2023 Honda Civic Type R supply limited overseas, Australian plans unconfirmed -Drive

The 2023 Honda Civic Type R is due to launch globally in the coming months, but supply of the new-generation hot hatch might not be able to match demand.

In Japan, Honda has confirmed it will limit local supply of the FL5-generation Civic Type R to 400 examples per month – equating to 4800 vehicles per year.

According to a contributor on the CivicXI enthusiast forum, one Japanese Honda dealer had received an initial allocation of 30 Civic Type Rs with at least 80 customers waiting to place an order.

As previously reported by Drive, Honda’s Canadian dealers have been told to expect just 546 examples of the new Civic Type R across three model years, limiting the country to 182 vehicles per year.

Honda Australia is yet to confirm how many Civic Type Rs will be available locally – or how much buyers can expect to pay for the FL5.

Australian Honda dealers have previously told Drive supply of the new Civic Type R is expected to be limited in its first release, although a firm figure is yet to be established.

While it is yet to be confirmed, Australian-delivered Honda Civic Type Rs are expected to be sourced from the company’s Saitama factory in Japan, the production location of the Civic VTi – the model’s sole local variant.

The previous-generation FK8 Honda Civic Type R was built at Honda’s UK factory in Swindon, which closed in July 2021.

From its local debut in October 2017 until mid-2021, approximately 1200 to 1300 FK8 Honda Civic Type Rs are estimated to have been sold in Australia – roughly 3.5 per cent of the Civic’s total sales over that period.

Honda produced 1020 examples of its swansong ‘Limited Edition’ variant for the FK8 Civic Type R in 2021, with 20 of those last-run vehicles sold in Australia.