Honda officially enters the WTCC

If in the past, the participation of a Honda Accord, first entered by JAS Motorsport, then N.Technology, had been closely followed by the manufacturer, the initiative was not completely official. This time it is. To enrich its record in the championship, opened thanks to the success of James Thompson at Imola in 2008, Honda is preparing to run a 5-door Civic for a program that is still undetermined. The only certainty is that the car will be present at the end of the season in Japan, at Suzuka, on October 21, in China, in Shanghai, on November 4, then in Macau, the last round of the season, on November 18. To develop this Civic, Honda will involve Mugen for the construction of the 1,6-liter turbo engine developed by the research and development department, and JAS Motorsport for the chassis part and racing operations.

« We have made the decision to enter the World Touring Car Championship with the European version of our Civic., said Takanobu Ito, Honda President. We are going to develop a completely new engine for this project and we are all excited to start this new project ". The exact content of the 2012 program has not yet been defined, depending on the progress of the car's preparation, but Honda is eager to confirm its presence in 2013 with two drivers.