Asked whether a 2.0-liter turbocharged engine with 306-hp, 295-lb-ft is the limit for a front-drive chassis, his response is immediate: "No, we are not at the limit," he says. "I personally believe that we can go beyond this level with a front-drive configuration. If I continue to work on Civic Type R, it will be to even further improve the performance."
As Yamamoto said: “The Nürburgring lap time has always been part of the Type R’s complete development program. This is something we will repeat for our internal verification. If that time happens to be the quickest, then of course, we won’t be silent.”