In a recent interview, Yasuhisa Arai from Honda's R&D center has confirmed that the 2015 Civic Type-R will be powered by a 2.0-liter turbo engine that could produce as much as 300 hp.
Previous reports were indicating that the next-gen Civic Type-R will feature a 1.6-liter turbo engine with 250 hp, but Yasuhisa Arai told Auto Express that the 2.0-liter turbo engine was necessary to ensure the Type R could be more powerful and quicker on the Nürburgring than the Renaultsport Megane 265.
Set to go on sale in 2015, the new Civic Type-R is expected to get a mechanical limited slip differential and may be even rear-wheel steering. The Japanese carmaker has recently presented its new Precision All-Wheel steer at an event in Tochigi Japan, a system which boosts cornering speeds and turns the rear wheels inwards a little bit while under hard stopping to avoid weaving around.
Honda UK wants the 2015 Civic Type-R to start from £25,000 to make sure it is competitive on price.
