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Emissions regs will kill Honda Civic Type-R in most of Europe at end of 2010

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Default Emissions regs will kill Honda Civic Type-R in most of Europe at end of 2010

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Honda Europe announced today that it will end sales of the Civic Type-R hatchback in most of Europe by the end of 2010. The 2.0-liter, 198 horsepower hot hatch debuted as a production model in late 2006 but, in its current form, the engine doesn't meet the new Euro-V emissions standards that are in effect throughout the European Union.

The Type-R is only produced at Honda's Swindon factory in the UK; production will continue for other markets, including Japan, where it went on sale earlier this year after production of the Type-R sedan ended. If you're in the market for that rapidly vanishing species known as the hot Honda, you'll have to move fast.



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