Stay updated:It does not matter that automatic transmissions allow you to drive faster - the new Honda Civic Type R will be sold only with a manual.We have known for some time what the 11th generation Honda Civic sedan will look like.Sedan, i.e. the most popular, best-selling model overseas and keeping the model at the forefront of the most popular cars in the United States.We do not know yet what the hatchback will look like, which will probably be more popular than the sedan in Europe, but taking into account the sales volume of the Japanese brand - it will remain a rare model.In any case, camouflaged copies are already running around Germany.The new 2021 Honda Civic has been seen in hatchback form for the first time https://t.co/gib4uKVi7x pic.twitter.com/GwqCVycT81In the United States, a naturally aspirated 2.0 or 1.5 turbocharged engine is used to power the sedan.The latter unit will go to the European version, which, as announced by Honda, will be hybridized.So far, the sedan is offered only with a continuously variable transmission.But Carl Pulley of the US Honda subsidiary assured that the later hatchback will also be sold with a traditional manual transmission.What's more, the Si and Type R versions will be built according to the same pattern. The former is a slightly stronger version of an ordinary hatchback, and the Type Ra does not need to be introduced to anyone.Ever since it appeared in 1997, it has always been sold only in a three-pedal variant.Some of my friends openly said that they liked the car a lot, but they couldn't get over this box.As a result, they preferred to spend money on Hyundai i30N or VW Golf GTI.Their loss.It seems that they will not buy the new Type Ra either.This, as usual, will be verified by the market.Some will say that modern automatic transmissions allow you to drive faster than manuals.They provide better acceleration, and the manual mode will satisfy those who feel the need to change gears on their own.In addition, they are more universal, because they allow the driver to travel comfortably on a daily basis.On the other hand - leaving a manual gearbox is a tribute to traditional motoring.At a time when others are even computerizing limited-slip differentials and putting shift-by-wire automatic transmissions or CVTs into sports cars, such mechanization could attract new customers to Honda, just as the GT86 has attracted new customers to Toyota.The only question is whether there will be more people who will appreciate it and will switch to Civik from models of other brands, or those who will say goodbye to Honda for this reason.The opening graphic shows a visualization of the model from Bestcarweb.jpAutoblog is part of the Spider's Web group, supported by Spiders.AgencyAutoblog is part of the Spider's Web group, supported by Spiders.AgencyCOPYRIGHT © 2022 AUTOBLOG.ALL RIGHTS RESERVED