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Here’s your first look at an un-liveried British Touring Car Championship Civic Type R. Honda is replacing its current Civic with this aggressive-looking version for the 2015 season<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Honda has announced it is set to race the new Civic Type R in the 2015 British Touring Car Championship, and if these photos are anything to go by, the racer\u2019s an even more pumped-up version of the road-going car.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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We already know the new Type R is a track weapon, as a\u00a0production-spec pre-production vehicle\u00a0absolutely\u00a0destroyed the Megane RS\u2019s front-wheel drive lap record<\/a>. This version looks like it\u2019ll turn the wick up even further, as although it\u2019s based on the standard car, the Team Dynamics crew have completely reworked it for increased downforce, less drag and more efficient air flow management.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The race car is powered by essentially the same turbocharged 2.0-litre VTEC engine found in the road car, but here it makes 350bhp (up from 306bhp). Torque is the same at 295lb ft.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The only sad thing about this news is that the outgoing estate model that was raced by Honda Yuasa Racing last year has been ditched, however we think we can get over that when the hatchback looks this good.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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