Honda Civic Type R is more expensive, but now comes in a pretty blue

The Honda Civic Type R has copped a price increase of close to $5000, but is unchanged apart from a new colour and a new option.

Now priced at $79,000 drive-away, an increase of $4900, the Civic Type R is available from tomorrow.

Honda hasn’t confirmed how many vehicles are in the 2025 production run for Australia, but it has said it’s prioritising customers who registered their interest online.

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A bold new Racing Blue finish joins the colour palette, alongside carryover Championship White, Crystal Black and Sonic Grey.

There’s also an optional carbon-fibre spoiler priced at $5300.

There are no other specification changes for this 2025 production run.

That means the Civic Type R continues to use a high-revving, turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine producing 235kW of power and 420Nm of torque, mated with a six-speed manual transmission with rev matching.

Like other Hondas, the Civic Type R is backed by a five-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty and five years of capped-price servicing. Each visit is priced at just $199.

Standard equipment on the Civic Type R includes:

• Adaptive dampers
• Brembo brakes
• Active exhaust
• Automatic LED headlights
• Automatic high-beam
• Wireless phone charger
• 9.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system
• Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
• Adaptive cruise control
• Blind-spot monitoring
• Lane-keep assist

The steeper price tag means the Civic Type R is more expensive than a Toyota GR Corolla (from $67,990 before on-road costs) and the Volkswagen Golf R ($70,990 before on-roads).

The Civic Type R isn’t exactly a vehicle you’ll find a lot of sitting around at Honda dealerships.

It has traditionally come here in limited allocations, and as recently as early 2023 it was sold out for 20 months.

Honda opened orders for the current generation on December 1, 2022, with the first customer deliveries in Australia taking place early in 2023.

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