2015 Honda Civic Type R - Car and Driver (blog)
A total of 306 horsepower from a 2. 0-liter four puts the Civic’s engine just slightly above the brawny, 292-hp version of Volkswagen’s EA888 TSI engine, as fitted to the Audi S3 and the Golf R. Indeed, it practically matches the output of the BMW... The engine features a small single-scroll turbocharger and a VTEC variable valve-timing system that will overlap exhaust and inlet slightly to reduce turbine lag. Much is made of the engine’s ability to rev to a 7000-rpm redline, with peak power coming online at 6500 rpm, but that ceiling is a full 1000 rpm lower than managed by the last Civic Type R. The output is shuttled to the front wheels via a... The front suspension struts get separate steering knuckles (similar in principle to the GM HiPer Strut and Ford RevoKnuckle ) in a bid to reduce torque steer. The chassis feels impressively pliant when asked to deal with broken city blacktop, but even at low speed the engine feels turbocharged. Initial response is keen enough, there’s no lag between pressing the throttle pedal and feeling the engine respond. Even with a reasonable number showing on the rev counter there’s a proper one-one-thousand pause before the full boost arrives. Source: www.caranddriver.com
