The official Honda press release says the type r will be updated “this year” so I kinda have a feeling they’re talking about the 2026. Otherwise I think they would have said next year.
Assuming the changes happen for 2026, it is safe to assume there will be a 2027 (which would also have the updates). It wouldn’t make sense to update 1 MY. As @AspecR has said many times, since the beginning, Honda has said the FL5 will have a 5 year production run. So far this has held true. I think the facelift announcement is just further proof that 2027s are in the plans.
I think they said later this year, meaning 2027.
Here's the release I'm referring to, at least in here they say "this year".
There’s really nothing to interpret in their wording. Even the title of the press release is “American Honda Offers Outlook on 2026 U.S. Automobile Business.”
is that why 2025s extended to February this year? Maybe so they can prep the changes? Dunno.
I dunno either. Delays could’ve happened for a number of reasons, but it does make sense that there would be a changeover period, which might’ve slowed production for a bit. It wouldn’t surprise me if this was a factor, among others.
I don’t believe they’ve announced that there are no changes on the 2026, only thing they’ve announced via a press release is the pricing.
After everything I've heard about the CEO drama, I think it's much more than just product planning that leads to us getting stuff we don't want. But to be fair, like you said, different strokes for different folks.
