Honda is closing its plant in Swindon, England where the current Civic Type R was produced, representing the end of production of the current-gen Civic Type R….Honda Civic Type R – Made In The U.S.A.

While every Type R is coveted by owners and enthusiasts, we think this Limited Edition is likely to become a future collectible. Only 600 are planned to be built for the U.S. (out of a total run of 1,000), while its base MSRP of $43,995 helps to ensure exclusivity.

The 2020 Honda Civic Type R is available in just one trim, with no factory options, for $37,950 including destination. That’s only a few hundred bucks more than before, yet you get a fair bit of new kit tucked in there — Honda Sensing alone makes this a value.

But the Type R, giant wing and all, retains all the functionality of any Civic. True to that ethos, there’s no Type R–specific service schedule or break-in period. Honda offers the same vague advice to “avoid sudden acceleration or full-throttle operation” for the first 600 miles and an admonition to “avoid hard braking” for the first 200 miles.

While we’ve only seen a prototype of the 11th-generation Civic, we know that Honda will build higher-performance versions that include one of our favorite hot hatches, the Civic Type R. We can only speculate about its production specs, but we’re confident they’ll include a more powerful version of the current turbo four.

If you really enjoy feeling every pebble underfoot, things get considerably stiffer when you push the mode switch to the default Sport or the hardcore +R. For 2020, the Type R’s 2.0-liter turbocharged I4 remains the same, producing 306 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque.