Honda today released a collection of photos showing the the next generation Civic Type R testing ahead of its official reveal at Japan’s Suzuka Circuit.

Although no extra information was given with the photos, they do at least show the car being worked on by engineers and tested. The new car is still covered in camouflage whose pattern is a combination of the letter R transposed over the outlines Type R models of the past.

The collection of shots provides us a better look at the model and, in one photo, it is helpfully parked in front of the outgoing Civic Type R, helping to give us a sense of how different the two cars will be.

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A shot of the car from the back, meanwhile, reveals three centrally-exiting exhaust pipes, as we’ve seen previously. Another, from the side with the hood up, reveals a pair of vents at the front of the hood.

Based on the 11th-generation Civic chassis, the new Type R is expected to be stiffer, longer, and wider than its predecessor, all of which should help improve its driving dynamics. The car is expected to retain its 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine, which makes 306 hp (310 PS/228 kW) and 295 lb-ft (400 Nm) in the 10th-generation car.

When it was updated, the Civic Si officially lost some horsepower, though there’s a case to be made that Honda was underrating the engine. Whether the Japanese automaker will add power to the Type R or simply focus on making it a better driver’s car, like the Si, remains to be seen, but the hot hatch has also been seen testing at the Nurburgring, so it’s likely to perform either way.

Speaking of circuits, Suzuka is one of Japan’s premier race tracks and the host of the Japanese Grand Prix. It is owned by Mobilityland Corporation, which is a subsidiary of Honda and was originally designed as a test track for the brand. The 3.6-mile (5.8 km) track has 18 corners and is the only FIA Grade 1 circuit that has a figure-eight layout apart from Ferrari’s Fiorano test track.

The new Honda Civic Type R will be unveiled in 2022, though the automaker hasn’t provided us with a more precise date than that.

Honda Gives Us A Behind-The-Scenes Look At New Civic Type R Testing At Suzuka
Honda Gives Us A Behind-The-Scenes Look At New Civic Type R Testing At Suzuka
Honda Gives Us A Behind-The-Scenes Look At New Civic Type R Testing At Suzuka
Honda Gives Us A Behind-The-Scenes Look At New Civic Type R Testing At Suzuka
Honda Gives Us A Behind-The-Scenes Look At New Civic Type R Testing At Suzuka
Honda Gives Us A Behind-The-Scenes Look At New Civic Type R Testing At Suzuka
Honda Gives Us A Behind-The-Scenes Look At New Civic Type R Testing At Suzuka
Honda Gives Us A Behind-The-Scenes Look At New Civic Type R Testing At Suzuka
Honda Gives Us A Behind-The-Scenes Look At New Civic Type R Testing At Suzuka
Honda Gives Us A Behind-The-Scenes Look At New Civic Type R Testing At Suzuka
Honda Gives Us A Behind-The-Scenes Look At New Civic Type R Testing At Suzuka
Honda Gives Us A Behind-The-Scenes Look At New Civic Type R Testing At Suzuka
Honda Gives Us A Behind-The-Scenes Look At New Civic Type R Testing At Suzuka
Honda Gives Us A Behind-The-Scenes Look At New Civic Type R Testing At Suzuka
Honda Gives Us A Behind-The-Scenes Look At New Civic Type R Testing At Suzuka
Honda Gives Us A Behind-The-Scenes Look At New Civic Type R Testing At Suzuka
Honda Gives Us A Behind-The-Scenes Look At New Civic Type R Testing At Suzuka
Honda Gives Us A Behind-The-Scenes Look At New Civic Type R Testing At Suzuka
Honda Gives Us A Behind-The-Scenes Look At New Civic Type R Testing At Suzuka
Honda Gives Us A Behind-The-Scenes Look At New Civic Type R Testing At Suzuka
Honda Gives Us A Behind-The-Scenes Look At New Civic Type R Testing At Suzuka
Honda Gives Us A Behind-The-Scenes Look At New Civic Type R Testing At Suzuka
Honda Gives Us A Behind-The-Scenes Look At New Civic Type R Testing At Suzuka
Honda Gives Us A Behind-The-Scenes Look At New Civic Type R Testing At Suzuka
Honda Gives Us A Behind-The-Scenes Look At New Civic Type R Testing At Suzuka
Honda Gives Us A Behind-The-Scenes Look At New Civic Type R Testing At Suzuka
Honda Gives Us A Behind-The-Scenes Look At New Civic Type R Testing At Suzuka
Honda Gives Us A Behind-The-Scenes Look At New Civic Type R Testing At Suzuka
Honda Gives Us A Behind-The-Scenes Look At New Civic Type R Testing At Suzuka
Honda Gives Us A Behind-The-Scenes Look At New Civic Type R Testing At Suzuka
Honda Gives Us A Behind-The-Scenes Look At New Civic Type R Testing At Suzuka
Honda Gives Us A Behind-The-Scenes Look At New Civic Type R Testing At Suzuka
Honda Gives Us A Behind-The-Scenes Look At New Civic Type R Testing At Suzuka
Honda Gives Us A Behind-The-Scenes Look At New Civic Type R Testing At Suzuka
Honda Gives Us A Behind-The-Scenes Look At New Civic Type R Testing At Suzuka
Honda Gives Us A Behind-The-Scenes Look At New Civic Type R Testing At Suzuka
Honda Gives Us A Behind-The-Scenes Look At New Civic Type R Testing At Suzuka
Honda Gives Us A Behind-The-Scenes Look At New Civic Type R Testing At Suzuka
Honda Gives Us A Behind-The-Scenes Look At New Civic Type R Testing At Suzuka
Honda Gives Us A Behind-The-Scenes Look At New Civic Type R Testing At Suzuka
Honda Gives Us A Behind-The-Scenes Look At New Civic Type R Testing At Suzuka
Honda Gives Us A Behind-The-Scenes Look At New Civic Type R Testing At Suzuka