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"There are a few caveats to this, though. First off, this was a pre-production car that Honda claims had ‘technical specifications representative of the final production car’.
The development car was in a standard state of engine tune, with suspension, drivetrain, exhaust, brakes and the aerodynamic package identical to those of the production Civic Type R.
The removal of equipment such as air conditioning, the front passenger seat and audio equipment offset the additional weight of a full roll cage (installed specifically for safety reasons and not to add rigidity).
That rapid time was set during tyre testing, and Honda has vowed to send a production-spec Type-R ‘round the ‘Ring to officially claim the production front-wheel drive lap record."
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