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There are red seats belts and ‘Type R’ badging features in the seats and behind the gear stick with an authentic serial number plaque. Move inside and that black and red theme continues with seats decked out in that colour scheme. There are tinted rear windows, a trio of centrally-positioned exhaust pipes, a huge rear spoiler, black grilles, LED front fog lights and headlights, and 20-inch black alloy wheels to complete the fearsome appearance. The latest car boasts new styling cues that add to its aggressive personality with newly designed air intakes to show off its racing roots. The Type R performance hot hatch was launched in 2001 and now, four generations later, we have the GT and Sport Line versions. Our test car sported Rallye Red paintwork too which perfectly suited its dynamic styling. If people don’t hear it coming initially, then it is guaranteed to turn heads as it passes by. There’s no denying the Civic Type R GT’s road presence. It’s like post feeding time at the zoo when the lions take their mid-afternoon naps in the sun. It can be as noisy and raucous as you like but then when you fancy calming everything down a notch or two, simply switch across to Comfort and the ride becomes more cushioned and sedate. Special mention to the body-hugging sports seats that keep you firmly in place no matter how much you are defying the forces of nature through bends!Īnd the cabin refinement matches the car’s styling. It’s a car that effortlessly cruises at 70mph, but the over-the-shoulder visibility is impeded by the wide pillars so you will need to check your mirrors regularly before changing lanes. The vehicle boasts quite a low centre of gravity and is a fairly hefty beast weighing in at 1.4 tonnes, so it does feel exceptionally well planted on the open road.

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While this may encourage you to push on a little more enthusiastically, expect to feel the full force of dips and bumps along the way, especially in Sport mode.īut in fairness to Honda, you wouldn’t really expect anything else from a car with the aggressive design of the Type R, especially in its sportiest GT guise. The latest Type R GT is fitted with an upgraded suspension system with new bushes that increase rigidity and feel. The Type R is also agile in busier town centres with a good turning circle of 12.5 metres to help make parking easier.

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The steering is beautifully weighted and precise with ample driver feel and feedback and the newly revised teardrop gear shifter looks and feels better in the palm of your hand. When it comes to cornering, the Type R GT is beautifully balanced which means tight bends can be attacked with confidence and that is one of the reasons so many lap records have been claimed by the car.

Obviously, something this fast needs to have a braking system that is just as capable and the latest model boasts new two-piece 350mm floating discs that offer increased braking feel along with initial bite. The latter is really best left for track day experiences though.

It has one thing on its mind – speed - and the acceleration through the gearbox is instant with drive modes called Comfort, Sport and +R that alter the driving characteristics of the car. The five-door, front-wheel drive car is everything you could wish for in a hot hatch and some.

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Matched to a six-speed manual gearbox, it can sprint to 62mph from a standing start in 5.8 seconds (it feels quicker) and onto a top speed of 169mph. The Honda Civic Type R GT is powered by a 2.0-litre VTEC Turbo petrol engine delivering 320PS of power and 200Nm of torque.