Geneva motor show 2014: Race-bred Honda Civic Type-R concept

The new Honda Civic Type R concept has been revealed at the Geneva motor show. Its extreme styling underlines its performance -- Honda is targeting a sub-eight Nurburgring lap time.

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The Honda Civic Type R concept, as significant in its importance as it is dramatic in appearance, closely previews a production model that is just a year away from showrooms. The car's extreme appearance bears out Honda's claim that the Type R is not so much a hot version of a standard Civic as a road-legal version of a racing car.

It is more than 30mm lower than a standard Civic and distinguished by bulging wheelarches, a massive front spoiler and perhaps the most distinctive rear wing ever to see service on the back of the hatchback. Only the roof, front doors and unadorned rear tailgate are shared with a regular Civic hatch.

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