- Honda has given its flagship Civic Sort R sports activities automotive a worth enhance for 2025.
- The 2025 Civic Sort R now begins at $46,690 together with vacation spot, an $800 enhance over final yr.
- The brand new Sort R is now $2,700 dearer than when it first went on sale in 2023.
Honda is as soon as once more rising the worth of the Civic Sort R. Everybody’s favourite scorching hatch is now $800 greater than final yr, which was $1,900 greater than the 2023 mannequin. The 2025 Sort R now begins at $46,690, together with a $1,095 vacation spot cost.
The corporate is not anticipated to make any adjustments to the Sort R for 2025, so it stays unclear what patrons are getting for the additional $800. It might be run-of-the-mill economics at play, however clients will nonetheless be restricted to only two colours earlier than forking over much more cash for another paints. We have reached out to verify the worth enhance and discover out the motivation behind the worth enhance.
The FL5 Civic Sort R went on sale for the 2023 mannequin yr for $43,990 earlier than its first worth bounce. Honda informed us final yr’s enhance was as a consequence of “larger prices related to manufacturing and logistics.”
The Civic Sort R packs Honda’s 315-horsepower 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine that powers the entrance wheels by the six-speed handbook gearbox, the one transmission out there. Whereas the Volkswagen Golf R is nearly equal in worth, beginning at $46,890, the Toyota GR Corolla is less expensive at $37,635, and presents an identical energy output and drivetrain format, albeit with one fewer cylinder.
On this aggressive phase, is the Sort R badge nonetheless attractive sufficient to command a nearing-$50,000 base worth? Tell us within the feedback.
