First 500 Places Order on the New Civic Type R

An announcement has been made by Honda Europe stating that over 500 consumers have already placed orders for the new Honda Civic Type R performance hatch. This not only signifies strong sales, but accounts for more than 10 percent of Honda’s annual sales of the Civic Type R. Deliveries to the early orders will start from March 1rst, which is the official sale date. And for pricing, the base Civic Type R costs �17,600, while the GT model is priced starting at �18,600. Honda has a goal to sell at least 5,000 of these Type R’s during 2007. Good job, Honda! Now bring these bad boys overseas!