Civic AWD!! Nitro RallyCross! ChatGPT

Honda Civic race cars campaigned in top-level rallycross (Global Rallycross / Nitro Rallycross) — most famously 

the OMSE / Honda Red Bull Civic Coupes 

run in GRC/NRX from ~2016–2018 and revived for NitroRX entries around 2021. Below I summarize the publicly-documented specification highlights (what the race teams built into the Civic rallycross cars), with sources.

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SPECIFICATION

• Car / base: 2016 Civic Coupe (production chassis heavily modified by Olsbergs MSE / HPD).
• Power: >600 hp (race-tuned turbocharged engine).
• Drivetrain: All-wheel drive (race-spec AWD / rallycross layout) — purpose-built driveline (not the stock FWD).
• 0–60 mph / accel: ~1.9–2.0 s (published race/car claims).
• Chassis & build: full motorsport conversion — roll cage, reinforced structure, bespoke suspension mounts, rallycross-spec bodywork. HPD (Honda Performance Development) helped with technical development.
• Suspension & running gear: competition coil-overs / OMSE race suspension (race dampers such as OMSE / R53 spec on cars sold later), big brakes, rally-spec hubs.
• Transmission: motorsport/sequential gearbox (race spec), heavy-duty driveline components to handle big torque.

These rallycross Civics are not stock Civics — they start from a production shell but are effectively purpose-built race cars (engine, gearbox, AWD conversion, tubular subframes, safety cell). Sources from Honda/OMSE and race reports repeatedly describe them as 600+ hp, super-quick rallycross supercars.

The Civic rallycross car was campaigned by teams such as Olsbergs MSE (OMSE) with factory support / HPD technical assistance and ran successfully in Global Rallycross and Nitro Rallycross programs.

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Sources (key references)

• Honda press release: HPD involvement and Civic Coupe GRC debut.
• DrivingLine / TorqueNews / TopSpeed: coverage summarizing the 600+ hp, 0–60 claims and race development.
• RaceMarket listing / OMSE sale listing: describing OMSE-built Civic Coupe rallycross cars for sale (gives credibility to the exact race build pieces).
• DirtFish / motorsport sites: referencing OMSE’s Civic entries in Nitro/GRC.