We recently reviewed the all-new Honda Civic Si, and it seems like a fun machine especially at its $24k-$25k price point. There’s a hotter Civic just over the horizon, and it should prove to be a potent performer. In fact, it recently sat the Nürburgring on fire when it laid down the fastest lap for a front-driver production car. Will it too represent a good deal in the performance car space?
If the window sticker photo nabbed by CivicX.com is any indication, that could be a pretty strong yes. You can see the picture for yourself by clicking that link, but what you’ll find is an MSRP of $33,900. Add in Destination and Handling (that should be a band name, by the way) and you arrive at $34,775.
So we’re about to have a Honda Civic that is asking a little less than Volkswagen Golf R money yet also has 306 horsepower on tap. We’re going to have a Civic that wants less than Subaru WRX STI money and has around the same horsepower figure, but should weigh a bit less.
The Civic Type R should be a beastly front-driving machine. Is it priced right at $34k?
What say you…
Is the new Civic Type R a good deal at $34k?
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3 responses to “Is the new Civic Type R a good deal at $34k?”
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How big of a second sticker do you think the dealers will tack on?
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I don’t know if it is unique to Detroit, but in all the years I’ve shopped Hondas, I have never seen a single car priced above the sticker price around here. Waiting lists? Of course. The local wait for the then-new CR-V in 1997 was 12 weeks. (And I ended up finding one single dealer in Cleveland that had four in stock.)
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I can buy a lot more vehicle for $34k, at least in terms of size. But I have a feeling these will be flying out of the dealerships once they arrive. I just hope the “hoarder” mentality doesn’t have people buying these up at $34k while supplies are short, and reselling for $50k or more.
Given its performance and packaging, though, $34k is a fair price for the Type R. If I were much younger and didn’t have trouble climbing in and out of low-slung cars, this would probably be on my short list of “weekend toys.” ;o)
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