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The 2016 Honda Civic coupe is going racing.

Introduced at the 2016 New York Auto Show, the 2016 Honda Civic Red Bull Global Rallycross race car packs a serious punch with over 600 horsepower on tap. According to the Japanese automaker, the coupe is capable of hitting 60 mph from a standstill in a mere 1.9 seconds while being able to withstand 70-foot table-top jumps found in the Red Bull Global Rallycross series.

The race car is developed in collaboration with Red Bull and champion-winning team Olsbergs MSE and Sebastian Ericksson along with Joni Wiman will be drivers for Team Honda.

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The 2016 Honda Civic Red Bull Global Rallycross race car will make its competition debut on May 21 and 22 at a double header event at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in Phoenix, Arizona.

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