GVWR Weight = 3968 LBS. And 2023 Civic Type R Will Be Made in Japan! 🇯🇵

[tuhroo]

all they have to do is build 10k of them lol

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[zeroptzero]

I like my cars built in Japan, I find the metal doesn't rust as quick, just my opinion though. Shipping time will add more delays though for N. American customers. I've got a WRX waiting there to be shipped to me and it takes some time for that.

I wish Honda would have made some effort to get the weight lowered and not increased, but there is always challenges with that I know.

 

[Boostlag]

Pretty sure preproduction is made in japan but the cars will be built in US.

 

[SDAlexander8]

Pretty sure preproduction is made in japan but the cars will be built in US.

How do you know?

 

[fastSI]

I work for Honda in Canada,and ive been told that all R (worldwide) will be produced in Japan only,so now everything is starting to make sence that we are getting a very low allocations for canada...

 

[typeR4life]

I work for Honda in Canada,and ive been told that all R (worldwide) will be produced in Japan only,so now everything is starting to make sence that we are getting a very low allocations for canada...

Oh man! This is truly exciting! I know it might not help with numbers but love how this last ICE Type R is sticking to Type R roots and going out with a JDM bang! Honda...again...take my money!

 

[Toprarnen]

I work for Honda in Canada,and ive been told that all R (worldwide) will be produced in Japan only,so now everything is starting to make sence that we are getting a very low allocations for canada...

Fingers crossed that this means "for the first year only" or something. I was hoping that having two factories churning them out would alleviate some supply issues we've seen in the past. Unless I'm mischaracterizing the issue and supply for the FK8 was actually fine

 

[TheCanadian]

Supply for FK8 was fine until March 2020

 

[Toprarnen]

Supply for FK8 was fine until March 2020

Thanks. My interest in the Type R as a potential purchase didn't seriously hit until 2019, so I didn't have a good feel for availability

 

[Quip]

3900lbs? Jesus. AWD system?
My FK8 is around 3100lbs

 

[Boostlag]

3900lbs? Jesus. AWD system?
My FK8 is around 3100lbs

thats max weight, check your sticker in your fk8

 

[WindJunkie]

3900lbs? Jesus. AWD system?
My FK8 is around 3100lbs

I was here to say just that. My LE is 3,071 lbs...if the new R is 3900 lbs, that's ~30% increase in weight! I won't believe this until I see a production model, just doesn't make sense.

Edit: Boostlag corrected what that number means in the above post. So this number is not curb weight

 

[hollis]

Gross Vehicle Weight Rating 3880 lbs for 2020 type r

Gross Vehicle Weight Rating is the total weight of the vehicle, Car + payload
assume the payload capacity is the same for both gens
3968-3880=88lbs weight increase

2020 type r Curb Weight (just the vehicle) was 3117 lbs. + 88lbs =3205lbs for 11th gen

using figures from this website:https://www.curryhondamass.com/vehicles.cfm/make/honda/model/civic/year/2020/level/400909209/

 

[elisalsa24]

Explains why Canada (and potentially the U.S) are getting so few allocations.

US will not get limited numbers a majority of the cars sales happen here

 

[Midnight-VTEC]

I still don’t buy the “limited numbers” speculation. They said that about the last one and they just kept churning them out.

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