New turbocharged terror bound for Bathurst

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The covers person travel disconnected the all-new Honda Civic Type R that's acceptable to marque waves astir the world, including successful Australia.

Built by JAS Motorsport successful Italy, the caller turbocharged, 2.0-litre, four-cylinder, TCR-specification hatchback is acceptable to grace Australia's shores successful 2023. 

Wide World of Sports understands astatine slightest 1 squad is looking to get 1 of the brand-new racing machines to vie successful the TCR Australia Series.

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The Honda Civic Type R was voted the TCR car of the twelvemonth successful 2019. (Supplied)

However, it comes with a caveat. The cars volition lone beryllium disposable for transportation from April meaning a mid-season debut. 

Next year's TCR Australia Series gets underway astatine Symmons Plains with Race Tasmania connected February 24-26, the archetypal circular of the 2023 SpeedSeries season.

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At the precise least, it's apt the Civic Type R volition diagnostic astatine the season-ending Bathurst International on November 10-12 arsenic portion of the TCR World Tour.

"We are delighted and excited to uncover the all-new Honda Civic Type R TCR, designed and built by JAS Motorsport astatine our specializer installation astatine Arluno, Italy," said JAS Motorsport TCR task person Mads Fischer.

"[We] nonstop our astir sincere convey you to Honda for not lone continuing to springiness america their blessing for this project, but for their renewed committedness to lawsuit racing globally done a TCR programme that we are incredibly arrogant to beryllium astatine the centre of. 

The caller TCR-spec Honda Civic Type R features an all-new chassis and improved aerodynamics. (Supplied)

"The caller Type R TCR features important enhancements successful chassis, engine, suspension and braking, portion we've utilized the extended cognition gained done the NSX GT3 and Civic Type R TCR lawsuit racing programs to make our safest and astir driver-friendly cockpit yet."

Honda enjoyed occurrence successful this year's TCR Australia Series with Wall Racing's Tony D'Alberto claiming the drivers' rubric successful a Civic Type R.

D'Alberto hasn't confirmed his information successful the 2023 edition, but shared images of the brand-new Honda connected his societal media channels.

Honda is the latest shaper to uncover a caller car for the 2023 season. Toyota precocious unveiled its Yaris sedan for the forthcoming calendar.

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