11 Votes

Boost it!

Honda Civic Type R Prototype (Sedan) Named Official Car For F1 Japan Grand Prix

Sauceboy01 submitted on 10/3/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 8:32:06 PM

9 user comments | Category: Spy Shots | Source: | SOURCE: www.vtec.net

Tag Links: Honda, Civic, Type R






Honda Motor Co.

, Ltd., today announced that the prototype 4-door Civic Type R, the sports version of the Honda Civic, has been selected as the official car for the 2006 F1 Japan Grand Prix, to be held at the Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture, Japan, October 6-8, 2006. A production model, currently under development, is scheduled for release in Japan in spring 2007.

Read Article

Honda Civic Type R Prototype (Sedan) Named Official Car For F1 Japan Grand Prix

About the Author

Sauceboy01

There are only a few things I truely Love in life//Automobiles are one of them.

— Sauceboy01 (View Profile)


User Comments

02WRX

The official car, eh? They obviously don't mean the official pace car because F1 cars would overheat if they were forced to move at that pace...

— 02WRX (View Profile)

Posted on 10/3/2006 10:52:42 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

hassan

ddddddddddddddddddd

— hassan (View Profile)

Posted on 10/4/2006 3:16:46 AM | | Votes: 0   

kart1

Wonder how much Honda paid for this ;).

— kart1 (View Profile)

Posted on 10/3/2006 11:03:45 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

chewy

Yes, all about money. The official safety car for F1 is the Mercedes Benz CLK 63 AMG.

— chewy (View Profile)

Posted on 10/3/2006 11:36:29 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

EvoAudi

nice but for those people who have never seen a jdm civic that is a sport one not a souped up american civic

— EvoAudi (View Profile)

Posted on 10/4/2006 12:25:53 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

AUDBMLEXMRC

good!!

— AUDBMLEXMRC (View Profile)

Posted on 10/4/2006 5:50:22 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

JUGNU

Stunning.Can't get better.

JUGNU

— JUGNU (View Profile)

Posted on 10/4/2006 4:36:14 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

2JZSoarer

I better not see a damn Honda pace car at Fuji Speedway which is owned by TOYOTA!!

— 2JZSoarer (View Profile)

Posted on 10/4/2006 9:40:42 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

S4cabriofox

Go Honda!!!

And at LeMans, the Pace Car was a black RS4... go Audi!!!

— S4cabriofox (View Profile)

Posted on 10/4/2006 11:03:53 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Add your Comments

Images hosted in your AgentSpace can now be posted in the comments section using the following syntax (case matters): [img]IMAGE URL[/img]
Example: [img]http://agent001.myautospies.com/images/sample.jpg[/img]