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Honda is planning to build a diesel-powered Civic Type-R according to the company's top powertrain engineer, Kenichi Nagahiro.
"As long as it is in keeping with the Type-R brand we will do it," he told Autocar. "But high revving has to be part of it and that's what we're working on."
A Civic Type-R D is likely to be powered by the most powerful version of next year's new 2.2-litre diesel, which will be launched in the new Accord.
It's likely to have at least 180bhp and a massive 320lb ft of torque.
We've already had a sneak preview of the new 2.2-litre diesel – click here to find out what it's like.
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