HONDA Australia has celebrated the native arrival of the ultra-exclusive Civic Kind R Restricted Version with a tribute livery on the Civic Kind R TCR race automobile pushed by Tony D’Alberto.
The favored ‘Racing Blue’ color scheme that has adorned D’Alberto’s #50 Honda Civic Kind R TCR this 12 months has been changed with a placing ‘Daylight Yellow’ livery, taking inspiration from the brand new paint color of the Civic Kind R Restricted Version.
Unveiled as a part of a buyer handover occasion on the Peter Warren Honda dealership in Warwick Farm, the brand new TCR livery will been seen on monitor for the primary time at Queensland’s Morgan Park Raceway in August, for spherical 5 of the TCR Australia Sequence.
Simply 20 examples of the Civic Kind R Restricted Version have been produced for Australia, from a worldwide manufacturing run of only one,020 automobiles.
Because of the overwhelming demand for the small allocation, the Australian automobiles had been secured by prospects by way of a lottery system, with three of the particular automobiles delivered to their new house owners in Sydney as a part of the occasion.
Developed with monitor efficiency as its core focus, the brand new Civic Kind R Restricted Version has been designed and engineered to be probably the most dynamic front-wheel drive hatchback accessible.
Constructing on the acclaimed efficiency capabilities of the usual Civic Kind R with new light-weight parts, the Restricted Version is the purest expression of the enduring Civic ever made.
The ultra-exclusive mannequin options light-weight 20-inch solid BBS alloy wheels with high-grip Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres, which have been designed for excellent circuit efficiency, whereas additionally offering a 10kg weight saving.
The daring Daylight Yellow color is unique to the particular variant, reflecting the heritage of Kind R and guaranteeing it stands out as a singular proposition within the efficiency hatchback section.
D’Alberto heads to the subsequent spherical of the TCR Australia Sequence with good pace in hand, having certified and raced with tempo on the final occasion at Sydney Motorsport Park. After 4 rounds, he at present sits ninth within the collection, inside placing distance of the highest 5.
For Victorian race followers, they’ll have the ability to rise up near the new-look automobile at Sandown Worldwide Raceway on September 17-19.
“All of us cherished the blue look on our Honda Civic Kind R TCR, however the brand new yellow livery is one thing else,” D’Alberto stated.
“It’s actually cool to rejoice the arrival of the Civic Kind R Restricted Version through the use of my race automobile to showcase the brand new mannequin. It exhibits simply how a lot Honda values its efficiency and racing heritage,” the Wall Racing driver added.
“The engineers have carried out a implausible job fine-tuning the Restricted Version mannequin in pursuit of light-weight and pace – they’ve taken the Civic Kind R to the subsequent degree and introduced it even nearer to my TCR race automobile,” he added.
“I hope the color change and ‘Restricted Version’ impressed livery can even give my TCR automobile a elevate once we get on monitor at Morgan Park Raceway in August for the subsequent spherical of TCR Australia Sequence.”
