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For 2020, Honda's trusty, track-focused Type R - the "R" stands for "racing" - receives tweaks to its suspension, cooling, and styling. Aside from that, most things remain the same.
Honda showed off its redesigned Civic Type R hot hatch at the Chicago Auto Show. Updates are subtle but significant.
The 2020 car will get stiffer rear bushings, which equal better grip, and new dampers for ride comfort. The result, Honda says, is more aggressive handling and a more comfortable ride day to day.
Honda redesigned the 2020 grille to improve engine cooling, and also did away with some of the Type R's phony air vents. The new car, if you look closely, doesn't have mesh under the headlights like the old one did.
The increase in airflow helps feed the Type R's 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine, which is rated at the same 306 horsepower and 295 foot-pounds of torque as the 2019 car had.
One of the chief complaints about the current Type R has been its over-the-top styling, and while it keeps its same general look, the removal of the fake vents brings it somewhat back down to Earth.
On the inside, the 2020 Civic Type R gets a new Alcantara-wrapped steering wheel and an updated shifter with shorter throws. Several driver-assistance features are also standard, including the Honda Sensing safety suite.
We'll find out more about the 2020 Type R — including full specs and pricing — when the hot hatch rolls into showrooms later this winter.
