![]() The 2.0-litre, turbocharged, four-cylinder engine now has 329PS (242kW) and 420Nm (309lbft). ![]() ![]() Under the nose of the FL5 Honda Civic Type R you’ll find pretty much the same engine that motivated the FK8. If, like me, you wondered if it needed to be that wild, you’ll probably look upon the new one with kinder eyes. If you loved the old Type R, you may not like the new one. The front still looks angry, but in a more serious manner, not puffed up and red-eyed, more ready for action. Yes, that rear wing looks flimsy, but the mounts are actually just lightweight, and the spoiler itself is sculpted, looking like it’s actually ready to carve some air. At first glance seeing the FL5 was a shock, you wondered what Honda was doing in a world where standing out, being bigger, better, faster, and bolder than ever before mattered more than anything.īut, spend some time around the Type R and it feels like it makes more sense. Yes, it has three exhausts, but the rear bumper doesn’t look like a weapon of war. Yes, it has a rear wing, but the wing doesn’t have horns. Rather than getting even more extreme, the newest Civic Type R is, if anything, toned down. Nothing seemed able to stop the crazed design studio at Honda from eventually creating a mechanoid monster from its hot hatch.īut someone, somewhere at Honda, has had enough. Its predecessors have become increasingly manic, sprouting wings, design lines and appendages from all angles. For some, the FL5 will collapse at the very first hurdle.
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