Civic Type R Heads Honda’s 2016 SEMA Lineup

So while their American branch, Acura, has to be content with limited exposure at this year’s SEMA show, Honda themselves are going to have a ball at the event. The highlight of their lineup is the Honda Civic Type R which will make its North American debut in “prototype” form at a “Civicpalooza.”

We have already seen the new Honda Civic Type R at the Paris Motor Show last month, but SEMA will be the first opportunity the Americans have to check out the looks of the 10th generation Civic. The prototype features a highly reflective, finely-grained brushed aluminum-effect finish which brings out the car’s prominent styling features such as winged carbon fiber splitter and sporty red accent line, diamond-mesh inserts inside the sculpted air intakes, air scoops and ducts, smoked LED headlights, indicators and side indicator repeater lights, carbon side skirts, 20-inch piano black alloy wheels with red accents and 245-section high-performance tires.

Honda’s SEMA lineup also includes the all-new 2017 Honda Ridgeline pickup truck outfitted with Honda Genuine Accessories, along with three Honda Ridgeline project vehicles built by various tuners. What’s more, Honda Powersports and Honda Performance Development (HPD) will showcase the Indianapolis 500 Winning Alexander Rossi Indycar, the 2017 Honda Grom, and a number of Honda Powersports SEMA projects, including expertly tuned versions of the CRF250R, CB500F, CB500S, CBR1000RR SP, CBR600RR Race Bike, and…

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