When Honda introduced the 2017 Civic Type-R on the market, it ended a 16-year hiatus of rear independent suspension and regained the hot-hatch segment's crown.
That engine. So the new Honda Civic Type R retains the familiar 2-litre four-cylinder layout of its predecessors but this time itβs had a turbo bolted to it, primarily to reduce emissions and fuel consumption. And this it manages, but the delightful side effect is a 306bhp power output complemented by a 400Nm peak torque figure.
When Honda introduced the 2017 Civic Type-R on the market, it ended a 16-year hiatus of rear independent suspension and regained the hot-hatch segment's crown.