Civic Type R - Still Britain's Hottest Hatch

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March 28, 2008

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Civic Type R - Still Britain's Hottest Hatch

Honda's latest, more refined Civic Type R is the biggest selling 3 door hatch in the UK. From its launch in March '07 to the end of February '08, a total of 5,192 customers got hold of the keys to a Type R, making it Britain's most popular performance hatchback.

Over the same period Ford Sold 4,778 of the 3dr Focus ST (all variants), while the 3dr Golf GTI (incl. Edition 30) recorded a total of 1,984 sales. And that's not all, here are some more Type R achievements from the past 12 months:

• In response to previous Type R customers' pleas for a more refined, high specification cabin, Honda introduced the GT grade and a huge 90 per cent of customers opted for this more comfortable, better-equipped Civic.
• In sharp contrast, Honda (UK) has sold just one of the stripped down, lightweight Type R's (with no parcel shelf, stereo equipment or audio speakers)
• The current residual value for the Civic Type R GT is an amazing 52 per cent (3 years/60,000 miles) - this compares favourably with both the Focus ST (40 per cent) and Golf GTI (43 per cent)
• 58 per cent of 3-door Civic sales are to conquest customers
• During 2007, the Civic Type R won Top Gear magazine's Hot Hatch of the year and scooped the same award in Auto Express's New Car Honours

 

Make/model (3-door)	Total Sales
Ford Focus ST	178
Ford Focus ST2	2383
Ford Focus ST3	2003
Ford Focus ST500	214
Honda Civic Type R	532
Honda Civic Type R GT	4660
Renault Megane 225	172
Renault Megane 225 Cup	56
Renault Megane 225 F1 R26	805
SEAT Ibiza 20VT Cupra	48
SEAT Ibiza 20VT FR	130
SEAT Ibiza Formula Sport	1306
Vauxhall Astra VXR	2008
VW Golf GTI	1189
VW Golf R32	659
VW GTI Edition 30	795

 

 

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