If you're a big fan of hot hatches, you're spoilt for choice this year, with plenty of big new releases - including the 2023 Honda Civic Type R.
Depending on who ask, the previous-generation Type R was the benchmark hot hatch during its time, so expectations are high for this redesigned model. After all, it now counts the Toyota GR Corolla among its rivals. And then there's the plucky Hyundai i30 N.
Point being, the Type R needs to raise the bar if it's to even have a chance of declaring itself the best hot hatch money can buy.
So, in this expert review, CarsGuide Contributing Journalist Byron Mathioudakis puts the new Civic flagship through its paces to see if lightning can really strike twice. And yes, it's nowhere as divisively styled as its predecessor was...
#Honda #Civic #TypeR #Review
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Timecodes:
00:00 Intro
01:00 Pricing and features
03:34 Design
05:48 Practicality
10:10 Under the bonnet
11:29 Efficiency
11:56 Driving
16:15 Safety
16:47 Ownership
17:17 Verdict
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Read Byron's full review: https://carsgui.de/3ZJO5YT
Check out our Civic hub: https://carsgui.de/3DGtIkC
Find more hot hatches: https://carsgui.de/3KChQXm
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