Two 2014 Honda racers revealed

The only estate car on the grid for the 2014 British Touring Car Championship will be a racer based on the new Honda Civic Tourer.

Honda will be competing in both the BTCC and the 2014 World Touring Car Championship which will have new technical regulations for 2014.

The Honda Civic WTCC will feature larger diameter wheels, a sleeker aero package and extended rear spoiler. It will also have increased engine power and is aimed to retain Honda’s Manufacturers World Championship crown and enable the drivers to challenge for the World Champion title.

Two works cars will be run by JAS Motorsport for Gabriele Tarquini and Tiago Monteiro with further Civics to be entered by private outfits Zengo Motorsport and Proteam Racing for Hungary’s Norbert Michelisz and Moroccan Mehdi Bennani respectively.

Meanwhile, for the BTCC, Honda Yuasa Racing will take new Civic Tourer to the track in 2014 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship. The same championship-winning team and driver line-up of Gordon ‘Flash’ Shedden and Matt Neal have their sights firmly set on a clean sweep of titles after the Honda Civics secured both the teams’ and manufacturers’ crowns for the fourth year in a row with Matt and Flash narrowly missing out on the drivers’ crown in the 2013 season.

Testing of the new models commence soon in advance of their 2014 season debuts.