Honda Civic Kind R ARTA GT proven at 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon – 20 items solely, impressed by GT500 racer

The Honda Civic Kind R, by means of its years has historically supplied the idea for a lot of an outfit to render their performance-enhancing nous, and the newest FL5-generation automotive isn’t any exception.

Proven on the 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon is the Honda Civic Kind R ARTA GT, named for the enter from the Autobacs Racing Crew Aguri, a stalwart of the Tremendous GT racing sequence in Japan the place the outfit races the Civic Kind R-GT within the GT500 class.

The Kind R aesthetic of late has been assertive to start with, and the limited-run ARTA GT goes additional with aero alterations that yield improved stability at velocity, and an much more aggressive look. Widened farther from the bottom automotive, the ARTA GT measures 4,635 mm lengthy, 1,955 mm vast and 1,395 mm tall.

Bodywork particular to the ARTA GT consists of the entrance bumper, entrance grille and entrance fenders, together with entrance under-spoiler and entrance canards made from carbon-fibre. Alterations to the bonnet embrace centre and facet ducts.

On the rear, the fenders are two-piece items, whereas the rear half-bumper meeting, rear bumper facet fins, rear wing and its finish plates are additionally made from carbon-fibre. Wing mounts and a bootlid spoiler full the ARTA GT-specific exterior alterations, whereas the ARTA Orange paint is a price choice.

Powertrain upgrades are comprised of an ARTA x HKS exhaust system, an ARTA x HKS intercooler equipment, a HKS ECU and sports activities turbine equipment, HKS oil cooler equipment, and a Cusco Kind-RS limited-slip differential.

Chassis upgrades embrace solid 18-inch wheels by ARTA, shod in Bridgestone Potenza RE-71RZ tyres measuring 295/35R18, and a two-way adjustable spring and damper equipment by KW. Braking is by AP Racing Professional 5000R six-piston entrance brake calipers with semi-metallic pads on 365 mm two-piece rotors, whereas the rear customary disc and caliper set additionally get semi-metallic pads and stainless steel-braided brake traces.

The inside will get labored on as properly, with the ARTA GT getting a pair of Recaro RSS ASM Restricted bucket seats, a quick-release Sparco steering wheel, and a steering wheel change housing emigrate capabilities from the street automotive’s customary multifunction unit.

The worth for this much more performance-focused Civic Kind R is 13,500,000 yen (RM346k), for the equipment together with set up and portray, on high of a typical FL5 Civic Kind R to start with. The worth tag received’t be the one hurdle to possession; restricted to twenty items, construct slots for the ARTA GT can be supplied to clients through lottery.

“If attainable, we needed to method it with the identical mindset as constructing a GT500 machine, pushing each boundary. We aimed for one thing as daring because the GT fashions popping out of Europe,” stated ARTA founder Aguri Suzuki.

“The component we obsessed over most, each visually and functionally, was the aero bundle. Given the automotive’s potential, we refined it repeatedly to realize stability at medium and excessive speeds,” stated Japan GT racer – and Drift King – Keiichi Tsuchiya.

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