that belonged to the Golf GTi Clubsport S, it pulverized it. With a time of 7:43.8, the Type R beat the Volkswagen by almost 5 seconds. The Civic\u2019s is even faster than the all-wheel-driven Focus RS.<\/p>\n

Those who worried about the consequences of sending 306 horses to the front wheels on handling and steering can therefore rest assured. The 2017 Honda Civic Type R looks like it can handle its power just fine in the following video:<\/p>\n