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The Honda Civic Type R Thread
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AutoTopNL review of the Civic Type R Limited Edition (FK8)
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Autocar review of the 2023 Civic Type R
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Honda Civic Type R review
WHAT'S THE VERDICT?
“Can function as your only car, yet is as thrilling to drive as most bespoke sports cars. Stunning to drive. Now over-priced”
It’s a surprisingly traditional car. When almost everyone else has followed the market and gone for twin clutch boxes and 4WD, here’s a car that uses the original hot hatch template. And yet as a package it’s lost none of its appeal or ability to entertain. It’s a sublime car, this. More demanding of you than a Golf GTI or R, but infinitely more rewarding and beguiling. The biggest change may be to the styling and we’re not sure it’ll have the hyped response that made the GR Yaris such a wild hit two years ago, especially when it costs almost £47,000. But what a thing to drive…
www.topgear.com
WHAT'S THE VERDICT?
“Can function as your only car, yet is as thrilling to drive as most bespoke sports cars. Stunning to drive. Now over-priced”
It’s a surprisingly traditional car. When almost everyone else has followed the market and gone for twin clutch boxes and 4WD, here’s a car that uses the original hot hatch template. And yet as a package it’s lost none of its appeal or ability to entertain. It’s a sublime car, this. More demanding of you than a Golf GTI or R, but infinitely more rewarding and beguiling. The biggest change may be to the styling and we’re not sure it’ll have the hyped response that made the GR Yaris such a wild hit two years ago, especially when it costs almost £47,000. But what a thing to drive…
Honda Civic Type R Review 2023 | Top Gear
The Civic Type R can function as your only car, yet is as thrilling as most bespoke sports cars. Stunning to drive. Now distressingly expensive
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New 2023 Honda Civic Type R on sale from £46,995 in the UK
Next-gen Ford Focus ST rival set for January deliveries in the UK with upgrades to mechanicals and aerodynamics
The new Honda Civic Type R hot hatch is on sale now, with prices starting from £46,995 in the UK and deliveries set to begin in January 2023.
The most powerful variant of the venerable Japanese hatch to date, the Type R enters its sixth generation with redesigned bodywork concurrent with the new 11th-generation Honda Civic, also gaining important mechanical upgrades and improved aerodynamics.
After much speculation about the model’s powertrain, it was revealed that the new Type R will be driven by an “evolved” version of the 2.0-litre turbocharged 17YM engine seen in the previous car, mated to an improved six-speed manual gearbox.
Honda's 'mainstream' models have already gone hybrid-only in Europe, and this is likely to be the last pure-ICE car the brand ever launches here.
Power stands at 325bhp and 309lb ft of torque, making it the most powerful version yet, with a 0-62mph sprint of 5.4 sec. Top speed, meanwhile, has increased to 171mph.
All of the Type R's stats are a slight improvement over the previous-generation car, which offered 316bhp, cracked the 0-62mph sprint in 5.8sec and topped out at 169mph.
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/new-2023-honda-civic-type-r-sale-£46995-uk
Next-gen Ford Focus ST rival set for January deliveries in the UK with upgrades to mechanicals and aerodynamics
The new Honda Civic Type R hot hatch is on sale now, with prices starting from £46,995 in the UK and deliveries set to begin in January 2023.
The most powerful variant of the venerable Japanese hatch to date, the Type R enters its sixth generation with redesigned bodywork concurrent with the new 11th-generation Honda Civic, also gaining important mechanical upgrades and improved aerodynamics.
After much speculation about the model’s powertrain, it was revealed that the new Type R will be driven by an “evolved” version of the 2.0-litre turbocharged 17YM engine seen in the previous car, mated to an improved six-speed manual gearbox.
Honda's 'mainstream' models have already gone hybrid-only in Europe, and this is likely to be the last pure-ICE car the brand ever launches here.
Power stands at 325bhp and 309lb ft of torque, making it the most powerful version yet, with a 0-62mph sprint of 5.4 sec. Top speed, meanwhile, has increased to 171mph.
All of the Type R's stats are a slight improvement over the previous-generation car, which offered 316bhp, cracked the 0-62mph sprint in 5.8sec and topped out at 169mph.
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/new-2023-honda-civic-type-r-sale-£46995-uk
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Top Gear review of the 2023 Civic Type R
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Honda Type R cars to continue into EV era
Lead engineer Hideki Kakinuma tells Autocar "without Type R, there is no Honda" as rival firms cut go-faster models
Honda’s Type R models will continue into the electrified age, giving the firm’s hot hatchbacks and other driver’s cars a future despite the demise of internal combustion engines.
In recent years, Peugeot, Ford and Renault have axed their respective GTI and RS programmes due to a lack of profitability caused by stringent emissions laws.
However, Hideki Kakinuma, lead engineer for Honda’s Type R project, told Autocar: “Without Type R, there is no Honda.”
www.autocar.co.uk
Lead engineer Hideki Kakinuma tells Autocar "without Type R, there is no Honda" as rival firms cut go-faster models
Honda’s Type R models will continue into the electrified age, giving the firm’s hot hatchbacks and other driver’s cars a future despite the demise of internal combustion engines.
In recent years, Peugeot, Ford and Renault have axed their respective GTI and RS programmes due to a lack of profitability caused by stringent emissions laws.
However, Hideki Kakinuma, lead engineer for Honda’s Type R project, told Autocar: “Without Type R, there is no Honda.”
Honda Type R cars to continue into EV era | Autocar
Lead engineer Hideki Kakinuma tells Autocar "without Type R, there is no Honda" as rival firms cut go-faster models
www.autocar.co.uk
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If I had R1million I'd spend it on something with a little more cachet than a civic.
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Talk about a tough choice but if forced to choose then prob Right.
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2023 Honda Civic Type R vs Toyota GR Corolla // Drag & Roll Race - Throttle House
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Why I Bought an FL5 Civic Type R - savagegeese
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Beautiful. I love the red. I wonder if they’re saving yellow for a special edition. A yellow Type R looks awesome.
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Honda Civic Type R 2023 first drive
Has the very best just got better, then? Objectively, no doubt about it. Subjectively? It sounds twee but I’m not so sure. As often happens, in certain areas the new car runs a bit of a charm deficit compared with its forebear, appearance notwithstanding. A new particulate filter has robbed the engine’s top end of that rampant final surge of revs and performance. Current FK8 owners considering an 'upgrade' will miss that. Increased isolation has heightened civility but lessened the sensation of speed, so on country roads, more commitment is needed to unlock the same excitement. These aren’t deal-breakers, more things to consider in light of that asking price. And let’s not be hasty. An exhaustive road test and definitive judgement will come in due course. Next to its contemporaries, expect the latest and perhaps greatest Type R Civic to excel.
www.autocar.co.uk
Has the very best just got better, then? Objectively, no doubt about it. Subjectively? It sounds twee but I’m not so sure. As often happens, in certain areas the new car runs a bit of a charm deficit compared with its forebear, appearance notwithstanding. A new particulate filter has robbed the engine’s top end of that rampant final surge of revs and performance. Current FK8 owners considering an 'upgrade' will miss that. Increased isolation has heightened civility but lessened the sensation of speed, so on country roads, more commitment is needed to unlock the same excitement. These aren’t deal-breakers, more things to consider in light of that asking price. And let’s not be hasty. An exhaustive road test and definitive judgement will come in due course. Next to its contemporaries, expect the latest and perhaps greatest Type R Civic to excel.
Honda Civic Type R 2023 first drive | Autocar
Honda's superstar hot hatch grows up – and softens off – for its sixth generation, but at what cost?
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Vehicle Virgins review of the 2023 Civic Type R
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Honda Civic Type R review
WHAT'S THE VERDICT?
“Here's a car that uses the original hot hatch template, and yet has lost none of its appeal or ability to entertain”
The FL5 is a surprisingly traditional car. When almost everyone else has followed the market and gone for twin clutch boxes and 4WD, here’s a car that uses the original hot hatch template. And yet as a package it has lost none of its appeal or ability to entertain. It’s a sublime car, this. More demanding of you than a Golf GTI or R, but infinitely more rewarding and beguiling. The biggest change may be to the styling and we’re not sure it’ll have the hyped response that made the GR Yaris such a wild hit two years ago, especially when it costs almost £47,000. But what a thing to drive…
www.topgear.com
WHAT'S THE VERDICT?
“Here's a car that uses the original hot hatch template, and yet has lost none of its appeal or ability to entertain”
The FL5 is a surprisingly traditional car. When almost everyone else has followed the market and gone for twin clutch boxes and 4WD, here’s a car that uses the original hot hatch template. And yet as a package it has lost none of its appeal or ability to entertain. It’s a sublime car, this. More demanding of you than a Golf GTI or R, but infinitely more rewarding and beguiling. The biggest change may be to the styling and we’re not sure it’ll have the hyped response that made the GR Yaris such a wild hit two years ago, especially when it costs almost £47,000. But what a thing to drive…
Honda Civic Type R Review 2023 | Top Gear
The Civic Type R can function as your only car, yet is as thrilling as most bespoke sports cars. Stunning to drive. Now distressingly expensive
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Auto Social UK review of the 2023 Civic Type R
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Honda Civic Type R vs BMW M135i vs Mercedes-AMG A35 vs Audi S3 vs VW Golf R: Drag Race - Carwow
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Joe Achilles first drive of the 2023 Civic Type R
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Carwow review of the 2023 Civic Type R