| The H logo on the red background with white | | | | with a B16B engine which was modified for |
| paint, newly modified engine and red Recaro | | | | additional horsepower, the 1.6 liters engine with |
| seats" A short phrase to define the type-R | | | | the total amount of 185 horsepower. It is a well |
| version from Honda. Type-R stands for Type | | | | recognized engine without the air compression |
| Racing which was develop to satisfy the need for | | | | system or known as NA for being one of the |
| speed lovers. It was started in Japan at the | | | | best engines that can produce the most |
| beginning of the year 1990. | | | | horsepower per 1 liter engine. While the DC2 |
| However, the project wasn't start as a type-R | | | | Integra with a B18C-R engine, 1.8 liters and 200 |
| project so you can't actually call it a type-R. It | | | | horsepower with a 5 speed manual transmission. |
| started from the Civic SiR product line with the | | | | 5 years later, the code EK9 and DC2 sill recognize |
| vehicle body code EF9 in the year 1991 and later | | | | by the Honda Civic and Integra fans but the |
| EG6 and EG9 SiR in the year 1992. This version | | | | Honda motor company doesn't stop so they |
| of Honda Civic is the first version came with a | | | | came out with the new EP3 Civic and DC5 |
| B16A engine, sporty interior and a fully modified | | | | Integra with the newly change engine from the B |
| suspension for the additional horsepower. | | | | family engine to the K20A, 2.0 liters i-VTEC which |
| Later in the year 1992, the first type-R product | | | | can yield approximately about 200 to 220 |
| line was released to the market. It is the special | | | | horsepower. |
| edition Honda NSX type-R. Honda produced the | | | | The Honda NSX-R role was decrease and they |
| NSX-R in a limited amount and the car weight | | | | came out with NSX type-S Zero instead in the |
| was reduced from 1,350 kilograms to 1,230 | | | | year 1997. The NSX-R came back again in the |
| kilograms. | | | | year 2000. |
| The type-R was well known for being a modified | | | | Why the type-R logo must come with the H logo |
| version for the Honda Civic EK body and the | | | | on red background? It is because the first Honda |
| Honda Integra, a sport from the same | | | | formula-one car that won the grand prix in the |
| fundamental during 1,998,000-2,500,000 Yen or | | | | year 1960 was painted in championship white and |
| only about 670,000-825,000 THB while the NSX | | | | the H logo on red background. Their intention is to |
| reach 10 million yen or about 3 million baht, an | | | | keep the sensation of the race from the track to |
| affordable price for middle class people who are | | | | the present Honda cars. In the present there are |
| addicted to speed. | | | | only the type-R version, all race car and formula |
| The Civic type-R under body code EK9 comes | | | | one cars that are currently using this logo. |