The onboard footage from here doesn't bode well for much more impressive cooling:
https://www.civicx.com/forum/threads/fl5-track-oil-coolant-temp-comparing-fk8s-lap-time-on-sodegaura-circuit.77971/
Having lighter wheels with a bigger contact patch should have helped times as well. If they...
The Civic hatch is also shorter than the Civic sedan, so it could be an Accord Type R. All the press is mentioning it as a CTR, but maybe that's a bit of marketing magic on Honda's half to hide/build hype? Does seem weird to release an ATR at this point in the generation's life cycle though...
Those ideas are great, but they sound like they will take a huge R&D investment that Honda won't put in at the moment. Maybe 12th Gen will look like that, at least in part. Also too many different trim levels complicates production lines and I remember Honda saying they wanted to streamline that...
This grille reminds me of the 9th Gen coupe. This just an artist's render, but I don't think the final product would look very close to this. Maybe the lower bumper portion and overall bodylines, but I'm betting it gets a more Accord style eyebrow on the front grille, less curve to it.
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