New Honda Civic breaks Nürburgring record

The new Honda Civic Type R hot hatchback, officially unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show on Wednesday, is now also officially the world\'s fastest front
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The new Honda Civic Type R hot hatchback, officially unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show on Wednesday, is now also officially the world's fastest front-wheel-drive car.

As well as taking the wraps off the eagerly awaited 306bhp, 167mph (269km/h) car, Honda also revealed that in testing it had posted a lap time of just 7 minutes and 50.63 seconds when driven on the legendary German racetrack, shaving nearly four whole seconds off the current fastest time.

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In recent years, the 20.8km circuit has become the de-facto proving ground for any car that wants to claim sporting credentials and in March 2014 a Seat Leon became the fastest front-wheel drive car ever to lap the circuit, setting a remarkable time of 7 minutes and 58.4 seconds.

However, just two months later, spurred on by Seat's achievement, Renault broke the record again with a tuned Megan, setting a time of 7 minutes and 54.3 seconds.

But as well as obliterating the existing record, the Honda Civic Type R, which goes on sale this summer, priced from €40,000, may have just also thrown down the gauntlet to the competition.

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First Published Date: 05 Mar 2015, 15:06 PM IST
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