I can still clearly recall writing the initial road test on the FN2 for a weekly car magazine. There was a lot of excitement ...
If ever a long-term test car has demonstrated the value of long-term tests, our FK2 Honda Civic Type R was it. When it joined the Fast Fleet in January 2016, I had no idea how this latest Type R ...
When many around have switched to 4WD or at least adopted twin clutch gearboxes, Honda has stuck to its guns. There weren’t many cars that looked more jagged than the FK8 Civic Type R.
The Honda Civic Type R has been a mainstay within Honda's lineup for decades, first appearing in 1997. The EK9 generation began this decades-long lineage of high-performance Japanese sports cars ...
The mainstream Civic’s rivals include the Hyundai Elantra, Kia K4, Mazda3 and Toyota Corolla. For performance-minded drivers, Honda sells Si and Type R versions of the Civic. The sporty Si ...
The Civic Si is Honda's iconic sport compact car. More toned down than the almighty Type R, this "Sport Injected" model of ...
The mainstream Civic’s rivals include the Hyundai Elantra, Kia Forte, Mazda3 and Toyota Corolla. For performance-minded drivers, Honda sells Si and Type R versions of the Civic. The sporty ...
The experience evolved when Honda introduced turbocharging to its Type R line with the FK2 Civic in 2015, which was seen as a significant change at the time. Yet going from turbocharged combustion ...
A long time ago, a friend told me there’s a place nestled on the eastern side of Tokyo bay called Hota. “Surely,” they smirked, “somewhere in Japan there’s a Hatcha. Then all you’d ...
No worries, as the pixel master has thought about a solution – his idea for a Honda Civic Coupe is linked to the high-performance Type R version, and thus, it won't clash with either the hybrid ...
The current high-performance Civic Type R is built in Japan and will likely remain there. Honda had planned to build the next-generation Civic in Mexico starting in November 2027 as a 2028 model ...