2017 Civic Type R Championship White Spotted in SoCal!

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How did the CTR sound? Couldn't really tell in the vid due to wind noise.

To be honest with you, I didn't hear the exhaust note very well in person. They didn't do a hard pull or anything like that - maybe because the driver saw me recording :dunno: lol


But yeah, I was at a stop light waiting to go straight when I see this car in my rear-view mirror with wicked LED lights. My initial impression was, "is it an Evo? No, it can't be - they don't have LED lights." Then the Type R passed and I was in shock:spaz:. It was in the left turn lane so I quickly switched to the left turn lane and the light turned green a couple seconds after. When I was following it, we hit another red light and that is when I was able to take the video.

Here's a picture I was able to screenshot from the video on my phone! This Civic Type R is going to be amazing!



Honda Civic 10th gen 2017 Civic Type R Championship White Spotted in SoCal! Screenshot_20161110-222122
 

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It does 2 quick shifts in the video. Sounds more like a Ducal Clutch Transmission. One shift then the second shift is quickly after like using paddle shifters on a DCT.
 

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It does 2 quick shifts in the video. Sounds more like a Ducal Clutch Transmission. One shift then the second shift is quickly after like using paddle shifters on a DCT.
That's how smooth and quick Honda manual transmissions can be.
 


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Woah. I noticed they've swapped out the gloss black trim surrounding and connecting the rear vents in the prototype for a body colored look. Much better.
I agree 100%, much much better! It's much more subdued which is def a good thing, dare I say not as obnoxious.
 

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Woah. I noticed they've swapped out the gloss black trim surrounding and connecting the rear vents in the prototype for a body colored look. Much better.
I think they've just got it covered by the same white tape they've used to cover the badges. It's easier to see on the large pic. They even taped over the thin vertical vents on the far outsides of the bumper, so for sure that's not going to stay that way.
 

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I think they've just got it covered by the same white tape they've used to cover the badges. It's easier to see on the large pic. They even taped over the thin vertical vents on the far outsides of the bumper, so for sure that's not going to stay that way.
You're probably right, I'm sure we'll see soon enough.
 

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a dash cam would have been nice at a time like this to capture it:yes: and i would have followed it :rolleyes:
 


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Anyone know if WOP and Championship white has big noticeable difference?
Well im only going by how the previous Championship white looked on previous Type R's , but compared to other whites in honda's line, it should "POP" more (not sure how to phrase it, lol).
 

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Well im only going by how the previous Championship white looked on previous Type R's , but compared to other whites in honda's line, it should "POP" more (not sure how to phrase it, lol).
Perhaps the whole car was actually wrapped, like the previously seen prototypes. If so, this car may not even be white at all.
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