The Honda Civic Type R, through its years has traditionally provided the premise for a lot of an outfit to render their performance-enhancing nous, and the newest FL5-generation automotive isn’t any exception.
Shown on the 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon is the Honda Civic Type R ARTA GT, named for the input from the Autobacs Racing Team Aguri, a stalwart of the Super GT racing series in Japan where the outfit races the Civic Type R-GT within the GT500 class.
The Type R aesthetic has all the time been assertive to start with, even in FL5 form, and the limited-run ARTA GT goes further with aero alterations that yield improved stability at speed, and an excellent more aggressive look. Widened farther from the bottom automotive, the ARTA GT measures 4,635 mm long, 1,955 mm wide and 1,395 mm tall.
Bodywork specific to the ARTA GT includes the front bumper, front grille and front fenders, together with front under-spoiler and front canards fabricated from carbon-fibre. Alterations to the bonnet include centre and side ducts.
On the rear, the fenders are two-piece units, while the rear half-bumper assembly, rear bumper side fins, rear wing and its end plates are also fabricated from carbon-fibre. Wing mounts and a bootlid spoiler complete the ARTA GT-specific exterior alterations, while the ARTA Orange paint is a price option.
Powertrain upgrades are comprised of an ARTA x HKS exhaust system, an ARTA x HKS intercooler kit, a HKS ECU and sports turbine kit, HKS oil cooler kit, and a Cusco Type-RS limited-slip differential.
Chassis upgrades include forged 18-inch wheels by ARTA, shod in Bridgestone Potenza RE-71RZ tyres measuring 295/35R18, and a two-way adjustable spring and damper kit by KW. Braking is by AP Racing Pro 5000R six-piston front brake calipers with semi-metallic pads on 365 mm two-piece rotors, while the rear standard disc and caliper set also get semi-metallic pads and stainless steel-braided brake lines.
The inside gets worked on as well, with the ARTA GT getting a pair of Recaro RSS ASM Limited bucket seats, a quick-release Sparco steering wheel, and a steering wheel switch housing to migrate functions from the road automotive’s standard multifunction unit.
The value for this much more performance-focused Civic Type R is 13,500,000 yen (RM346k), for the kit including installation and painting, on top of a normal FL5 Civic Type R to start with. The value tag won’t be the one hurdle to ownership; limited to twenty units, construct slots for the ARTA GT can be offered to customers via lottery.
“If possible, we desired to approach it with the identical mindset as constructing a GT500 machine, pushing every boundary. We aimed for something as daring because the GT models coming out of Europe,” said ARTA founder Aguri Suzuki.
“The element we obsessed over most, each visually and functionally, was the aero package. Given the automotive’s potential, we refined it repeatedly to realize stability at medium and high speeds,” said Japan GT racer – and Drift King – Keiichi Tsuchiya.
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