Lifted Rally Type R Civic Goes Big

Going Off-Road

Throughout history, plenty of performance cars have tested their chops off-road and on rally courses. And now that safari Porsche 911s are all the rage, we weren't terribly surprised to learn that a lifted Honda, dubbed the Civic Type OveRland exists, too.

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Test Rig

We first learned of this amazing little toy thanks to Ralph Hosier Engineering of England, who's actually building it in conjunction with Honda U.K. The lifted Type R was commissioned for a journalist test event at the Millbrook Proving Grounds in Bedfordshire.

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Lift Me Up

The first thing you'll undoubtedly notice is that the Civic has been lifted three inches and fitted with one-inch taller-than-stock BF Goodrich all-terrain tires.

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Beefed Up Suspension

Underneath, it's also been fitted with custom trailing arm mounts and modified transverse links to handle the rocky trails we're guessing it'll eventually encounter.

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Rally Ready

Those color-matched white wheels are the perfect match for this off-road rig, and make this Type R look like it's ready to tackle any sort of rally course you throw at it.

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Upgrades Galore

Other nifty upgrades include wider fenders to fit the new rolling stock, a roof scoop to keep the driver cool, and a pair of spares mounted out back in case you get a flat in the middle of nowhere.

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Bad News

This incredible little safari Honda isn't quite finished just yet, and it'll reportedly take another month for that to happen. Obviously, Honda has no plans to build a production version, either. But we can dream, no?

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