Charity Case Honda Civic Type R: First in the United States and Up For Auction

by Matt Posky

Published: June 7th, 2017

charity case honda civic type r first in the united states and up for auction

The very first Honda Civic Type R is being made available to U.S. buyers via auction, and it’s probably going to go for a small fortune. While my sensible side wants to urge you to save your money and wait for the second or even third Type R to hit our shores, the premium you’re paying to be numero uno is going to a good cause. Honda donated the Civic to the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation and all the proceeds will go to the charity.

That gives you the right to install the most obnoxiously loud exhaust system legally allowed and rev up that homely hot rod in your driveway day and night. If your neighbors complain, you can tell them that your car helped save the lives of children before asking them what their CR-V has done for the world.

Based on spy shots from CivicX, the Type R’s pre-destination base price is expected to be $33,900. However, the charity Honda has already eclipsed that number.

At present, the current bid is $47,500 and it has a full week in which to further swell. After the auction ends, the winning bidder can have the vehicle shipped to their local Honda dealer. The final selling price of the Type R, plus the usual five-percent auction fee for Bring A Trailer, will be collectively donated to the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation.

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Matt Posky

A staunch consumer advocate tracking industry trends and regulation. Before joining TTAC, Matt spent a decade working for marketing and research firms based in NYC. Clients included several of the world’s largest automakers, global tire brands, and aftermarket part suppliers. Dissatisfied with the corporate world and resentful of having to wear suits everyday, he pivoted to writing about cars. Since then, that man has become an ardent supporter of the right-to-repair movement, been interviewed on the auto industry by national radio broadcasts, driven more rental cars than anyone ever should, participated in amateur rallying events, and received the requisite minimum training as sanctioned by the SCCA. Handy with a wrench, Matt grew up surrounded by Detroit auto workers and managed to get a pizza delivery job before he was legally eligible. He later found himself driving box trucks through Manhattan, guaranteeing future sympathy for actual truckers. He continues to conduct research pertaining to the automotive sector as an independent contractor and has since moved back to his native Michigan, closer to where the cars are born. A contrarian, Matt claims to prefer understeer — stating that front and all-wheel drive vehicles cater best to his driving style.

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Corners on Jun 07, 2017

That thing looks like a tumor!

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- 28-Cars-Later on Jun 07, 2017
  
  It's not a toomah! youtube.com/watch?v=Zyd-P6XT6QU
  
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John R on Jun 08, 2017

I think I'm the only person who finds the the Type-R agreeable.

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- Vtnoah on Jun 08, 2017
  
  I dig it. Reminds me of a Gundam Wing.
  
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