Hondas kvicka modell Civic Type R har slagit ännu ett rekord. Denna gången handlar det om utmärkelsen snabbaste framhjulsdrivna produktionsbilen på racerbanan Bathurst. Varvet tog 2:35.207 och bakom ratten satt F1-föraren Jenson Button. Han säger så här om upplevelsen:

"Anything you drive around Mount Panorama is pretty amazing. Up across the top of the mountain, the Type R is so fast through there, so once I got into a rhythm and got used to the speed you carry, it was really good fun. I definitely put the car through its paces and it was quick time, 2 minutes and 35 seconds is a really good time in a front-wheel drive car, and it was hot as well, so I think if it was cooler, you could go a bit quicker, but I do feel like a got everything out of the car."

Type R är för närvarande även snabbast på Nürburgring, Spa-Francorchamps, Silverstone, Estoril och Magny-Cours.