How long before the Type R is automatic only in the US?

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It will be an automatic when the all wheel drive is launched.
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Don't have time to read the thread but auto would be dumb and make it boring to drive!
 

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This car has been out for what, 2 years now? And at a minimum, sells for sticker nearly everywhere. On the coasts, more than that. I just bought number 26,371, and I paid sticker in Joplin, Missouri. Joplin! For car number 26,371! And that's a good deal! I think it's safe to say the car is in crazy high demand for something with this much volume, Honda isn't stupid, and at least a small part of the reason the car sells so well is due to it having one of the best manual gearboxes ever made. To translate, I think we've got another generation of this car with a manual, which gets us through 2025 or so. And I'm not so sure it won't be longer than that; gas and oil are going to be around a whole lot longer than some seem to think, so I can see niche cars like the CTR carrying on for a couple decades. Keep it pure and simple and folks like us will keep buying. Honda is in business to make money (the only reason anyone is in business), and the CTR is surely a money maker for them and will be for a good long time. As an aside, think how well a 3100lb NSX with a manual gearbox and without all batteries/electric motors would sell, given they could price it down near $100k. Not that it would have CTR demand, but suddenly it would be desirable to enthusiasts and in the realm of affordable to a lot more people. Not holding my breath, just sayin'.
 
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I think it's safe to say the car is in crazy high demand for something with this much volume.
Im still confused why people think the type R is a high volume car. Its less then,I think, I read 4 percent of civic sales and less then 1 percent of over all Honda sales. That 26,000 number car you have is world wide numbers not USA numbers. And thats in 2 years and 3 model years. The regular civic sells 330k a year in the US alone and millions world wide. A car that after 3 model years is only sold about 40k cars world wide I wouldn't call a volume car.

Theres no way they would keep a manual supply chain for a 1 percent car. They have already talked hybrid with the R and going electric with civic is the main reason they are closing swindon.
 

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Im still confused why people think the type R is a high volume car. Its less then,I think, I read 4 percent of civic sales and less then 1 percent of over all Honda sales. That 26,000 number car you have is world wide numbers not USA numbers. And thats in 2 years and 3 model years. The regular civic sells 330k a year in the US alone and millions world wide. A car that after 3 model years is only sold about 40k cars world wide I wouldn't call a volume car.

Theres no way they would keep a manual supply chain for a 1 percent car. They have already talked hybrid with the R and going electric with civic is the main reason they are closing swindon.
It's not high volume in comparison to the rest of the Civic field, but for a civic that costs 36-40k USD, I'd say selling 30k in three years is wonderful numbers to Honda.

The cost alone is enough to deter the majority of buyers. "I ain't paying 40k for an entry level car!!" The fact that Honda has found 30000 buyers is pretty telling. I honestly feel they would sell even more if Honda upped the production numbers. Look at what VW did with the Golf R. I never see Mk6 Rs around. But mk7 Rs? I see at least three per day. They're everywhere. And people are buying.
 

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I guess it's not necessarily high volume, but 4000-ish per year in the USA (the numbers I've seen) is downright impressive for a $35k Civic. And they are still hard to get in some places. In comparison, they sold less than 4000 ITRs over the four year model run. I'd consider that low volume.
 

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