---
title: "Watch the 2017 Honda Civic Type R Rip from 0 to 144 MPH"
description: "The most powerful Civic in Honda's history is a complete monster."
date: "2017-06-30"
modified: "2017-06-30"
authors:
  - name: "Max Goldberg"
    job_title: "Associate Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/max-goldberg"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/12042/watch-the-2017-honda-civic-type-r-rip-from-0-to-144-mph"
categories:
  - "Honda News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
  - "Watch This"
tags:
  - "acceleration"
  - "Civic"
  - "compact"
  - "Hatchback"
  - "honda"
  - "sports car"
  - "Type R"
---

# Watch the 2017 Honda Civic Type R Rip from 0 to 144 MPH

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The [Honda Civic Type R](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/9146/production-spec-honda-civic-type-r-spotted-on-california-highway>) is undoubtedly a monster, with 306 horsepower going to the front wheels, a six-speed manual transmission, tunable suspension and throttle response, and many more performance features there for the driver's enjoyment. The sporty Civic is the most powerful Honda Civic to date, and a true engineering marvel. However, we haven't really seen how this puppy pulls until now.

The video below shows a [2017 Honda Civic Type R](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/9576/a-cheaper-lighter-honda-civic-type-r-might-be-a-thing-in-2018>) ripping through the gears until it hits 233 km/h, or 144 miles per hour. As you can tell, the dash is set up to replicate a track car, with shift lights, an emphasis on the tachometer, and a massive digital speedometer. The 7,000 rpm redline reminds owners that are driving a heavily boosted turbocharged 2.0-liter VTEC four-cylinder with enough power to launch the Type R to 60 mph in just five seconds flat, according to [*Car & Driver*](<https://www.caranddriver.com/honda/civic-type-r>)*.* Our resident tuner Aaron Brown classifies that as "lit."

As you can see in the video, the Honda Civic Type R has no trouble approaching top speed with the power at hand—and Honda has also done a bang-up job making sure all that power transfers from the engine through the wheels to the pavement below.

https://youtube.com/embed/B-EETpgO3k4

## Author
Before working at *The Drive*, Max Goldberg raced the streets of Westchester in an ambulance as a licensed Emergency Medical Technician. He has boundless enthusiasm.

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